From the April 23rd and 24th KSHSAA Board Of Directors agenda.....
Modify Rule 5, Classification of Senior High Schools, Section 2, Article 6, to read as follows:
Art. 1: All member senior high schools shall be divided into six Classes—6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A. Class 6A shall include the thirty-two (32) high schools with the largest enrollments; Class 5A the next thirty-two (32); 4A the next sixty-four (64); 3A the next sixty-four (64); 2A the next sixty-four (64); and Class 1A, the remainder.
Art. 1: All member senior high schools shall be divided into eight classes- 6A, 5A, 4A1, 4A2, 3A, 2A, 1A and All Private. Class 6A shall include the thirty-two (32) public high schools with the largest enrollments; Class 5A the next thirty-two (32) public high schools; Class 4A1 the next thirty-two (32) public high schools; Class 4A2 the next thirty-two (32) public high schools; Class 3A the next sixty-four (64) public high schools; Class 2A the next forty-eight (48) public high schools and Class 1A , the remainder public high schools; and an all Private school classification.
FOOTBALL EXCEPTION: Classifications, for the purpose of determining district football assignments, shall be based on the total enrollment in the school’s ninth, tenth and eleventh grades as submitted to the KSHSAA on the date established by state statute for official enrollment. For the purpose of district football, utilizing this exception, member schools will be classified as follows:
Class 6A: 32 largest member schools playing 11-Man football Class 5A: 32 next largest member schools playing 11- Man football Class 4A: 64 next largest member schools playing 11- Man football Class 3A: 64 next largest member schools playing 11- Man football Class 2-1A: All other member schools playing 11-Man football 8-Man: participating schools will be assigned to two separate Divisions, as established by the Executive Board NOTE: For 8-Man district football participation, assignments shall be limited to those schools with a maximum enrollment of 100 students in grades 9, 10 and 11. (See Rule 35-2-3, Football.)
Class 6A: 32 largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 5A: 32 next largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 4A1: 32 next largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 4A2: 32 next largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 3A: 64 next largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 2A: 48 next largest member public high schools playing 11-Man football Class 1A: All other member public high schools playing 11-Man football 8-Man: participating member high schools will be assigned to two separate Divisions, as established by the Executive Board. Private: participating member private high schools will be assigned to at least two separate divisions, as established by the Executive Board. (8 man Private schools to be assigned by the Executive Board per Article XII sec. III) NOTE: For 8-man district football participation, assignments shall be limited to those schools with a maximum enrollment of 100 students 9, 10 and 11. (See Rule 35- 2-3, Football.)
12. Modify Rule 5, Classification of Senior High Schools, Section 2, Article 6, to read as follows: Art. 6: In classifying high schools for activity purposes, those composed entirely of boys or girls shall double their enrollment figures. For example, a boys’ school comprised of 125 students would be placed in the same classification as a coeducational school with 250 students. In classifying high schools for activity purposes, private or parochial schools shall be placed in the next classification above based on student enrollment as currently outlined in Article 1 and Article 3 of Rule 5. For example, a private or parochial school classified as a 2A school based on enrollment would be placed in one classification above or 3A for all activities.
