 Mission: provide governance and leadership for interscholastic athletic programs that support and enrich the educational experience of students.

 Vision: The NCHSAA will be the national model for developing and inspiring greatness through interscholastic athletic experiences.

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Non-Traditional Schools Committee

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Education and Athletics Committee

 Purpose of Meetings  Intense Discussion  How to Level The Playing Field          Success Recruiting Financial Aid Haves vs. Have Nots No Boundaries Unlimited Resources Selective Enrollment No State Guidelines or Limits Transfer Policy ◦ Perceptions

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A student is eligible at any Non-Traditional School upon initial entry into the 9 th grade.

After initial entry into the 9 th boundary criteria shall apply. grade, transfer and Boundary: 25 mile radius or live within County where school is located Transfers: Transfers from a non-boarding parochial school to a traditional public school is eligible. Transfers from a non-boarding parochial school to a charter school is eligible IF the boundary criteria are satisfied.

Transfers from a non-boarding parochial school to another non-boarding parochial school is eligible IF the boundary criteria are satisfied.

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Transfers from one charter school to another charter school is eligible IF the boundary criteria are satisfied AND IF the student presents a release and acceptance letter from the Governing Boards of those two charter schools; otherwise, student is ineligible for 365 days.

Transfers from a non-member school to a non traditional school is eligible IF the boundary criteria are satisfied OR is ineligible for 365 days. Transfers from a traditional public school to a non traditional school is ineligible for participation in athletics for 365 days. Transfers from a charter school to a non-boarding parochial school is ineligible for 365 days.

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◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Change in Non-Traditional participation in the playoffs (schools will move up 1 classification in that bracketed sport if they): Made the regional semifinals 6 of 8 years Made the regional finals 4 of 6 years Made the championship finals 3 consecutive years in current classification Change in Non-Traditional participation in the playoffs (schools will move up 1 classification in that individual sport if they): Are they state runner-up or champion for 3 consecutive years in the current classification.

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   Non-Traditional Membership into the NCHSAA: Must field an established minimum number of sports each year.

6 per school (3 men’s/3 women’s; 2 per sport season) Must play as an independent member of the NCHSAA for at least the 1 st 2 years of membership Must remain an independent member until satisfying the above criteria All Non-Traditional Schools shall have enrollment policies and procedures on file with the NCHSAA All Non-Traditional Schools that join the NCHSAA shall attend a mandatory new school/new AD orientation session All Non-Traditional Schools should provide full disclosure of financial aid data to NCHSAA if requested and within guidelines of privacy laws

 ◦ Purpose This standing committee was created to ensure that our NCHSAA policies and procedures, found in the NCHSAA Handbook, remain current and up to date.

In addition, we want to ensure they adequately address our issues as they pertain to our diverse membership as well as to the changing climate in education and the philosophical shift.

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◦ Eliminate the “attendance rule” (reverts to local policy) Addition of general LEA statement to NCHSAA Handbook “The rules and regulations listed herein are the minimum state standards for eligibility to participate in a number of different areas, including but not limited to scholastic requirements, medical examinations, the felony policy, etc. An LEA may have policies in any of these areas or others that are more restrictive than the state requirement, but the LEA may not have a policy for eligibility that is less restrictive.”

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◦ ◦  Out-of-State Students NCHSAA Handbook addition Page 119, 3(a) “Any student proposed for a contest is eligible at the school to which the local board of education assigns him within the unit of residence of a parent or custodian within this state.” Eligible if parent works for local education agency  Transfer policy (possible combination with Non Traditional Schools Committee) A student transferring from a member school to another member school within the same LEA must sit out 365 days for athletic participation. The LEA may create criteria for immediate athletic eligibility for transfers within the LEA.

A student transferring from a member school in one LEA to another member public school in another LEA must sit out 365 days for athletic participation. Exceptions for immediate athletic eligibility for transfers from one LEA to another would be heard by a special NCHSAA Transfer Committee.