A Member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. When there is a major discrepancy between the school's enrollment count and the count determined by the GHSA staff, the school may appeal to the Executive Director to reconsider the count. 166 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<99A68130E657C24D8A731D4A98F6CA47>]/Index[119 92]/Info 118 0 R/Length 108/Prev 25427/Root 120 0 R/Size 211/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream (2) In the event that a school's actual enrollment in the first semester of the new reclassification cycle exceeds the projection average by 10% or more or an existing school exceeds the projection by 5% or more, the school shall not be eligible for post-season play in any sport for the entirety of that reclassification cycle. 4.10 - GHSA ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEMBER SCHOOLS. To be eligible for a GHSA Lifetime Pass, an individual must be retired from the coaching profession and must have served at least twenty (20) years in a state association member high school, grades 9-12, as a. superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, athletic directoror coach. (c) Years of service to the GHSA as a Region Secretary and/or Executive Committee member shall count towards the requirements to qualify for a GHSA Lifetime Pass. 4.54 In the event that officials do not show for a scheduled event without notification or emergency situation, a fine shall be assessed to the officials association for twice the amount of the game fees and that amount be divided between the competing schools. (b) The GHSA shall have full rights to the use of the GHSA logo at these events, and have full and complete rights to the sale of championship merchandise at the venue. (d) The spouse of a coach, coaching in a State Playoff event shall be admitted to that event upon presentation of their spouse's pass and proper identification. 4.51 A plan for the certification of athletic officials shall be established which includes: (a) published procedures for registration of officials, (b) published guidelines for training officials, (c) a system for evaluating performances of officials, (d) a system of recognition of years of service by officials. NO REQUESTS WILL BE TAKEN VIA PHONE OR MAIL. %%EOF (b) consideration of differences in the size of school populations. (b) The GHSA Executive Committee shall consider recommendations at its bi-annual meetings from member schools and/or region secretaries that are submitted in writing to the GHSA Office at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. The GHSA will also have the right to display signage of corporate partners and to restrict the use of goods in the competitive area that promote a competitor of GHSA corporate partners. (d) The Executive Director shall have the authority to work with any school that is geographically isolated within its region in order to resolve difficulties in travel and time out of class. (4) An approved association shall require all its members to be registered with the GHSA, and to comply with all requirements of the GHSA Policies and Procedures Manual. (e) Following the initial placement of schools into regions, each new region shall meet to audit the population numbers of its member schools.