Why milwaukee wouldnt work for the wiaa

A series of ad hoc meetings are anticipated from now until March with the first meeting scheduled for Dec. The ad hoc committee is scheduled to present an update of the proceedings at the March, Board meeting with potential to recommend an action item to be voted on by the membership at the April Annual Meeting. This is the second time a committee has been assembled to review competitive balance. The first committee met five times from July-November in The former committee researched numerous possible solutions, including the impact of a multiplier of 1.

After considerable review, the committee advanced the success factor plan for a membership vote. The membership voted to strike the language of the recommendation advanced by the committee at the Annual Meeting. He is not eligible for regionals tomorrow because it is not a scheduled school day correct? His eligibility would resume on Monday. A: You are correct. He becomes eligible on the 16th scheduled school day: Monday.

The question that has been brought up is, what happens to the special ed students who try as they might, can't make this new GPA requirement. Is there anything that can be written in the IEP to allow them to participate in these activities and "outrank" the school policy? Some have said that if it's written in the IEP than it should be followed.

But, this really doesn't relate to FAPE does it? I don't know if others have experience with this and if there has been any court cases that have set a precedence for something like this.

Your district may want to address the 2. It may be done either, individually, based on identified and specific needs in the IEP. It may be done as broad policy. Either way, it ought to be "spelled out" keep in mind that if you put a different standard then 2. We would NOT set aside the "no F" component. We would not accept failure for a student. We designed the model for weekly or bi-weekly feedback from teachers.

The student was responsible to initiate all contacts between teachers, AD and coaches. I understand that academic ineligibility stemming from a fourth quarter failing grade shall result in the lesser of 21 calendar days beginning with the date of earliest competition September 14 or one third of the maximum games allowed in a sport.

Is one third of the games allowed based solely on the varsity season schedule, or each schedule for each level? As an example, one third of the JV season is a different "date" for eligibility than one third of a varsity season.

In turn, one third of the season in the JV red schedule is different than one third for the white schedule. Is it possible to have, five different dates of eligibility based on what one-third of a season is? Or is the one-third of the season based on the varsity schedule and, therefore, soccer has one "date" for eligibility.

Understood is the lesser of 21 days or one-third. In so far as JV and varsity, the max number of games that can be scheduled is the same for all sports, e. You are correct to adjust figure for frosh.

The max they are allowed is Thus one third is 5. The family moved to Florida, while the wrestler moved to live and work with grandparents in Puerto Rico for one year. The wrestler did not receive any education for the year. The wrestler returned to our school, established residency with parents, and plans to complete his senior year. Is the wrestler eligible to compete as a "fifth year senior" having only completed six semesters of education? The wrestler will turn 18 during the upcoming school year.

Not without a consecutive semester waiver. A student has the potential for up to eight consecutive semesters of eligibility beginning with grade nine.

His consecutive semester "clock" or count begins when he began 9th grade. That he or the family chose to take a year off does not stop that count. In the most recent grade-reporting period. Grades go on transcripts at the end of each nine week term. But every three weeks we make available "progress reports. Now we have a new computer network grading program that does not allow these phrases to be used. For progress reports, we will have to give out actual letter grades now.

Our code of conduct refers to grades at the end of each nine week term - the progress reports had no impact on eligibility. May we continue to consider the most recent grade reporting period to be the ones that occur at every nine weeks?

Your dilemma is not unique. For added awareness and clarification, you might find a way to document that: "Even though we are providing a letter grade at this time in this progress report, it's important to note that the final quarter grade could change and may rise or fall depending on work submitted between the time of this report and the end of the nine week grading term. NOTE: Academic eligibility for all extra curricular activities shall be based on the actual nine week grade which is the grade that will appear on the student's permanent record of this term.

This is just an idea. Bottom line, the "progress report" is not the "final" grade Does competition mean when practice starts, or when games start. I used the start of the season, and was questioned on it. We have the same wording in our code as the WIAA for fall sports.

Not the date practice may begin. See Handbook pgs. There is also a matrix for fall sport eligibility on the web and on p. Penalties for use of ineligible players is outline on p.

A student this summer transferred from our school to School X and wants to play football. In looking at his academic record for last semester, he received two failing grades from us.

However, the student took two sessions of science in summer school at X High School and received a passing grade for both classes. The student failed both physical science and world cultures at our school. In looking at the bylaws it states a student may become eligible through summer school provided the courses made up are equivalent.

The School X coach is asking me to determine whether or not the student would be eligible. How does one determine if the classes are equivalent in this case? My feeling is that the student would be eligible at X. Please note I am not sure how the science classes compare. If he failed three classes he'd need to make up at least two, etc. That's the "equivalent" number of F's that made him not eligible. If you were a "No F" policy, then the equivalent is two classes made up Under no circumstance could a student erase multiple failures with less then the same number of classes completed in summer.

Also, it has not been interpreted to mean that if the student failed geometry, they must re-take geometry in the summer or even another math class for that matter. We are addressing number of failures and classes In your opinion, are these students eligible to compete in extra-curricular activities?

You can find the added definition for full-time student on p. The student transferring to our school passed all of his classes for the second semester, but had failing grades for two of the classes in the fourth quarter. Which grades take precedence for academic eligibility, the second semester grades or the fourth quarter grades? That's the school's "call". Our only stipulation is that whatever you use to determine academic eligibility it is the "standard" and is used all of the time and by all sport participants.

Not using the quarter grades for "this student or team" and the semester grade for the other student or team. If there is a trend, it might be to look at the quarter grades for sport eligibility. If eligibility is a "privilege" then some feel that maintaining that privilege is an earn as you go proposition, and that the quarter grade is the most accurate reflection of what the "student's doing now" in order to preserve the privilege of access to sport competition.

In this situation the discussion revolves around whether to use semester grades or quarter grades, when a student is transferring, the "receiving school's" academic policy is applied regarding semester or quarter grade usage.

But always apply the sending code for the determination of ineligibility. If the sending school is one failing grade and one quarter of ineligibility while your code is two failing grades and 15 scheduled school days of ineligibility, use the sending school's one failing grade and one quarter of ineligibility. In cases where there is a code of conduct issue lingering, the sending school's code applies.

That's the code the student knew and "signed on to. They were members of a program and WIAA eligible. This year as juniors they returned and were not part of a program and, therefore, not WIAA eligible. If they return next year as seniors would they be eligible to participate? I am reading the rule stating that after one year of ineligibility students become eligible if attendance is continuous.

Handbook, p. See the Rules at a Glance. The WIAA recognizes a distinction between training and competing. Students must pay their own expenses, including transportation, to any nonschool out-of-season camps, clinics, or specialized training.

Schools may pay expenses and provide transportation to similar in-season activities in that sport and during unrestricted contact days in the summer. This may include transportation, food, lodging and entry fees. A school may not become involved financially, through transportation or any other way in a student's nonschool participation outside the sport season and the five Board of Control approved unrestricted contact days in the summer. BL — Art. II, RE — Art. IV and Art. VI Note: Funds kept in school activity accounts are considered school funds.

The only time camps may be paid for athletes is during the five unrestricted contact days and it must be available to any and all interested students. A: Coaches may not coach their athletes outside of the season. If your coaches work a non-school camp during the school year, their athletes could not work the same camp.

Note, schools may not conduct camps during the school year out of season. See the following on the Rules at a Glance: C. So long as participation is voluntary and available to all interested students: 1.

There shall be no restrictions upon schools, school teams and school coaches grades relative to assembling in the summertime, for up to 5 days, which do not need to be consecutive. Unrestricted contact days must conclude no later than July A school may conduct a clinic for students in grades 8 and below, where high school varsity and junior varsity coaches may use some or all of their high school athletes as clinicians.

This may be done for a maximum of six days during the summer when school is not in session and must conclude no later than July Clinics not utilizing athletes as clinicians may be conducted throughout the summer up to the start of school.

School facilities may be used for nonschool programs, according to board of education policy, which can result in clinics being conducted, outside the season, by nonschool groups. The nonschool group must request the facilities from the board of education or governing board, through normal procedures and are encouraged to provide their own insurance protection.

II and RE — Art. VI, Sect. Can a girl from the neighboring district participate in a volleyball camp sponsored by our coach and intended for our district girls? Can our coach restrict it to only our girls, or can she promote it with other schools if she wants? How would any of these scenarios affect the contact days allowed for our coach?

It must be voluntary and not mandatory. Coaching restrictions apply. Camps during the five unrestricted days may take place after the last day of school and before July Schools may provide transportation, instruction, etc. Outside of the five unrestricted days, coaches may not coach athletes they will coach the next season.

Schools may not conduct camps during the school year. If a reduced price is offered it must be provided to all participants. The only way for booster club funds to be used is to gift them to the school and the school to use booster gifts during the five unrestricted days. High school students may work a lower level camp as a clinician, but the camps may not be longer than six days and must be completed before July However, Captains' practices are not allowed during the school year.

I am thinking of having my team attend a team camp in Green Bay, and while I know I cannot pay for their entry fee to the team camp, I am wondering if I can pay for the lodging at a hotel. Then that and other school funds could be used to provide camp opportunity for - ALL - interested students.

If the camp were not part of your unrestricted contact days, the answer would be "No. Students must pay their own expenses, including transportation to any non-school out-of-season camps. Logistics could be accommodated by having students cover their own cost for the bus transportation.

If they wished to ride bus. All interested students could travel by bus if they desired, but would need to cover their own bus ticket costs to camp in this scenario. We are a non-profit association organized to promote the sport of wrestling for ages pre-K - high school. Are we able to reimburse the athlete for their expenses to attend a summer camp held off-site from school? Actually to be held at another school district I've read under summer reminders at the Web site Also, what if the club is hosting a fundraiser event such as a car wash or brat fry - are the athletes able to split those profits and pay for their camp fees with that money?

Competition would include meets or tournaments. Training would include practice, camps, or clinics. Schools may pay expenses and provide transportation to similar in-season activities in that sport and during unrestricted contact days in the sum- mer.

The WIAA members have stated in the Rules of Eligibility page 38 Article VI, Section 2, 5, that any fees for entrance to the clinic must be paid for by the students or parents in order to not affect the amateur status of any participants.

We have a few parents that would like to do a fundraiser to raise some money to offset the cost of the camp. There are nine girls that are looking to go to a camp this summer and it is quite expensive.

A few of the parents thought that if they were to do a fundraiser, they could help offset the cost for some of the families. Would this be a violation of amateur status? If it is during your unrestricted five days, then the money could be gifted to the school and used during that time. Also, we do a fundraiser every year, can I use some of that money so a kid could go to a camp?

See III- F of attached. Similarly, if my softball coach wants to send her team to a clinic is this something she can pay for out of her activities account? The girls fundraise through working concession stands and I just wanted to double check to make sure that this is an appropriate way to pay for this team clinic.

School monies can be used. If not a part of the unrestricted days, then — no; kids would need to pay their own way. This camp would be held before the start of the high school season and would be for players in elementary and middle school. There are a number of caveats. Schools may not sponsor camps or clinics except in the summer.

Students could be present and — volunteer - to assist parents — so long as school coaches were not present. School coaches could assist parents — but not when their HS team players are present.

She knows she can not coach in the camp and another person would be in charge of the camp. Is there any restrictions with this request? There are caveats. Keep in mind that the time period your coach has identified as a desirable period for a camp is both outside the actual school season and outside the unrestricted contact dates.

Bylaws do identify that school facilities can be used by non-school groups in accordance with school district policies Art. Additionally, the Rules of Eligibility Art. Some of the previous response can also be found at least partially addressed in the Rules At A Glance, Art. II, C and A, especially. Will high school girls be in any kind of violation if they choose to attend such a camp?

There were two significant caveats contained in my response: First, students must cover their own expenses to camps and clinics at this time of year.. I know that I as a coach nor the school is allowed to pay but are there any restrictions from an outside source such as a booster club paying for players to go to camp? Or does this infringe on a "sponsor" so to speak in that it would look like someone is sponsoring players to attend camp?

The school would typically make an announcement to notify all interested 'girls' who might want to have access to a camp opportunity. Does it have to be the whole grade invited, or can a select group of students be targeted? Or in other words, do the rules prohibiting the singling out of high school students for school enrollment apply to middle school students?

Example 1: A parochial middle school volleyball team is invited to the local public high school to observe and participate in a session with the high school volleyball team?

Example 2: An entire 8th grade from a parochial middle school is invited to an open house during the school day at the private high school? But at this time of year — a member school can not sponsor a 'clinic". If this camp is held prior to the start of the school season, then the answer would be no. The school, then in turn — could "send their whole team to camp" if they chose. Rules of Eligibility text; Art. VI, Section 2C-5note Sr. High Handbook p. The money is located in a school activity account.

For days outside those designated, 'no. Do I need to do this prior to Aug. Lastly, if I can utilize the high schoolers at the camp, can I do this after Aug. You can use your HS athletes as clinicians BUT - if you wish to use your athletes as clinicians the camp must conclude no later then July Is there anything in the WIAA Handbook that prohibits a high school team from practicing with another high school team during those contact days?

And so long as involve- ment is voluntary and available to any interested students, you could work with another school. Can the school provide transportation? If not a part of those contact days, no. If not within the allowed contact days the students would need to buy a ticket. This summer, one of our volunteer coaches is thinking about holding a basketball camp for grades in his hometown of Y.

He asked if I wanted to help out. The camp would be open to all of the surrounding schools. First, "JV and varsity coaches are allowed to have contact with students until they actually enter 9th grade. I Second, if your camp took place between the end of school and July 31, AND you counted the camp as part of your five unrestricted contact days, you could coach your own players.

If NOT part of your unrestricted days, neither you or the volunteer could have coaching contact with players you will coach next season.

We have about 30 kids going for a four-day camp. This is not part of our schools approved contact days. The boosters felt this would help solve logistics for a lot of parents having to transport kids.

Logistics could be accommo- dated by having students cover their own cost for the bus transportation.. Due to the weather it was postponed until March Since the HS softball season has already begun can our players still attend the camp? ROE Art. Coaches would instruct with the players helping with various drills. They are planning to use the high school gyms.

As the varsity coach, can I work this camp? Are there any other things at I should be aware of? As you will see in Article I of the Rules At A Glance "JV and varsity coaches are able to have contact with students until they actually enter 9th grade. However, during the school year, you are not able to have any coaching contact with stu- dents who are already in 9thth grade - except during the actual school season Mar. The local tribal council wanting to give money for camps to tribal member athletes open to any tribal member.

Character Ed. Would either of these be allowed? What if money was given to family and parent wrote the check? Not allowed. There is always the peril - when something comes to light later on and is painted in most evil of descriptions - that what seemed to be 'creative' compliance' is actually considered to be circumvention and not compliance at all.

This sort of tidbit usually creeps up the 'morning of the tournament contest', unfortunately. If a student can't afford the camp, find them a legitimate job and pay them.. As described, an amateur status violation; career ending. Acceptable alternative: Donate what's needed to the school.

School then owns and issues. Can he transport other kids that are going? Not if HS kids. See Rules at a Glance, Art. I would like to have an outside organization conduct the camp this summer for my girls.

We are not the most affluent of towns and money is short for most of my players. Having a camp run here of this nature would get a bit expensive for the majority of my players. I was approached by a member of our booster club with an offer to donate some money towards the camp to offset the cost for the athletes attending. The camp is open to all girls in our school so it would be a gender specific camp. Is this a permissible donation that would not violate any rules.

The money that they would donate would go directly to the camp coaches and then the cost for the athletes would be figured out after that depending on the number attending. Please advise on this situation and ask any questions you may have of me as soon as you can.

Each student still covers their own costs of the camp, what ever they turn out to be. Be certain it is the same cost for all who attend. As the varsity coach can I work this camp? I get a lot of questions about this. You're going about it the proper way. However, during the school year, you are not able to have any coaching contact with students who are already in 9thth grade - except during the actual school season Mar.

Is it OK for a soccer team to gather players for open gym prior to the regular season and have "captains practices" during the open gym? My understanding is that the coaches are only supervising, but the team captains for the upcoming season are running their teammates through drills and activities? Is it acceptable to have players running practices at open gyms if the coaches are only supervising?

Captain's practices are permitted in the summer; not during the school year. Please see II-A and D of attached. These clinics would be conducted by members of the X high school baseball coaching staff. No high school athletes will be involved in coaching these students. Is there any problem with our coaches conducting this clinic? Bylaws Article II p. Not during school year. Am I correct in telling our coaches they can't be a part of the clinic?

Can our coach set up the camp? Registration, facility usage, etc A. The opportunity - like when any other non-school provider like the YMCA creates programming - ought to be made known and available to any age appropriate students in the area interested in attending.

To limit it to your school's prospective soccer players - is simply beginning the soccer season a week early. See Handbook, p. Also see: Handbook, p. Regarding your coaches, they may not be involved, at least in so far as having any coaching contact with your school's soccer players. The fundamental rule is that outside of the five unrestricted days - coaches may not have coaching contact with students they will be coaching in the next school season.

JV and varsity coaches can have contact with students until they actually enter 9th grade. Then, utilize recent grads and other 'summer' coaches who will not be coaching during the school season Coaches from A work with students from B, C, D.

Coaches from B work with students from A, C, D, and etc. School resources, personnel, mail, staff, etc. High school A's soccer team has arranged for a July camp voluntary basis with a noncoach camp director. High school B from another city is using the same camp director for its camp. A and B would like to scrimmage each other as part of the camp scheduled activities. In all schools, there will be no high school coach involved in either camp training or scrimmages.

Is this structure acceptable under WIAA guidelines? Coaches from each school could be involved ST-C, etc. While she has a valid physical for the upcoming school year, she is academically ineligible for the upcoming season until the student has met the required days of ineligibility. The student is not at a school where ineligibility can be erased through summer school grades.

Is she eligible for summer contact sessions with the coach? The practice sessions are occurring at the school under the direct supervision of the coach. A student who is academically not eligible to compete may be allowed to practice.

However, an athlete may receive reimbursement or have paid for them by a booster group their entry fee into a summer league or team tournament. Am I correct in my interpretation and understanding? Also, would the discipline action be any different if it was an individual as opposed to a team that incurred an infraction?

The unrestricted days in the summer can be looked upon almost as a "mini-school season. Then the "school" could cover the costs for a camp opportunity - so long as it was available to every kid in school who wished to attend. Same as no student may be denied access to your other school based offerings. I always discourage - ever giving cash or a check to a stu- dent.

Not that it would be a violation when it's reimbursement for competition expenses Who's going to pay for "my daughter's" sum- mer league fees? Is this a violation of their eligibility? All of the players are being allowed to attend free of charge complements of a company, as I understand it, owned by either a parent or grandparent of an incoming freshmen player.

Two of our football staff coaches are being asked by the Donald Driver people to work the camp. Thank you for any help you can give me to clar- ify whether this is a legal possibility for our football players. If school is still in-session, coach contact restrictions must be observed.

Use caution with the camp fees - A "free camp" opportunity would be acceptable so long as it is advertised as a "free camp" and so long as it is a free camp to all kids who come from all over your region not just free for your students. Otherwise, with respect to "camps, clinics, special training" See ROE , Art.

Coaching restrictions are in effect during the school year. If you are still in school and your coaches work, be certain they understand they can not work with your own student athletes. If you are completely done with your school year and you wish to use this as your unrestricted contact days, your coaches may be involved. Can be the biggest problem in summer and non-school competition.

If the camp is part of the five unrestricted days which can be school sponsored - the "school" may sponsor the opportunity for all interested students. Boosters can always "gift" the school We want to ask our players to help out at the camp s which are for 1st-8th graders. Even though the camps start before our season, we feel it is important for our older players to bond with the younger kids in the community and be mentors.

High school students at our school are asked to perform 40 hours of community service during their high school stay. Working these camps would allow them to earn community service hours. Is this permissible? We run the camps through Community Education.

That's when you may use your athletes as clinicians. Bylaws, Article II, Section 1 and 2 - most relevant. You can probably find it on our website, too. Under the Regulations icon - camps and clinics. The two most recent ones were in the Dec. Who is sponsoring the camps in March? Who are they for? Who is coaching? If a boost- er, parent or civic organization is sponsoring a "youth" league camp outside the school season, then cer- tainly your school's coaches can volunteer to assist the sponsoring group.

So can high school students and players. However, outside of the season, players and their coaches ought not to be present at the same time that instruction is taking place. They will be exceedingly vulnerable.

Best time for non school interests to provide these sorts of opportunities for youth teams is early in the HS season. Then, even though a mem- ber school still can't sponsor, at least the coaching contact issue does not need to be a concern. Can school teams sponsor these types of youth clinics during the high school season or is it limited to the summer? If an outside group Kiwanis, Rotary would like to sponsor a clinic during the high school season for students in grade 8 and below, can a school team players and coaches serve as instructors at the clinic?

Can registration fees be "gifted" back to the school program by the sponsor? Best time for this is sometime during the school season - when players might volunteer to help and coaches can have coaching contact with their players.

My staff and I are running several softball clinics in February for our local youth league as a fundraiser. We are having three different age group clinics and are expecting over girls total. Can my high school players be present at the youth clinics? The sort of opportunity you are planning can be accomplished within WIAA rules quite easily - when the boosters, Lions or other nonschool organization sponsor this sort of opportunity And, when current school players might be involved, keep school coaches out of the immediate picture.

I will reiterate, the best time for this sort of thing is early in the school season. Can our high school players vol- unteer to work it? But, In order to accomplish this within the rules, the opportunity must be sponsored by a nonschool entity. So, assuming the activity is sponsored by city rec.

The moment was an opportunity to look back on a tenure filled with change and look to the challenges ahead. Their speeches to the athlete directors in attendance were the highlight of the first annual meeting in two years; the event was canceled last year due to the pandemic. The meeting was the first in which votes on amendments and editorial changes to the constitution were done electronically and tabulated before the meeting.

Combine that change with little controversy — at the moment — that would spark discussion in open forum and the result was an annual meeting that lasted less than an hour.

Some years the meeting has gone three hours or more.