2010-2011 - Georgia High School Association

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3.23 Elect a Region Sportsmanship Award winner each school year using criteria developed by the region or
criteria developed by the GHSA Sportsmanship Committee.
3.30 - REGION FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO STATE ASSOCIATION
3.31 The host school of any tournament held within a region is obligated to pay five percent (5%) of the gross receipts
to the GHSA Executive Director within five (5) days of the close of the tournament. NOTE: Gross receipts
are defined as total income before any charges such as stadium fees, officials, etc., have been deducted.
3.32 Regions (or Areas) that fail to follow stated procedures and deadlines may be assessed a fine for each
violation.
BY-LAW 4.00 - STATE
4.10 - GHSA ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEMBER SCHOOLS
4.11 The GHSA Executive Committee shall meet bi-annually to review By-Laws, policies and procedures of the
Association, and to make additions, deletions, and modifications as necessary.
(a) The GHSA Executive Committee meetings shall be conducted according to the latest edition of “Roberts
Rules of Order” except:
(1) “Pass” votes are not considered “No” votes
(2) Any Committee member may request a roll-call vote on any question before the Committee without
the requirement of a majority vote.
(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.
4.12 The GHSA Office shall provide an official receipt for all dues and fees received from any source, and shall
provide for an annual audit of finances by a firm of auditors or a certified public accountant.
4.13 The GHSA Office shall provide all necessary forms on the GHSA web site, including the following forms from
which copies are to be made to satisfy the needs of the member schools:
(a) student eligibility forms
(b) declarations of intent to enter GHSA activities
(c) forms to secure sanctioning of events
(d) contracts for events
(e) financial statements for hosting GHSA events
4.14 The GHSA Office shall provide an annual calendar that notes:
(a) the beginning and end of the season for all activities
(b) dates for Region, Area and/or State Playoff contests and/or tournaments
4.20 - RECLASSIFICATION
4.21 In reclassification years, the Executive Director shall secure the F.T.E. count of member schools for students
in grade 9-12, and shall assign each school to a classification for a two-year period. Each member school
shall be notified of its proposed classification.
(a) Classification of public schools shall be based on F.T.E. numbers (active enrollment) using the average
counts for Grades 9-12 received from the Department of Education for semester #2 and semester #3 of
the current reclassification cycle.
(b) Classification of private schools shall be based on the enrollment information furnished by schools for
Grades 9-12 at the beginning of the third semester of the current reclassification cycle.
(c)
Unless a school has at least 35% of its student enrollment of each gender, it will be considered a singlegender
school. Single-gender schools shall double their F.T.E. counts for use in reclassification.
(d) New schools will be assigned to a classification based on projected F.T.E. counts supplied by the school
system.
(1) Where a new school has 9 th & 10 th grades only, projected figures for Grades 7-8 in feeder schools
will apply.
(2) Where a school has 9 th grade only, projected figures for Grades 6-8 in feeder schools will apply.
(e) Where a member school will lose students due to the opening of a new school or the consolidation of
other schools, the school will be assigned classification based on the projected F.T.E. count supplied by
the school system Superintendent.