Utah High School Activities Association
Realignment
   
Link to Final Realignment Board of Trustees Adopts Final 2009-2013 Realignment at Their June 10, 2008 Meeting
   
Link to Final Draft of 2nd Proposal
 Classification Committees Make Recommendations on Region Alignments
  Hearings on second draft set for Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Link to Hearing Schedule
    Schools, districts or regions wishing to be heard should contact the UHSAA office by April 28, 2008 (schools, districts , or regions heard on March 18 will not be heard again)
       
Link to Rough Draft of 2nd Proposal Board of Trustees Adopts 2nd Draft Realignment Proposal at Their April 3, 2008 Meeting
    Region Alignments Turned Over to Classification Committees
The Realignment Committee assigned the task of aligning schools within a classification into regions to the various Classification Committees.  The Realignment Committee in its second draft established classification assignments for schools and a rough draft of regions but is seeking the input of individual classifications as to region alignments within those classifications.  Reports from Classification Committees are due on April 17.
    Timeline set for remainder of the process
     

Thursday, April 17:  Region alignments due from Classification Committees
Monday, April 21: Region alignments by Classification Committees posted.
Monday, April 28: Deadline to request a hearing on May, 6. (schools, districts , or
                             regions heard on March 18 will not be heard again)
Tuesday, May 6: Hearings before the Realignment Committee
Tuesday, June 10: Final Realignment Committee Meeting; realignment set for 2009-2013
     
Link to First Proposal Board of Trustees Adopts 1st Draft Realignment Proposal at Their January 24, 2008 Meeting
    Hearings on first draft set for Tuesday, March 18, 2008
    Schools or districts wishing to be heard should contact the UHSAA office by March 3, 2008
   
  Parameters and Principles Established           printer friendly version
  At the November 15 meeting of the UHSAA Board of Trustees, the realignment for the years 2009-13 began. Chairperson Steve Laing met with the BOT (which comprises the alignment committee), reviewed the results of the surveys that had been returned, and set some parameters, determinants, assumptions and expectations for the process, which will be completed in June 2008.
   
  It was determined that:
   

1) Voting procedures would include a simple majority vote to pass realignment motions. The only exception would be in moving a school from the classification of its established enrollment, would require a two-thirds majority vote.

2) The UHSAA would remain in a five-classification system.

3) The soft numbers (these may change with the proposals) for classifications will be:
      1A: Under 150
2A: 150-399
3A: 400-999
4A: 1000-1499
5A: 1500 and above
       
   

4) Enrollment counts furnished to the Utah State Office of Education after October 1, 2007 will be considered in the alignment process. These counts are for grades 10-12 only and do not include special education students (self-contained) or home and hospital students.

5) Extenuating circumstances will be considered, such as:
      A) Isolated geography (travel and safety)
B) School make-up
C) Mobility of student body
D) Projected enrollments
E) Competitiveness
F) Rivalries
In order to assign schools with above considerations, the core-zone philosophy, used in the preceding alignment process, may be utilized.
       
   

6) BOT members are committed to an alignment, which is good for the student (travel, time out of school, etc.), and good for the Association (region assignments). They feel an obligation to be accountable to all, and will consider issues from appropriate schools, districts and regions. The Board realizes, of course, that not all will be totally satisfied.

7) The timeline for the alignment is as follows:
      Nov. 15 First meeting
Dec.-Jan. 11 Suggestions from constituents
Jan. 24 BOT meeting- first draft
March Hearings from schools, districts, etc.
March 27 BOT meeting- second draft
Apr. or May Hearings from schools, districts, etc.
June 10 BOT meeting- final alignment announced
     
    8) The alignment will be for a four-year (2009-13) period (a motion to consider realignment every two years was defeated). There will be no consideration for mid-alignment adjustments, unless catastrophic changes in enrollment occur and/or new member schools emerge.
       
  The UHSAA will post progress of the re-alignment process here on this page of the UHSAA web-site