P1425 Selection of Students for Participation in Student Activities in Which the Selective Process Is Competitive
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P1425 Selection of Students for Participation in Student Activities in Which the Selective Process Is Competitive
The building principal is responsible for providing all eligible students an opportunity to demonstrate their ability in activities which are competitive in nature.
Administrative Implemental Procedures
- The student must meet eligibility requirements of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
- Any student meeting the following requirements shall be permitted to participate in any district activities that are regulated, supervised, promoted, and developed by the Kansas State High School Activities Association (“KSHSAA”). The requirement include:
- being a resident of the school district;
- being enrolled and attending a nonpublic elementary or secondary school;
- complying with the health certification and inoculation requirements of K.S.A. 72-6262, as amended, prior to participation in any such activity;
- meeting applicable age and eligibility requirements required by KSHSAA; and
- paying any fees required by the district for participation in such activity, if such fees are generally imposed upon all other students who participate in the activity; seeking participation at the appropriate school of the district that corresponds to where the student resides within the school district’s respective school attendance boundaries established by the board.
- Any student attending a home school, who is a resident of the district and seeks to participate in a KSHSAA activity sponsored by the district, shall be deemed to meet any academic eligibility requirements established by KSHSAA for participation in such activity if:
- The student is maintaining satisfactory progress towards achievement or promotion to the next grade level; and
- The parent, teacher, or organization that provides instruction to the student submits an affidavit or transcript to KSHSAA indicating the student meets these academic eligibility requirements.
- Upon submission of an affidavit, the student attending a home school shall be deemed to meet any academic eligibility requirements established by KSHSAAA and shall retain such academic eligibility during the activity season for which the affidavit was submitted.
- The board may require a student who participates in an activity pursuant to this policy to enroll in or complete a particular course as a condition of participation, if such requirement is imposed upon all other students who participate in a particular KSHSAA activity.
- Except as provided in this policy regarding modified academic eligibility requirements for home school students, and any student who seeks to participate in an activity pursuant to this policy shall be subject to any tryout or other participation requirements that are otherwise applicable to all other students for participation in the activity.
- Any student meeting the following requirements shall be permitted to participate in any district activities that are regulated, supervised, promoted, and developed by the Kansas State High School Activities Association (“KSHSAA”). The requirement include:
- The teacher so charged with sponsorship responsibility will develop the selection procedure and submit the procedure in written form to the principal for approval. The principal will be knowledgeable of these procedures to the degree that the principal can support and discuss them with student and parents.
- The selection procedure will by design depend upon the training, background of experience, and judgment of the coach or sponsor. The nature of the activity shall determine the degree to which the selection procedure will be structured.
- Any student, parent, or school patron will be provided a copy of the selection procedure for any activity upon request.
- The assignment of teachers to the sponsorship of activities is to be reviewed annually.
- Students who feel they have been improperly and unfairly treated in the selection process may appeal to the building principal for a review. Any review conducted by the principal would not in any way be construed as an assessment of skills or judgment of the coach or sponsor, but rather to review the selection process and determine that the written procedure was followed.
- In the selection of participants for cheerleaders and pompons, both of which have representative as well as performing responsibilities, racial/ethnic minority and racial/ethnic majority representation must be assured. If the written procedures do not produce such representation, the principal shall make the necessary appointments.
Administrative Responsibility: Secondary Education Office
Latest Revision Date: August 2023
Previous Revision Date: November 2008 P1425
Updated administratively for alignment purposes: November 2020