The state office is collecting school enrollment numbers in order to see if there are adjustments that need to be made prior to 2015-16 and 2016-17. After adopting the four-year classification plan, the TSSAA Board of Control voted to reevaluate school enrollments after two years and move those schools that have had a 20% increase or decrease in enrollment. The increase or decrease must be significant enough to cause the school to move into another class. All district and regional alignments will remain as is with the exception of those schools that qualify to be moved up or down.
The TSSAA Board of Control voted to adopt the Division I Alternate Six Class Football Plan for the next two year cycle beginning with the 2015-16 school term. After all enrollment figures are submitted and schools have had the opportunity to move up, the staff will set football regions. These recommendations will be presented to the TSSAA Board of Control during their meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2014.
Enrollment numbers will be obtained from two sources. The actual numbers used will be those submitted to the Tennessee State Department of Education by each local school system on the 10th day preliminary report in September 2014. Each local Board of Education will be contacted and asked to submit a copy of their report. These reports will be double-checked with the State Department of Education numbers. Heads of member independent schools will be contacted and asked to submit their 20th day enrollment figures as of September 2014.
Current Status of Enrollments Received>
August 2014 - Send letter to TSSAA member schools informing them of the process.
Send letter to independent schools requesting enrollment figures as of the 20th day. Send letter to all local boards of education requesting a copy of the preliminary report submitted to the State Department of Education. September 19, 2014 - Deadline for school enrollments from local systems and independent schools. September 22 - October 2014 (1st week) - Contact school systems and independent schools that have not submitted enrollment information to the state office. October 2014 (1st week) - Move schools that had 20% increase or decrease in enrollment which causes them to be in a different class. October 2014 (2nd week) - Contact schools that are moved. Give schools that had a 20% decrease in enrollment an opportunity to stay where they are. Give schools that have been moved up the option of going to a higher class than where they are projected to be moved. Give all football playing schools an opportunity to move up. October 2014 (3rd week) - Set classification for 2015-16 and 2016-17. November 2014 - Present changes to the TSSAA Board of Control for approval. These changes will be posted on the TSSAA Website and sent to all schools. November (last 2 weeks) - District/Regional Coordinators set scheduling meetings. ATTENTION ALL COACHES, SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT TWO-YEAR CYCLE SHOULD NOT BE DONE UNTIL AFTER THE NOVEMBER 13, 2014 BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING.
