An offshoot of the twice-defeated Competitive Balance Proposal the last two years, the new formula would be applied to students who reside outside a school district. Schools could possibly bump up a division or down depending on their point total or other schools being reclassified.
For private schools, their district would be based on the public school district where they’re located. For example, any Alter athlete who resides outside the Kettering School District would count toward the new proposed multiplier.
Not all sports would be affected; only football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and softball. A multiplier ranging from two to five would be used for each student who resides outside the assigned school district.
A school’s initial numerical value will continue to be based on enrollment forwarded to the Ohio Department of Education, which is adjusted every two years. Schools could petition the OHSAA to waive adjusted numbers should they meet specific criteria, including a lack of various postseason titles at various levels.
The switch occurred when Triway Schools superintendent Dave Rice pulled a proposed referendum that originated from Wayne County administrators to address the public/private split. That was to have been voted on by OHSAA member principals from May 1-15. Instead, they’ll now vote on whether or not to approve the new residential formula.
“Separating tournaments was never the ultimate goal,” said Rice.
Should the new multiplier formula pass by majority vote it would go into effect the fall of 2015.
The OHSAA Board of Directors approved of the switch by a 9-0 vote on Friday morning.
“I’m a strong believer that doing nothing is not an option,” said Ross.
Rosters that include resident locations will be posted online. Also, teams won’t know their divisions until after the regular season starts. Also, not all the affected sports will have the same multiplier.
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