What Every School Board Member What Every School Board Member Should Know About the VHSLShould Know About the VHSL

Mission Statement: The Virginia High School League Mission Statement: The Virginia High School League is an alliance of Virginia’s public high schools that is an alliance of Virginia’s public high schools that promotes education, leadership, sportsmanship, promotes education, leadership, sportsmanship, character and citizenship for students by establishing character and citizenship for students by establishing and maintaining high standards for school activities and maintaining high standards for school activities and competitionsand competitions

The VHSL is a service organizationThe VHSL is a service organization

The VHSL is a voluntary, not-for-profit corporation The VHSL is a voluntary, not-for-profit corporation similar in many respects to VSBAsimilar in many respects to VSBA

OrganizationOrganization

History: Founded in 1913History: Founded in 1913

Membership: 316 schoolsMembership: 316 schools

Executive Committee: 28 voting Executive Committee: 28 voting membersmembers

Staff: 12 full-time, 3 part-timeStaff: 12 full-time, 3 part-time

Public/Private/Home schoolPublic/Private/Home school

MeetingsMeetings

Districts and RegionsDistricts and Regions Group Boards and MembershipGroup Boards and Membership Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee Area EligibilityArea Eligibility Rules ClinicsRules Clinics Special CommitteesSpecial Committees

GovernanceGovernance

AmendmentsAmendments

Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee

Membership ReviewMembership Review

Rules and PoliciesRules and Policies

HandbookHandbook

Principal’s ResponsibilityPrincipal’s Responsibility

Individual Eligibility (Transfer, Individual Eligibility (Transfer, Scholarship, Semester, Age, etc.)Scholarship, Semester, Age, etc.)

School Rules (Out-of-season Practice, School Rules (Out-of-season Practice, Contest Limitations, Sunday Rule, Contest Limitations, Sunday Rule, Coaches Rule, etc.)Coaches Rule, etc.)

Appeals, Violations Appeals, Violations and Penaltiesand Penalties Due ProcessDue Process

Self-reportingSelf-reporting

Fines, Forfeiture, Warning, Fines, Forfeiture, Warning, Probation, SuspensionProbation, Suspension

SportsmanshipSportsmanship

ExpectationsExpectations

IncidentsIncidents

RecognitionsRecognitions

Programs and ServicesPrograms and Services

Athletics: 27 SportsAthletics: 27 Sports Academics: 8 ActivitiesAcademics: 8 Activities 200,000 Student Participants200,000 Student Participants 92 State Championships92 State Championships Officiating, Coaches Education, Sports Officiating, Coaches Education, Sports

Medicine, Student Leadership, Medicine, Student Leadership, Scholarships, RecognitionsScholarships, Recognitions

Information (Clearinghouse) and Information (Clearinghouse) and Technology (www.vhsl.org)Technology (www.vhsl.org)

Current IssuesCurrent Issues

Homeschool AccessHomeschool Access Redistricting & Reclassification Redistricting & Reclassification

(R&R)(R&R) Safety: Concussions & Weight Safety: Concussions & Weight

ControlControl Coaches EducationCoaches Education Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning 100100thth Anniversary Anniversary

Homeschool ConcernsHomeschool Concerns

Not even enrolledNot even enrolled Academic disparityAcademic disparity Mandated; no local approval or Mandated; no local approval or

standardsstandards Displacement of public school Displacement of public school

studentsstudents Creation of “elite” group with Creation of “elite” group with

separate (lesser) standardsseparate (lesser) standards

Homeschool, Homeschool, continuedcontinued What about discipline?What about discipline? What about costs?What about costs? Who is next? Private, independent Who is next? Private, independent

schools; religious exemptionschools; religious exemption Other states: majority still do not Other states: majority still do not

allow accessallow access What about SOLs?What about SOLs?

Economy and FinancesEconomy and Finances

Region and State EventsRegion and State Events

Dues and Fees (Registration)Dues and Fees (Registration)

Corporate SponsorsCorporate Sponsors

VHSL Foundation (Endowment)VHSL Foundation (Endowment)

Q & AQ & A

What’s on your mind?What’s on your mind?

Building Better Citizens Through Building Better Citizens Through Student ActivitiesStudent Activities

Creating Lifetime Opportunities Creating Lifetime Opportunities Through Student ActivitiesThrough Student Activities