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2016–17: IHSAA Leadership

Meet the IHSAA Board of Directors

Leading the way

The 19 men and women who comprise athletics are touching the lives of 160,000
the IHSAA Board of Directors have a big Hoosier student-athletes every year and
job. They are constantly examining and contributing to the culture of virtually every
amending By-Laws, listening to proposals community in Indiana.
from coaches’ associations, ruling on
eligibility issues, determining penalties for The board is comprised of 12 high school
rule violations, staying abreast of legislative educators who have been democratically
trends and employing a commissioner and elected from three districts (northern,
executive staff. In addition, they travel central and southern). Seven additional board
around the state attending IHSAA state positions have been created to assure that the
championship events on a regular basis. interests and concerns of all gender, racial
and socio-economic groups are represented.
They serve voluntarily and tirelessly, and
yet most would say that it’s one of the most The IHSAA Board of Directors meets monthly.
gratifying jobs an educator could possibly
have. That’s because education-based

Fast Fact: The IHSAA is governed by a 19-member board of directors and
educators who have been democratically elected by the schools in their
respective districts.

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