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4NOTE: Existing IHSAA member Schools that consolidate or divide into multiple Schools shall be excluded from this rule. Also, established schools that exist in good standing in another state and relocate to Indiana, may seek full participation membership after a period of two (2) probationary years if the following conditions are met: a. The school has been a member of its original state%u2019s athletic association for a period of not less than ten years; and b. Has remained in good standing having met full eligibility and participation requirements of its original state%u2019s athletic association tournament series; and c. Has completely relocated and completely reestablished its residence within the State of Indiana borders, having closed and vacated its previous location and fully opened its Indiana location; and d. Has modifi ed and activated all its athletic programs so that they are in line with IHSAA rules, protocols, practices; and e. Has student enrollment in grades 9, 10, 11, 12; and f. Whose curriculum is accredited with Indiana State standards, as outlined in Section 2 of Article Ill, and provides its enrolled students with a certifi ed Indiana academic diploma; and g. Off ers comprehensive and equitable athletic programs for all its enrolled students; and h. Whose school principal and IHSAA designee have completed the IHSAA new administrator course series, including attendance at IHSAA required town hall and state association meetings; and i. Has satisfi ed participation requirements outlined for a probationary school, including having a minimum of two varsity sports off ered for each of the IHSAA seasons of Fall, Winter, Spring.Section 4.Junior membership may be extended to a school which is accredited by the Department of Education, which off ers ninth grade, but which is not eligible for full Membership.Section 5.Each full member school shall have one vote.Section 6.The Committee shall determine the status of all Memberships.Section 7.As a condition of Membership, all members and their administrators, faculty, and students consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Marion County, Indiana for all claims and disputes between and among the IHSAA and a member school, its administrators, its faculty, and its students, including, but not limited to, any claims or disputes involving Membership, eligibility, rule violation or injury.ARTICLE IV - ADMINISTRATIONSection 1. Corporation Districts a. For the purposes of election and representation only, there shall be three Districts, which may, from time to time, be modifi ed by the authority of the Directors. b. The state shall be districted by counties into the following Districts:District I Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.District II Benton, Blackford, Boone, Clinton, Carroll, Delaware, Fountain, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jay, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Warren, and White.District III Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Posey, Article III - Membership