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20RULE 2 %u2013 CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS2-1 Classification CriteriaSchools may be classified in Team Sports up to a maximum of Four (4) Classes, except football, according to the following criteria: a. If Fifty percent (50%) of the member Schools sponsored a team and entered the IHSAA tournament in the previous year, that sport may have Two (2) Classes. b. If Seventy-five percent (75%) of the member Schools sponsored a team and entered the IHSAA tournament in the previous year, that sport may have Three (3) Classes. c. If Ninety-five percent (95%) of the member Schools sponsored a team and entered the IHSAA tournament in the previous year, that sport may have Four (4) Classes.2-2 Number of Schools in ClassesThe Directors have complete authority to establish and implement policies to determine the number of Classes and the number of Schools in each Class of competition in Team Sports. The following is the customary manner for classifying Schools: a. If there are Two (2) Classes %u2014 1A=50% of Schools; 2A=50% of Schools. b. If there are Three (3) Classes %u2014 1A=33% of Schools; 2A=33% of Schools; 3A=33% of Schools. c. If there are Four (4) Classes %u2014 1A=25% of Schools; 2A=25% of Schools; 3A=25% of Schools; 4A=25% of Schools. d. If there is One (1) more School than equal division, that School may be placed in the smallest Class. e. If there are Two (2) more Schools than equal division, those Schools may be placed One (1) each in the smaller Two (2) Classes. f. If there are Three (3) more Schools than equal division, those Schools may be placed One (1) each in the smallest Three (3) Classes.g. When classifying all Team Sports other than football, no School may move down from a Class pre-determined by its enrollment number, even if the success factor causes a School to move up a Class forcing another School, without the correct enrollment number, to move down a Class. No School should be in lower enrollment classification than its pre-determined enrollment number.h. When classifying all Team Sports other than football, when schools have equal enrollments at a customary break in classifications, all schools with equal enrollments shall be placed in the higher enrollment classification.i. When classifying football, when schools have equal enrollments at a customary break in classifications, the school with the largest freshman class shall be placed in the higher enrollment classification. If both schools have an equal number of freshmen, then subsequent grades shall be used, i.e. sophomores then juniors then seniors to differentiate placement.2-3 Classification by Enrollment; Different Classes Assignment; Change Class AssignmentSchool enrollment figures used for classifying Schools shall be the enrollment in grades 9-12 for all students, as certified in the annual report filed with the State Department of Education in a classification year. a. Schools with single gender enrollment shall double the certified enrollment figures for classification purposes. b. A School may be assigned to different Classes in different sports. c. A School shall be assigned to a Class by the IHSAA and shall enter the IHSAA tournament in that assigned Class unless it notifies the Association, in writing, that it wishes to move up One (1) or more Classes. This notification shall (1) accompany the submission of the School%u2019s enrollment figures and (2) be effective for the succeeding Two (2) years. A School may choose to move up in a specific sport/s.2-4 Reclassification Cycle in Team SportsIn Team Sports, Schools shall be re-classified every Two (2) years (reclassification period).Rule 2 - Classifi cation of Schools