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Article III - Membership

tance. NOTE: 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’s 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’s athletic association tournament series; and
c. Has completely relocated and completely reestablished its residence within the State of In-
diana 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 administra-
tor 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 hav-
ing 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 De-
partment 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 - ADMINISTRATION
Section 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,
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