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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 27, 2014

During its January meeting at the KHSAA Office on Monday, the Board of Control discussed at length football realignment for the 2015-18 seasons. The Board examined several options for establishing future classifications before approving a measure to use four-year enrollment averages to determine the 2015-18 alignment.

The Board also approved a motion to allow teams to voluntarily play into a higher class, with the only restriction being that the school in question shall remain in the class for the entire four-year period. All requests must be made prior to the set deadline before district boundaries are established. If a team from one classification elects to play into a higher class, the lowest enrollment average school in the higher class will be given an option to move into the lower class, with every attempt being made to ensure a balance in the number of teams in classes 2A through 5A.

The ranking of schools by four-year enrollment averages will be released to the schools by the end of the week. A deadline will be established towards the end of February for schools to declare their intention to play into a higher class. The KHSAA staff will then work to shift schools as needed per the motion, and present a first draft of the 2015-18 alignment to the Board of Control at its April meeting