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Friday, February 3, 2012
OHSAA’s Competitive Balance Committee to extend study
The Competitive Balance Committee, headed by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, decided on Tuesday that it will continue to study the disproportional amount of state championships won by private schools compared to public schools.
The CBC was established in January 2010 after another study was presented to the OHSAA. That study concluded that a majority of titles were being won by non-public schools, even though those schools comprised just 17 percent of Ohio’s high schools.
A referendum was narrowly voted down by membership principals last spring. The proposal addressed school boundary, socioeconomic and tradition factors that would determine divisions for schools.
The committee also addressed a proposed referendum that would separate public and private schools in OHSAA tournaments.
“We had some very healthy, open dialogue,” OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross said in a release on Friday.
“I believe everyone on the committee felt as though we had a chance to review all of the issues and concerns that have come up since last spring’s referendum voting, the August survey that was conducted with over 300 member school principals and recent meetings of both a competitive balance subcommittee and a committee to study the enrollment disparity that exists in Division I. We even addressed how some legislative issues that have been raised could impact Ohio’s schools.”
The CBC will provide an update to the OHSAA Board of Directors at their Feb. 15 meeting. The committee will meet later in February to determine what course of action to pursue following the Board of Directors’ review.
“It is possible a referendum issue dealing with competitive balance could be placed on the ballot for the May voting by the membership,” Dr. Ross said, “but at this point it’s premature to speculate what, if any, proposal the Board of Directors may approve.”
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