Colorado High School Activities Association
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CHSAA Fact Sheet
CHSAA Mission Statement:
The mission of the CHSAA is to serve its membership through the advancement of,
and the student's participation in, interscholastic activities, which are an
integral component and a complement to the educational goals of its member
schools.
A Voluntary Organization:
The CHSAA is a voluntary association of 340 member schools, including 281
public, 41 private schools and 18 charter schools. Of the public schools, two
have incarcerated or court-appointed student participants. Of the private
schools, 28 are church-related. The CHSAA started in May, 1921.
Colorado's Participation Numbers:
of the 224,977 students enrolled in the CHSAA's member schools in 2010-11 (the
latest statistics) more than 58%, or 132,611 students, participate in music,
speech, student leadership and athletics. Colorado's participation rate is one
of the highest in the country.
Music Participation Numbers Largest:
Over 37,000 Students participate in music programs, both vocal and instrumental,
across the state making it the largest activity sanctioned by the CHSAA.
Football, with over 16,800 students participating, is the single largest
participatory sport. Boys' and Girls’ Basketball together have over 15,000
participants.
CHSAA Legislative Body has 69
Representatives:
The CHSAA's Legislative body, its Legislative Council, is made up of 69
representatives from local leagues across the state. Each league receives one
representative and then two additional representatives are added for having more
than 10,000 students in a single league and one having 10-19 schools in a
league. An additional representative is given to leagues with 20 or more
schools. All representatives are elected to the Legislative Council by the
individual leagues. The state's superintendents also have three representatives
on the Legislative Council. The
CHSAA Legislative Council also has five members of the Colorado Association of
School Boars, representing specified areas in the state. School Board
representatives from across the state are also members of the Associations
sports, administrative and activities advisory committees.
CHSAA Board of Directors Monitors
Day-to-Day Operations: The CHSAA Board of
Directors is the group that monitors the daily operations of the CHSAA office.
Its responsibilities include budget oversight, personnel matters and services as
the final appeals committee.
CHSAA Board of Directors Membership:
The Board of Directors is made up of elected representatives of nine established
districts across the state and representatives from the Colorado Department of
Education, North Central Association, Colorado Association of School Boards,
Colorado Association of School Executives and the Colorado State Legislature. In
all, 14 members make up the committee in 2011-2012.
School Dues and Fees Are Just 20% of
CHSAA Budget:
As members in the CHSAA, each member school paid a service fee of $750 each,
along with a $110 per activity fee for each activity sponsored by the school.
The spread in school membership dues and fees this year was from a low of
approximately $850 to a high of $3,500. That is right at 20% of the Association
Budget. The remainder comes from gate receipts at the state playoff events,
along with revenue from corporate sponsorship, merchandise sales and entry fees
in music, spirit and speech, in all, the Association has an annual budget of
$3.97 million. The annual dues and fees have remained the same for the past five
years.
Association Returns Over $1.8
Million to Member Schools:
Under Association policies, the organization cannot hold more than 50% of its
budget in reserves, any amount over that 50% figure is returned to the
membership. Over the past eight years, the Association will have returned nearly
$2 million to its membership since 2000-01. In the last 13 years, the amount
returned to schools is over $1.8 million. Additionally, the Association
reimburses nearly $200,000 in travel expenses to schools in the football,
baseball, basketball, wrestling and softball playoffs each year.
CU Study Reinforces Benefits of High
School Activities:
A 1992 Study conducted by CU professor Dr. Kevin McCarthy showed that the
average activities participant's grade point average was 2.96 compared to the
non-participant's 2.35. The study further concluded that student participants
missed less school and scored significantly higher on the standardized tests.
Further, his study showed that regardless of gender, ethnicity or socio-economic
class, students who participated in interscholastic activities performed better
in the classroom.
McCarthy's Jefferson County Study
Reinforces Earlier Findings: On September 27, 1999.
Dr. McCarthy released a study he conducted for Jefferson County and its 16 high
schools. In that study, he found that student participants in Jefferson County
had an average grade point average of 3.093 compared to the 2,444 of
non-participants. This study shows with startling clarity that no matter the
students' gender, ethnicity or income level, students involved with
interscholastic activities had higher grades and missed school less often.
Membership of CHSAA Board of
Directors (leagues Represented) [term expires]:
District 1
(Mountain, Western Slope): Rick Schmitz, Athletic Director (Coal Ridge High
School) [2014]
District 2
(Centennial, Northern): Harry Bull, Administrator (Cherry Creek School District)
[2012]; CHSAA President [2011-2012]
District 3
(High Plains, Lower Platte, Mile High, North Central, Patriot, Union Pacific,
YWKC): Jerry Martin, Athletic Director (Longmont Christian High School) [2015]
District 4
(Jefferson County, Skyline): Nate Smith, Athletic Director (Aurora Central High
School) [2013]
District 5
(Denver, Metropolitan No. Front Range):
Pat Gilliam, Principal (Union Colony High School) [2014]
District 6
(Continental, Front Range, 5280): Jerry Goings, Principal (Highlands Ranch High
School) [2012]
District 7
(Black Forest, Colorado Springs Metro, Southern, Tri-Peaks, West Central): Lance
Villers, Superintendent (Custer County Schools) [2015]
District 8
(Fisher’s Peak, Intermountain, San Juan, Southern Peaks, Southwestern): Curt
Wilson, Principal (Centauri High School) [2011]
District 9
(Arkansas Valley, Santa Fe, South Central, Southeastern): Carl Lindauer,
Athletic Director (Las Animas High School) [2012]
Colorado Association of School Boards:
Tom Sifers (East Grand School District) [2012]
Colorado Association of School Executives:
Jim Lucas, Assistant Principal (Pine Creek High School) [2015]
Colorado Association of School Executives:
Randy Miller, Superintendent (Eaton Schools) [2013]
Colorado Department of Education: Wendy Dunaway,
Colorado Department of Education [2015]
Colorado State Assembly: Nancy Todd, Aurora
(State Representative) [2012]
CHSAA Office Administrative Staff
(Staff Assistant) [Key Assignments]:
Paul Angelico, Commissioner (Kim Rose, Donna
Welch, Bookkeeper) [Classification and League Organization Committee, Board of
Directors, Legislative Council, Budget, Hardship Waivers, Handbook, Personnel,
Directory]
Rhonda
Blanford-Green, Associate Commissioner (Jane Boudreau,
Sharon Aguilar, Mail Room) [Cross Country, Spirit, Track & Field,
Corporate Relations, Equity/Title IX Coordinator, Recognition Programs, Academic
Team/All-State]
Bert Borgmann, Assistant
Commissioner (Lisa Cunningham Austin) [Baseball, Basketball,
Gymnastics, Hall of Fame, Media Relations, State Legislative Relations, New
Schools, Programs, State Records, Championship Results]
Tom Robinson, Assistant
Commissioner (Monica Tillman) [Golf, Officials, Officials’ Fees
Committee, Sporting-like Behavior, Officials’ Organizations]
Bethany
Schott, Assistant Commissioner (Michele Sobczyk)
[Field Hockey, Tennis, Music, Skiing, Swimming, Volleyball, Cooperative
Programs, Medical Relations]
Harry
Waterman, Assistant Commissioner (Malinda
Arensdorf) [Football, Wrestling, Lacrosse, Student Council, Foreign Waivers, New
Athletic Directors/Principals Meeting, Playoff Sites]
Bud Ozzello, Assistant Commissioner (Audra Cathy)
[Softball, Soccer, Speech, Ice Hockey, Coaching Registration, Sanctioned Events,
Participation Survey]
Interscholastic Activities
Sanctioned by the CHSAA:
Music, Speech, Student Leadership, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Girls Field
Hockey, Football, Boys and Girls Golf, Girls Gymnastics, Boys and Girls Soccer,
Girls Softball, Spirit, Boys and Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls
Basketball, Ice Hockey, Boys and Girls Skiing, Wrestling, Baseball, Boys and
Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Swimming, Boys and Girls Track and Field.
Foundation for Colorado High School Student Activities: The FCHSSA exists
to recognize the intrinsic value of school activities by providing financial
support. Its goals are three-fold: 1)
To preserve and create opportunities for the students
involved in Colorado High School Activities Association programs;
2)
To provide a vehicle for Coloradans to become actively
involved in supporting quality programs which instill lifelong values in their
young citizens; 3) To insure that the CHSAA can continue to provide quality
programs and services to its membership. The FCHSA donated $6,000 to the
National Federation of State High School Associations Annual Speech Topic
meeting this past summer in Denver, along with several smaller donations to
member school
