Reccomending South Bend Community School Corp. Board of Trustees Not to Lower Standards of Student-Athletes

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Resolution No. I, d bqJ__ Bill No. I y A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOT LOWER THE STANDARDS OF STUDENT - ATHLETES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS AND CALLS FOR THE BOARD TO NOT MOVE FORWARD ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN DOCUMENT 2431 ADDRESSING THEIR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS POLICY the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana recognizes that the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc, (IHSAA) was first organized in 1903, and is charged with encouraging and directing "wholesome amateur athletics" by: • Regulating, supervising and administering interschool athletic activities; and • Cooperating with all agencies vitally concerned with the health and educational welfare of secondary school students; and • Determining qualifications of individual contestants, coaches and officials; and • Providing written communications to facilitate athletic relations among member schools; and • Establishing standards for eligibility, competition and sportsmanship while providing protection against exploitation of schools and students; and the Common Council further recognizes that any high school in Indiana, as well as any junior high school offering 9`h grade, whether such school is public, private, institutional or parochial, if accredited by the Indiana Department of Education, may become a member of the IHSAA; and 4" the IHSAA is governed by a 19- member Board of Directors who are elected by member school principals from three (3) IHSAA legislative districts; who also comprise the IHSAA Executive Committee who meet on a monthly basis to organize & direct state tournaments and meets; to interpret By -Laws; and to determine penalties for rule violations; and the 2015 -2016 IHSAA By -Laws & Articles of Incorporation is a very detailed document which notes that "one of the purposes of the IHSAA is to assure that every student - athlete has a fair opportunity to compete "; and fie, at the City of South Bend 2016 Budget Kickoff held at the Century Center on May 28, 2015, Council Member Karen L. White, Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson, talked about "What makes a great city ". She highlighted many key factors such as that "cities are about people and the quality of life for its citizens "; that "a truly great city needs to be an appealing place to live. It needs to attract and retain a large pool of local, national and international talent'; and that "strong neighborhoods make strong cities" with educational opportunities and standards being a component part; and