SDHSAA discusses new classification system based on success, enrollment

PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) Board of Directors worked through a potential new system for promoting and relegating individual athletic teams at a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The new system, which is being workshopped by the Success Factor Subcommittee and was presented by SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos, Ed.D., would keep the current classification system in place and move individual programs up and down based on success and school size. Currently, schools only change between AA, A and B based on enrollment flucutations. AA schools have more than 450 students in grades nine through 12, A schools have between 91 and 450 in high...