August 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM - AUGUST BOARD OF CONTROL
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I. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Grant Swallows
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II. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Grant Swallows
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III. Approval of Minutes
Speaker(s):
Grant Swallows
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Review and approval of the Minutes from the previous meeting.
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IV. Financial Reports
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
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IV.A. Financial Report of Baseball
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report of the district, regional, and sectional baseball tournaments and games
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IV.B. Financial Report of Softball
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial Report of the district, regional, and sectional softball tournaments and games
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IV.C. Financial Report of Soccer
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report of the district, regional, and sectional soccer tournaments and games
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IV.D. Financial Report of Track and Field
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report of the sectional track meets
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IV.E. Financial Report of Boys and Girls Lacrosse
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report of the sectional lacrosse contests
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IV.F. Financial Report of Tennis
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report of the district and regional tennis tournaments
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IV.G. Financial Report of Spring Fling
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Financial report and update for the 2026 Spring Fling
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V. Reports & Updates
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V.A. Auditor's Report of the 2025-26 School Year
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
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V.B. TSSAA Building Update
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
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V.C. Cooperative Programs Approved During the 2025-26 School Year
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Report of approved cooperative programs
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V.D. 2026-27 Transfer Update
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
The staff will provide an update on the operational side of the new transfer provisions.
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V.E. Marketing and Student Services Update
Speaker(s):
Courtney Brunetz
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Report of marketing program for the past and upcoming school years
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V.F. Sportsmanship Advisory Committee Update
Speaker(s):
EJ Wood
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V.G. Spring Fling Format Discussion
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
This item will be included on the agendas of the Regional and Administrators' meetings for discussion. The earliest any format change could be implemented would be the 2027-28 school year. During the June Board of Control meeting, the staff was asked to come up with some alternatives to consider and start developing a survey for school administrators.
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V.H. Classification Update
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
The staff will present any updates and the 2025-26 Division I enrollment numbers, as collected by the state for the TISA funding formula.
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VI. Business Items
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VI.A. Classification Appeals
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
The staff is recommending that Classification Appeals from schools only be heard at the November 2026 meeting unless requested by a member of the Board of Control.
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VI.B. 2026-27 TSSAA Budget
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Approval of the 2026-27 budget is required.
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VI.C. Division II Need-Based Financial Aid Final Report
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Approval of the final DII Financial Aid Report for the 2025-26 school
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VI.D. Sports Regulations Addition
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
The state office recommends charging staff with adding deadlines to the Sports Regulations that existing members must meet to add new teams in a team sport and remain eligible to participate in the postseason. This would apply to football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and girls flag football.
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VI.E. Participation on School Teams Outside of the Sports Season
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
This item was brought to the Board for discussion during the June meeting. The state office is often asked for guidance by schools and event organizers regarding school representation in national events and other activities that occur after the TSSAA season concludes and in the summer. The staff would like to take this opportunity to discuss this with the Board of Control and ask for guidance on how we move forward with these inquiries. During the June meeting, the Board requested the staff research other state association's policies on this issue.
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VI.F. Division I Basketball District Tournament 3rd and 4th Place Game
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
During the June Board of Control meeting, the staff was asked to bring a revised calendar and survey results to the August meeting for consideration.
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VI.G. Farragut High School Requests a Format Change for the Region 2 Basketball Tournament
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VI.H. Valor Collegiate Requests Exception to the Independent Game Participation Rule
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Valor requests an exception to the Independent Game Participation Rule for a senior girls soccer player who has the opportunity to represent her home country in the U19 Pan American Cup on October 5-13, 2026.
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VI.I. Obion County Central High School and South Fulton HIgh School Request Exception to Cooperative Program Rule in Girls Soccer (11:00)
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Obion County Central High School and South Fulton request a cooperative program in girls soccer with OCCHS serving as the host school. South Fulton has offered a girls soccer program in the last two years. School administrators will be present to make the request.
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VI.J. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy and RePublic High School Request Exception to Cooperative Program Rule in Football (11:15)
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy and RePublic High School request a cooperative agreement in football with MJCA serving as the host school. RePublic High School had a program during the 2024-25 school year. Administrators from the schools will appear to present this request.
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VI.K. Grainger High School and Washburn High School Request Exception to Cooperative Program Rule in Girls Basketball for One Year (2026-27)
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Grainger High School and Washburn High School request to form a cooperative program in girls basketball with Grainger serving as the host school. Washburn has offered a girls' basketball program in the last two years. This request is for the 2026-27 school year only.
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VI.L. Harriman High School and Rockwood High School Request Co-op Rule Exception in Soccer and Girls Soccer
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Harriman High School and Rockwood High School request an exception to form a cooperative agreement in soccer and girls soccer in order to be able to field a team. Both schools have hosted co-ops previously that have now dissolved.
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VI.M. Collierville High School Lacrosse Tournament Request (11:30)
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Collierville High School has hosted a large tournament early in the lacrosse season, which involves many school is Tennessee and from out of state. This year's Sports Calendar causes the tournament to fall during the preseason, which ultimately eliminates many schools from participating.
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VI.N. TSSAA Membership Requests
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Review of new member applications for the following schools:
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VI.N.1. Ridgeview High School, Lenoir City, TN
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Ridgeview High School is a new public school opening for the 2027-28 school year with grade 9 only. The school will expand to include grades 9-12 in 2028-29. The school is requesting membership for the 2027-28 school year and wants to be included in the new classifications.
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VI.N.2. Tennessee Nature Academy, Nashville, TN
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Tennessee Nature Academy is a charter school in Davidson Academy with an enrollment of 62 students in grades 9-12. They plan to participate in football, flag football, basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball. The school is requesting membership effective immediately and wants to be included in the next classification alignment. They understand that they will not be able to participate in the post-season this school year.
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VI.O. Officials Appeals
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Review and discussion of the following officials appeals:
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VI.O.1. Donald Wray Rodgers (Not Appearing)
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Mr. Rodgers will be present to appeal the suspension of his registration as a TSSAA official to the Board of Control.
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VI.P. Hardship Requests
Speaker(s):
Mark Reeves
Description (Appears on Agenda Report):
Review and discussion of the following hardship applications:
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VI.P.1. Grace Christian Academy, Knoxville (12:40)
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VI.P.2. Grainger High School, Rutledge (1:00)
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VI.P.3. Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis (1:20)
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VI.P.4. Ravenwood High School, Brentwood (1:40)
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VI.P.5. Harding Academy, Memphis (2:00)
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VI.P.6. Baylor School, Chattanooga (2:20)
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VI.P.7. Brentwood Academy, Brentwood (2:40)
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VI.P.8. Chattanooga Preparatory School, Chattanooga (3:00)
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VI.P.9. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga (Not Appearing)
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VI.P.10. Summertown Middle School, Summertown (Not Appearing)
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VII. Adjournment
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