WIAA

Conference Realignment

Board of Control

The Board of Control has the authority to take action about a reasonable conference affiliation and relationship for member high schools.  Reasonable conference affiliation and relationship with member high schools may include total movement of member schools, sport specific relief, and/or scheduling relief.

Note: While it is not generally the intent to make wholesale changes in existing conference lines. It should be understood that there could be shake-ups in areas where conference affiliation problems are particularly acute. It should also be understood that it may not be realistic to find a solution for every member school.

Senior High Handbook, page 18.

Process and Timeline

Realignment Flow Chart

October 1 - Deadline to Initiate the Application

November 1 - Deadline to Submit the Application for Review

November 15 - Final Deadline for Application 

November 16 - Publish Realignment Requests

  • Publish Realignment requests on WIAA website
  • Send mass email to WIAA membership
  • Send information to Realignment Task Force
  • Task Force work groups begin review of applications

December - Realignment Task Force Meets

  • Review applications
  • Prioritize applications
  • Begin preliminary Realignment solutions

December  - Publish 

  • Publish Realignment preliminary solutions on WIAA website
  • Send denied requests to member schools
  • Send acted upon requests to member schools    

January (first week) - Realignment Task Force Meets Virtually

  • Newly affected schools from Modified Solutions are invited to appear

January (second week) - Realignment Task Force Meets

  • Hear appeal from those denied by task force
  • Hear member schools affected
  • Task Force modifies and finalizes solutions
  • Task Force submits proposals

January - Publish

  • Publish Realignment proposals on WIAA website
  • Send denied requests to member schools
  • Send acted upon requests to member schools

February - Realignment Task Force Meets (if needed)

  • Hear member schools affected
  • Task Force modifies and finalizes solutions
  • Task Force submits proposals

February - Publish

  • Publish final Realignment proposals on WIAA website
  • Send acted upon requests to member schools

March - Board of Control Meets

  • Realignment Proposals Before the Board

April - Realignment Task Force Meets (if needed)

  • Publish final remanded Realignment proposals on website
  • Send remanded revisions to member schools

April - Board of Control Meets

  • Remanded Proposals Before the Board
View the Realignment Archive here