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Echo SD 5 superintendent warns reclassification could move Echo into different leagues
Summary
Superintendent said Echo could be the largest or second-largest 1A school under new OSAA classification rules, which would alter league assignments for basketball and volleyball and affect scheduling across multiple sports.
In the superintendent's enrollment and athletics update, he told the board that statewide reclassification work will affect which leagues Echo competes in. "Echo would be, I think, the largest or the 2nd largest 1 a school in the state under the new classification systems," the superintendent said, and he described likely league partners and how some schools could move to 2A for basketball and volleyball.
He emphasized that football and some other sports follow different classification processes (for example, 8-man, 9-man distinctions) and that OSAA committees handle football classifications separately. The superintendent urged board members to review OSAA resources and noted the district will monitor impacts on scheduling and travel as classifications finalize.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how rolling averages and an incoming 8th-grade class affect admission and class size thresholds; the superintendent described using 3- or 4-year rolling averages to determine high-school admissions and redistricting implications.
