ARTICLE XII

Ratings and Contest Assignments

Section 1. Contest Assignment Listing. The Sports Committee for each designated sport shall prepare an annual Contest Assignment Listing (CAL) for all members having a current FHSAA rating in that sport and that have completed their term as a probationary member. The CAL for each WCOA designated sport shall be presented to the membership at a sports meeting prior to the date of the state exam for that particular sport.

Section 2. Designation of Officials. The Contest Assignment List categories shall be as follows:

a. Conditional (Number 1). New official with unknown capability.
May be advanced to any higher category after an evaluation has been made.

b. Accepted (Number 2). Capable of officiating contests below varsity level.

c. Approved (Number 3). Capable of officiating varsity contests with selection of assignments. Selective assignments only.

d. Qualified (Number 4). Capable of officiating most contests assigned by WCOA. Some assignment restrictions.

e. Superior (Number 5). Capable of officiating any contest assigned by WCOA. No assignment restrictions.

In evaluating each member when preparing the annual CAL list for each WCOA designated sport, the Sports Committee shall evaluate the member’s FHSAA exam score, years of experience, meeting attendance, performance evaluations, game assignments and schedule, education clinics and camps attended, and any other factors that it deems to be appropriate in determining the member’s category assignment. The Sports Committee shal be authorized to change a member’s category at any time that it deems such change to be in the best interests of the corporation; provided, however, that such member is informed of any change to his or her category rating.


Section 3. Appeal Rights. A member may appeal his or her CAL rating appearing before the Sports Committee.

Section 4. Leave of Absence. Any member that has a written leave of absence on file with FHSAA, was previously a certified member of the corporation and furnishes evidence of such to WCOA shall be granted reciprocity consideration by the Sports Committee in preparing the Contest Assignment List.

Section 5. Contract Obligations; FHSAA. The Sports Committee shall ensure that all WCOA contractual and FHSAA requirements are met in determining contest assignments for the corporation. It is also the responsibility of each individual member to ensure, to the best of their knowledge, that his or her personal contest assignments meet all WCOA contractual and FHSAA requirements. Each member shall be responsible for informing the Sports Committee if they do not.

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