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108Non-boundaried school programs not eligible for a waiverA sport or activity program at a particular non-boundaried school is not eligible for an automatic waiver during a two-year classification cycle if, over the course of the previous two (2) school terms, the program (as a team) has accomplished anyof the following:1. Wins a trophy at the state finals. OR,2. In Girls’ Volleyball, Boys’ Basketball, Girls’ Basketball, Boys’ Soccer, Girls’ Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, orScholastic Bowl accomplishes at least three (3) of the following:a. Wins an IHSA Regional Tournamentb. Wins an IHSA Sectional Tournament3. In Boys’ Track and Field, Girls’ Track and Field, Boys’ Tennis, Girls’ Tennis, Competitive Cheerleading, or CompetitiveDance accomplishes at least three (3) of the following:a. Wins an IHSA Sectional Tournamentb. Finishes in the Top 10 as team at the IHSA State Finals.4. In Boys’ Cross Country, Girls’ Cross Country, Boys’ Golf, and Girls’ Golf, accomplishes at least four (4) of the following:a. Wins an IHSA Regional Tournamentb. Wins an IHSA Sectional Tournamentc. Finishes in the Top 10 as team at the IHSA State Finals.5. In Football, accomplishes the following:a. Wins at least three playoff gamesFor the purposes of determining eligibility for a waiver, any trophy, title, place, win, or state final appearance that was earnedand subsequently forfeited is counted.Non-boundaried school programs eligible for a waiverAll sport and activity programs that are subject to the 1.65 multiplier and do not fall under the criteria listed above are eligible for a waiver and are granted a waiver automatically. No waivers other than automatic waivers are granted.Boundaried school programsFor boundaried school programs, the “classification enrollment” is always equal to the “official enrollment.”B. ClassificationsBeginning with the 2019-20 school year, a school’s classification enrollment will remain the same for a two-year period. Everytwo years after that, the classification enrollments will be recalculated.For example, classifications for the 2024-2025 school year are based on the average of the actual school enrollments submittedon September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2021.School Years Average these Actual Enrollments Enrollments Announced Classification Announced2023-24 & 2024-252025-26 & 2026-27Sept. 30, 2020 & Sept. 30, 2021Sept. 30. 2022 & Sept. 30, 2023December, 2022December, 2024Fall sports: December, 2022 Winter sports: April, 2023 Spring sports: June, 2023 Fall sports: December, 2024 Winter sports: April, 2025Spring sports: June, 20251) Classification CutoffsAt the end of each two-year cycle, classification cutoffs and ranges for the next cycle in all sports and activities conducted inmultiple classes will be determined according to the following method:A list of the schools that entered the IHSA postseason series in that particular sport or activity during the current school term is assembled. “Individual entries” (schools that did not enter as a team) are excluded from the list. In competitive cheerleading, coed entries are also excluded from the list.The next cycle’s classification enrollments are applied to all schools in the list. For the purposes of this computation, it isassumed that the schools making up each cooperative team will remain the same.