UIL Policy Cmte Accepts Proposal to Study Private school div

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TANS Board includes members from Bryan Brazos Christian, Arlington Oakridge, Houston Schlenker School, Midland Christian, Plano Prestonwood, Tyler Grace Community and Austin Brentwood Christian

UIL Policy Committee Accepts TANS Study Proposal

On Tuesday, June 12, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) accepted a proposal from the Texas Association of Non-Public Schools (TANS) to determine the feasibility of forming a separate private school division within the UIL.

The TANS Board of Directors authorized this proposal at its April 2012 meeting, noting the uncertainty surrounding a potential re-organization of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), the largest private school athletic league in the state. The board concluded that it is in the interest of private schools across Texas to explore avenues that might expand the availability of quality competitive activities.

The prerequisite terms of the proposal are very clear:
• A private school division within the UIL would be financially self-sustaining.
• Private and public schools would not compete against each other for championships or awards.
• Private schools would retain their independence and sovereignty in the areas of a school's stated mission, admission policy,staffing decisions and other vital operational policies and procedures.

The full proposal can be downloaded from our Document Library.

We look forward to this study and what we might learn about future partnerships and benefits for private schools and our students. The study is scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2012, and we will keep you informed about its progress.

 

[CowboyP]

What will the private schools gain by joining the UIL?

 

[freeagent]

What will the private schools gain by joining the UIL?

Heck if I know. All I can figure is that some folks are trying to come up with an alternative if TAPPS falls apart. Not sure allowing the fox to run the henhouse is the right answer.

 

[CowboyP]

It doesn't make sense to me.

 

[cozmo cramer]

If UIL took the privates, this would kill the other private school affiliations....

I don't think every sixman school would go UIL, because several of them would be placed in 11man....

BUT.... IF, this came possible, I'm sure SEVERAL 6-man school would be bailing to the UIL, IF UIL GAVE THE PRIVATES THEIR OWN LEAGUE.....

Could this be bye bye tapps, t-cal, t-caf........ Good luck UIL on this decision......

 

[freeagent]

Could this be bye bye tapps, t-cal, t-caf........ Good luck UIL on this decision......

Nope. It would be one more private school league. And if TAPPS implodes, there may be more than the four we already have (TAPPS, T-CAL, SPC, TCAF).

 

[WOSgrad]

I think it is just a case of TANS rattling their sabers at TAPPS. They are really not happy with the rhetoric that Edd Burleson used in the wake of the Beren Academy basketball dispute and this is their way of rattling TAPPS cage.

I don't see the UIL getting into the private school sports league business anytime in the near future.

 

[justobserving]

Just the shear politics of this makes the whole idea absurd. This would be a political and social "football" no one would want to deal with. Believe it, the zealots from both sides of this would come out of the wood work.

• • Separation of Church and State ring a bell. I know, I know not a real application here but it would become one....
  • Anyone believe the Privates would want to give up their operational autonomy to become subject to the rules of a state organization with the religious climate we have right now in government.

Don't see this happening any time soon...

 

[Kramer]

Don't see this happening.... UIL has its handsfull with its belongings now......

But if TAPPS don't be careful, It won't be long before T-Cal is larger (more teams) and the premier league.....


I like everything about TAPPS, but when they decided to let 8th graders play HS sports, That opened this can of worms.
Tapps tries to follow UIL, UIL won't ever let an 8th grader play HS sports....
Tapps needed to develop a MAN-HOOD and tell those schools, NO, NO 8th grade participation on ANY HS LEVEL, But they didn't because they were scared those schools would leave their organization for t-cal/t-caf/ind, etc.....

Now all of a sudden, TAPPS is coming down hard on every school, person, pet, city, to make a GOOD IMPRESSION that they are running a tight ship....

My question is, Does TAPPS really care about the 6-man school.
If for one think not, they pretty much ran off a few schools, through the state title game in Zephyr (nice field/complex) AND NO OFFENCE TO ZEPHYR..... But TAPPS could've found a LARGER CITY to host the title games....
TAPPS DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR 6-man in this BIG VENUE......

Zephyr offers no motels, restaraunts, etc..........

But then again, TAPPS runs the show, NOT I...... I really like TAPPS and I believe it's the 2nd best organization out there OTHER THAN UIL, but if they don't look out, t-cal will have more of the tapps schools

Just my two cents....

but UIL would never take any private school organizations..... That's a lawsuit JUST waiting to happen...

Heck, the majority of private schools are here because the parent doesn't want their children in public schools because they feel public schools are bad...
Public schools are not bad, I PROMISE U..... It's who your child chooses to run around with in those public schools..... We all know right from wrong

just my two cents

 

[GSB]

TAPPS rules specifically prohibit 8th graders from playing HS athletics.

I agree with the post that concluded this is sabre rattling, and that UIL would not take on the private schools which belong to the requesting group.