2026 Annual Ballot

About this episode

Dr. Jennifer Rukstad reviews the 11 proposals on the 2026 MSHSAA Annual Ballot.

Dr. Jennifer Rukstad, Executive Director, reviews and explains all 11 proposals on the 2026 Missouri State High School Activities Association Annual Ballot. The proposals include standardizing coach/director requirements and creating an approval pathway for non-certificated coaches; multiple transfer-rule exceptions for children of active-duty military, students of non-resident school employees, and refugee/asylum students; expanding the non-school competition exception to all sports; allowing cooperative sponsorship schools to train together out of season; adding a preseason team tennis jamboree; permitting an extra speech/debate contest after April 1 and removing Friday start-time restrictions; modernizing scholar bowl limits to competition dates; and increasing dance competition limits from five to seven contests.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jennifer Rukstad

Topics covered

• annual ballot
• high school activities
• coaching requirements
• transfer rules
• competition limits

Keywords

• 2026 ballot
• coaching requirements
• transfer rules
• non-school competition
• dance competition limits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Missouri State High School Activities Association

Places: Missouri

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