Are they coming up a rough draft for the new football alignment?

From the CJ's Jason Frakes on Twitter:

KHSAA Board of Control meeting set for tomorrow. Among the agenda items, first draft of football alignment for 2027-28 seasons will be released. Reminder that KHSAA is now realigning football every two years instead of every four years.

I think it's funny that they don't seem to release the enrollment reports ahead of time now.  I think they realized that some smart cookies like many we have here could figure it out ahead of time.

02/19/2026 8:00 AM
Full Board of Control - KHSAA Offices Lexington, KY
The Board will adjourn into Work Session at around 9:00 a.m. and reconvene following the Work Session.

Agenda:

1. Legal Session for Update on Specific Items

1.1. Current Legal Matters and Contract Issues

1.2. AHSAA Material - 2026

2. Public Comment Session

2.1. Items Presented Regarding Meade County Correspondence on Region Move
Attachments:
Meade County - 5th Region Request Part 1
Meade County Request Part 2

2.2. Items Presented Regarding Fort Knox Correspondence on Region Move
Attachments:
Fort Knox 2026 Athletic district realignment request
Fort Knox Request Part 2
Fort Knox Request Part 3

2.3. Items Presented Regarding Floyd County Correspondence on Region Move of Another School
Attachments:
Floyd County Schools Request to Move Lawrence County High School into Different District
Floyd County Request Part 2

2.4. Public Comment from Those in Attendance

3. Cornerstone Christian Appeal - Region 8 Placement
Attachments:
Cornerstone Christian Appeal
Note from [Redacted] Alignment Policy Questions
Alignment Information Policy Question Answers
8th Region Basketball (and related sports compiled survey
8th Mileage Chart-Miles
8th Mileage Chart-Time
Cornerstone Offerings to Date Schedule Limitations
Portland Christian Commentary

4. Adjourn to Work Session

5. Re-convene Full Board of Control Meeting

6. Pledge and Reflection

6.1. Pledge-Russell Thompson

6.2. Reflection-David Zuberer

7. Items Referred from Work Session

8. For the Good of the Order

02/19/2026 9:00 AM
Full Board of Control Work Session - KHSAA Offices Lexington, KY

Agenda:

1. AGENDA NOTE - Public Comment and Legal Session will be held at 8 a.m. as part of the official convening of the full Board meeting before the Board moves into work session The requested appeal by Cornerstone Christian will also be heard prior to the work session.

2. Convene the work session

3. Items for Reports and Information of the Board and Approval

3.1. Operations Reports

3.1.1. Sports and Sport Activities Reports from Staff
Attachments:
Sports Report - Post-Winter Cheer
Sports Report - Post-Winter Dance
Sports Report - Winter Bowling
Sports Report - Winter Swimming
Sports Report - Winter Wrestling
Sports Report - Winter Indoor Track 2026
Sports Report - Winter Basketball
Sports Report - Spring Archery
Sports Report - Spring Boys Lacrosse
Sports Report - Spring Boys Volleyball
Sports Report - Spring Bass Fishing
Sports Report - Spring Baseball

3.1.2. Non Championship Reports from Staff
Attachments:
Non-Sports Report- Annual KY Baseball Coaches Convention
Attendance on Behalf of KHSAA - NFHS Soccer Rules Committee
Attendance on Behalf of KHSAA - High School Golf Summit

3.1.3. KHSAA360/ArbiterSports Update

3.1.4. Reminders Regarding 702 KAR 7:065 and Evaluation Participation

3.1.5. Accept the Operations Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

3.2. Officials Division Report

3.2.1. Officials Licensing Comparison and Arbiter Sports Update
Attachments:
Officials Licensing Summary 2024-25, 2025-26 Totals and Board Meeting Officials Report

3.2.2. Disqualification Report and Comparison
Attachments:
2025-2026 Ejection Of A KHSAA Player Or Coach BySchool
2025-2026 Ejection Of A KHSAA Player Or Coach BySchool By Coach
2025-2026 Ejection Of A KHSAA Player Or Coach BySchool By Player
2025-2026 Ejection Of A KHSAA Player Or Coach BySport

3.2.3. Accept the Officials Division Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

3.3. Regulatory Reports

3.3.1. Status of Regulation Promulgation

3.3.2. Status of Legislative Discussions
Attachments:
2026 HB421
2026 HB626
2026 SB184
2026 SR76
2026 SR81

3.3.3. Status of 2024-2025 Financial Aid Reports
Attachments:
Followup-Bylaw 11-Financial Aid Report

3.3.4. Transfers and Eligibility Appeals Report
Attachments:
Totals Appeals Agenda Hearings Dates and Schedules and Status Report - Google Sheets

3.3.5. Board of Control Election Status Report
Attachments:
Board of Control Election Results Representing Regions 1-8
Board of Control Election Results Representing Regions 1-8 Non-Public
Board of Control Election Results Representing Regions 5 & 8
Board of Control Election Results Representing Regions 6 & 7

3.3.6. Accept the Regulatory Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

3.4. Finance and Business

3.4.1. TPG Sponsorship Review
Attachments:
Financial - - TGP Report

3.4.2. Main Office Maintenance and Update Report

3.4.3. Accept the Finance and Business Operations Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

3.5. Competition Rules Reports

3.5.1. Swimming Experimental Rule Status
Attachments:
Past Swimming & Diving Entries - By Region
Past Swimming & Diving Entries - Diving Trend

3.5.2. Accept the Competition Rules Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

3.6. General Reports

3.6.1. HOF Selection Status

3.6.2. School Enrollment Reports

3.6.3. Accept the General Reports as Submitted and direct any necessary action

4. Items for Review for Possible Action at a Later Meeting

4.1. Discussion of Strategic Plan Initiatives and Potential Data to Be Collected

4.1.1. Opportunity for Classification Discussion

4.1.2. Discuss District Seeding Procedures

4.2. Handbook Issues, Including Bylaws

4.2.1. First Reading Discussion of Issues around Bylaw 6, Students Representing Schools Below Grade Nine as well as mid-season transfers

5. Items for Discussion and Action

5.1. Finance, Business, and Operations

5.1.1. Election of 2026-2027 President-Elect

5.1.2. Approve Minutes of January meeting
Attachments:
DRAFT Full Board of Control Meeting Minutes January 2025

5.1.3. Consideration of Special Induction - Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame

5.1.4. Approve Financial Reports for July to Current
Attachments:
KHSAA-Check Report 02182026
KHSAA Income Statement Report 02182026
KHSAA General Ledger Report 02182026

5.2. Competition Rules

5.2.1. Placement of Grace James Academy, 2026-2027

5.2.2. Consideration of Site - Baseball State First Round

5.2.3. Consideration of Revision- Soccer Postseason Calendar

5.2.4. Final Timeline for State Tennis Restructuring and Play

5.2.5. Next Steps - Triennial Survey Follow-up

5.2.5.1. Follow-up Survey Related to Spring STUNT competition

5.2.5.2. Follow-up Survey Related to Fall Pickleball competition
Attachments:
Letter from Kenny Cail - Pickleball

5.2.5.3. Follow-up Survey Related to Girls Flag Football competition

5.2.6. Final Review - Classification Data for Enrollment Based Sports

5.2.6.1. Consider Use of Total Enrollment Population for all Classified Sports

5.2.6.2. Consideration of Multiplier or Other Adjustments - Non-Public Schools

5.2.7. Football Realignment Draft Review

5.2.7.1. Football Enrollment Data Report

5.2.7.2. Draft Football Alignment for 2027 and 2028 seasons

6. Other Action Items

2 hours ago, TimeWillTell said:

Are they coming up a rough draft for the new football alignment?

From the agenda in the post above for the BOC's 9am work session tomorrow:

"5.2.7.2. Draft Football Alignment for 2027 and 2028 seasons"

3 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

5.2.1. Placement of Grace James Academy, 2026-2027

I had to google Grace James Academy. I didn't realize JCPS had started a STEAM academy...looks like it's an all-girls school. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) schools push for providing students with more career opportunities via co-ops and internships in high school, along with a bulked up dual-credit class program).

I know Fayette County Schools has had a STEAM academy for about a decade now, and Paintsville Independent Schools are currently pushing for one. I didn't realize athletics was a part of any of their programs, though.

17 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

5.2.5.2. Follow-up Survey Related to Fall Pickleball competition
Attachments:
Letter from Kenny Cail - Pickleball

Pickleball seems like it's a pretty obvious expansion opportunity for the KHSAA. I know several schools in NKY currently have pickleball intramurals and/or pickleball clubs. That's yet another coaching stipend for schools to have to include into their budgets, though, plus more officials for the KHSAA to come up with.

24 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

2.1. Items Presented Regarding Meade County Correspondence on Region Move
Attachments:
Meade County - 5th Region Request Part 1
Meade County Request Part 2

2.2. Items Presented Regarding Fort Knox Correspondence on Region Move
Attachments:
Fort Knox 2026 Athletic district realignment request
Fort Knox Request Part 2
Fort Knox Request Part 3

2.3. Items Presented Regarding Floyd County Correspondence on Region Move of Another School
Attachments:
Floyd County Schools Request to Move Lawrence County High School into Different District
Floyd County Request Part 2

3. Cornerstone Christian Appeal - Region 8 Placement
Attachments:
Cornerstone Christian Appeal
Note from [Redacted] Alignment Policy Questions
Alignment Information Policy Question Answers
8th Region Basketball (and related sports compiled survey
8th Mileage Chart-Miles
8th Mileage Chart-Time
Cornerstone Offerings to Date Schedule Limitations
Portland Christian Commentary

This is an issue that the KHSAA needs to resolve soon. The current basketball (and almost all sports) alignment is based on the initial product from 1933, adjusted in 1966, and again in 2005. The problem is the number of schools in some parts of the state has grown while other areas have shrunk. The KHSAA continues to attempt to band-aid this problem but I believe it is past time to do a complete overhaul. No region should have fewer than 16 teams and no district should have fewer than 4 teams. If that means some schools have to move out of their traditional homes, then so be it.

3 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Pickleball seems like it's a pretty obvious expansion opportunity for the KHSAA. I know several schools in NKY currently have pickleball intramurals and/or pickleball clubs. That's yet another coaching stipend for schools to have to include into their budgets, though, plus more officials for the KHSAA to come up with.

I doubt they would have pickleball referees. Tennis doesn't have referees.

1 hour ago, Tigerpride94 said:

From the CJ's Jason Frakes on Twitter:

KHSAA Board of Control meeting set for tomorrow. Among the agenda items, first draft of football alignment for 2027-28 seasons will be released. Reminder that KHSAA is now realigning football every two years instead of every four years.

13 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

This is an issue that the KHSAA needs to resolve soon. The current basketball (and almost all sports) alignment is based on the initial product from 1933, adjusted in 1966, and again in 2005. The problem is the number of schools in some parts of the state has grown while other areas have shrunk. The KHSAA continues to attempt to band-aid this problem but I believe it is past time to do a complete overhaul. No region should have fewer than 16 teams and no district should have fewer than 4 teams. If that means some schools have to move out of their traditional homes, then so be it.

Agreed.  When Hopkinsville and Christian County complete their merge after this year, it means no region west of the 4th will have more than 15 teams in it.  And some of those it is fair to question how much you can rely on them.  If Cloverport, or Heritage Christian Academy, or even Community Christian one day decided to stop playing, would it be the most surprising thing? Or Fulton County and Fulton City finally getting smart and merging? Which would lower those that much further.

Alternatively, I could see merit in swapping to a super regional format as the 15th did, to overcome those challenges.  But it is high past time to do SOMETHING. To echo your other Simpson's image:

18 minutes ago, gchs_uk9 said:

I doubt they would have pickleball referees. Tennis doesn't have referees.

Admittedly I haven't ever been to a single high school tennis match in my life (my sincerest apologies to Coach Hertsenberg at Cov Cath, lol). Are the matches self-officiated by coaches and players? Who is making the calls on faults and close-calls out of bounds?

16 hours ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Admittedly I haven't ever been to a single high school tennis match in my life (my sincerest apologies to Coach Hertsenberg at Cov Cath, lol). Are the matches self-officiated by coaches and players? Who is making the calls on faults and close-calls out of bounds?

Players call in and out on their side of the court. If you think that you are being cheated you can call for a line judge, and then the coaches (or someone appointed by them) will step in and be the judge of in and out. And it doesn't happen very often that a kid calls for a line judge.