This model is designed to promote equity among schools for "all" sports. I have seen some prelim data and there are schools way over 90% ISP currently in leagues with a schools with less than 5% ISP. That socioeconomic difference clearly gives the low ISP schools an advantage in non revenue sports like softball, baseball, tennis, soccer and volleyball. This is not a one off either, it is pretty common in lots of the current leagues. Charters could be impacted depending on where they are located. Some of the inner city charters and very rural charters may still have a relatively high ISP score.
I saw one school that was almost 100% ISP in a league with a school that was 1% ISP. Amazingly, the school with 1% ISP has multiple conference, regional and state titles in different sports. The high ISP school has not won a state title in many years in anything and is really bad in non-revenue sports. They compete in football, basketball, wrestling and track but in nothing else.
Thomasville looks to be going into a 1A league, might be back in the Yadkin Valley with Albemarle, N Rowan, N Stanly, S Stanly, S Davidson and others. Trinity and E Randolph have almost an identical ADM as THS so they could end up in that league also. That could be a damn good 1A football league with Thomasville, N Rowan, Albemarle, N & S Stanly and ER.
The ISP score will isolate some city and very rural small schools making it harder than it appears to match them up in leagues close by to limit travel expenses, local rivalries and promote equity among schools.
Thoughts?