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Please note: these rules apply to our elementary, middle, and high school contests and are a supplement to the rules found here.
Why do you need to know what school I attend? Can I attend a contest as an "individual"?
This is one of the most frequent questions we get asked and represents a fundamental misunderstanding of our system. Every student competes as an individual on multiple test rounds, and they may also compete as a member of a team on certain tests if there are other students from the same school who want to form a team with them. Because we offer awards to school teams and allow students to form school teams, we need to know what school each student attends so we can make sure no one is sabotaging our system by forming an illegal team or artificially manipulating their school's score. Registering for a contest under the name of a school you do not attend is a serious offense and will result in disqualification and possible further sanctions.
Is my school a real school?
In order to be considered a school for purposes of our contests, the school must be an accredited, transcript-issuing public or private school, or a transcript-issuing non-accredited private school or home school organization that is in compliance with the relevant local laws for establishing such a school. mathleague.org reserves the right to require a transcript from a school or other documentation if it requires further clarification regarding a school's or student's status. An after-school program, tutoring center, or community organization is presumptively assumed NOT to be a school for purposes of these rules unless it issues transcripts and there are at least some students who spend more than 50% of their total instructional time in that setting.
How do I know which school to select when I register?
In order to register for a contest, each student must identify with the school where they spend more than 50% of their instructional time. This school must be listed on our current membership roster and fit the definition of a school as described above, and the student must be enrolled in that school in a grade no higher than grade 6 for elementary school contests, grade 8 for middle school contests, or grade 12 for high school contests. If there is no school that fits our definition of a school where the student spends more than 50% of their instructional time, the student's parent or coach should contact us so we can issue a ruling on which school that student belongs to for purposes of our contests. Please note that this rule makes it mathematically impossible for a student to have a choice between two or more schools to register with for one of our contests. mathleague.org reserves the right to require documentation, at any time or for any reason, to verify which school a student attends.
What if my school doesn't show up on the drop-down list?
This means your school does not have an active membership on file for the current school year at the age level you are competing at. We require a membership form to be filled out each year for every school whose students will be competing in our contests. This form ensures that each school is uniquely identified in our system with the contact information of an adult (the school's Sponsor) who will serve for that school year as the primary point of contact for participants who attend that school. We prefer that the Sponsor be an employee of the school if the school is willing to nominate a Sponsor, so any parents or outside coaches of students who attend schools without an active membership should ask the school to have an employee fill out the membership form. If the school chooses not to have an employee serve as Sponsor, any adult who is willing to take on the responsibilities of a Sponsor may fill out the membership form so that students from the school may participate in our contests. Please note that in order to ensure the procedure has been followed properly, any parent or outside coach who signs up as a Sponsor will be required to provide the name of the person at the school whom they asked to fill out the form but chose not to. Once your school has an active membership on file, you will be able to select the school from the drop-down list when you register for a contest.
What if I am home schooled?
A group of home schooled students from within the same US state may affiliate under the name of an organization that mathleague.org will recognize as a school for the purposes of competition. The name of the school must include the words "home school" or some variation that will make it clear that the school is a home school organization. mathleague.org reserves the right to require a home school organization to define the geographical boundaries of its service area at any time and for any reason, and to determine whether the boundaries are reasonable. A home schooled student's declared grade level must be equal to the grade level that student would be assigned to if the student enrolled in a public or private school in the student's state of residence. Home school students outside the US must contact us prior to registering for a membership so we can approve your geographical boundaries.
What grade level am I in?
Our school year runs from August 1 to July 31 and students will be assigned the same grade level for the entire school year. When registering for a qualifying contest, each student must determine what grade level they will be in on the last day they attend school prior to April 1 and report that grade level when registering for the contest. When registering for a Championship Round (District, State, National, or International), each student must use the same grade level they used for the qualifying contest(s).
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