Cooperative Team Sponsorship

Cooperative Team Sponsorship
1. Only the Lead school completes application: Lead School completes this form | Help Guide
2. Receive confirmation: An auto-generated email is sent to the lead school containing a PDF of the submitted application, a Co-op ID, and a blank Co-op Signature Form.
3. Forward details: The lead school must forward this email to ALL participating schools in the co-op.
4. Submit signature forms: ALL schools in the co-op MUST UPLOAD their own signature form so our system can track individual submissions (including submitter, timestamp, and email).
  - How to submit: Click Link to Upload Signature Form | Help Guide and enter the Co-op ID located on your application.
5. Verify completion: Track your co-op status anytime via our shared Google Doc, which will be sent directly to you at the beginning of each season.
6. Once all signatures have been received, the application is complete.
Section 11 of Article VI - The Board of Control has authority to approve cooperative team sponsorship (one team in a given sport involving two or more member schools) under the following conditions:
1. The schools involved must be in the same geographical area.
2. The agreement for a cooperative team must specify two school years, but that agreement may be terminated by the Board of Control for documented extenuating circumstances.
3. Cooperative team applications must include a signature page reflecting:
  
  Approval of involved schools.
  
  Approval of involved board(s) of education or governing bodies.
  
  Approval of conference in which the cooperative team will participate.
  
  The program will adhere to a no-cut policy.
  Note: Board of Control and conference approval is not required for non-varsity cooperative teams.
4. Total enrollment of schools involved in a cooperative team will determine classification of competition in WIAA tournament series.
5. Requests for approval and to add a cooperative team into WIAA tournament competition must be received in the WIAA office by the following deadline dates to be included in the subsequent year's tournament program:
Fall - Oct 1, 2026 - Winter - Feb 1, 2027 - Spring - May 1, 2027
Co-op Application ID (Generated)
Co-op Application ID
Lead School
This is the primary WIAA contact where materials are sent.
Your Name

First NameLast Name
Your Email
example@example.com
Please verify your co-op expiration date (click on Co-ops then choose gender, choose sport, and choose ALL divisions, then click view).

The next opportunity for football co-op application/renewal will be October 1, 2028 for the 2030-31 & 2031-32 school year.
Sport
Gender
For the school year(s) of:
2027-28 & 2028-29
2027-28
2028-29 & 2029-30
All Sports
Football
Gymnastics
School Year
Please read the descriptions below before selecting application type.

Selecting the incorrect type will require you to resubmit with correct application type. Any questions, please contact Sheila Schulfer.

Renewing Expiring: Renewing expiring cooperative agreement - no changes.

Changing Expiring: Removing/adding school(s) to an expiring co-op or changing the lead school.

Add to Existing: Adding school(s) to an existing co-op or changing lead school of an existing co-op not up for renewal (1yr). Dropping school(s) from the co-op in the first year of an agreement is not allowed.

New: Creating a new cooperative agreement.
Type of Co-op Application Submitting:

Renew Expiring Co-op
Select Season:
Expired Fall Co-op
Expired Winter Co-op
Expired Spring Co-op
We would like to change the lead school of this expiring co-op
New Lead School:
Our request for cooperative sponsorship is based on the following reasons:
The number of students participating at each school involved in this sport has been and is projected as follows (must list all schools and their participation numbers or application will be considered incomplete and not accepted):
- Development of lead-up programs
- Attempt to create interest in our own program
- Attempt to solve existing problems in our own program
- We have agreed to application of academic code in the co-op
- We have agreed to application of athletic code in the co-op
- Realization that incoming athletes may displace some of our school's student athlete from starting positions
- Liability insurance coverage
- Coaching salaries
- Contest expenses
- Uniform expenses
- Transportation expenses
- Emergency medical treatment
We have reviewed and considered the above items:
The school districts involved in this cooperative program are sharing costs as follows:

Create New Co-op
List all additional schools involved in the co-op:
Listing of selected schools:

{contactSchool12}

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Our request for cooperative sponsorship is based on the following reasons:
The number of students participating at each school involved in this sport has been and is projected as follows (must list all schools and their participation numbers or application will be considered incomplete and not accepted):
- Development of lead-up programs
- Attempt to create interest in our own program
- Attempt to solve existing problems in our own program
- We have agreed to application of academic code in the co-op
- We have agreed to application of athletic code in the co-op
- Realization that incoming athletes may displace some of our school's student athlete from starting positions
- Liability insurance coverage
- Coaching salaries
- Contest expenses
- Uniform expenses
- Transportation expenses
- Emergency medical treatment
We have reviewed and considered the above items:
The school districts involved in this cooperative program are sharing costs as follows:

Changing an expiring co-op
Select Season:
Please select current co-op from the list below.
Expired Fall Co-op
Expired Winter Co-op
Expired Spring Co-op
We would like to change the lead school of this expiring co-op
New Lead School:
Select School(s) to remove or add
Our request for cooperative sponsorship is based on the following reasons:
The number of students participating at each school involved in this sport has been and is projected as follows (must list all schools and their participation numbers or application will be considered incomplete and not accepted):
- Development of lead-up programs
- Attempt to create interest in our own program
- Attempt to solve existing problems in our own program
- We have agreed to application of academic code in the co-op
- We have agreed to application of athletic code in the co-op
- Realization that incoming athletes may displace some of our school's student athlete from starting positions
- Liability insurance coverage
- Coaching salaries
- Contest expenses
- Uniform expenses
- Transportation expenses
- Emergency medical treatment
We have reviewed and considered the above items:
The school districts involved in this cooperative program are sharing costs as follows:

Adding school(s) or changing lead to a current co-op
Select Season:
Please select current co-op from the list below.
Fall Co-op
Winter Co-op
Spring Co-op
We would like to change the lead school of this co-op
New Lead School:
Select School(s) to add
Our request for cooperative sponsorship is based on the following reasons:
The number of students participating at each school involved in this sport has been and is projected as follows (must list all schools and their participation numbers or application will be considered incomplete and not accepted):
- Development of lead-up programs
- Attempt to create interest in our own program
- Attempt to solve existing problems in our own program
- We have agreed to application of academic code in the co-op
- We have agreed to application of athletic code in the co-op
- Realization that incoming athletes may displace some of our school's student athlete from starting positions
- Liability insurance coverage
- Coaching salaries
- Contest expenses
- Uniform expenses
- Transportation expenses
- Emergency medical treatment
We have reviewed and considered the above items:
The school districts involved in this cooperative program are sharing costs as follows:

Final Review and Next Steps
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An auto-generated email is sent to the lead school containing a PDF of the submitted application, a Co-op ID, and a blank Co-op Signature Form. The lead school must forward this email to ALL participating schools in the co-op. ALL schools in the co-op MUST UPLOAD their own signature form so our system can track individual submissions (including submitter, timestamp, and email). Track your co-op status anytime via our shared Google Doc, which will be sent directly to you at the beginning of each season. Once all signatures have been received, the application is complete.
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Cooperative Team Sponsorship

Renew Expiring Co-op

Create New Co-op

Changing an expiring co-op

Adding school(s) or changing lead to a current co-op

Final Review and Next Steps