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MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION: KPASSP/KPAMSP
 * school name || kpassp || kpamsp ||
 * American School in Japan || X || X ||
 * Aoba-Japan International School ||  || x ||
 * British School in Tokyo ||  || X ||
 * Christian Academy in Japan || X || X ||
 * International School of the Sacred Heart || X || X ||
 * K International School ||  || X ||
 * Nile. C. Kinnick High School || X ||  ||
 * Saint Maur International School || X || X ||
 * Saint Maur International School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Seisen International School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">St. Mary’s International School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yokohama International School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||
 * Yokosuka Middle School ||  || X ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yokota High School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||  ||
 * Yokota Middle School ||  || X ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Zama American High School || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">X ||  ||
 * Zama Middle School ||  || X ||

KPAMSP and KPASSP FACs meet in a combined meeting on the morning prior to the KPASSP Principals’ meeting
 * __ FINE ARTS EVENTS __**


 * |||| Jurisdiction? |||||| Who Attends? ||
 * || KPASSP || KPAMSP || BOTH || KPASSP || KPAMSP ||
 * Drama Festival || X ||  || X || X ||   ||
 * MS Drama ||  || X ||   ||   || X ||
 * HS Brain Bowl || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * JV Debate Tournament || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Debate Tournament || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Vocal Solo & Ensemble# || X ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * HS Band Festival || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Jazz Festival || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * MS Brain Bowl ||  || X ||   ||   || X ||
 * Artscape (Set up and opening) || X ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * Instrumental Solo & Ensemble # || X ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * Honor Band || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Honor Strings || X ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * Honor Choir || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Speech contest # || X ||  || X ||   ||   ||
 * HS Choral Festival || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||
 * Math Field Day || ** X ** ||  || ** X ** ||   ||   ||
 * MS Choral Festival ||  || X ||   ||   || X ||
 * ES Choral Festival || n/a || n/a ||  ||   ||   ||
 * KPAMSP Festival Band ||  || X ||   ||   || X ||
 * MS Band Festival ||  || X ||   ||   || X ||
 * KPSC (there is no KPAMSP equivalent) || X ||  ||   || X ||   ||

//KPASSP –//** //a full constitution, membership criteria, formalized structure. Membership dues are payable.// ** //KPAMSP –// ** //currently no formalized constitution or membership criteria (although this is being explored). No membership dues payable (schools split costs).//
 * Some issues for consideration: **
 * 1. Constitutional

a. Currently KPASSP pay for all meeting rooms (ADs, FACs). In the case of sports this represents an additional half day booking. In the case of FACs this means that only the largest rooms (14 chairs minimum) can be utilized. KPASSP pay a membership fee anually used to offset costs involved in tophies, patches, clinicians etc. There is no such membership fee in KPAMPS who tend to split costs on an event by event basis between participating schools.
 * 2.** **Practicality/Financial**

Coaches on the ground in fine arts do not fully appreciate the distinction between KPASSP and KPAMSP. Most constitutions came back listing eligibility as 6-12 and many KPAMSP schools assume an automatic right (through precedent) to participate (e.g. Nishimachi has been attending S&E for as long as I can remember, and I don’t think they’ve ever paid a fee). In some cases the key teachers of KPASSP events are KPAMSP members (for example the very effective chair of the Math group this year is the KPAMSP math teacher from Aoba)
 * 3.** **Fine Arts**

But how to make decisions about participation when capacity is reached in a way that has fair access to all schools? i. Restrict access to KPASSP schools with KPAMSP divisions (very sad for the unity of the KPAMPS organization)? ii. Separate events for KPAMSP (a burden on the calendar and workload for KPASSP/KPAMSP schools) iii. Split site events combining KPASSP/KPAMSP schools (e.g. a ‘north’ and ‘south’ speech festival, etc) iv. Something else?

Should there be any linkage between membership of KPASSP and KPAMSP? Should there be an attempt to standardize membership so that issues such as above are easier to handle. What are the advantages of having a single 'umbrella organisation' with an overarching constitution but with separate MS and HS divisions? What would such an arrangement look like?

There are significant advantages to such an arrangement. This would bring into play additional venues and expertise for the benefit of the entire KPASSP/KPAMSP community.