GOVERNOR’S CUP

RULES UPDATES for 2025-26

1. Elementary Content Assessments will be 35 questions with 7 tiebreakers and the time changed to 40 minutes.
2. Any challenges to a student’s eligibility must be addressed before the start of a Quick Recall match or FPS competition. Students found ineligible after the start of the QR match or FPS competition will be permitted to continue that match/competition and will be deemed ineligible for subsequent matches/competitions.  Any wins/placements that the team has earned before a student was found ineligible will not be forfeited.  Any team points earned will be forfeited.
3. For Governor’s Cup competition students will be allowed to enter up to 4 events, but are still limited to a maximum of 3 events on a single day according to the competition original schedule.
4. For math quick recall students may use “root 2” instead of “square root of 2” or “radical 2”.
5. When students are taking multiple assessments they should wait until the time frame ends before starting the second exam or before leaving the room. However, if the coaches unanimously agree at the planning meeting to allow them to move on or leave as they finish they will be permitted to do so.
6. Coaches at the planning meeting will determine if the host site will distribute hard copies of materials to coaches at the end of the event. The KAAC office will send electronic copies of all materials at the completion of each event.
7. High School students may serve as Composition Readers for the Elementary division if they are certified.
8. Students and other non-coaches will be allowed in the exam release area only when accompanied by a coach from their team. No exams will be allowed to leave the release room and no pictures of materials are allowed.
9. The following statement will be added as confirmation for written work submitted during Scenario Writing, Scenario Performance, and CmPS events: "I certify that any use of automated writing tools, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, has only been for the purposes of proofreading or idea generation and that the written work is fully human-created and authored.  Use of any generative tools to provide or create content for competition submissions can be grounds for disqualification from KAAC competitions."