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GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
JULY
| 17 | - Athletic Committee Meeting |
| 15-18 | - West Cheerleader Clinic |
| 18-19 | - Required Coaches' Meeting |
| 22-25 | - East Cheerleader Clinic |
| 24 | - Annual Meeting (Headmasters, State Board and Local Board Chairs) |
HEADMASTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
ATTENTION HEADMASTERS!!
Annual State Registration Due. If you have not returned your
Annual Registration of Private Schools to the State Department
of Education and to the AISA do so now. All AISA schools must be
registered. If you need a copy of the form call the AISA
immediately @ 334-263-9115.
PRESIDENTS' AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
Three schools emerged from strong competition to win the coveted Presidents'
Award in Class A, AA, and AAA in AISA for 2001-2002. Congratulations are
extended to the following winners:
Class A Winner - Crenshaw Christian Academy
Runner-Up - Escambia Academy
Class AA Winner - Pickens Academy
Runner-Up - Edgewood Academy
Class AAA Winner - Morgan Academy
Runner-Up - Tuscaloosa Academy
2001-2002 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
- Start making plans now to be a Blue Ribbon School in 2002-2003.
ATTENTION HEADMASTERS: WANTED! - BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS:
A Blue Ribbon school exemplifies excellence in teaching, performance,
school life, and school and community interaction. A Blue Ribbon Award
will be given by the AISA to schools that meet certain criteria. Click on
Blue Ribbon Schools on our Newsletter page for the Criteria and Application.
This form will updated in July 2002. Blue Ribbon Criteria - Add to
#3 Criteria AISA Complete Battery overall average score is higher than the
school's local ability overall average.
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2002 - 2003 ALABAMA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION VISITING DATES October: November: December: January: February: March: April:
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ACADEMIC NOTES
EDUCATIONAL WEB SITES WANTED!
Please forward (by mail, e-mail, or fax) to the AISA office any
"good" educational web sites that you are using
in your school. We want to compile a list to share with all schools.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY COMMITTEE:
Professional Development Day - October 7, 2002, Montgomery Civic Center.
The following individuals attended the
PDD Committee meeting on June 12, 2002:
Nan Armstrong - Abbeville Christian Academy
Jim Christensen - Hooper Academy
Kay English - Monroe Academy
Marshall Knudsen - Morgan Academy
Rob Robinson - Morgan Academy
Kay Salter - Sparta Academy
Linda Williams - Lowndes Academy
Jo Ann Yarbrough - Jefferson Christian Academy
David Weir - Victory Christian School was selected chair.
If you have any suggestions or ideas for PDD, please contact Don Oswald, AISA,
334-263-9115 or
David Weir, Victory Christian, 205-338-2901.
APPROVED AISA SUMMER SCHOOLS:
Clarke Preparatory School
Morgan Academy
Sparta Academy
Taylor Road Academy
South Montgomery County Academy
Mobile Christian School
Lowndes Academy
Demopolis Academy
Central Christian Academy
Cornerstone Christian School
Victory Christian School
Pickens Academy
Southern Academy
Bessemer Academy
Greenville Academy
Crenshaw Christian Academy
ATTENTION LIBRARIANS:
Visit this web site for www.demo.libdata.com.
It may be a library program you could use.
AISA SECONDARY CHORAL FESTIVAL / HONOR CHORUS
will be held on April 3 &
4, 2003 hosted by Macon-East Montgomery Academy, Anita Roberson,
Coordinator.
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES: (If
you are searching for a job, please e-mail your resume
(as a word
document) and it will be posted on our web site. E-mail: aisa@aisaonline.org.)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR NOTES
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2002-2003 FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
ATTENTION COACHES
AND AD'S:
Association Ball Adoption
The AISA has officially adopted the
following balls for play in:
FOOTBALL:
TRIPLEHEADER
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ALL-STAR COMPETITION THROUGH 2003.
NIKE 3005
NFHS.
REQUIRED COACHES' MEETING:
AISA Required Coaches' Meeting is scheduled
for July 18 and 19, 2002. This meeting will be held at the Governors House
Hotel on East South Boulevard in Montgomery, Alabama. Make your plans to
attend. The Governors House Hotel has given the AISA Coaches a special buy
this year. Make reservations by July 3, 2002 for $60.00 a
room. After this date room rates will be $72.00 a room.
Call 1-800-334-8459 or 288-2800 and ask for the AISA rate. A $100.00 fine
will be assessed to schools for failure to have a representative present on July
19. The golf scramble will be at Montgomery National golf Club (Oak
Hills). Agenda and registration information will follow under separate
cover.
The fun begins at 1:30 p.m. with a golf scramble, coordinated by Don Hand. All
are encouraged to participate in the golf tournament. A $10.00 fee will cover
green fees and cart rental for those planning to play golf. The golf scramble
will be played at the Montgomery National Golf Club located a short distance
south of Montgomery.
The Coaches Meeting is sponsored, in part, by Hibbett Team Sales. The Coaches Golf Tournament is sponsored, in part, by HealthSouth. The entire AISA Family says "Thank You" to Hibbett and HealthSouth.
The summer AISA coaches clinic and rules meeting on July 18th and 19th.
Registration will be at 1:30 p.m. Our clinic will begin at 2 p.m. with
Don Dunn and Jim Perry from Auburn University.
Our last session will begin at 4:30 p.m. with Stan Eggan and Mark Tommerbahl
from the University of Alabama. We will conclude by 7:30 p.m.
Defensive play, offensive techniques/TE, and special teams/kicking will be our
focus this year.
REGISTRATION
FORM
ATTENTION COACHES:
AISA POLICIES
GOVERNING SPORTS CAMPS, SUMMER PRACTICE, AND RECREATIONAL TEAM PLAY
ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND COACHES:
An accredited correspondence course may be accepted by a school but must be
completed and the final
grade recorded by August 15.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 must have passed the previous academic year and
have been promoted to the next grade.
Tenth through twelfth grade students must have passed six (6) new Carnegie units
during the previous academic year to be eligible for the first semester. Note:
A minimum of four (4) core curriculum credits must be included in this
requirement. Read Page 12, 13, and 14 in your AISA Athletic Handbook
for more details.
REQUIRED COACHES MEETING (JULY 18-19, 2002):
Agenda and registration information will follow. July
19: all schools are required to have a representative at this
meeting.
ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
When you complete your Basketball, Baseball and Softball schedule for 2002-2003
you need to mail them to
the AISA office.
BASKETBALL:
SUMMER BASKETBALL
CAMPS
ATTENTION COACHES
AND AD'S:
Association Ball Adoption
The AISA has
officially adopted the following balls for play in:
BASKETBALL:
REGIONALS, FINAL FOUR AND ALL-STAR
COMPETITION IN LADIES' AND
MENS' PLAY THROUGH 2004.
NIKE 2000 NFHS TOUCH
TENNIS:
Tennis Coaches Meeting: September 10, 2002
at 10:00 a.m. in the AISA office to schedule games for 2003-2004.
VOLLEYBALL:
The Final 4 Volleyball Tournament will be held on November
2, 2002.
ATTENTION SOCCER, BASEBALL, & SOFTBALL COACHES:
Trinity Christian of Opelika, AL would like to play soccer,
Baseball and Softball schedules for
the 2002-2003 school year. If you need games call Sharon Miller at
1-334-745-2464.