GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002!
PLEASE MAIL
DO NOT FAX

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

HEADMASTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

URGENT!    URGENT!   URGENT!
If you plan to participate in the Base Plan, you must fax a response to the
AISA Office by August 5, 2002.  FAX # 334-263-9195
Click on the button above button for more information.

AISA HALL OF FAME - Banquet and Induction Ceremony will be on March 10, 2003.
Call the AISA Office for official Nomination Form - Let's recognize those individuals who have made significant
contributions to your school and/or the Association.

PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL REPORTS were due in the AISA office by September 13, 2002. 

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
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.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY UPDATE: 
"Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders Today" is the theme selected by the Professional Development Day Planning Committee for this year's conference on Monday, October 7, 2002.  The Committee had an excellent meeting recently under the leadership of Mr. David Weir, Chairperson. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:
The Professional Development Day Registration materials have been sent out.  The Professional Development Day Registration Form is due in the AISA Office by Thursday, September 5.  Please be sure to register by SESSION NUMBER.  Also, it will be helpful if participants' names and choices of sessions are typed or printed clearly to facilitate our making name tags. Thanks!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY REGISTRATION:
Headmasters, please make sure that your teachers go to a variety of workshops.  It would be good for your school to have your teachers visit as many workshop sessions as possible in order to get information and handouts on a variety of topics.  They could then bring them back to your school and share with others. 

PARKING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY:
Headmasters are requested to form car pools to reduce the number of spaces required for AISA personnel on October 7.  Please be reminded that there is parking available behind the Embassy Suites Hotel.

PDD EXHIBITORS:
Over 100 vendors and/or organizations committed to exhibit on October 7.  Please visit their exhibits, and use their goods and services.  They are are supporters.

ATTENTION TEACHERS:
Ms. Suzanne Davis is asking teachers who signed up for Session # A-4 "Make It, Take It, and Use It"  to bring 50 copies of an art project to Professional
Development Day.  . 

HEADMASTERS:
Please make sure appropriate personnel have copies of information in the Academic Handbook pertaining to academic competitions,
festivals, and fairs.

ATHLETIC PASSES:
Reminder - No passes will be issued to schools until all 2001-2002 arrears have been cleared. 
Statements were mailed out on July 18, 2002.

ATTENTION HEADMASTERS:
Please provide the following information on your employees:

Name
Address
Home Phone #

Note! This information will be made available to AISA sponsored providers of benefits and services to the Association membership
only.  Try and get this information to the AISA office by August 14, 2003. 

REMINDER TO SCHOOLS VISITED FOR AISA ACCREDITATION IN 2001-2002:  DUE DATE: HAS PASSED
Some schools that were visited for accreditation in 2001-2002 have provided documentation to clear Priorities and written
responses to the Recommendations of the Visiting Committee; however, many schools have not yet provided responses
and documentation.  Priorities must be cleared and responses to Recommendations must be provided by August 30, 2002.

2002-2003 CALENDARS ARE REQUESTED:
Please supply the AISA office with a copy of your school calendar now. 
The following schools have not sent in a school calendar:

Morgan Academy has 25-IBM Personal Wheelwriter 2 typewriters, all in good to very good condition - $625.00 for all.  Call Chris de Buzna at
Morgan Academy - 334-875-4464. 

Sparta Academy needs High School desks.  Please call the school at 251-578-2852.

2001-2002 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
- Start making plans now to be a Blue Ribbon School in 2002-2003. 

BLUE RIBBON CRITERIA AND APPLICATION

ACADEMIC NOTES

COMPENDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Headmasters: It is time to ensure teachers have incorporated all objectives that are tested on Stanford 9 into
their Courses of Study and into their lesson plans.  Please be sure that the two copies of the Compendium of Instructional
Objectives for Stanford 9 have been located at your school, and that teachers are using them in planning for teaching.
Skills and objectives tested at a given grade level need to be introduced the year before testing, and taught for mastery
(reviewed) the year of testing (before April). 

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATORS FOR DISTRICT COMPETITION:
We will need to receive information concerning district academic competition, leadership, and district competition sites,
as soon as possible.  Forms were provided to you at the annual meeting.  The nine districts are the same as last year. 

ORATORICAL CONTESTS:
This year's topic is: "9-11: The Aftermath".  Huntingdon College, Flowers Hall, 11-5-02

SGA FALL WORKSHOP SET:
The SGA Fall Workshop will be held at Huntingdon College on Tuesday, September 17, 2002.  Registration will be from 9:30 until 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of Flowers Hall.  The $75.00 annual SGA dues will be collected at the Registration Table.   The meeting will called to order promptly at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude by noon.  Important district meetings will be included in the program.  Each SGA sponsor may bring the 2002-2003 officers to the workshop (up to 10 people, including the sponsor).  Appropriate attire for participants will be jeans and tee-shirts (or other clothing that is normally worn to school).  Tee-shirts with the school or SGA will be great, but not required.  Information will be given about Statewide Can-a-thon, a new service project, "Sacks for Soldiers", and we will share ideas for our upcoming school year. 

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.

cool_links.html or http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/1stgrade/cool_links.html

ATTENTION LIBRARIANS:
Visit this web site for www.demo.libdata.com.  It may be a library program you could use.

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   REVISED August 19, 2002

The AISA highly recommends that our schools pay tribute to the 9-11 tragedy in New York
before game time or at half-time. 

AISA FOOTBALL SCORES:

AISA FOOTBALL STATS:

FOOTBALL COACHES:
Get your Football Stats in by Wednesday - noon every week.  Send the Cumulative Total Sheet in.   Keep
the offense and defense stats in your file in case we ask for them.  Send only players who may be in the
top ten in each category. 

COACHES:
Call your Football scores into:
1.  Channel 66 WSWS Opelika 1-334-749-5766
2.  Birmingham News 1-800-283-4024
3.  Montgomery Advertiser 1-800-488-3579

PEE-WEE FOOTBALL JAMBOREE:
Any teams interested in participating in a Pee-Wee Football Jamboree on Saturday, November 2, 2002 can
call coach Freeman at Bessemer Academy.  There is limited spaces available so please call ASAP if
interested (205) 424-4642.

COTTAGE HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Mobile) is hosting a Basketball Tournament Friday and Saturday,
December 13-14, 2002.  Three teams have already committed, we are looking for a fourth.  If interested,
call A.D. Bill Shultz at 251-634-2513 (W) or 251-209-1387.

ATHLETIC PASSES:
Reminder - No passes will be issued to schools until all 2001-2002 arrears have been cleared. 
Statements were mailed out on July 18, 2002.

ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
Register your clock operator now.  The Officials Association will not have enough officials to send a clock
operator to your school.

ADMISSION PRICES:
The following are AISA maximum gate prices:
Varsity Football - $4.00/person
Below Varsity $3.00/person
All Sports $4.00

CROSS COUNTRY:
DUE TO THE PARK BEING PREVIOUSLY BOOKED, THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET HAS BEEN MOVED FROM NOVEMBER 2, 2002 TO
OCTOBER 31, 2002 AT 3:30 p.m.  Escambia Academy will be hosting an invitational cross country championship meet at Municipal Park in Mobile on Thursday,
October 31, 2002, beginning at 3:30 p.m.  The meet will be run under the National High School standards.  The contact person will be Bert Rice at 251-294-0175.  Escambia, Cottage Hill, Faith, Tuscaloosa and Mobile Christian will be participating so-far in this meet.  If you are interested, call Bert Rice ASAP.

ATTENTION ATHLETIC COMMITTEE:
The Athletic Committee is scheduled to meet in the AISA office at 10:00 a.m. on September 4, 2002.

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. 

Patrician Academy is hosting a Softball Tournament March 7-8, 2002.  If interested, call Coach Barr at 205-459-3266.