GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

OCTOBER

HEADMASTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

HEADMASTERS - VERY IMPORTANT

FINGERPRINTING
The State Department of Education will send fingerprinting machines to Professional Development Day on October 7, 2002 to
fingerprint as many employees (as time allows) who were employed prior to 1999 (per Alabama State Law).  Please bring a
school list of all employees employed prior to 1999 (in alphabetical order) to turn in to the Department of Education
fingerprinting team. 

STUDENT INSURANCE PAST DUE:
2002-2003 Student Insurance Statements (information forms) were due September 26. 
We must have every school's numbers in order for us to pay the premium on time. 
Please fax this information today and mail your premium check.

The following schools have not sent 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 September 13, 2002. 

THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS HAVE NOT TURNED IN A PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL REPORT:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY UPDATE:  OCTOBER 7th
"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.  Mark Brown, motivational speaker, Reader's Digest, will give the
keynote address.

Packets will be available at the Registration Desk for Headmasters (or Designees) to pick up early.  Each school packet
contains programs, certificates, and name tags for all registered participants from that school.  The Registration Desk will
open at 7:00 a.m. and the Opening Session will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. 

WORKSHOP ADDED:
B-17 "Secondary Art Activities" led by Dena Tucker, Southern Academy.  Secondary Art teachers may attend
this workshop on Professional Development Day.  You do not need to pre register for this workshop. 

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. 

IMPORTANT: Workshop A-4 "Make It, Take It, and Use It"
There will only be enough materials for one per school. 

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

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. 
 

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. 

ACADEMIC DISTRICT COMPETITION - DATES / HOSTS

STATE AISA ORATORICAL CONTESTS:
This year's topic is: "9-11: The Aftermath".  Huntingdon College, Flowers Hall, November 12, 2002.  District Competition 11-5-02.

SGA DUES HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:

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
Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web  http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html#atoj
Gigglepotz - Teaching and Learning for Life  www.gigglepotz.com
www.quia.com
www.chem4kids.com

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

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. 

RANKINGS:

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.

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 October 9, 2002.

VOLLEYBALL:

The Final 4 Volleyball Tournament will be held on November 2, 2002 at Faulkner University. 

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.

WRESTLING:

There will be a Wrestling meeting on October 23, 2002 at 10:00 a. m. in the AISA Office. 

October 7, 2002 - Winter Sports May Begin

November 9, 2002 - The All-Star Volleyball game will be held at Fort Dale in Greenville on November 9. 

November 22, 2002 - Triple-Header Championship Football Game in Troy on November 22.  AAA will play 1st - 1A will play
second and AA will play the last game.

BASKETBALL:

Basketball Coaches - Be sure you attend the basketball rules clinic on October 7 at 12:00 at the Civic Center. 
You will have a packet there which includes your rules book.