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It is time to have your student athletes submit for the 2020 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Scholar/Essay Award.  We will be selecting 1 male and 1 female from the State of Arizona. The winners of the State competition will be sent onto the Section 7 competition.  If one or both of our student athletes essays are selected at the Section 7 competition, they will be moved onto the National Competition.  Student Athletes have the potential to win a plaque, a 1,500 scholarship, and a 2,500 scholarship.

 All entries must be received by January 22nd.  Late entries will not be accepted.

The form can be found on the Awards/HOF Tab.

Please send your entries to:

Glendale High School                                      

Attn:  Julie Patton

6216 W. Glendale Ave.

Glendale,  Arizona 85301

or                            Julie.patton@guhsdaz.org

AIAAA State Happenings:

The next State conference is September 11^th – 15^th, 2020.  If you are interested in nominating a fellow athletic director, the applications are attached to this email.  Please notice the due dates listed on the applications.

Awards available for the State Conference are:

Hall of Fame                                                                       (Submit to William Kreamer  wmkreamer@gmail.com 520.400.3403

Distinguished Service Award                                             (Submit to Missy Townsend, CAA.  missy.townsend@prescottschools.com   or Tui Selvaratnam  tselvaratnam@xcp.org)

Citation Award                                                                   (Submit to Missy Townsend, CAA.  missy.townsend@prescottschools.com   or Tui Selvaratnam  tselvaratnam@xcp.org)

State Award of Merit                                                          (Submit to Missy Townsend, CAA.  missy.townsend@prescottschools.com   or Tui Selvaratnam  tselvaratnam@xcp.org)

Athletic Director of the Year                                              (Submit to Missy Townsend, CAA.  missy.townsend@prescottschools.com   or Tui Selvaratnam  tselvaratnam@xcp.org)

Zig Kwiatkowski Rookie “Step to the Plate” Award            (Submit to Missy Townsend, CAA.  missy.townsend@prescottschools.com   or Tui Selvaratnam  tselvaratnam@xcp.org)

LTI OFFERERINGS:

The next set of LTI classes will be on Saturday, February 22^nd and Saturday, May 16^th at Betty Fairfax High School  Classes being offered:  TBD

CAA EXAM:

CAA Test will be offered on Saturday, February 22^nd and Saturday, May 15^th at 10:00am at Betty Fairfax High School.  To sit for the exam you must fill out a personal data form located on the NIAAA website.   If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at:  Julie.patton@guhsdaz.org

Thanks for all that you do for your student athletes, coaches and communities!

Have a great day,

Julie Patton  MAT & Med.

Asst. Principal of Operations & Resources

Athletic Director CAA & CMAA

NIAAA State Liason

AIAAA State Certification Representative

6216 W. Glendale Ave.

Glendale,  Arizona  85301

623-435-6226

The AIAAA made history on March 1^st when the 5A Sun Tan Region’s proposed amendment passed at the 2019 AIA Legislative Council.  Here is the amendment and the rationale:

Amend AIA Bylaws: Article 9. Finance. Section 9.1 Dues and Fees – Full and Associate

Rationale for Proposed Amendment: In an effort to build and promote membership and professional development with the Arizona athletic directors / administrators, by adding the dues onto the AIA Membership Dues, the AIAAA and NIAAA will reach 100% of the athletic directors / administrators and be able to provide the critical opportunities and information to ensure they are able to do the best job for our member schools and every student athlete in Arizona.

9.1 DUES AND FEES – FULL AND ASSOCIATE 9.1.3.4 Dual State AIAAA/NIAAA current annual membership dues per athletic director/athletic administrator per school will be added to the AIA Membership Dues each year. Those funds will then be transferred via check to the AIAAA each September 30th of the current school year.

The AIAAA Board of Directors feels that this change will allow our entire state of athletic directors, both at the site level and the district level, to be able to take advantage of the outstanding professional development and growth opportunities both the AIAAA and the NIAAA have to offer.  We are at a time across this country where we must start fighting for interscholastic athletics.  In order to do this, we must be educated on the profession we have chosen and be able to justify its’ importance in the education of our students.  This can be done through the NIAAA Leadership Training Institute courses, obtaining your NIAAA Certification and most importantly, attending our AIAAA State Conference each year and take advantage of professional development opportunities.  Congratulations to you all for taking this giant step forward for the AIAAA.

  Thank you for all you do for our coaches and our student-athletes!

Here is the link for the NIAAA 40th Anniversary Video shown at the 2017 NADC in Phoenix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mXMlpSshoA

Watch the video preview for the NIAAA National Conference.

Remember you can email Executive Director Joni Pabst, CAA at arizona.aiaaa@gmail.com or any of the Board Members listed on the AIAAA Officers page with any questions, comments or concerns and those will be shared at our AIAAA Board Meetings.  

Also, take a look at the following video titled "Showing the Way" produced by the NIAAA: