AIAAA Today
Happy April!
THE AIAAA/AMP REGISTRATION SITE HAS LAUNCHED. Check your email for instructions on how to proceed.
Just a reminder that the AIAAA has contracted with Final Forms/AMP for our conference online registration and membership. The folks at AMP are building the site as you read this newsletter. As soon as we are ready to go live, I will send an email out through the AIA and also post information on our website aiaaa.org. Stay tuned for that. It should be in mid-April.
Secondly, the AIAAA made history on March 1st 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.
Your AIAAA Board of Directors is working hard on planning the 2019 AIAAA State Conference which will be September 7-10 at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center in Prescott Arizona. Make sure you put those dates on your calendar now and plan to attend. Last year we increased the number of LTI classes being taught and will do so again this year. We really are encouraging each of you to pursue your RAA, CAA or CMAA and want to offer the classes to help you get there.
Our Keynote Speaker will be Mr. Mike Vaught from Grand Canyon University and our AIAAA Women’s Equity Session Speaker will be Ms. Peg Pennepacker, CAA from Pennsylvania. Closing out the conference will be Mr. Randy Chambers with 4 Coaches International. Their information can be found in this newsletter.
Thank you for all you do for our coaches and our student-athletes!
Coronado High School Athletic Director Brandon Larson has developed a forum for all ADs to be able to share ideas and communicate with each other. There is no cost to you. The link is: http://www.athleticadminconnect.com
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:
