The Alabama Independent School Association is an organization of private schools in

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, formed in 1966 as the Alabama Private School Association. Originally a group of eight

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, the membership grew to 60 by the 1971–72 school year. In 1990, the group voted to change its name to the Alabama Independent School Association. In 2008, an all-black school, Restoration Academy joined the AISA with no serious incidents. Today, the AISA serves 70 member schools. Most member schools are located in the state of Alabama, but one member school is located in Meridian, MS and one affiliate member is located in Smyrna, TN The association offers its members with the opportunity to participate in numerous academic competitions, professional development programs, athletic programs and legislative tracking services as well. In addition to the opportunities to participate in academic competitions, professional development and athletics, the AISA also maintains an accreditation partnership with AdvancED and offers member schools the opportunity for dual accreditation through AISA & AdvancED. This partnership was formed in 2012 after the long history of accreditation being offered through the AISA. The athletic department of the Alabama Independent School Association sanctions and oversees

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for approximately 50

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. Sanctioned varsity and junior varsity sports include the following:

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, fast-pitch softball,

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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, and

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. Schools are classified into three classes, according to student enrollment, with championships awarded by class. The AISA also sanctions youth football for second grade through sixth grade. The AISA offices are located on the campus of

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Conferences

District 1

* Meadowview Christian School, Selma * Patrician Academy, Butler * Pickens Academy, Carrollton * Russell Christian Academy, Meridian, MS * South Choctaw Academy, Toxey * Southern Academy, Greensboro

District 2

* Bayside Academy, Daphne * Bright Dyslexia Academy, Mobile * Central Christian School, Robertsdale * Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Mobile * Faith Academy, Mobile * Government Street Christian School, Mobile * Lighthouse Baptist Academy, Theodore * North Mobile Christian School, Saraland (K-8) * Prichard Preparatory School, Mobile (K-5) *

St. Paul's Episcopal School St. Paul's Episcopal School is an independent, parochial, co-educational Christian preparatory school in Mobile, Alabama. Description The school has a four-level structure: the Lower School (Pre-K through 2nd grade), the Intermediate School (3r ...

, Mobile * St. Michael Catholic High School, Fairhope * Snook Christian Academy, Foley * Temple Christian Academy, Atmore * UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile

District 3

* Clarke Prep School, Grove Hill * Escambia Academy, Atmore * Fort Dale Academy, Greenville * Jackson Academy, Jackson * Lowndes Academy, Lowndesboro * Monroe Academy, Monroeville *

Morgan Academy Morgan Academy is a Secondary School in the Stobswell area of Dundee, Scotland. History The building was designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear, opening in 1866 as the Morgan Hospital, a charitable in ...

, Selma * Sparta Academy, Evergreen *

Wilcox Academy Wilcox Academy is an independent school in Camden, Alabama. It is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school has been described as a segregation academy. History Wil ...

, Camden

District 4

* Abbeville Christian Academy, Abbeville * Crenshaw Christian Academy, Luverne * Houston Academy, Dothan * Northside Methodist Academy, Dothan * Pike Liberal Arts School, Troy * The Lakeside School, Eufaula

District 5

* Autauga Academy, Prattville * Eastwood Christian School, Montgomery * Evangel Christian Academy, Montgomery * Hooper Academy, Hope Hull * Saint James School, Montgomery * Success Unlimited Academy, Montgomery * The Montgomery Academy, Montgomery *

Trinity Presbyterian School Trinity Presbyterian School is a Christian day school serving grades K3-12th located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was founded in 1970 History The school was founded by Trinity Presbyterian Church, an all-white church that resisted efforts for bl ...

, Montgomery * Valiant Cross Academy, Montgomery

District 6

* Chambers Academy, Lafayette * Churchill Academy, Montgomery *

Coosa Valley Academy Coosa Valley Academy is a private, co-educational PK-12 school in Shelby County, Alabama, near Harpersville. Coosa Valley Academy is located in Harpersville, AL. Over 95% of students who graduate Coosa Valley enroll in a four-year college. H ...

, Harpersville * Edgewood Academy, Elmore * Glenwood School, Smiths Station * Lee-Scott Academy, Auburn * Macon East Academy, Montgomery * Southern Preparatory Academy, Camp Hill *

Springwood School Springwood School is a private school Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 alb ...

, Lanett * The Oaks School, Opelika

District 7

* Advent Episcopal School, Birmingham (K-8) * Altamont School, Birmingham * Banks School, Banks *

Bessemer Academy Bessemer Academy is a Private school, private, non-denominational K–12 school in Bessemer, Alabama. It was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. Description Bessemer Academy was established in 1969 as an all-White academy. It opened duri ...

, Bessemer * Cahawba Christian School, Centreville * The Capitol School, Tuscaloosa * Coosa Christian School, Gadsden * Cornerstone Christian School, Birmingham *

The Donoho School The Donoho School is a private school in Anniston, Alabama that was honored by the Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2005. The Donoho School serves students in grades PK through 12. History The Anniston Academy was founded as a secondary institutio ...

, Anniston * Gathering Place Christian Academy, Moody (K-8) * Heritage Christian Academy, Decatur * Highlands School, Birmingham (K-8) * Hillsboro School, Helena * Indian Springs School * Miracle Academy, Birmingham (K-8) * New Hope Christian School, Birmingham (K-8) * North River Christian Academy, Tuscaloosa *

Randolph School Randolph School is an American independent private kindergarten-through-12th-grade college preparatory school chartered in 1959 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. It started in a home on Randolph Avenue in downtown Huntsville with a handfu ...

, Huntsville * Restoration Academy, Fairfield * Riverhill School, Florence (PK-6) * Rock City Preparatory Christian School, Birmingham * Spring Valley School, Birmingham *

Sumiton Christian School Sumiton Christian School is a Independent school, private K-12 Christian school located in Sumiton, Alabama. Sumiton Christian is a member of the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) and competes in high school athletics with the Alabama ...

, Sumiton *

Tuscaloosa Academy Tuscaloosa Academy (TA) is a private school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It serves 452 students and has been described as a segregation academy. History The school opened with grades one through seven in September 1967, the year Alabama public schools ...

, Tuscaloosa * Tuscaloosa Christian School, Cottondale * Victory Christian School, Millbrook

References

External links

AISA official web site
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