Registration for the 2025 AISA Leadership Conference is now open! Please see below for more details!
June 2 - 4, 2025
Orange Beach, AL
Learn. Grow. Ignite. 2025 AISA Leadership Conference
Join us for 3 days of learning, professional development, and networking, all while taking in the beauty of Orange Beach, Alabama!
From engaging keynote speakers, to hands-on learning opportunities, find out how you can advance your school’s mission at the 2025 AISA Leadership Conference!
- Breakfast buffet each morning
- Reception with hors d’oeuvres the first night
- Lunch buffet on June 3
- Enjoy resort-style amenities while on site
Registration: $295
Rooms: $335/night (Cutoff for group rate is May 1, 2025)
Booking ID: #21392
Call In Reservations: (800) 634-8001
Online Reservations: Perdido Beach Resort Website
Click here to download the Exhibitor Registration Form.
Learn More About Becoming an Exhibitor:
Exhibitors,
We here at the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) have some exciting new information to offer you concerning exhibitor exposure at our 2025 Annual Leadership Conference, which will be held on June 2-4, 2025 at the Perdido Beach Resort at Orange Beach, AL. Not only can you be an exhibitor at a nominal fee of $350, but also your company may be interested in a sponsorship opportunity!
Benefits for being an exhibitor at the AISA Leadership Conference include: (a) Exhibitor Bingo – we make sure that all of our attendees are motivated to speak with you as they will “seek you out” by coming to your booth to have you sign our Exhibitor Bingo card which gives them the opportunity to enter our door prize drawing; (b) you are included in our discounted room rates for the conference; (c) you will be given an opportunity to address all of our attendees during our Minute to Present It; (d) complimentary reception on Monday with attendees; (e) complimentary buffet breakfast each morning; (f) complimentary lunch on Tuesday; and (g) complimentary internet access.
We are pleased to announce sponsorships that are available for our AISA 2025 Leadership Conference.
Sponsorship Opportunities include:
Breakfast (Tuesday) $500Breakfast (Wednesday) $500Snacks (Tuesday) $250Snacks (Wednesday) $250Coffee/Water Station (Tuesday) $150Coffee/Water Station (Wednesday) $150Lunch (Tuesday) $1000*Reception $1,000*Conference Towels $1,000**
Contact us for additional sponsorship opportunities!
*Reception and Lunch Sponsors will have dedicated time to speak to our participants before the reception and lunch begins!
**Conference Towel Sponsor will have their logo on beach towels given to guests and vendors!
Benefits of Sponsorship:
- Company name will appear on the AISA website and on the printed agenda for the conference.
- Company name will be displayed on signage the day of the sponsorship.
- Company may submit a one – page promotional flyer to be emailed to ALL AISA schools before the event.
Other information that you will find helpful includes:
Exhibitor Space: Exhibitor space is limited; therefore, first come, first serve.
Rooms– $335 / night (Cutoff for group rate is Thursday, May 1, 2025)
Booking ID #21392
Call In Reservations: (800) 634-8001
Online Reservations: https://www.perdidobeachresort.com/
Reminders:
- Don’t forget to bring extra extension cords.
- Don’t forget your name badge.
- Don’t forget your door prizes!
To register as an exhibitor and/or sponsor, please mail the registration form and monies to the AISA office by April 1, 2025.
Mailing Address:
Alabama Independent School Association
9164 Eastchase Parkway
Box 324
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
Featured Speakers
Lighthouse Counsel
Solving the Puzzle: Essentials for Strategic Planning
Strategic planning allows an independent school to align its long-term goals with its short-term activities and decisions. It builds consensus on, understanding of, and passion for the school’s future.
This interactive discussion will show that strategic planning is a process rather than a one-time event and that actionable and well-communicated strategic plans create synergy within an organization and result in increased success.
Participants will learn:
- The importance of strategic planning as a process rather than an event
- That effective planning does not occur in a vacuum
- Which stakeholders and what input informs a successful plan
- Planning strategies to keep everyone engaged during the intensive process
- Tools to work the plan after it’s built
Jeff Jowdy
A veteran of nonprofit leadership and fundraising, Jeff Jowdy has been the guiding force behind Lighthouse Counsel since founding it in 1999. As senior vice president of development for the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, Jeff led one of the nation’s most successful YMCA fundraising programs.
Roy Alexander
Roy Alexander has more than two decades of experience in education leadership including as a head of school, development director, department head and teacher. He’s held leadership positions in both religious and non-religiously affiliated institutions. Prior to entering the nonprofit world, he spent over 25 years as the CEO, president and vice president of several multimillion-dollar corporations.
Kids First
Dr. Jamie Burton
Dr. Jamie Burton is a Content Lead and Head Coach at Kids First, LLC, and an expert in strategic planning, educational technology, and instructional design. He is also an AI certified trainer, providing guidance on how to integrate artificial intelligence into the classroom.
