Summer meeting of AHSAA Central Board of Control is held:
Central board approves payout for
2024/25 AHSAA season:
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control approved returning $2.25 million to its member schools under its School Athletics Grants Program Wednesday at its annual summer Central Board meeting held at the AHSAA office. The total is the largest in the program’s history. In addition, the Central Board waived the membership dues for all schools for the 34rd straight year – a savings of more than $87,000 annually – and officially approved Hoover’s Finley Center as the North Super Regional Volleyball tourney site for the next three years . The AHSAA grant program, named in honor of former Executive DirectorSteve Savarese in 2024, was instituted in 2009-2010. In the first year the AHSAA distributed $1.2 million to member schools. The $2.25 million payout for 2024-25, which will be distributed in October, matches last year’s payout for 2023-24, which was the largest distribution in the program’s history, It also brings the total payout to $27,925,000 overall since it was implemented 15 years ago. The plan returns excess funds back to member schools when the AHSAA has at least one year’s working capital in reserve.
In other Central action:
Heard a presentation from Huntsville City Schools Athletic Director Mac Howard concerning a documentary request sponsored by Gatorade concerning Columbia High School’s football team in its quest to snap its current 91-game losing streak
Heard an appeal from Coosa Christian Academy Head of School Julie Delp and affirmed the executive director’s original ruling
Approved a report from CFO Amy Gulledge and approved the following:
Approved Option B plan for high school eligibility
Approved 2025-2026 AHSAA salary plan
Approved the dates for Central Board Meetings in 2026-26: October 8, 2025; December 10, 2025 (Classification Meeting); January 21, 2026; April 15, 2026
