ATPE membership, which includes access to an array of benefits, provides an excellent complement to membership in any content-area association. Some content-area associations include legal resources as a membership benefit or offer it for an additional cost. None of their benefit offerings are as generous or as broad as ATPE's. If your content-area association membership does include legal protection, be sure to compare the benefits to determine if a dual membership would be beneficial to your career. If your content-area association membership does not include legal protection, it is especially important for you to join a group like ATPE. No public school employee should be without protection on the job.
Groups that do NOT offer legal protection*
STAT—Science Teachers Association of Texas
TAFE – Texas Association of Future Educators
TAGT—Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
TASA—Texas Association of School Administrators
TCEA—Texas Computer Education Association
TCTELA—Texas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts
TCTM—Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
TGCA—Texas Girls Coaches Association
Groups that offer OPTIONAL legal protection*
TMEA—Texas Music Educators Association
TLA—Texas Library Association
TCA—Texas Counseling Association
THOA/ACTE—Texas Health Occupations Association/Association for Career and Technical Education
THSCA—Texas High School Coaches Association
FCSTAT—Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association of Texas
TBTEA—Texas Business and Technology Educators Association
CTAT—Career and Technology Association of Texas
Groups that INCLUDE legal protection with membership*
TASSP—Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
TEPSA—Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
VATAT—Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
*Information is current as of March 1, 2020.