If your employment status is changing for the upcoming 2020-21 school year, you need to make sure to renew your ATPE membership in the correct category. Here’s a breakdown of our membership categories.
 
Are you a 2019-20 college student member?

• If you will be student teaching or doing classroom observations in 2020-21, renew in the student teacher category so you have access to legal resources.*
• If your 2020-21 coursework will not include classroom observations, renew in the college student category. (This is not an insured category.)

Are you a 2019-20 student teacher member?

• If you will be teaching in your own classroom in 2020-21, renew as a first-time professional member so you have access to legal resources.*
• If you will be substitute teaching, renew in the associate category to have access to legal resources.*

 Are you moving into an administrator role in 2020-21?

• If you will be employed as a principal, assistant superintendent, or superintendent for 2020-21, renew in the administrator member category so that you have access to legal resources.*
• If you will be a director or vice principal, renew in the professional member category to have access to legal resources.*

Did you retire at the end of 2019-20?

• If you retired at the end of 2019-20, continue your ATPE membership in 2020-21 by renewing in the retired category for only $10.
• The retired category is not an insured category, so if you will be substituting, you need to renew in the associate category to have access to legal resources.*

Are you planning not to work in education in 2020-21?

• If you will not be working in education in 2020-21, remain a part of the ATPE community by renewing in the public category for only $35. Public members receive ATPE publications and save using our services and discounts.
• The public category is not an insured category, so if you will be substituting, you need to renew in the associate category to have access to legal resources.*

 
Please contact ATPE Membership at members@atpe.org or (800) 777-2873 if you have questions about which membership category you should join.
 
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*Eligibility, terms, conditions, and limitations apply. Visit atpe.org/protection to view important disclosures and complete details of the insurance policy. Staff attorney services are provided separate from the Educators Professional Liability Insurance Program.