Joining NCAE is good for you
personally and professionally ... and it's good for students.
As your professional organization,
we are like a family, an Association of professionals who agree
that students and education are important -- and that the people who are
working in schools are important, too.
As skilled and caring professionals,
we help you build relationships with colleagues across the state and nation. We
are 60,000 members strong in North Carolina and 3.2 million members strong
across the country. There is a NCAE member in virtually every school building
across the state ready and willing to help you and your students succeed.
We are the favorite teachers from
your school days. We are your friends, your colleagues and your mentors. We are
united in our belief in, and support for, public schools and the teaching
profession. We know that it is part of our professional responsibility to unite
together for the good of our students and for our profession.
We are a volunteer organization supported
by our members' dues, grants from the National Education Association and the
good work of our members. Regardless of job classification, we are all
educators.
Everything we do centers around NCAE's
priorities of promoting quality public schools, strengthening the teaching
profession and improving the well being of members.
"Everything" we do
includes:
maximizing learning opportunities for you and your
students,
working to enhance your career,
lobbying the Legislature, and
protecting your right to practice in your chosen
profession.
Your membership is part of the
equation that makes North Carolina public schools so successful. Your NCAE
membership makes a difference for students in your classroom and for your
colleagues across the state.
Join
Today!
Member
Benefits
A variety of programs are available
to help you further your career, to improve your teaching and to save you
money. It makes good sense to belong to NCAE! When you join the Association,
take advantage of the many benefits available, including:
News, practical information, and teaching tips you
can't get anywhere else. These are available through a variety of
publications, kits, training, the NCAE
and NEA Web sites
and other online resources.
A professional network of colleagues from across the
state and the nation with whom you can share your concerns and explore
solutions.
A clearinghouse for the best professional development
opportunities, the latest research on proven school improvement activities
and special discounts on a variety of books and teaching materials to help
you be your best. NCAE ensures teacher input to the policy makers who
determine the rules and regulations that affect your career and how you do
your job.
Liability insurance protection plus access to specially
trained staff and NCAE attorneys if you should ever find yourself faced
with job-related legal trouble. Another exclusive benefit, the NEA/NCAE
Attorney Referral Program, provides two free 30-minute consultations on
any legal personal subjects plus a 30% in discounted legal fees from
approved attorneys.
Professional staff located across the state who are
available for assistance with teaching and learning, student achievement
and legal and salary issues. They are a phone call or a computer click
away.
A voice in the North Carolina Legislature where we
lobby for lower class size, increased school funding, teacher mentoring
programs, professional salaries and retirement benefits for educators.
Research, support and training to negotiate
professional salaries, benefits such as health insurance, and working
conditions.
Personal financial advice and information you can trust
plus real discounts and good deals through our NCAE/NEA Member
Benefits program. "Good deals" include a low-interest
signature loan to tide you over until you receive your first paycheck or
to take a college class; home finance programs to buy a house or refinance
a mortgage; insurance protection for your family; and guidance in building
your retirement nest egg.
Belonging to NCAE is an asset because of the community
support, recognition, and respect that we have earned as the state's
leading advocate for quality public education.
Robert Blackwell UniServ Consultant
411 Western Blvd. Suite 21
Jacksonville, NC 28546 robert.blackwell@ncae.org
(910)-347-7623
(800)-525-7628
(910)-347-7625 (fax)
