Educational Institution Membership – Positioning Your Organization for Success

Join or Renew Your Educational Institution Membership

As an industry leader, you understand the importance of advocating for career and technical education and the need for high quality professional development. And we understand there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach for the unique needs and demands of the CTE community. ACTE® offers an exclusive opportunity to join as an educational institution and allows you to customize your membership to meet your needs to provide the greatest benefits to your institution.

This membership category is available for any school district, technical and career center, curriculum center, community college or university.

View the List of Current ACTE Educational Institution Members

Benefits for Your Institution

ACTE offers three tiers of Educational Institution Membership: Silver, Gold, and Platinum. All EIM tiers include the following benefits:

  • Two (2) ACTE individual professional memberships
  • Invitations to attend VIP activities at ACTE events
  • EIM ribbons at all ACTE events
  • VIP reserved seating at VISION General Sessions
  • Inclusion in invitation-only special briefings / national summits, and VIP meetings with CareerTech VISION General Session speakers
  • Regular acknowledgment in ACTE publications
  • Special EIM updates, including the most relevant CTE news for your institution
  • Access to ACTE’s EIM logo to display your activate support of the CTE profession
  • 30% VIP discount on CTE Learn institutional subscription including CareerPrepped

Additionally, each tier includes the option to select from a number of a la carte membership, events, and advocacy benefits customized to meet your institution’s needs.

Silver EIMs receive the following benefits:

  • Two (2) ACTE individual professional memberships

PLUS

Your Choice of 2 Additional Benefits from the List Below:

EVENT BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Four (4) free National ACTE memberships (a $329 value)
  • Two (2) CareerTech VISION registrations (up to $525 value)
  • One (1) National Policy Seminar registraiton (up to $405 value)
  • One (1) Best Practices & Innovations in CTE conference registration (up to $395 value)

ADVOCACY/IMAGE BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Included on priority list to provide testimony to congressional committees
  • Assistance with arranging meetings with appropriate congressional representatives

Gold EIMs receive the following benefits:

  • Two (2) ACTE individual professional memberships

PLUS

Your Choice of 4 Additional Benefits from the List Below:

EVENT BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Four (4) free National ACTE memberships (a $329 value)
  • Two (2) CareerTech VISION registrations (up to $525 value)
  • One (1) National Policy Seminar registraiton (up to $405 value)
  • One (1) Best Practices & Innovations in CTE conference registration (up to $395 value)

ADVOCACY/IMAGE BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Included on priority list to provide testimony to congressional committees
  • Assistance with arranging meetings with appropriate congressional representatives

Platinum EIMs receive all of the following benefits:

  • Two (2) ACTE individual professional memberships

EVENT BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Four (4) free National ACTE memberships (a $329 value)
  • Two (2) CareerTech VISION registrations (up to $525 value)
  • One (1) National Policy Seminar registraiton (up to $405 value)
  • One (1) Best Practices & Innovations in CTE conference registration (up to $395 value)

ADVOCACY/IMAGE BENEFITS OPTIONS

  • Included on priority list to provide testimony to congressional committees
  • Assistance with arranging meetings with appropriate congressional representatives

FOR PLATINUM EIMs ONLLY

  • $10 discount off National ACTE membership for educators in your institution (unified dues would still apply; must be a current EIM in order for members to receive discount; list must be submitted at one time)
  • Concierge service – access to a central point of contact at ACTE headquarters to assist you with your needs and special services at ACTE events, including:
    • Skip the registration line; all badges for your institution will be hand-delivered to your designee.
    • Skip the book signing line; ACTE will secure signed books from speakers for you to purchase.

EIM Policies

  • ACTE dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes but may be deductible as a business expense.
  • The primary and secondary contacts will receive a complimentary ACTE membership and are required to join their state association if residing in a unified state (AK, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI and the Bahamas and Guam chapters). In the event that a contact of an educational institution located in a unified state does not join their state association, they will receive member benefits with the exception of voting and AD&D insurance, and they are not included in their state’s membership totals.
  • International institutions shall be classified as International Members and receive all benefits of this membership category.

ACTE Bylaws

Educational Institution Membership is available to any school district, technical and career center, curriculum center, community college or university. Dues for this category are set by the Board of Directors.

Educational Institution members are considered eligible for voting and serving as committee members or members of the Assembly of Delegates.

Board Policy

Membership in ACTE is available as directed in the Bylaws to Educational Institutions. These institutions are defined as any school district, technical and career center, curriculum center, community college or university. Any organization that operates for purposes other than for-profit is defined as not-for-profit and is eligible to join ACTE in this membership category.

All EIMs receive a standard baseline of benefits as approved by the Board of Directors. EIMs choose their level of membership. Dues, the type of additional benefits received and the number of additional benefits are determined by the level at which the EIM joins.

For more information on Educational Institution Membership, contact Laura Scott, Senior Manager for Strategic Partnerships: lscott@acteonline.org.