{"id":1095,"date":"2024-05-07T21:30:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actetiva.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=1095"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:10:44","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"    <style>\r\n      #row-block_bdff523191a46b4dc7e69bc60a95a5d6.blog-banner.v2.blue-bg::before {\r\n          content: \"\";\r\n          background: #052ab6;\r\n      }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n    <section id=\"row-block_bdff523191a46b4dc7e69bc60a95a5d6\" class=\"blog-banner v2 blue-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"content-area \">\r\n    <h1 class=\"width800\">Membership<\/h1>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n  \n\n  <style>\r\n    body blockquote::before {\r\n        background: #c00908;\r\n    }\r\n  <\/style>\r\n    <section id=\"row-block_7229aad7ff01b4da56f3b28553387af1\" class=\"wysiwyg-1col\">\r\n    <div class=\"content-area\">\r\n      <p>TIVA membership is an asset. As a TIVA member you can become a part of the establishment of standards and lobbying efforts for Career and Technical Education as well as creating opportunities for students, teachers and industry professionals. TIVA is a proactive force with a variety of programs to meet the professional needs of its members.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Member Benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1210 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/TIVA-New-Teacher.jpg\" alt=\"\" =\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are many benefits of being a member of TIVA.\u00a0 If you already know the benefits and want to join now just click on the link below.\u00a0 If you would like more information please\u00a0scroll down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIVA Attorney<br \/>\n<\/strong>Initial legal consultation to TIVA members regarding educational concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIVA\u00a0Risk Accident Coverage<br \/>\nIncluded in your TIVA Membership dues.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Coverage:\u00a0 Accidental death &amp; dismemberment &amp; paralysis<br \/>\nEligibility:\u00a0 All members participating and traveling to\/from covered activities.<br \/>\nBenefit Amount:\u00a0 $5,000<br \/>\nAdditional Coverages Included:\u00a0 Excess accident medical expense \u2013 $5,000 benefit\/$50 deductible; Exposure and disappearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$2,000,000 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage<br \/>\nAnnual Insurance Premium Included in Membership dues<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1gofJhpk3_rQHihrr8T2tmxnXMCvOwCzU\/view?usp=sharing\">Insurance Download\u00a0\u00a0Summary.<\/a>\u00a0 A true professional liability policy protecting you from errors and omissions arising out of your duties as a professional educator, including defense costs; even if allegations are groundless, false, or frivolous.<\/p>\n<p>Policy Period: August 1 (or thereafter when membership is received at TIVA) through August 1 of the following year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporal Punishment<\/strong><br \/>\nRelevant sections of the policy make it clear that coverage applies ($2,000,000 limit plus defense costs) regardless of whether the act be deemed civil or criminal.\u00a0Furthermore, the customary exclusion of \u201cIntentional Acts\u201d has been carefully worded to clarify that corporal punishment is covered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reimbursement of Attorney Fees<\/strong><br \/>\nReimbursement of attorney fees up to $5,000 per claim for employment rights situations such as criminal charges, allegations of sexual misconduct, or actions involving dismissal and other professional rights and duties. In some cases, the amount of attorney fee reimbursement is contingent on the member\u2019s case prevailing.\u00a0However, $1,500 (for consultation or otherwise) is reimbursed without regard to outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Payment of Bail Bonds up to $1,000.<\/strong><br \/>\n*This brief description of the policy is to provide information only to members and in no way alters or modifies the policy on file with the Association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarships<\/strong><br \/>\nAwarded to CTE educators for continuing education and\u00a0SkillsUSA-Texas students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communications<\/strong><br \/>\nTIVA updates sent to members with news, trends and ideas that impact\u00a0career and technical\u00a0education. Legislative\u00a0updates report key state and federal political issues effecting career and technical education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Development<\/strong><br \/>\nCareer advancement and a lifetime commitment to professional development are characteristics of the\u00a0Career &amp; Technical\u00a0Educator. TIVA offers\u00a0two professional\u00a0development conferences (January and July).\u00a0TIVA Members receive a valuable discount on all TIVA conference registrations.\u00a0 The conferences are also open to non-members. \u00a0Attendees receive continuing education credit with the State Board\u00a0for Educator Certification (SBEC), hands-on occupational training through the support of business &amp; industry, and may earn industry certifications\/licensures.\u00a0 Numerous \u201cgeneral\u201d sessions are offered to make you a stronger CTE teacher and enhance your educational experience at our conferences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Discounts<\/strong><br \/>\nActive Members of TIVA receive substantial discounts on all conference registrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trade Shows<\/strong><br \/>\nMaintain your state-of-the-art expertise by visiting the TIVA sponsored commercial exhibits at the annual summer professional improvement conferences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Bank<\/strong><br \/>\nProvides a much requested service that produces job\u00a0opportunities between school districts and\u00a0 CTE\u00a0teachers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Networking<\/strong><br \/>\nTake advantage of numerous opportunities to meet with your peers and expand your circle of valuable contacts at TIVA sponsored activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teamwork<\/strong><br \/>\nTIVA Board of Directors interact with their peers, exchange information, receive advice and referrals, and gain knowledge and insight that helps members achieve their own goals and, in turn, help their students achieve theirs.\u00a0 Cooperates with TEA, SkillsUSA, ACTE, SBEC, SBOE and program specific organizations to develop programs and activities that will enhance career and technical education.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1095","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Membership - Texas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Membership - Texas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Texas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-21T16:10:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/membership\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/membership\\\/\",\"name\":\"Membership - Texas\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-07T21:30:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T16:10:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/membership\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/membership\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/membership\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Membership\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/\",\"name\":\"Texas\",\"description\":\"ACTE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.acteonline.org\\\/tiva\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Membership - Texas","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Membership - Texas","og_url":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/","og_site_name":"Texas","article_modified_time":"2025-11-21T16:10:44+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/","url":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/","name":"Membership - Texas","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-05-07T21:30:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-21T16:10:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/membership\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Membership"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/","name":"Texas","description":"ACTE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/tiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}