TSPRA uses an online membership process.
Members and non-members with free accounts set up profiles to access information, renew, create invoices, register for events and purchase products.
Membership levels are based on your job title, department, primary duties and where you are employed. Please read the descriptions carefully.
Professional membership offers the most benefits. But you must be employed by a public school district, education association, education foundation or state agency. Private sector persons and businesses working as consultants are not eligible for this level of membership.
School districts may join at the Institutional level which includes three memberships - one professional and two associates. Only the professional member has full benefits.
Education foundations also have an Institutional level which includes one professional membership, usually for the foundation's executive director, and limited membership benefits for all foundation board and other staff members.
For profit, private sector businesses and consultants may only join at the Affiliate level.
A free, non-member level is available for persons who only want to order products and register for workshops without an other benefits.
Contact TSPRA at info@tspra.org if you are unsure of which membership level you qualify to join.
TSPRA Professional - $125
For persons whose primary responsibilities are in education communications/public relations and are employed by a public school district or public school education association/agency. This level includes all benefits, receives discounts on products, services and registration fees and they may enter the annual Star Awards competition. Only Professional members may vote, hold office or chair TSPRA committees.
TSPRA Associate - $100
For persons whose primary responsibilities are not in education communications/public relations but are employed by a public school district or public education association/agency (i.e. superintendents, principals, teachers, etc.) This level includes most of the benefits, receives discounts on products, services and registration fees and they may enter the annual Star Awards competition. Associate members do not vote, hold office or chair TSPRA committees. They may serve on committees.
TSPRA Institutional - $325
Open to public school districts or public school education associations/agencies, allowing up to three members, one professional and two associates, with the same benefits as stated above. If an employee leaves, their Institutional membership stays with the school district or organization.
Education Foundation Division Individual - $125
For any TSPRA professional member who is associated with an education foundation as staff, whose primary purpose is to support a Texas public school district or an individual public school. This level includes all benefits, receives discounts on products, services and registration fees and they may enter the annual Star Awards competition. They may vote, hold office and chair TSPRA committees.
Education Foundation Division Associate - $100
For any staff member or board member of an education foundation whose primary purpose is to support a Texas public school district or an individual public school. This level includes most of the benefits, receives discounts on products, services and registration fees and they may enter the annual Star Awards competition. Associate members do not vote, hold office or chair TSPRA committees. They may serve on committees.
Education Foundation Division Institutional - $350
($125 for TSPRA Professional dues for one education foundation staff member plus $225 for an unlimited number of education foundation board members)
This is a group membership for an education foundation whose primary purpose is to support a Texas public school district or an individual public school. Open to any education foundation staff or board member, elected or ex-officio. Through this membership, one foundation employee, usually the executive director, would have the same privileges as an Education Foundation Individual member and would be the main representative of the foundation for TSPRA. Other Education Foundation Institutional members will receive information, gain member discounts and may enter their foundation's work in TSPRA's Star Awards.
Affiliate - $325
Open to private sector schools, businesses, consultants and individuals for both TSPRA and the Education Foundation Division. This is the only level open to for-profit persons or companies. One person or a representative of the business receives discounts on registrations, products and services. They may not vote, hold office or chair committees. Affiliate members receive full access to the Members Only Area of the website.
Document Vault - $100
The Document Vault allows subscribers to draw on the experiences of TSPRA members by providing a bank of documents dealing with important school public relations issues. Members receive the vault as a member benefit and they access the Vault when they log in to the Members Only Area of TSPRA's website. Paid Subscribers also use a login to access the Document Vault. But the other 'Member Only Areas' will remain blocked.
Non-Member Free, Honorary and others:
A free membership is offered to persons who only want to order products and register for events, but not at member discounts. They set up a profile which allows them access to their invoices online.
This non-member level is also one which administrative assistants and secretaries of school PR departments, organizations and foundations may join. It allows them to register other TSPRA members for workshops and conferences, purchase products for them, and gives them access to manage member and accounting information.
Honorary members, vendors and other should contact the TSPRA office at info@tspra.org.
