MNU PTCO

Professional Teacher Candidate Organization

This local umbrella organization is devoted to helping teacher candidates become professional leaders.

The organization works to facilitate communication and collaboration between various educational organizations and learning communities.

As a member, you will have the opportunity to participate in fundraisers, special events, and community service. You will also be eligible for exclusive scholarships.

What is PTCO?

Begin your teaching career by taking advantage of one or more professional teacher organizations. These organizations include:

	Kansas Association of American Educators
	Christian Educators Association International
	Kansas National Education Association

These organizations can provide:

Teaching resources
Opportunities for communication and collaboration
Professional development seminars and conventions on curriculum development and assessment
Liability insurance
Valuable periodicals and newsletters
Scholarships
Community service opportunities

The MNU education department has formed the PTCO to help you:

Decide which organization is best for you
Form a council of members to coordinate community service and other opportunities

Requirements for Good Standing

To be a PTCO member in good standing, you must complete two hours of community service and two hours/points of fund raising for each semester. You must attend four of the six meetings during the school year. The PTCO secretary will record attendance and points.

Constitution

Established in 2004; revised in 2006

Article 1: Requirement of Members

Community service:
1. Each member is required to perform 2 hours of community service per semester specifically for PTCO.
2. Community service can count towards the education department's requirements for entry into the Teacher Education Program or for graduation.
3. Community service hours performed for the education department cannot be counted toward PTCO hours.
4. Suggestions: judging art and science fairs; Bible quiz masters; Volunteering at a Christian school.
Fundraising:
1. Each member is required to participate in 2 hours of PTCO fundraising per semester.
Meetings:
1. Each member is required to attend 4 of the 6 meetings per year.

Article 1: Requirement of Members

President:
1. The vice president from the previous year will become the president for the school year.
2. The president will lead the meetings, set the agenda, and meet with the sub-group representatives and the council before each scheduled meeting.
3. The president will be a senior that will serve for one school year.
4. The president will keep a notebook that will be passed to the next year's president.
5. The president will complete regular membership requirements.
6. In the event that the vice president is unable to fulfill presidential duties the following year, the members of the PTCO will elect a new president during the first meeting of the school year.

Vice President:
1. The vice president will be elected by the members of the PTCO at the last meeting of the school year.
2. The vice president will serve as the coordinator for public relations (i.e. wil notify members of upcoming opportunities submitted by the sub-group leaders).
3. The vice president will be a junior, and will become president in his/her senior year. This policy was developed to maintain continuity from the previous year.
4. The vice president will complete regular membership requirements.
5. The vice president will step in when the president is absent.
6. The vice president will keep a notebook that will be passed on to the next year’s vice president.

Secretary:
1. The secretary will be elected by the members of PTCO at the last meeting of the school year.
2. The secretary will take minutes at the meetings and submit typed copies to members and faculty advisors.
3. The secretary will be responsible for publicity for meetings and other events.
4. The secretary will complete regular membership requirements.
5. The secretary will keep a database of all member requirements in order to determine members in good standing for certificates awarded at the education banquet.
6. The secretary will keep a notebook to pass on to the next year’s secretary.

Treasurer:
1. The treasurer will be elected by the members of PTCO at the last meeting of the school year.
2. The treasurer will maintain the bookkeeping of all money collected or spent (i.e. fundraisers).
3. The treasurer will complete regular membership requirements.
4. The treasurer will meet monthly with the ASG director of finance.
5. The treasurer will keep a notebook to pass on to the next year’s treasurer.
6. The treasurer will provide a financial report at each meeting.

Historians:
1. The two historians will be elected by the members of the PTCO at the first meeting of the school year.
2. Historian duties will be split between two students.
3. The historians will keep documentation (through pictures, news articles, etc.) of events in which PTCO members participate.
4. The historians will complete regular membership requirements.
5. The historians will keep a scrapbook to pass on to the next historians.

Article 3: Sub-Groups

Service Project Representative:
1. The representative will serve as the chairman for this committee and work with members to plan service projects, as well as find ongoing service projects in the area for members of PTCO.
2. The representative will be elected by the members of PTCO at the first meeting of the school year.
3. The representative will keep a notebook to pass on the next year’s representative.
4. The representative will meet regular membership requirements.
5. The representative will give a report at each meeting.

Fundraiser Representative:
1. The representative will serve as the chairman for the committee and work with members to plan fundraisers for PTCO.
2. The representative will be elected by the members of the PTCO at the first meeting of the school year.
3. The representative will meet regular membership requirements
4. The representative will give a report at each meeting.
5. The representative will keep a notebook to pass on to the next year’s representative.

Professional Support:
1. The representative will serve as the chairman for this committee and work with members to find and plan opportunities for professional growth.
2. The representative will be elected by the members of the PTCO at the first meeting of the school year.
3. The representative will meet regular membership requirements.
4. The representative will keep a notebook to pass on to the next year’s representative.

Professional Resources

Organization	Website	Mission	Cost of Student Membership	Availability of Liability Insurance	Other Benefits
Biology
NABT – National Association of Biology Teachers	http://www.nabt.org	The National Association of Biology Teachers empowers educators to provide the best possible biology and life science education for all students.	$39/year	Available with membership – through Forrest T. Jones $15/year for 1 million liability	Publications, online supplements, electronic issues of News and Views, discounts on conferences and other publications, etc.
NTSA – National Science Teachers Association	http://www.nsta.org	NTSA mission is to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all."	$32/year	NSTA sponsored - Marsh Group Insurance Plans	Online Journals Internet links Listserver Educational science products, etc.
Business
NBEA – National Business Education Association	http://www.nbea.org	NBEA is dedicated to: The education of individuals to lead and contribute to a business community that is ethical, diverse, inclusive, prosperous, and responsible; The advancement of business education at all educational levels; and The development of business educators who embrace high ethical standards and personal and professional excellence to ensure that students and adults are afforded equal opportunity to fundamental business knowledge and skills and, therefore, equal opportunity to success in life.	$40/year July 1 – June 30	$250,000 liability insurance with membership	Journals, publications, conventions, group insurance plan, etc.
English/Language Arts
IRA – International Reading Association	http://www.reading.org/	Our members are dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, encouraging the lifetime reading habit	$22 – basic $37 – one journal $52 – two journals $67 – three journals $82 – four journals	Reduced rates for members	Subscriptions to top-rated journals (see cost), discounted books, etc.
NCTE – National Council of Teachers of English	http://www.ncte.org	The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language.	$20/year – subscriptions to journals is extra	Student Educator Professional Liability Only $15 a year for $1,000,000 in coverage	Resource booklets, newsletters, etc.
Foreign Language
AATSP – American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese	http://www.aatsp.org	AATSP has promoted the study and teaching of Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related languages, literatures, and cultures at all educational levels. Through an exchange of pedagogical and scholarly information, the AATSP encourages heritage and second-language study and supports projects to that end.	$30/year	None available	Annual Conference Publications (Hispania) On-line newsletter (Enlace) Professional Development
ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages	http://www.actfl.org	Providing vision, leadership and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.	$25/year	No information on this	ACTFL events, products, Online resources, Job Connections, Continuing Education, etc.
History/Government
NCSS – National Council for the Social Studies	http://www.ncss.org	Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.	$33/year	Discounts for members	All memberships include the newsletter The Social Studies Professional. Members can choose as a benefit either a full subscription to Social Education (seven issues) or a full subscription to Social Studies and the Young Learner. Comprehensive members receive all bulletins. The annual subscription rate for members, included in membership dues, is $35.
OAH – Organization of American Historians	http://www.oah.org	The Organization of American Historians promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history.	$25/year	Group rates for members	OAH Newsletter + Journal of American History or OAH Magazine of History
Mathematics
NCTM – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics	http://www.nctm.org	The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is the public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.	$38/year for one of four online journals	Available through an affiliate	Math education activities and resources, journal article downloads, subscription to On-Math, etc.
Music
KMEA – Kansas Music Educators Association	http://www.ksmea.org	The mission of KMEA is to provide leadership in: Recruiting, retaining, and mentoring of music educators Encouraging the professional growth and development of music educators Improving the quality of music education in Kansas Responding to the changes that technology brings to music education Strengthening performance ensembles To achieve this mission, KMEA will continue to strengthen its organization through a teamwork approach that reaches out to individuals and groups within communities.	See above	Discounts for members	Subscription to Kansas Music Review, participation in Music Mentor Program, continuing Ed, etc.
MENC – The National Association for Music Education	http://www.menc.org	PREAMBLE Music allows us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritages, and also to explore the realms of expression, imagination, and creation resulting in new knowledge. Therefore, every individual should be guaranteed the opportunity to learn music and to share in musical experiences. MENC's MISSION The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.	$22/year – automatically become a member of KMEA	Discounts for members	Publications, online job center, lesson plans, etc.
PE
NASPE – National Association for Sport and Physical Education	http://www.aahperd.org/	The mission of NASPE is to enhance knowledge, improve professional practice, and increase support for high quality physical education, sport, and physical activity programs through research, development of standards, and dissemination of information.	$45 - One periodical $70 – Two periodicals $95 – Three periodicals $120 – Four periodicals	Reduced rates for members	Free subscription to one of four journals. Additional are $25 each, free newsletter, discounts on books, videos, conferences, etc.
Speech/Theatre
AATE – American Alliance for Theater & Education	http://www.aate.com/	AATE promotes standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education and supports the power of the creative experience. AATE connects educators, artists, researchers, scholars and administrators, and provides opportunities for members to learn from each other, and exchange and diversify their practices, their audiences, and their perspectives.	$60/year	Could not find any information	Includes subscriptions to all AATE publications, access to the members’ only sections of website and discounts to AATE conferences in addition to great networking opportunities at a discounted student rate.
NCA – National Communication Association	http://www.natcom.org	The National Communication Association promotes effective and ethical communication. The Association supports the communication research, teaching, public service, and practice of a diverse community of scholars, educators, administrators, students, practitioners, and publics.	$60 – one of eight publications is included	Could not find any information	Additional Publications for $20 each, three affiliations and sections are included. Additional are $5 each. No fee caucuses. Monthly newsletter, research tools
General
AFT – American Federation of Teachers	http://www.aft.org/	The mission of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, is to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world.	$30/year (Associate Membership) $60/year (for working teachers) Reduced rate for 2 year plans	Different products available through affiliates.	American Educator magazine, newspaper subscription, access to group insurance rates, participation in professional issues conference for educators Working teachers membership includes all of the above plus $1 million in occupational liability insurance and up to $10,000 in legal defense protection.
ASCD – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development	http://www.ascd.org/	ASCD, a community of educators, advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner.	$25/year	Professional and other insurance available with membership – through Forrest T. Jones.	Educational Leadership Magazine Newsletter Members only discounts Online Resources
ATE – Association of Teacher Educators	http://www.ate1.org	The mission is to improve the effectiveness of teacher education through leadership in the development of quality programs to prepare teachers, by analyzing issues and practices relating to professional development, and by providing opportunities for the personal and professional growth of Association members.	$25/year	Professional and other insurance available with membership – through Forrest T. Jones.	Subscriptions Meeting discounts Networking Committees
CEAI – Christian Educators Association International	http://www.ceai.org/	To Serve the Educational Community by Encouraging, Equipping and Empowering Christian Educators in Public and Private Education.	$20/year	$1 million liability with membership	Newsletters, curriculum & resource materials, internet resources, etc.
KANAAE – Kansas Association of American Educators	http://www.kanaae.org/	Dedicated to the improvement of public education in Kansas based on the following premises: Public education's first duty is to the child; a young person's character should be developed as well as his or her intellect; schools should be free from strikes and work stoppages; educators should be free of all forms of compulsory membership and payment of dues or fees to a labor union to hold membership in a local or state association; Schools, their administration, faculty, instructional services and curriculum should be accountable to the parents, citizens, and taxpayers of the local communities they serve.	$15/year	$2 million liability with membership	Legal assistance, supplemental group insurance options, state newsletter, etc. Education Matters Newsletter
NAAEE – North American Association for Environmental Education	http://www.naaee.org	NAAEE promotes excellence in environmental education and serves environmental educators for the purpose of achieving environmental literacy in order for present and future generations to benefit from a safe and healthy environment and a better quality of life.	$35/year	Discounted rates available with membership – through Forrest T. Jones	Newsletter Discounted publications Reduced Conference Registration
NEA – National Education Association	http://www.nea.org	Our mission is to advocate for Education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.	$15/year	$1,000,000 liability as soon as membership is effective	Publications (NEATODAY, KNEA Issues, Newsletter, Tomorrow’s Teachers). Discounts and rebates. Leadership opportunities. Reduced dues.
NIEA – Nazarene International Education Association	http://cmc.nazarene.org	NIEA is comprised of schools and individuals associated with the Church of the Nazarene who recognize the need for a support network to provide fellowship and resources to strengthen their educational ministries. Members are teachers, administrators, and pastors in Christian schools, public schools, private schools, and home schools.	$25.00 per year for students $50.00 per year for professionals		Discounts on annual conventions and seminars Helpful book resources Access to the NIEA discussion room NIEA e-Link, a quarterly electronic publication providing resources for more effective ministry Directory of Nazarene Christian Schools and public and home school teachers Job search and placement resource for teachers, directors, and administrators Current legislative updates affecting child care and week day school ministries
Technology
ITEA – International Technology Education Association	http://www.iteaconnect.org	Mission is to advance technological capabilities for all people and to nurture and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. ITEA seeks to meet the professional needs and interests of members as well as to improve public understanding of technology, innovation, design, and engineering education and its contributions.	$30	Available with membership – through Forrest T. Jones $99/year for 1 million liability	Publications, listserve resources for teaching technology, conference registration discount, and grants and scholarships Technology Education Collegiate Association (TECA) membership