Professional Division

In the Division of Professional Activities, active membership shall be open to principals, assistant principals, vocational directors, assistant vocational directors, and other school administrators whose primary job function is that of a building principal or assistant principal. These positions shall be in schools that are on the most current list of schools that have met the Basic School Approval Requirements established by the Maine Department of Education or are on the roster of schools that have met the Guidelines for Non-Approved Private Schools Recognized Only For Purposes of the Compulsory Attendance Law established by the Maine Department of Education. Associate membership is open to all former principals, former assistant principals, former vocational directors, former assistant vocational directors, and graduate students currently enrolled in a program leading to Administrative Certification, and other individuals interested in school administration. Honorary memberships in recognition of outstanding contributions to Maine youth may be extended to individuals as approved by the Professional Executive Committee. Active members of the Division of Professional Activities are entitled to vote, hold office, serve on all committees of the Maine Principals’ Association (professional and interscholastic), and request legal assistance through the legal resource fund. Associate members of the Division of Professional Activities shall receive all mailings of the MPA and shall be entitled to attend all conferences and meetings of the MPA at the active membership rate. Associate members shall not be entitled to vote, hold office, serve on standing committees, nor have access to the legal resource fund. Life members are those individuals holding Maine Elementary Principals’ Association life memberships, retired Maine Secondary School Principals’ Association and Maine Elementary Principals’ Association presidents, and retired MPA presidents. Life members shall receive all mailings of the MPA and shall be entitled to attend all conferences and meetings of the MPA at the active membership rate. Life members shall not be entitled to vote, hold office, serve on standing committees, nor have access to the legal resource fund. The membership dues paid by individuals of the Division of Professional Activities shall be set by a majority vote of the membership present at a regular Professional Activities Division Business Meeting. Dues must be paid to be eligible to vote at any Professional Activities Division Meeting.

Interscholastic Division

In the Division of Interscholastic Activities, all high schools that have met the Basic School Approval Requirements established by the Maine Department of Education or are on the roster of schools that have met the Guidelines for Non-Approved Private Schools Recognized Only For Purposes of the Compulsory Attendance Law established by the Maine Department of Education and whose principal has signed the Institutional Dues Assessment Form are eligible for membership. Each member school is entitled to one vote and that vote shall be cast by the school’s principal or the principal’s designee. The membership dues paid by participating schools of the Division of Interscholastic Activities shall be set by a majority vote of the schools represented at a regular Division of Interscholastic Activities Business Meeting. The membership year shall be from July 1 to the following June 30. Payment of dues must be made by November 1. Schools that have not paid dues by this date shall be considered dropped from membership and shall be ineligible to participate in any interscholastic division activities until reinstated or an extension is granted by the Interscholastic Management Committee. The dues and other income of each Division will remain allocated to that Division. The fiscal affairs of each Division shall be maintained in separate accounts. In the case of any common endeavor benefiting both Divisions, the Management Committees of the Divisions shall determine the proper proration of expenses and/or income.

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