to keep your programs fresh; how to use technology in the classroom, and a
plethora of other information.
INSTITUTIONAL FEES
The Institutional Fee is used to conduct the business of the State Executive
Board. It is not to be confused with membership to NAfME/MMEA; they are
two separate entities. Any school registering for a district or state event
must provide the institutional number assigned to that school. Otherwise,
there is a $100 event fee, in addition to the registration fee, for every
district and state event the school participates in. In the case of district
events, the $100 fee stays in the district treasury - not the host. For state
events, the $100 fee goes to the state MMEA treasury, not the host.
If you have not paid the institutional fee, you can download the form on the
state website. There is a prompt at the top of the main page. Make sure that
the person who will be generating the check understands that the check AND
the form must be mailed together. A number will not be assigned until all
information has been received. I will email the number to the contact
person.
I will be updating the list of schools paid on the mainemmea.org website
every week or so. All hosts should refer to this list when checking schools
institutional numbers.
REMINDER T O ANYONE HOSTING A DISTRICT OR STATE EVENT
Anyone hosting a district or state event MUST be a member of NAfME/MMEA
and the school MUST have paid the institutional fee. Hosting, although a ton
of work, is a money maker for the host school. You also cannot use another
teacher’s membership (a teacher who does not participate in the event) as a
way to bypass your own membership. This rule can be found in the
Handbook under Rules Applying to all District & State Events.
If you have questions about anything, I can be reached at my new email
address: [email protected] OR 207-224-7349.