School Memberships
The Tri-Association has different types of memberships available to schools.
Regular Members Schools
Schools that belong to one of the three sub-regional organizations; ACCAS, ASOMEX AND AACSA are considered regular members of the Tri-Association and have full membership benefits.
Benefits for Regular Member Schools include:
- Non-limited participation in the Annual Educators' Conference and reduced conference and institutes fees.
- Eligibility for participation in annual awards programs (Paul G. Orr, Community Service, Margaret E. Sanders, TieCare Global Leadership Award).
- Preferential access to special institutes and other staff development programs, some leading to a graduate degree or special endorsement.
- Access to EBSCO deluxe data base.
- Access to ISC (International Data Base) Services
- Membership to NAIS.
- Access to the Association’s Newsletter (3 times per year), and other electronic information regarding the Association’s projects and activities.
- Eligible for funding of a school based staff development conference through an application process.
- Access to communication regarding special programs and other informational topics of relevance to schools.
- Access to educational research bulletins, executive summaries and information.
- Eligibility to be represented on the Staff Development Advisory Council (SDAC).
- Participation in the Annual Salary & Benefits Survey
As part of the Regular Membership, schools will received the following services from NAIS and EBSCO:
Invitational Schools
The Tri-Association offers invitational membership to educational institutions within our physical region that are not regular, full members of ASOMEX, AASCA or ACCAS (because they do not necessarily fit the criteria required by our three sub-regional organizations). We also offer these types of memberships to schools outside of our physical Tri-Association region (Mexico, Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean). To join as an invitational member, schools must be fully accredited by a US accreditation agency (ie. Cognia, NEASC, etc.) as of August of the current school year.
Schools applying for invitational membership should be interested in continuous educational improvement, staff development and must teach the majority of their curriculum in English. They should also preferably be a private, Pk-12, non-profit school with a US-type curriculum.
If the school is located within the physical region of the Tri-Association, the Executive Director will consult with the Sub-Regional Association President (ACCAS, AASCA, ASOMEX) regarding the eligibility of the applicant. The Executive Director will consider the references and recommendations on the part of the schools that belong to the corresponding sub-regional association in making the final decision for acceptance.
Each regional Association (ACCAS, ASOMEX or AASCA), has the prerogative of imposing a time limit on the Invitational status of the particular school with the goal that the school apply and meet the criteria for regular membership. When pertinent, the President of the Association will communicate this in writing to the school and the Executive Director will be copied on this communication.
If the school falls outside of the physical region of the Tri-Association, the Executive Director will consider the school’s membership in other regions, the school's history and structure, and the school’s particular desire to be an Invitional member. We recommend that invitational members maintain their regional, corresponding memberships (ie. AMISA) based on the benefits the school receives from that local networking for teachers, leaders and students.
The application needs to be submitted to the Executive Director for approval. The Executive Director will review all Invitational applications with the Tri-Association Board of Directors before making a final decision. Acceptance as an Invitational Member carries a term of one year. Invitational Schools will need to reapply after that time.
Benefits for Invitational Member Schools include:
- Participation in the annual face to face Educators’ conference. Some restrictions may apply depending on space availability. Corresponding additional fees may apply.
- Participation in ongoing, virtual staff development activities. Some restrictions may apply depending on space availability.Corresponding additional fees may apply.
- Access to EBSCO deluxe database.
- Membership to NAIS.
- Access to the Association’s Newsletter (3 times per year), and other electronic information regarding the Association’s projects and activities.
- Access to communication regarding special programs and other informational topics of relevance to schools (ie. TriTalks).
- Access to educational research bulletins, executive summaries, TriLights, and related information.
| ANNUAL FEE | |
|---|---|
| Invitational membership | $1,500 USD |
| All payments must be received by August 30 of the current year | |
| OTHER FEES (2023 / 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Membership in NAIS | $380 USD |
| EBSCO Deluxe Package of Data Bases | $2,567 USD |
* These fees may vary each year based on the respective organization’s inflationary increases.
Note: Invitational Schools are not allowed to use the Tri-Association logo on their webpage or stationary