Membership

There are 3 categories of KASPA membership as follows:

• Active
• Retired
• Honorary

Voting and office holding rights are determined by membership category.

    Active. For school personnel whose responsibilities include school and district personnel administration; for individuals whose assigned work includes personnel functions in other educational institutions; or individuals involved in teacher testing, placement, educational research, or the preparation of school personnel administrators. Active members shall be entitled to participate in all activities of the Association including voting and holding elective office.

    Retired. Any retiring member is eligible for retired membership. Retired members shall be entitled to participate in all activities of the Association except voting and holding elective office.

   Honorary. Honorary membership may be accorded to persons who have distinguished themselves in school personnel work. Honorary members shall be entitled to participate in all activities of the Association except voting and holding elective office.

The membership year shall extend from October 1 through September 30.  The KASPA membership fee for 2008-09 is still only $25, and payable to the Secretary/Treasurer (see below).

The process of admission to membership shall be as follows:

a. Application for active and retired memberships shall be submitted to the Secretary/Treasurer andaccompanied by the membership fee.

b. Honorary membership may be awarded to an individual for meritorious service in school personnel work. Any active member wishing to nominate a candidate for honorary membership shall submit the name of the person nominated to the President for consideration. Eligibility for honorary membership shall be determined by the Executive Board. If eligible, the nomination will be presented to the general membership at a regular meeting for approval by a majority vote of those present.