Membership
Membership Benefits
Membership is doing for yourself what you cannot do by yourself. It is an investment in your future. It is not a purchase or a donation. Consider membership for its long-range benefits rather than immediate results. You wouldn't drive without car insurance, nor should you teach without professional insurance.
Why Do Teachers Join JCTA?
- Unlimited local attorney assistance and $1 million liability insurance for each member.
- Attorney referral on non¬job related legal problems.
- Regular meetings with district administration.
- Representation at investigations and due process meetings with your principal.
- An avenue for receiving quick, confidential and impartial advice on professional matters.
- Representation at the state and national levels of the Association.
- Information and local workshops on topics such as: employee rights, diversity, classroom management, ethics, student discipline, transfer procedures and SBDM, including training approved for professional development credit.
- Weekly newsletters called ACTION, monthly magazines called NEA Today, quarterly newspapers called KEA News, up-to-date websites and informative emails.
- A voice in determining the future of education in your district, state, and nation.
- Information about and the opportunity to attend state and national Association conferences and the opportunity to attend.
- An outlet that produces positive images of public education employees and communicates public education employees’ views on issues.
- A bargaining agent who negotiates salary, benefits and working conditions with member input.
- Staff who lobby to promote public education at the Kentucky State Legislature and US Congress and seek member input on legislative agendas.
- A Sick Leave Bank that provides JCPS employees who have exhausted all of their accumulated sick leave with approved days from the Bank.