Join ATPE starting April 1

Early join for the 2025-26 membership year will open April 1. Sign up to be notified when the 2025-26 membership application is available.

Congratulations on your decision to pursue your teaching certification!

As you complete your alternative certification program, make sure to join the state’s largest community of educators, the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE). Public education is a highly specialized, highly politicized field, and at some point in your career you will likely need the services ATPE provides:

• Access to professional liability insurance*, which can protect your personal assets in case of a lawsuit brought by a student or parent; and
• Employment rights defense benefits* that ensure you have access to legal advice and representation related to issues including contract nonrenewals, discrimination, and difficult working conditions.

ATPE membership also gives you:

• A team of professional, experienced lobbyists advocating on your behalf before the myriad lawmaking and regulatory bodies that govern your new profession, including the Texas Legislature, State Board of Education, State Board for Educator Certification, and the Teacher Retirement System. We also advocate for you on federal education issues in Washington, D.C., including for your right to the full Social Security benefits you’ve earned.
• Online and in-person professional learning and networking opportunities, including more than 100 on-demand continuing professional education (CPE) courses and the all-new ATPE Online Community.
• An exclusive menu of more than 25 services and discounts, allowing you to save hundreds of dollars on travel, office supplies, prescription drugs, appliances, and more.

This type of support is like other types of insurance—you need to become an ATPE member before you may need to access our insured benefits.* (Just like you can’t buy car insurance after the wreck!)