Membership Categories

The Executive Council shall have the authority to establish membership categories with the two types of membership: (1) voting; (2) non-voting. The Executive Council shall have the authority to determine the membership category for which each applicant is eligible.

A. Voting memberships shall be as follows:

1. Active. An Active Member shall be a person who is: (a) Employed full time by a public school or private school entity, or a post secondary college or technical school or full-time employees of educational agencies of Maine state government; and (b) engaged in an administrative, supervisory or financial staff support responsibility in one or more areas of school business management.

2. Life. A Life Member shall be a person who has been an active member for a minimum of ten (10) years and who, at the time of application for Life Membership, meets the requirements of Active Membership.

3. Emeritus. An Emeritus Member shall have been an Active member for a minimum of ten (10) years at the time of his or her retirement from full-time school business administration and shall not be currently employed full time in a school entity.

B. Non-voting memberships shall be as follows:

1. Education Associate. An Education Associate Member shall be a person who is employed in education administration or demonstrates a non-commercial interest in school business administration, such as: school board members, superintendents, principals, and faculty and students of post secondary colleges and technical schools and those who do not qualify for other types of membership.

2. Affiliate. Affiliate members are those individuals who are employed full-time in school business operations, but in a position which does not include administrative or supervisory responsibilities.

3. Consultant Associate. A Consultant Associate Member shall be a person who benefits from commercial activity in the area of school business administration.