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Involvement gives you an avenue to help build your program and gain student buy in to what you do in the classroom. Further, TSA allows teachers the opportunity to network, share ideas, and learn from other teachers and industry professionals.

The competitive events used in TSA also make good additions to your curriculum. These standards-based activities can be easily adapted for classroom use and include scoring rubrics for easy assessment. TSA activities are presented in the state frameworks as a preferred assessment method.

Total TSA

When chapters affiliate, they receive online access to Total TSA. This unique tool includes membership materials, the competitive events guides, access to past scoring from National competition, and 100 leadership lessons. TSA is the first CTSO to provide such a tool that not only presents the information chapters need to be successful but also correlates the competitive events to the STEM standards and to leadership skills.

Mississippi TSA is recommending that chapters affiliate early in order to receive the materials they need to succeed. Each year (alternating), either the high school or middle school competitive events guide is completely revised with rule changes, revised events, and new competitions. At both levels, members should refer to the new Total TSA for the most up-to-date information. Students should always read the current year’s event guide for each competitive event, and follow the rules and procedures exactly.

Dues & Affiliation

Chapters must affiliate and pay dues each year, prior to receiving leadership materials, access to Total TSA (competitive events guide) or being able to compete at district or state competitions.

To affiliate go to: https://tsamembership.registermychapter.com/#

Affiliation Formats:

TSA offers three curriculum-integrated membership programs. Each chapter chooses the program that works best for them.

Red Chapter Affiliation Program (Red CAP)

A chapter affiliates up to ten student members and one advisor by paying a flat fee of $275. This is the minimum fee for affiliating a chapter.

To add additional members (above the original 10), the chapter would pay $25 per additional person, and would move to the White CAP level.

This is a good “starter” affiliation plan for small chapters, or new chapters who don’t know how much interest there will be.

 

White Chapter Affiliation Program (White CAP)

A chapter affiliates eleven or more members by paying a $25 fee per person, including advisors.

This is the affiliation level if you have between 11-35 students in your chapter. To add additional students (beyond 35), upgrade to the Blue CAP level, and pay the difference.

 

Blue Chapter Affiliation Program (Blue CAP)

A chapter affiliates an unlimited number of members in a school for a flat fee (typically effective when there are more than 35 members). This option is popular in chapters where students rotate through a STEM class for a portion of the year to enable all students to be members. The membership fee for Blue CAP is $875. If you choose this program, please be sure to add all of your members throughout the year to the National Database.

 

MEMBERSHIP FEES:

Red Chapter Membership: (10 or fewer Students)
10 students + 1 advisor = $275 Total Dues
Additional Students during the year = $25 per Student

White Chapter Membership: (11-34 students)
Student Dues: $25 per Student
Advisor: $25 per Advisor

Blue Chapter Membership: (Unlimited number of students, cost effective if you have more than 34 students)
Student Flat Rate = $875 Total Dues
$8 per Advisor

**Note each registered advisor will receive access to Total TSA, which includes competitive event rules, leadership activities, and membership materials.

To affiliate go to: https://tsamembership.registermychapter.com/#

Once you have affiliated and paid your dues, your chapter will receive access to Total TSA online.