Become a Member
MCEA represents more than 14,000 classroom teachers, school counselors, speech pathologists, media specialists, and other educators in Montgomery County, MD. MCEA is committed to ensuring that public schools are excellent places for students to learn and for educators to work.
Join us by completing the Membership Enrollment Form and emailing the completed form to Jackie Thompson, [email protected].
Retired Membership
Have you retired from MCPS? Join MCEA-Retired by clicking here.
For more information on the benefits of MCEA-Retired membership, please see our membership flyer. You can find additional information on the Maryland State Education Association’s Retiree membership page.
Substitute Membership
If you are a substitute and would like to join, please complete and return the form found here to Jackie Thompson, [email protected].
We are MCEA
Whether you’ve been a teacher for one day or forty years, now is the time to band together and make ourselves heard. Now is the time to improve our classrooms for ourselves and our students. Now is the time to join MCEA.
We Stand Together
Becoming a member of MCEA connects you with a movement of educators. We are a community that will help you advocate for the funding, resources, and the support you and your students deserve, including:
- A voice at the table to advocate for improved work and student learning conditions
- Fighting for and winning increased pay and benefits
- Professional development and leadership training
- Addressing social justice issues that matter most to you and affect your students’ lives
- Enhanced educator rights through guidance, advice, and legal representation
- Professional liability insurance
- NEA Member Benefits program