To download a membership form and category summary (listing membership fees and services received for each membership category), scroll to the bottom of the page.
Active, dues $636: Any person licensed as an elementary or middle
level principal, actively engaged in a supervisory role as principal
or assistant principal, or a person on special assignment holding a
principal's contract. This membership category is the only one to carry
voting privileges and the right to hold office.
Other Administrator, dues $484: Any educational administrator other than someone eligible for ACTIVE membership who is licensed by designated state agency.
Intern Principal, dues $163: Educators interested in entering the profession
and involved in a recognized administration preparation program serving
as an intern principal under direct supervision of an active principal.
Associate, dues $163: A licensed, non-practicing administrator or post secondary educator, or a retired principal who is currently working in education but outside of an active principalship.
Retired Principal, dues $40: A retired principal who was an Active member at the time of retirement, and who is no longer working in education.
A retired principal who is working as an Interim principal must join in the Active category for legal benefits.
25 Year Club, dues $10: Have you been in education for 25 years? The
Twenty-Five Year Club is an organization within MESPA. Candidates for membership
must have served as a practicing teacher and/or administrator for a
total of 25 years or more, serving 10 or more of those years as an
elementary/middle level principal. For information on joining, click here.
Aspiring Principal, dues $59: Educators interested in entering the profession and/or involved in a recognized administration preparation program.
Unrequested Leave, dues $163: Anyone who was an active member the year that placement of unrequested leave occurred.
MESPA_and_NAESP_Membership_Categories.pdf Summary of MESPA and NAESP (national principals' association) membership categories, with member services corresponding to each membership category.
Electronic or paper membership forms
Join MESPA today! Use paper or online forms to join or renew your membership.
To download a paper form, scroll to the bottom of this page.
MESPA encourages any retired principal who is working in an interim role as a principal, or is filling in for a principal on leave, to join the association as an Active category member for the legal benefits.
Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.
Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
