Assembly Benefits

    1.  Connection to a national network of professionals working to improve the
         teaching of English language arts.

    2.  Representation on the NCTE Board of Directors and publication of assembly
         annual reports in the NCTE Annual Reports document.

    3.  Information on assembly activities and operations and leadership through 
         Council-Grams (a newsletter for Council leaders).

    4.  Information on NCTE through the NCTE Directory, NCTE press releases
        and other announcements, and the NCTE Web site.

    5.  Ability to obtain tax-exempt status with the IRS through the NCTE Group
         Exemption Letter.

    6.  Publications benefit through the Information Exchange Agreement and the
         Committee to Review Publications of Affiliates and Assemblies.

    7.  Membership recruitment through the Special Interest Brochure which is sent
         to all new NCTE members, through the NCTE Web site links to assembly
         membership information and to the assembly's Web site (if there is one),
         name and address lists or labels for NCTE members with the same 
         interests as those of the assembly, and ideas and success stories in
         Council-Grams.

    8.  Consulting services from NCTE staff on affiliate projects, such as conference
         planning, membership recruitment, and involvement of people of color.

   9.  The use of Manage My Organization, an online program designed to
        enable NCTE affiliates and assemblies to manage their membership using
        the NCTE database.

Note: In addition assemblies receive specific benefits at the NCTE convention and, possibly, other NCTE meetings. These benefits are based fundamentally on assembly size, linking Council services to the number of people served and encouraging assemblies to increase their membership in order to effect a corresponding increase in services. View the chart of benefits here... (PDF)