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Membership Benefits

Building a network of contacts with other professionals through area e-mails
Sharing ideas with other professionals at the state-wide conference
Providing scholarships to future professionals in the field of deaf education through the Tamozelle Jennings CAL-ED Memorial Scholarships
Providing Teacher Grants to active professional members through the Tamozelle Jennings Memorial CAL-ED Teacher Grants
Expressing to legislators and other decision-makers concerns related to Deaf* students
Receiving the e-News - the official publication of CAL-ED, published quarterly via email
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Professional Membership - $70.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Renew automatically --Open to Credentialed teachers and professors in Deaf Education
--Educational administrators supervising programs of Deaf students
--Credentialed related service providers in Deaf Education
--Certified Interpreters working with Deaf students

Associate Membership - $55.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Renew automatically Non-certified persons working in educational programs for Deaf students professional/instructional aides
iii. Retired professionals and stakeholders
iv. Students enrolled in programs to train teachers, service providers, and/or interpreters of Deaf students.

College Students - $20.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Renew automatically

Families (Parents) Subscription period: 1 year Renew manually Families/Parents with Deaf children

Non-Member Subscription period: Unlimited Contacts who do not wish to become members at this time.

Professional
Membership

Open to Credentialed teachers and professors in Deaf Education
Educational administrators supervising programs of Deaf students
Credentialed related service providers in Deaf Education
Credentialed world language teachers (American Sign Language, LSM-Lenguaje de Señas Mexicanas, etc.)
Community-based and Professional Service Providers/Shareholders in Deaf Education

Associate
Membership

Non-certified (Classified) persons working in educational programs for Deaf students (such as instructional aides , paraprofessionals, educational and agency interpreters, deaf mentors, and deaf coaches)
Retired professionals and shareholders
Deaf Community members (CODAS, Camp Counselors working with Deaf Children, etc.)

College Membership

Open to postsecondary students enrolled in Deaf Education programs, school-based service providers, and/or interpreters of Deaf students.

Lifetime
Membership

No Dues

Past Presidents who have completed their term(s) in good standing, shall hold professional membership for life without the need to pay additional dues
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Formed at the California School for the Deaf, Berkeley in 1960 by a small group of concerned teachers, Cal-ED (formerly CATHI) has grown into a large state-wide organization of professionals serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. Its purpose is to improve the quality of education for all Deaf* children.

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