The SCECA Board of Directors voted on March 19, 2011 to reduce your membership rate by $5.00 when you renew your membership beginning September 1, 2011. Full membership will be $40 and student membership will be $25. We are "paying it forward" to our members who have continued to support SCECA by attending the conferences even during these hard economic times.

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The members voted at the SCECA Conference on Saturday, January 27, 2007 to pass the proposal of SCECA going to a rolling membership.  The rolling membership will begin on September 1, 2007.  The proposal states that the membership year will be comprised of 12 calendar months beginning with the time of application for membership after September 1, 2007.  This simply means that you are a member for 12 calendar months from the time of your application.

The Executive Director  will process your membership and mail your membership card. If your membership is part of the conference registration, your membership card will be in your registration packet. It is very important that you fill in the membership application with your home address, home telephone number, and home email address.  If you do not have a home email address, please included your school address.  Be aware that some school districts block certain servers and the Executive Director may not be able to contact you electronically. 

Your mailing label will have your personal membership expiration date printed on the label beside your name.  This way you are aware of when your membership expires and when you should renew since notifications will not be sent out to you. SCECA will carry your membership for 90 days past your expiration to give you time to renew before being dropped from the database.    

Membership in SCECA entitles you to a membership in the Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA).  You will receive the SECA Reporter newsletter and Dimensions, an educational magazine, throughout the year.

If you have any questions about rolling membership or have other concerns related to your membership, don’t hesitate to contact the Executive Director, Becky Wardlaw at rwardlaw@sc.rr.com. or 803-960-0323.
 

MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES :

SCECA members have the following privileges for membership:

· To receive the state newsletter, SCECA SCOPE.
· To receive a subscription to the SECA journal, Dimensions, and SECA Reporter.
· To purchase SECA books, pamphlets, and position statements.
· To receive notices of SCECA and SECA conferences and meetings.
· To apply for annual scholarships to the conferences.
· To apply for a teacher educational scholarship.
· To apply for a teacher grant to purchase manipulatives/supplies for classroom.
· To pay reduced registration fees for the annual state (SCECA) and regional
  (SECA) conferences.
· To attend the annual business meetings of SCECA and SECA and to
   gain a hearing.
· To cast a vote on important business of the associations.
· To petition the SCECA and SECA board for a hearing.
· To be eligible for appointment to committee membership.
· To be eligible for election to district, state, and regional offices.
· To submit proposals for presentations at the annual conferences.
· To offer manuscripts to Dimensions for publication.

In addition SCECA offers the following services to districts:
· Board of Directors representation
· Support system to influence state-level action benefiting young children and
  their families... (i.e. Public Policy Network).
· Policies and Procedures Handbook which defines and governs the SCECA
  organization and the relationship between SCECA and the individual districts
· Membership flyers and brochures.
· Specifically designed workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches on request.
· Computer mailing lists of members.
· Membership change of address information received by SCECA Business
  Manager forwarded to appropriate districts.
· Visits to district meetings by SCECA officers as requested. Consultation and
  guidance upon request.