MATA Membership Types
Active Membership - teachers (full or part time) of Environmental, Agricultural, and Natural Resources. Active membership dues are $60.00 per year. Please also complete an Agricultural Educator Demographic Form for MATA use on the subjects you teach. *First year teachers are eligible for complimentary MATA dues and MATA will pay your NAAE dues for your first year (with the return of the two forms.)
Affiliate Membership - Post-secondary agriculture educators, Ag Ed State Staff, FFA Executive Secretary. Dues are $50.00 per year.
Associate Membership (ASC) - Teachers of other disciplines or those persons not eligible for active or affiliate membership but still maintain an interest in Environmental, Agricultural, and Natural Resources. Dues are $25.00 per year.
MATA Life Member - available to an Active member upon their retirement from teaching. MATA Life Member dues are equal to one year’s Active Membership dues, currently, $60.00, which may be paid in four payments during the year
First Year Ag Teacher - First year agricultural teachers recieve complimentary membership to both MATA and NAAE, upon completion and submission of the nessicary membership forms.
Student Member - Includes students pursuing teacher certification programs in agricultural education, who are MD residents in out of state institutions or those attending a MD campus that offers an agricultural education major . MATA and NAAE dues are free upon completing the necessary paperwork.
