Manitoba Council for Exceptional Children - Membership

CEC is the leading voice for special and gifted education. Through the vision and dedication of its nearly 45,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. The Council ensures the needs of children and youth with exceptionalities are met in educational legislation, establishes professional standards for the field, and develops initiatives to improve special education practice. And, CEC is known as THE source for information, resources, and professional development for special educators. Join CEC and become affiliated with special education professionals in Manitoba, Canada and internationally. CEC offers different types of membership as outlined below:

Premier membership is for persons who want to contribute additional support to the Council's activities. Premier members receive all Professional membership benefits (see below), plus:

• Latest Public Policy information via e-mail
• Presidential Points, a quarterly e-mail update from the CEC President
• Early-bird, priority registration and housing reservations for the CEC Annual Convention & Expo
• Special networking event at the CEC Annual Convention & Expo
• Premier members-only lounge at the CEC Annual Convention & Expo
• Opportunity to provide your input and opinion to CEC leadership on issues affecting the Council and your profession
• CEC Annual Report (online)
• Special toll-free Customer Service phone number

Download a premier membership application here (PDF document, 57Kb)

Professional membership is a full annual CEC membership for special education professionals that includes:

• TEACHING Exceptional Children (TEC), CEC's award-winning practice-based journal (6 issues per year)
• TEC Plus, the online companion to TEACHING Exceptional Children
• Exceptional Children, CEC's highly respected research journal (4 issues per year)
• CEC Today, the member newsletter (4 issues per year, online)
• CEC SmartBrief, provides concise reports on special education trends and developments via e-mail
• Automatic membership in local, state/provincial and international CEC
• Access to CEC's 17 special-interest divisions
• Special rates on professional development events including the CEC Annual Convention & Expo
• Discounts of up to 30% on CEC professional publications, products, and services
• Access to the CEC Career Center, the largest job bank on the internet devoted exclusively to special education professionals
• Access to Members-Only sections of the CEC Web site
• Networking opportunities including numerous listserves
• Savings on professional liability and a variety of insurance plans, a special CEC credit card, and other money-saving programs
• And much more!

Download a professional membership application here (PDF document, 456Kb)

Joint membership provides all the benefits of Professional membership for two persons. The pair of members receive one set of CEC professional publications (TEACHING Exceptional Children and Exceptional Children), but maintain two separate "files" so that each can join different divisions.

Retired membership provides all the benefits of Professional membership at a special rate. To qualify, you must have officially retired from your employing agency, been a member of CEC for at least ten (10) years prior to retirement, and have not accepted another full-time position. (CEC members holding a Retired membership as of December 31, 2005 are exempt from the 10-year membership requirement.)

Download a retired membership application here (PDF document, 53Kb)

Student membership provides all the benefits of Professional membership at a special student rate. Student members must be a full-time student at an accredited college or university; or a part-time student who is not engaged in full-time employment as a certified professional in the field of education. New students can continue to pay the student membership rate for the first year after graduation. Contact Natalie at manitobacec@mts.net for further information about this new offer from CEC.

Download a student membership application here (PDF document, 53Kb)

Associate membership is for parents and family members who do not work full-time in the field of education, paraprofessionals, and the general public. Associate members have on-line access to the CEC journals, but do not receive hard copy by mail.

Download an associate membership application here (PDF document, 451 Kb)