Executive Director's Message

From the Desk of Kelly riley, MPE Executive Director

MPE has just finished a great year!  We enrolled approximately 2,100 new members.  Given our current 9,100 members, I am confident we will reach our goal of “10,000 members in 2010!”  MPE offers its members twice the amount of professional liability protection ($2 million compared to only $1 million offered by other associations) for a third of the cost.

 

Our recruitment incentives provide a great way for members to earn a free membership, as well as a little extra money.  Members may earn a free year’s membership for simply recruiting five new members and may earn money for each new member recruited after five.  We awarded 27 free memberships this past year.  Members also earned approximately $800 for their recruitment efforts!

 

Your MPE staff is constantly striving to provide new benefits to our members.  We recently announced that we have joined the Mississippi Employees Federal Credit Union.  We will soon unveil our Facebook page, as well as our new membership discount program. 

 

One of the founding principles of MPE is professionalism.  As educators, we encourage respect for our profession through the practice of the highest standards of personal and professional conduct.  Even in these tough budget times of furloughs and reductions in force, be professional in your communications and interactions with administrators, legislators, community leaders and parents. 

 

Enjoy these last few weeks of your summer vacation and best of luck for a successful 2010-2011 school year!

 

To contact Kelly Riley, please email her at kelly@mpe.org