Membership
See detailed membership benefits below.
NDIAAA Membership ONLY (not NDCEL): CLICK HERE . This link is for those only interested in joining NDIAAA.
NDCEL and NDIAAA Membership: CLICK HERE. This link is if you would like to be a part of NDCEL, the umbrella organization of NDIAAA and many other ND education affiliates along with applying for membership with NDIAAA. When applying for both, you receive benefits from NDCEL and NDIAAA.
The purpose of NDCEL is to establish communications among the members of the constituent associations to achieve mutual goals, achieve higher standards, give sound counsel to state and community leaders, and improve the status of school administrators in North Dakota.
NDCEL provides a wide variety of services to its members. These benefits include professional and personal legal assistance, professional development opportunities, legislative representation, publications, liaison with other state education agencies, consultant-research-information services, and opportunities to network with other school administrators.
Membership Information
If you are involved in administering interscholastic athletics at the high school, middle school or junior high level, you should join the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. The NIAAA is a national professional organization administered by and for athletic administrators for the purpose of:
Promoting the professional growth and image of interscholastic athletic administrators
Promoting the development and prestige of state athletic administrators organizations which will contribute, in cooperation with state high school associations, to the interscholastic athletic program of each state
Providing an efficient system for the exchange of ideas between the National Federation of State High School Associations and state athletic directors organizations and individual athletic administrators
Preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the curricula of schools
NDIAAA/NIAAA Membership Benefits/Programs
There are a wide range of benefits and available programs that are available to the members of the North Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association & National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Please review the list below.
Membership Benefits – from NDIAAA
NDIAAA Quarterly – on-line newsletter
Opportunity to attend Fall Workshop & Spring Conference
Opportunity to serve on state board of directors / standing committees
Opportunity to nominate students from your school for NIAAA/NDIAAA FUI Scholarship
Opportunity for state recognition through the NDIAAA Awards Program
Opportunity to enroll in Leadership Training Courses
Opportunity to earn certification through national certification program
Fall Workshop, Spring Conference, and National Conference is recognized by DPI for renewal of administrative credential, if member attends an LTC and entire conference
Membership Benefits – from NIAAA
IAA, a quarterly professional journal written by and for athletic administrators
$2,000,000 supplemental liability insurance (student injury and property damage)
$2500 term life insurance
Discounts on Long Term Healthcare, Cancer Insurance, and Accident Insurance
Discount on registration fees for the National Athletic Directors Conference
Discount on Leadership Training Courses & NIAAA Certification Program
Support, communication and informational materials regarding key issues, through interpretation, best practices, research, explanation and education.
Legal support from NIAAA legal representative
A national network of more than 15,000 athletic administrators
Opportunities to serve on national committees and various NIAAA leadership positions.
Opportunity to nominate students from your school for the NIAAA Scholarship
Opportunity for national recognition through the NIAAA Awards Program
Annually the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator's Association (NIAAA) recognizes state affiliate associations for their accomplishments in the area of members retention and growth. The NDIAAA has a history of sustaining membership and growth.