As a technology teacher, you are driven to provide your students with every opportunity to explore the dynamics of technology and the role TSA can contribute to your students’ understanding about the technical world.  We encourage you to include TSA activities as an integral co-curricular part of your classroom and laboratory instruction.  There are events and activities available for all students. Please consider the opportunities you can provide for your students by joining the only student organization which focuses specifically on students enrolled in technology education.   We encourage you to affiliate your local chapter with National TSA early in the school year so your students may receive the full benefit of the state and national membership.  Virginia TSA and National TSA provide a unified annual membership package. Affiliation, which is conducted online through the national website, will begin in September. This year each chapter will receive a free competitive event guide CD with affiliation. 

There are two membership options available to students and schools. The options are provided below: 

1.  Individual Affiliation- Students may affiliate within a chapter.  Each chapter is required to have a minimum of 10 members.  

 2.  Chapter Affiliation Program (CAP).  CAP membership is effective in chapters where students rotate through a technology education class for a portion of the year.  Large chapters may also be interested in the CAP membership, which allows chapters to affiliate on a "flat fee" basis with an unlimited number of students.  In order to take advantage of the CAP membership, advisors must enter their ENTIRE roll when affiliating. 

The affiliation deadline for non-interrupted services is November 17, 2009. 

Affiliation Instructions for New Chapters

Affiliate Your Chapter- schools that alreay have chapters