There are several reasons why you, as a pupil services professional, should become a part of PAPSA. Foremost, PAPSA is the only organization in the Commonwealth specifically devoted to issues concerning the pupil services programs in our schools. Professional membership is open to anyone who has supervisory or administrative responsibility in two or more of the fields commonly considered to be included under pupil services, i.e., counseling, health services, psychology, home and school visitation, social work, special education, gifted education and student assistance among others. Other interested persons are welcome to join as well in a non-voting, associate status.
Whether your title is Pupil Services Director, Student Services Coordinator, Special Education Supervisor, or some variation of these common labels, PAPSA should be the one organization that you need to join.
Membership in PAPSA entitles the holder to the following:
- Monthly edition of the PAPSA Update
- Monthly edition of the PAPSA Mid-month Review
- Quarterly issues of the PAPSA News
- Quarterly updates to the PAPSA Manual
- Access to free webinars and other resources
- Reduced rates for conference and workshop registration
- Access to a constantly updated web site
- Access to the PupilServ – The PAPSA listserv for asking questions and seeking advice
- The ability to network with accomplished peers in the field, including Executive Board members
- Consultation with the Executive Director
- Members Only Resources
Annual membership dues in PAPSA are as follows:
- Regular Membership: $170.00
- Retiree Membership: $10.00
- Joint PAPSA/NAPSA: $330.00 — Membership includes a $20.00 discount
- Student Membership: $25.00
- Institutional Membership: $340.00 — Best Value — Covers up to five [5] members of an institution’s staff for the same cost as two individual memberships
Note: Those wishing to do both a PAPSA Institutional Membership and a Joint PAPSA/NAPSA Membership should contact the Executive Director at [email protected], or call (570) 656-4286 for further assistance.
To pay your PAPSA dues, download a copy of the membership form by clicking on the link below or request an application form through the Executive Director at [email protected]. Then complete and return the application form with your check made payable to PAPSA for the correct amount. To pay by credit card, email a completed application form to [email protected] and then go to https://pa-association-of-pupil-services-administrators.square.site/ or go to www.papsa-web.org and click on the green “Make an Online Payment” rectangle on the right-hand side of the home page.
Membership forms are also made available to all school entities via PENN*LINK and to current members via PupilServ between April and June of each year.
PAPSA Membership Application 2024–25
PAPSA New Member Half-price Discount Application for 2024-25