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Discover CEA's goals, affiliations, competition, and member demographics. Join the leading association for correctional educators today!
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CEAWho Are We Arlington, Virginia June 23, 2014
CEA’s Goals • Affiliations and Collaborative Relationships • The Competition • Who are the CEA membership?
Goals • To Increase the effectiveness, expertise, and skills of its members • To involve its members in an active and supportive network of professionals who are leaders in the field of correctional education • To help increase the quality of educational programs and service through technical assistance as well as advocacy • To offer timely and practical information to fellow staff members • To represent the collective interest of correctional education before the government, the press, and the public on the national as well as on state, provincial, and local levels
Affiliations • American Correctional Association (ACA) • American Jail Association (AJA) • European Prison Education Association (EPEA) • International Federation of Education in Correctional Settings - Australia (IFECSA) • American Association for Adult & Continuing Education (AAACE) • National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs (NAASLN)
What Competition? • The Correctional Education Association is the ONLY group for educators working in correctional settings. • Only CEA has insight into the needs faced by this special group of professionals! “By correctional educators, for correctional educators”
Students We Serve • 76% Adult • 25% Juvenile • 80% Male • 29% Female
Type of Facility • 86% Prison • 13% Jail/Detention Center • 1% Community (halfway house/PP)
Areas of Instruction 50% ABE/GED 13% CTE 6% Special Education 4% Post Secondary 2% ESL/ELL 9% Other (16% Administration)
Member Positions 53% Teacher 30% Administrator 6% Support Staff 3% Librarian 3% Retiree 2% Researcher 2% Counselor 1% Volunteer
Facility Operations • 84% State • 9% Local/County • 6% Private • 1% Federal
How to Join/Renew • Complete membership form and send it to the CEA office either by mail or fax • Complete the online form at www.ceanational.org and join instantly!