We are the Lubbock Local branch of ATPE, the Association of Texas Professional Educators.
07/23/2020
Please, join us!
Join ATPE at 4:30 p.m. CDT Thursday, July 30, for a free webinar open to all Texas educators. The ATPE Member Legal Services Department will answer your questions about your rights as the 2020-21 school year begins amid the pandemic. Learn more and register at www.atpe.org/MLSwebinar.
10/22/2018
On the first day of voting, my teacher said to me...
12 Days of Voting: Teacher Pay Early voting is underway NOW for the November 6 elections, so we’re taking a look at some of the reasons why it’s so important that educators vote TODAY! In this series, we plan to post an arti
08/07/2018
Set-up and ready to go! Send all the newbies our way!
08/03/2018
Check out these awesome ideas and resources courtesey of ATPE!
Looking for ideas to spice up the beginning of the school year? We've got engaging lesson plans, cool classroom decor ideas, and interesting activities on the official ATPE Pinterest page! Check it out: www.pinterest.com/atpe
08/02/2018
The LISD Coaches Meeting was pretty darn successful! We recruited several brand new members and ensured a few others came back to ATPE. Sherri Culwell won the $25 Cardinal's gift card/swag bag and brand new teacher and member Michael Adame won the $75 Cardinal's gift card/swag bag.
07/31/2018
Lubbock ATPE - Association of Texas Professional Educators is ready for the LISD Coaches Meeting. We are giving away Cardinal's Gift Cards along with a coaches goodie bag. Come join or renew your membership with the BIGGEST and BEST teacher organization in the great state of Texas!
09/24/2017
Heads-up on the upcoming deadlines!
ATPE - Join Professional, Associate and Administrator membership is open to persons employed in Texas by a public school district, institution of higher education, Regional Education Service Center, the State Board for Educator Certification or the Texas Education Agency. You must join/renew in the appropriate…
08/11/2017
Stay up to date with ATPE!
ATPE - Carl’s Quarterly Call All ATPE members are invited to join ATPE State President Carl Garner as he hosts a series of quarterly conference calls to recap ATPE Board of Directors meetings, discuss association issues, and answer members' questions. This is a great opportunity to get to know the association and our state pres...
07/24/2017
Friends, now is the time for action. Contact your state senator and demand a NO vote on SB7!!
"Our members feel besieged, besmirched and really like they're second-class citizens," ATPE Exec. Gary Godsey said, warning that educators vote in GOP primaries, and they are prepared to "vote their profession."
Senate Business & Commerce Committee advanced inflammatory "union dues" bill SB7 despite overwhelming testimony against it. Vote of 6-3.
04/07/2017
It was a good week for public education in the Texas House.
Teach the Vote’s Week in Review: April 7, 2017 | Teach the Vote It was another big week at the Texas Capitol. Here's the latest news from ATPE: House passes budget, adopts ATPE-backed amendments to prohibit voucher funding House committee approves change
03/16/2017
Please, call your senator and tell them to vote NO on SB 3!!
ATPE to testify against SB 3 ATPE Lobbyist Monty Exter talks about Senate Bill 3, which would funnel public funds to private schools that aren't held to the same standards as traditional...
03/14/2017
Today's the day that the number 3.14 gets its own special day! What activities are happening on your campus or in your classroom to celebrate Pi Day?