Adviser-only events

Adviser Awards Luncheon • $45
Noon to 2:20 p.m. Saturday, April 9

Registration deadline: March 15

Meat and vegetarian options.

JEA will honor spring award and certification recipients. NSPA will honor Pioneer Award winners. Speakers include Michael Simons, MJE, 2021 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year.

Thursday Kickoff Reception
9–10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7

No cost to attend.

Following the keynote speech, this reception will give new and first-time attendee advisers a chance to meet the local committee, the JEA and NSPA board members and staffs.

Adviser Hospitality
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday

No cost to attend.

Meet with colleagues from across the country in the adviser hospitality suite. Local team members will be available to recommend sightseeing, dining and entertainment options. 

First-Time Attendee Orientation Meeting
6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 7

No cost to attend.

Advisers attending their first convention are encouraged to attend this short orientation, which includes a general overview and explanation of events and how to get the most out of them. 

JEA Certification Testing
3:30-6 p.m. Friday, April 8

CJE applicants • $60
MJE applicants • $85

Application deadline: Feb. 1

Apply online.

Test takers are encouraged to bring their own laptop computer to access the test but other computers will be available.

All applicants must be current JEA members. Fees cover a portion of administration, judging, mailing, cost of pins and certificates.

Applicants will be notified of testing selection in early March. Test results will be sent about eight weeks after the convention. Those who pass the test in Los Angeles will be honored at the fall convention in St. Louis.

Questions? Contact 785-532-5532 or staff@jea.org

JEA Outreach Academy
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7.

Free • Limit 30.

Apply online by March 1.

Outreach Academy is a Journalism Education Association initiative to promote diversity in the journalism teaching profession. The Outreach Academy is a free, intensive seminar for publication advisers who need help teaching and advising students in journalism while dealing with issues surrounding diversity. The program is hands-on and focuses on practical information advisers need. It includes discussions on teaching journalism to diverse populations, diversifying school coverage, engaging your staff and school community and understanding the resources and organizations ready to help advisers. This program is committed to helping all advisers, especially advisers of color who are underrepresented in nine-12 education, who work in challenging circumstances, including 1) have five years or fewer advising experience and 2) teach in schools traditionally underrepresented in JEA membership, especially low-income, urban and rural schools.

Participants who are accepted to the Outreach Academy and attend the Thursday workshop earn the following benefits, in addition to the instruction received at the workshop:

• One year’s membership to the Journalism Education Association.
• Waived registration fee to the Spring 2022 JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention, courtesy of JEA.
• Up to $100 in substitute pay, paid to school.
• One-day parking reimbursement.
• Waived registration fee to the summer Advisers Institute, July 11-14, 2022,  in New Orleans.

Questions? Contact 785-532-5532 or staff@jea.org.

Continuing Education Units

No cost.

Attendance certificates signed by both organizations are available at convention check-in, at the JEA booth in the trade show, at the Information Desk. These certificates are for advisers only and do not have an affiliation with a university. Check with your school district to learn if these certificates will be recognized for CEU credits or professional development.