Member Preferred Partner Program

INTRODUCTION

The Member Preferred Partner Program (MPP) was developed to provide added benefits to CETPA Members by providing a resource to determine or establish a vendor’s reputation in the K20 environment. Affiliate members and Corporate Affiliate Program (CAP) participants will also benefit by being identified as a CETPA member nominated partner.

IT Professionals are consistently looking for vendors to support their schools either through products, services, or equipment. This program provides a starting point for the IT Professional so s/he can determine whether or not fellow members can recommend a vendor. It provides the member a way to recommend a vendor to their colleagues in a centralized, organized arena that can be referenced as new project arise. Vendors will gain recognition as a trusted partner in K20.

Approved vendors will be recognized on a members-only are of the CETPA website in specific categories. Vendors who also participate in CETPA’s Corporate Affiliate Program (CAP) will be recognized on the public area of the CETPA website as a member preferred vendor.

Nomination and Approval

Participation in the MPP Program is only possible by nomination and approval.

  • Current, paid CETPA Educational Members are the only individuals eligible to nominate. Retired, Student and Affiliate Members may not nominate.
  • A total of three (3) or more valid nominations by CETPA Educational members from three (3) or more different LEAs must be received to be considered for approval. LEAs may be schools, districts, COEs.
  • The CETPA Board or its designee(s) will approve vendors upon review of the nomination forms.
  • Approved vendors are in the program for twelve (12) months.
  • Approved vendors must be nominated again by at least three (3) Educational Members after the twelve (12) month period to remain in the program.
  • Nomination forms may be sent as completed directly to Andrea Bennett by either the vendor or by the Educational member.
  • Vendors may choose to gather three or more nomination forms and submit them all to Andrea Bennett.
  • Educational CETPA members may choose to gather three or more nomination forms for one or more vendors and submit them all at once to Andrea Bennett.

Benefits

Once approved:

  • The vendor will determine the category(s) in which they want to be placed.
  • The vendor’s company logo with a live link and contact person is posted on a member’s only website. The vendors are listed alphabetically but may also be sorted by category.
  • For those vendors participating in CETPA’s Corporate Affiliate Program (CAP), a notation on the public CAP Sponsor website indicates that the vendor is also member preferred.
  • The vendor can also advertise to customers and potential customers that they are a CETPA Member Preferred Partner as long as they are an active member of the program.

Rules and Regulations

The following rules and regulations apply to the program.

  1. Nominations may only be completed by current, active Educational CETPA Members. Members may choose to submit their forms as completed or gather the required three or more forms for a vendor and submit them all at once. Vendors may choose to gather one or more of the completed nomination forms and submit them. All forms are to be submitted to Andrea Bennett for processing and approval.
  2. Incomplete forms will be rejected. All nominators will be contacted to verify the form(s) submitted.
  3. Vendors may solicit for nominations only in a manner approved by their company’s marketing or other policies.
  4. Vendors may not intimidate, coerce, or otherwise influence a current or potential customer to sign a nomination form.
  5. Reports or complaints of inappropriate behavior will result in the company being banned from the program for a period of up to 12 months. If the vendor is already a member of the program, they will be removed by CETPA’s authority.
  6. Educational CETPA members should nominate only vendors whom they feel deserve to be recognized for their excellent products and/or services.
  7. Educational CETPA members may approach other Educational members for the purpose of gathering nominations for a vendor. However, any reports or complaints of inappropriate behavior will result in the nomination(s) being denied.
  8. The nominators’ names and contact information will not be shared with vendors or other CETPA members unless written consent is given. However, as a nominator, you may be contacted by a CETPA Board member or staff member to verify and corroborate the nomination.
  9. Once approved, the membership will be active for 12 months. The vendor must receive three (3) new or renewed nominations to remain in the program after each 12 month period.
  10. Vendors will only have access to the members-only website only with a valid, paid affiliate membership. The CAP membership page is a public page.
  11. CETPA reserves the right to refuse membership to any vendor.
  12. CETPA reserves the right to refuse nominations by any CETPA member.

Categories

Please choose one or more categories under which the company will be displayed.

Category Category

Admin. Systems (HR, Finance, Document Mngmt) / Mobile Devices/Tablets
Audio/Visual Solutions / Networking Infrastructure
Business Intelligence / Network and Device Monitoring and Security
Cloud/SaaS Solutions / Online Learning
Common Core/SBAC / Professional Development
Data Center Infrastructure / School Safety
Data Warehouse/Dashboarding / Storage and Server Virtualization
Desktop Client Imaging & Management / Student Information Systems
Disaster Recovery / Telecommunication/VOIP
Educational Software / Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Email Solutions / Website Hosting
Facilities Planning Filtering / Wireless
Learning Management / Other:
Mobile Device Management

Member Preferred Program Application Form

This form must be completed in its entirety. Incomplete forms will not be processed.

Nominated Organization

Company Name

Company Address

Website

To be completed by the nominated organization contact

Current Contact Name

Title

Email

Phone

Check box if current CAP member

I understand that my company is being nominated for the CETPA Member Preferred Program. By signing this agreement, I represent my company’s approval to have its name, website and current contact information posted on the CETPA website identified as a member preferred vendor.

I also understand that there is no cost to participate in the member preferred program; however, participation in CETPA’s Corporate Affiliate Program (CAP) at any level will result in the company’s name/logo being displayed on a public area of CETPA’s website. The CAP program has a separate MOU that must be completed and payment must be made prior to the company being identified on the public page.

Signature ______

Submit completed form to

Nominators

A total of three (3) separate nominations are required. Nominations may come on separate forms.

Name

Title

Organization

Email

Phone

Signature ______

Check box if you are willing to share your name/email to be contacted by CETPA members regarding this vendor.

Name

Title

Organization

Email

Phone

Signature ______

Check box if you are willing to share your name/email to be contacted by CETPA members regarding this vendor.

Name

Title

Organization

Email

Phone

Signature ______

Check box if you are willing to share your name/email to be contacted by CETPA members regarding this vendor.

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