REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CM 2008-2009

The CM Database will be open for registration on September 15th. You can register a few students at a time or all at once, but don’t wait until the last day to start! The registration deadline is Nov. 15th.

IMPORTANT NOTE

After completing your online registration, please be sure to PRINT a copy of your Student List and your Student Fees List and double-check them for accuracy. AFTER REGISTRATION IS CLOSED on November 15th , NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE. If you have forgotten to register a student, forgotten to check Panel, etc., there will be no recourse.

Remember that there is NO LATE REGISTRATION under any circumstances! Do not wait until the last minute to register your students!

To begin registration:

1.   Go online to www.mtac.org (the MTAC website). On the left-hand side in the blue column, look under Programs for “Certificate of Merit”. Click on that link, and you will see a page explaining the CM program and some additional links. Look at the top of the page to find a link entitled CM Policies, Panel Information …” Click where it indicates and you will come to the main page of information for CM teachers. Here you will find directions for how to read and download the current CM Policy and Panel Pamphlet. Read them carefully, especially if you are considering having students apply for Panel. The direct link is http://www.mtac.org/programs/CMforms/index.shtml

 

2.   When you are ready to begin registering your students, go to www.mtac.org . On the left-hand side in the blue column, look at the top for “MTAC Login”. Click on that link, and you will see the login page. The direct link is www.mtac.org/registration.

 

3.   Login with your user name and password, which are the same as last year. Your user name is the first initial of your first name plus your last name. (Clara Schumann would be cschumann). If your last name is a common one, there may be a number following it. If you have forgotten your password from last year, click “forget password?” It will then be sent to the email address you entered on your “Teacher Information Page.”

 

4.   Please make sure that your teacher information is correct. The CM database is different from the state office database. If you need to change your teacher information from last year, or enter your information for the first time, click on Edit Teacher Info. Complete the Teacher Information Page that appears, or make the appropriate changes to the existing information. To change your password, select the current password and type the new one over it. When everything is complete, check for accuracy and click Submit. Then click Back to Home Page.

 

5.   To re-register students who were registered LAST year, click on Re-enroll or Delete Last Year’s Students. Select Re-enroll for each student you wish to register this year. This will open that student’s record for you to update the student’s CM level and school grade, etc. You do not need to re-enter the student’s name or birth date. Click Submit when you have finished. If a student was registered last year, but is not participating this year, and they are in High School, leave them in the database and do NOT click delete. You will not be charged for them. If they are a transfer, please inform your branch chair. If students are not participating and are not in High School it is your choice to delete them or not. If you re-register a student and change your mind before 11/15, you may uncheck the reenrolled box in the registration form as only students with the reenrolled box checked will be registered.

6.  To register NEW students, click on New Student Registration Form.

•  Complete the gray boxes.

•  Please use a capital letter and small letters for student names (e.g. Mary rather    than MARY or mary) as this information will be used for convention programs.

•  Use a number for the month (e.g. 7 or 07) and FOUR (4) digits for the year (e.g. 1995).

•  If the student is a transfer from another studio, click in the box marked “Transfer.” Fill in the boxes marked “Former Branch” and “Former Teacher” with the names of the former branch and teacher.

•  When everything is complete, check for accuracy and click Submit.

 

7.   To register the next new student, click on New Student Registration Form and repeat the above procedure. Be sure to click Submit after completing information for each student.

 

8.   To confirm your students’ registration, click on Student List and check that each student’s CM Level, School Grade, Path and possible Panel and Senior Award are listed correctly. After you are sure everything is accurate, print two copies of your Student List, one for your records and one to send with your registration check. Double-check it for accuracy! No changes will be allowed after November 15th!!!!

 

9.   To see your total fees due, click on Student Fees List. The total dollar amount that appears in blue at the bottom of the screen is your total fee, including branch fee, for all of your registered students. Print two copies of your Student Fees List (the summary page), one for your files and a copy to send with your registration check. To see how much each student’s individual fee is, click on the “Go” button next to “List Path A Students,” or use the pull-down menu to view “List Path B Students.”

 

10.  Follow the directions online for making out your check, and send it with a copy of your Student List and your Student Fees List (summary page) between October 1 and November 15 to your CM chairperson, or the designated CM treasurer.

 

At 11: 59 PM on November 15, registration will be closed. After that date absolutely no changes will be accepted. There will be no late registration.

CM Fees 2008-2009

Please add the $8 Branch fee per Path A student to each level.