HOW TO REGISTER ONLINE
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The CM Database will be open for registration on September 15. You can register a few students at a time or all at once. Just don't wait until the last day to start! Keep in mind that the website will only allow you to be online 30 minutes at one time. To begin registration:
1. CM POLICIES, PANEL INFORMATION: Go online to www.mtac.org (the MTAC website). Click on “Certificate of Merit.” Click on “CM Information, Policies and Forms.” There will be a blue grid, with information on convention recitals, panel, and much more. For information regarding Panel, click on “Convention and Panel.” Read carefully, especially if you are considering having a student apply for Panel. All forms and instructions can be downloaded.
2. LOG IN: Go to www.mtac.org and click on "CM Registration," or go directly to www.mtac.org/registration. 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" or call your CM chair for the information.
3. UPDATE TEACHER INFORMATION: 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. It is very important to update your address and phone number so that you will receive the current information.
4. RE-ENROLL LAST YEAR'S STUDENTS: To re-register students who were registered LAST year, click on Re-enroll 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 does not wish to re-enroll this year, but plans to re-enroll next year, contact the CM Chair. The Chair will transfer the student to “inactive status.” If a student is reenrolled and then decides to un-enroll before November 15, uncheck the reenrolled box on the registration page, and they will not appear on the student fees list.
5. TO REGISTER NEW STUDENTS:
* Click on New Student Registration Form.
* Complete the gray boxes.
NOTE: the student's birth date is required.
* 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.
Notify the Branch CM Chair regarding all transfers before the registration
deadline.
* 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.
6. STUDENT LIST: 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!!!!
STUDENT FEES LIST: 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."
7. CM REGISTRATION: In 2010, the following
rules took effect:
If a student receives Remain at Level or fails theory or both, that student
must repeat the same Path A level the following year.
Birthdates for all students are now required.
Teachers will no longer be able to delete students that will not be reenrolled.
If you do not have a computer, or if you need help, please call Judi Moore before November 10.
AFTER COMPLETING YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION, PLEASE BE SURE TO PRINT A COPY OF YOUR STUDENT LIST, YOUR STUDENT FEES LIST, A SIGNED COPY OF TEACHERS WORK CONTRACT AND DOUBLE CHECK THEM FOR ACCURACY. The Teachers Work Contract can be found on the Branch Website after October 1.
No changes can be made after registration
closes on November 15th. If you have forgotten to register a student,
forgotten to check panel, or entered the wrong CM level, etc., there will
be no recourse. There is no late registration under any circumstances!
After registration is closed, the state will lock the website, The Branch
CM Chair won’t be able to make any changes either.
Do not wait until the last minute to register your students!
Mail your Student List, Student Fee List, and Teacher
Work Contract with one check payable to MTAC ORANGE BRANCH,
postmarked on or before November 17 to:
Elaine Archer
5229 E. Muir Dr.
Orange, CA 92869
(Any questions for Elaine, email earcher801@aol.com)