August 2025

Dear Friends and Colleagues in Episcopal Community,

You are warmly invited to join or renew your membership in the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal School Association (MAESA) for the 2025–2026 school year. Whether your school is a longtime MAESA member or joining for the first time, we welcome you MAESA. As Episcopal schools, we share a common mission and values where MAESA is the network that helps us live out those values together.

MAESA’s Mission and Community: MAESA’s purpose is to strengthen the community, enhance the mission, and promote the witness of Episcopal schools in the mid-Atlantic region. In practical terms, this means MAESA brings us together regularly to connect and collaborate on areas of common interests. We support one another and share ideas, knowing that our schools are stronger when we learn from each other. MAESA is rooted in our shared Episcopal ideals, from nurturing inclusive school communities to encouraging service and social justice as integral parts of school life. By joining MAESA, your school becomes part of a faith-centered family of schools uplifting each other in fellowship and purpose.

Membership Benefits: As a MAESA member, your school gains access to a variety of activities and events that enrich your professional community and student experiences:

• Shared Values & Fellowship – Be part of a welcoming network that uplifts Episcopal traditions and supports one another through connection, prayer, and encouragement.
• Professional Networking – Regular opportunities for heads, chaplains, and educators to build relationships and exchange best practices through annual events and gatherings.
• Student Programs – Participation in engaging, mission-aligned student events like worship services and academic fairs that promote learning, empathy, and service.
• Advocacy & Identity – A collective voice advocating for Episcopal schools in our dioceses and with the national Church, in partnership with NAES, while strengthening each school’s Episcopal identity.

Upcoming 2025-2026 MAESA Events: We’re excited about the upcoming year in MAESA, which will feature enriching events for students and educators alike.

• • Annual Members’ Meeting & Luncheon at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School in Washington, D.C. on October 9 – Guest Speaker, The Right Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
    • The VTS Dinner will be held October 8 for those who are coming out of town for the Annual Members’ Meeting.

• Episcopal Schools Day Celebration- October 15 at Washington National Cathedral where students from across our schools join together in worship. 
• Early Childhood Educators Conference – November 7 at Washington Episcopal School for professional development and fellowship.
• MAESA Choral Evensong – held on February 1, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral will unite Upper School choirs in a beautiful service. 
• MAESA Scholars’ Fair – an academic fair and celebration that brings together 4th–8th grade students from many member schools for a day of learning and camaraderie on April 24, 2026. 

These programs exemplify the vibrant, supportive community life that MAESA cultivates for its members.

Flexible Dues and Easy Membership: We strive to make membership accessible with annual dues that are set on a sliding scale according to school enrollment. We have also kept the dues’ structure flexible so that schools of all sizes can participate fairly. You can complete the Google form, 2025-2026 MAESA Membership Form, and remit your dues payment as indicated in the Google form. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to us at maesaschools@gmail.com.

Joining MAESA or renewing your membership is a chance to reaffirm our shared commitment to Episcopal education and to ensure your school community enjoys all the benefits of this association. Together, we can provide richer opportunities for our students and faculty and speak with a stronger voice as Episcopal schools. We hope you will join us for 2025–2026 to make our MAESA community stronger.

Thank you for all that you do in the ministry of educating young people. We look forward to partnering with you in the coming year through MAESA.

Sincerely,
Stacy Gray
Executive Director, MAESA

Annual membership dues correspond to your school’s enrollment. Please note that the dues listed below ARE correct and the drop down menu is NOT correct.  We’ve had difficulty adjusting the drop down menu.  Please pay according to the chart.  Membership dues are as follows: 

• Schools with fewer than 50 students: $85
• Schools with 51-100 students: $165
• Schools with 101-150 students: $220
• Schools with 151-200 students: $275
• Schools with 201-250 students: $330
• Schools with 251-300 students: $385
• Schools with 301-400 students: $525
• Schools with 401-500 students: $660
• Schools with 501-600 students: $770
• Schools with 601-750 students: $825
• Schools with 751+ students: $900

Mail to: Stacy Gray, 404 Hammond Place, Annapolis, MD 21401 .