Mission Statement

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000" background="058fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fall River Educators Association</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall River Educators Association"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Mission Statement</B>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Officers"><U>Officers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Committees"><U>Committees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Executive Board"><U>Executive Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faculty Reps"><U>Faculty Reps</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Area"><U>Member's Area</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Activities"><U>Activities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other"><U>Other</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions"><U>Directions</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000" background="059d2b03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Mission Statement</U></B></I></div> <div> The Fall River Educators Association acknowledges that its purpose is;</div> <div>  </div> <div> First and foremost to work for the welfare of the school children, the advancement of education and the improvement of instructional opportunities for all</div> <bR> <div> ...to develop and promote the adoption of such ethical practices , personnel policies and standards of preparation and participation as mark a profession</div> <bR> <div> ... to unify and strengthen the teaching profession and to secure and maintain the salaries, retirement, tenure, sick leave, and other working conditions necessary to support the teaching profession.</div> <bR> <div> ... to act as the official representative of the classroom teacher within the Fall River School System, to act as spokesman and bargaining agent before the Fall River School Committee, and to speak for the united teaching profession on matters of education to the community as a whole.</div> <bR> <div> ... to hold property funds and to employ a staff foe the attainment of these purposes when necessary.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>