About SEA
The mission of the SEA is to negotiate and enforce a contract that ensures fair wages and benefits, good working conditions, a safe environment, and maintains the dignity and integrity of teachers. We are members of both the state and national organizations - MTA and NEA.
Massachusetts Teachers AssociationThe Massachusetts Teachers Association is a union dedicated to improving the workplace and the quality of life for all education employees and to protecting their hard-won rights. Equally important, we are an association of highly qualified professionals, committed to establishing and maintaining optimal conditions for student learning from preschool through graduate school.
National Education Association
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
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The SEA Executive Board's goal is to increase member activity through communication/listening so that SEA membership develops and shares power to obtain and ensure the working conditions necessary to guarantee a quality public education for all students in Springfield.
Executive Board
Executive Board members are elected every two years by the membership and serve in the following roles:
- President
- Vice President
- Recording Secretary
- Treasurer
- Eleven members-at-large
- One retired member-at-large
The Executive Board members attend board meetings each month, as well as the monthly Legislative Board meeting. Executive Board members are often involved in various subcommittees and special projects throughout the year.
As defined by the SEA's Bylaws, the work of the Executive Board is, with input from the membership, to develop Association policies and to recommend those policies to the Legislative Board for adoption. It is also the Board's job to approve or amend, and then recommend, an annual budget to the Legislative Board, as well as approve or amend line-item adjustments to the adopted budget.