Association of mexican American educators of northern & central california, INC.
The Association of Mexican American Educators was founded in 1965 as a professional organization to represent issues concerning Mexican American / Latino teachers, students and community. Today’s chapters, which include Fresno, Madera and Porterville, continue to represent the interests of the Mexican American / Latino community. While the issues have changed it is evident that there remains a need for our collective voices in today’s world as much as when we first began to speak in unison.
The mission of the Association of Mexican American Educators, Inc., is to ensure equal access to financial resources for a quality education for Mexican American/Latino students at all levels, validate and affirm cultural and linguistic diversity, advise local/state boards, legislators, administrators, and faculty on educational and financial policy, work in partnership with parents and communities for the benefit of our students, and advocate for ongoing recruitment, retention, support, and development of Mexican American/ Latino educators and all others committed to a top quality education in the 21st Century for our students.
Mission Statement
To work toward preparing teachers who understand and appreciate the social, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of students and who bring out their strengths and develop their potential. To initiate programs and recommend improvements which will promote opportunities for these students. To bring expertise to bear on the problems of the underachieving students and the drop-out rate. To dramatically increase the percentage of Latino students who finish college.
To improve education for students of Mexican and Latino decent
Goals
To provide training and support for Latino Educators
To sponsor workshops and conferences in areas of educational interest. To develop an awareness of opportunities and to encourage leadership among Chicano/Latino educators.
I believe in accepting each child with the enrichment brought from home, and in using a child’s experiences, language and culture as vehicles for better education.
I believe in promoting brotherhood, in teaching all children to love their culture and to respect the culture of others.
I believe in developing in each child a positive self-concept.
I believe in including parents in all phases of the educational program.
I believe in continuing my education in order to continue learning with the children.
Therefore, I believe in the role of the Latino Educator and accept the challenge it offers me.
Creed of the Latino Educator
To apply special expertise in meeting the educational problems of Latino communities. To influence educational policy and direction at all levels. To testify on legislation, and, when prudent and necessary, to join in lawsuits. To network with other educational and Latino organizations in areas of mutual concerns.
To advise State and local Boards, Administrators and Faculties
To bring to students the traditions, the language, and the sensitivity of Mexican and Latino cultures. To interpret to the Latino community the functions and the role of the school, and of the community to the schools. To promote better understanding among the citizenry concerning the educational needs of students of Mexican and Latino backgrounds.
To promote understanding and recognition of cultural differences
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AMAE NC
P.O. Box 25057
Fresno, CA 93729
AMAE NC is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
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