My Response: Role and Purpose of Christina Education Association

By Elizabeth Scheinberg

What do you see as the role and purpose of the Christina Education Association and the other local unions in the district?

I believe the role and purpose of the CEA, and others like it, is to present a uniform voice for its members. It should challenge unfair policies and poor decisions, advocate for best practices, and represent the interests of its members in all public and private forums.

The CEA and other local unions present the district with a system of checks and balances, a watchdog organization that, in its purest function, advocates for the educators and students of the district and should always be acknowledged and treated as the valuable stakeholder that it is.