About us:
The name of this organization shall be the Rockaway Borough Education Association.
It shall be incorporated as a non-profit corporation under Title 15A:2-8 New Jersey Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Act.
Affiliations:
The Association shall be an affiliate of the Morris County Council of Education Associations (MCCEA), the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), and the National Education Association (NEA).
Purpose:
To work for the welfare of school children, the advancement of public education and the improvement of instructional opportunities for all.
To develop and promote the adoption of such ethical practices, personnel policies, and standards of preparation and participation as mark a profession.
To secure and maintain salaries, tenure, sound retirement systems, and such improvements in working conditions as will improve the professional growth, morale, and security of members and guarantee quality service to each child and the community.
To unify and strengthen the organization, to enable members to speak with a common voice on all matters of mutual concern, and to represent individual and common interests of members before the Board of Education and other legal authorities.
To work effectively through and with county, state, and national associations.
To promote the general welfare of members, to advance educational standards and to establish and maintain good community relations.
To develop and promote continuing programs to secure and maintain better employment benefits, uniform personnel practices, professional preparation standards, sound retirement systems, and improvements in terms and conditions of employment.