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SEA | Frequently Asked Questions

What is SEA?

The Shakopee Education Association is a union and professional association of over 600 classroom teachers, learning professionals, and health assistants working in concert with the Shakopee Public Schools (MN ISD 720 - http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/) to bring a world-class education to the students living and/or attending school in Shakopee, Minnesota. We encourage and support excellence in professional practice, advocate for professional compensation and working conditions, work to protect our members’ rights, and seek to inform our members about current educational issues.

What

Welcome

Shakopee Education Association is a union and professional association of over 600 teaching and learning professionals working together to bring a world-class education to the students in the Shakopee Public Schools (MN ISD 720 - http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/).

In 2009, the SEA celebrated its 50th year as a member of the American Federation of Teachers and took that opportunity to articulate the values our organization espouses. These value statements were updated in 2020.

OUR COMMUNITY

Shakopee Public Schools is located in the city of Shakopee (pronounced shock-a-pee). It was

Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed. MORE

History of the AFT

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

AFT Mission Statement

The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

About the AFT

Learn more about the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers and is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.