AMAE:Fresno & madera

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Fresno AMAE Meetings
4th Thursday of Month, 5:30 p.m
Next Meeting: Yosemite Falls
Cedar and Dakota

Valentines Dance: Lost in the 50’s
Saturday, Feb 1, 2020
Clovis Veterans Memorial District Hall.
Tickets and info, click here.

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25th Annual
Si Se Puede Men's Conference
March 20, 2020 at Fresno State
Students from High Schools and Middle Schools come together to be empowered.
Details Coming Soon!

Nominate an Individual for
Educator of the Year

Do you know an exceptionally skilled & effective educator in Fresno County? Nominate them for this year's Dia del Maestro Educator of the Year.
More info

Apply for the Fresno
AMAE Scholarship

Each year, AMAE grants twenty $1,000 scholarships to students to help them reach their higher education goals.
Click below for Scholarship info, Deadlines and Checklist.
More info

24th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

This year's tournament will be on April 18, 2020. Riverside Golf Course, 7492 N Riverside Dr, Fresno, CA 93722, contact (559) 275-5900.

Practice your golf swing & have a great time, while helping students complete their higher education. More info

RECENT EVENTS

AMAE Christmas Social, Arte Americas 1630 Van Ness Ave. Dec 6, 2019
Members organized a Toy Drive for children and came together to celebrate our continued mission.

2019 AMAE Back to School Event
Join us welcoming back our educators to a new academic year.
This event serves as a special thank you to teachers for their dedication to our children:

Thursday, September 26th, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m
Yosemite Falls, Granite Park on Cedar Ave.

AMAE Mission Statement

AMAE History

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 others committed to a top quality education in the 21st century for students.

The Creed of the Latino Educator
I believe in accepting each child with the enrichment
brought from home, and in using the child’s experiences, language and culture as vehicles for better instruction.
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 continuing my education in order to continue learning with the children.
Therefore, I believe in the role of the Latino Educator and I accept the challenge this offers me.

The Association of Mexican American Educators was formed in 1965. It was born in conflict with the existing educational system and its inequality of educational opportunity for all students, in particular Mexican/Latino students. AMAE was organized to address the problems facing our students in the schools.
Efforts were directed toward the elimination of English only rules, toward scholarships to encourage students to continue their education, and toward a drive to attract more Latinos to educational careers and into positions of leadership and influence.
Today, there are chapters throughout the state of California. Just in our valley, chapters exist in Fresno, Madera, and Porterville.

AMAE 2019 STATE BOARD

President: Mary Fierro (Fresno, Madera)
President Elect: Alex Garcia (Madera Chapter)
Past President: Rachel Valdivia Ornelaz (Pajaro Valley Chapter)
Recording Secretary: Maria Juarez Garcia (Madera) Chapter)
Corresponding Secretary: Bruce Alameida (Bass Lake, Madera)
Treasurer: Mario Torres (Madera Chapter)
Parliamentarian: Leonard Carrillo (Fresno Chapter)
Historian: Ed Ponce (Fresno Chapter)

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