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Elda Perez-Mejia is the founding principal of Sonia Sotomayor Community School, where she continues to serve. In addition to developing the school’s vision and mission statements, hiring staff and opening a school-based community clinic, she is developing a true dual-language program with an emphasis on social justice.

What does leading a school today truly require?

AFSA encourages graduating high school seniors who are children of AFSA members and plan to begin college in 2027 to apply for this valuable educational opportunity.
"The only difference between opportunity and obligation is perspective,” Garrett says. “If I see something as a chore, I’m not going to do very well, but if I see it as a challenge, I am.”
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School leaders say reliable broadband is basic school infrastructure.
These meetings give us the opportunity to listen to one another, identify where our members need support and turn those conversations into action.
Pam says of AFSA, "As soon as we met the team, we knew we had found a home. They have been so instrumental as a resource and a feeling that we are not alone. As AFSA 151, we are part of a larger union family, and that means a lot when you are doing this work.”