Our MISSION is dedicated to maintaining a fair and professional relationship with the Potsdam Central School District with the goals of ensuring the most productive instructional conditions for teachers and the best possible learning opportunities for our students. As Potsdam Central School educators, we recognize the need to maintain and build a healthy and meaningful relationship with the community we serve. We believe that communication between parents and teachers creates an atmosphere of cooperation and a unity of purpose that ensures the highest level of achievement for our students. We

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.