I would like to welcome everyone to our information centered, member empowered, result oriented, collaborative, professional organization. The Inglewood Teachers Association. I am truly honored to serve as the president of some of the most devoted, dedicated, caring, committed education professionals in existence. I hope to assist all members in the realization of their value and worth, in appreciating the magnitude of their contribution to the community and society by servicing students and families, and providing pathways to a fantastic future. Malcom X said “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” We are assisting in shaping our futures by helping students to achieve and to be their best. There is no nobler profession. Martin Luther King Jr. said “The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically, intelligence plus character-that is the true goal of education.” We manifest this each day by modeling character for our students and colleagues. We by harnessing our talents, and uniting in a common mission, we can create the vision and achieve what we want while we build the capacity to achieve it. It’s going to require work on all of our part, but if we commit to each other and hold each other up, we will be unstoppable. I hope for the very best year for all of you. We are working for all members and our collective best interest. One aim, one union, one destiny-the best for us all.

In solidarity, John Hughes

President ITA

Integrity-Transparency-Accountability