Updates

Our latest newsletters and major news. We also have press coverage.

ACE and Doc’s Charge

ACE Upholds the Principals That Make Our District Strong As we approach Winter break, we’ve observed that some of our colleagues are misinformed about what ACE has done or said about Doc’s Charge. We thought we would take an opportunity to make it clear: As part of our legal charges against the district, ACE used […]

Psychologist & MHSP Bargaining Update

Bargaining Update ACE met with our PERB-appointed mediator on Wednesday, November 20th, for approximately 15 minutes. Although the mediator met with the district for much longer, the district did not make further movement. Although we are disappointed in the outcome, this was not a surprise to the bargaining team or ACE leadership. The mediator shared […]

CAN CUSD AFFORD A 3% SALARY INCREASE THIS YEAR? The state of California has prioritized funding for TK-12 education over the past few years, even during state budget challenges. This year, the state put together a 1.07% increase, while last year the COLA was 8.22% and the year prior to that, it was 6.56%, with […]

Educator Rights and Wrongs

SLP AND RSP TEACHERS RIGHTS The California Teachers Association continuously monitors education trends throughout the state. One recent statewide trend of concern to CTA, the California Department of Education (CDE), and now ACE is the increase in district and county offices seeking to circumvent SLP and RSP teacher statutory caseload caps and averages. It’s important […]

ACE Membership Votes to Endorse Measure A

09/10/24 Newsletter: What Does it Take to Build a Union?

UNION 101 We think it’s important to go back from time to time and share a refresher course on the basics of a union. For those who are new to our district, this might be new information, but for those of us active in ACE, this is what we’ve been doing for the past few […]

ACE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPECIAL ELECTION 2024

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY FOR OFFICE 2024 CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM ACE Special Election Timeline Fall 2024-2025

8/28/24 Newsletter: Class Size and Student Behavior

Student Behavior and Classroom Management We’ve been sharing information (part 1)(part 2) about the concerns around student behavior and have observed a lack of solutions from admin. We are concerned that a lot of administrators are not hearing the concerns and are instead making the situation worse by undermining the staff who are contributing solutions. […]

Welcome Back CUSD Educators!

Presidents Welcome Back Message As we prepare for the upcoming school year, I want us to reflect on our incredible achievements. Together, we have achieved so much for our students and fellow educators. For the first time in CUSD’s history, we successfully established a legally recognized educator union and secured the first-ever contract for certificated […]

What does the June 20, 2024 PERB Decision Mean?

The Public Employment Relations Board issued its Decision on the Unfair Labor Practice case that ACE originally filed against the district in 2021. The June 20th Decision was in response to our appeal of the original Judge’s decision issued on December 7th, 2023. The original Judge’s decision confirmed the violations that we alleged, but ACE […]