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Small Changes, Big Improvements

Report on ACE Meeting with CUSD Executive Cabinet

ACE Organizing Committee members met with CUSD Executive Cabinet today to address IA shortages, expand substitute coverage, ensure COVID leave and improve transparency.

CUSD, Follow The Law

ACE committee members and Clovis educators speak about how CUSD administration’s control of the Faculty Senate harm our ability to make needed improvements in our schools.

Injunctive Relief: ACE 101 Explainer

On August 20, 2021, after reviewing ACE’s request for injunctive relief and CUSD’ s objections to it, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) granted ACE’s request. On August 25, 2021, representatives from ACE and CUSD met with PERB in an Informal Settlement Conference. Efforts were made to settle the issues raised in the appeal […]

PERB Finds Reasonable Cause That CUSD Violates Labor Laws

The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB, the state agency that oversees labor laws for certificated education employees) has reviewed both unfair labor practice charges filed by ACE, investigated the claims, and has agreed that reasonable cause exists to find that CUSD has violated the law in multiple ways. PERB also concluded that because of […]

Clovis Educators File Second Labor Complaint Against District

CLOVIS – The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) has filed a request for immediate injunctive relief with the California Public Employment Relations Board, claiming Clovis Unified’s continued financial support and control of the Faculty Senate violates state labor law. ACE asserts in the complaint that the district’s Faculty Senate functions as an illegal “company union” […]

Injunctive Relief Filing

The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) filed for injunctive relief at the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) requesting an immediate order for CUSD to stop all efforts of interfering with Clovis educator’s rights to unionize. The anti-union campaign has included support and control of the CUSD faculty senate – used as a company union […]

Clovis Unified Students Now Required to Have Doctor’s Note For Mask Exemption

FRESNO COUNTY – Clovis Unified is changing its course when it comes to student mask exemptions… “I think many of us are feeling anxious about what exactly it will look like when we get students next week,” said Kirstin Heimerdinger, a spokesperson for the Association of Clovis Educators. See full news report here.

Letter to Faculty Senate

Leaders of the Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) Issues Action Team reached out to the executive board of the CUSD Faculty Senate (FS) asking them to join with ACE to call on CUSD administration to fix their mask exemption policy and make sure it follows important State and County public health guidelines. The letter to […]

Letter to Mr. Jager

Leaders of the Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) Issues Action Team sent a follow-up letter to Barry Jager, CUSD Assoc. Supt. of Human Resources, reiterating Clovis educator concerns about the CUSD masking policy (at the time) and the potential to contribute to avoidable COVID outbreaks, risking student and community health and threatening to destabilize in-person […]