Updates

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

How ACE Really Gets Stuff Done

From our recent email communications: “As you may have heard, Special Education SDC teachers at CUSD’s Adult Transition Program (ATP) recently won a stipend for working through their prep period. This is an important victory [that ACE leaders pushed for]. The extra period stipend we won provides great additional support to our colleagues and will […]

ACE Needs Assessment Update

In the spring of last school year, the ACE organizing committee launched a Needs Assessment to collect input from Clovis educators across CUSD on issues they are concerned about. With the new school year and the many challenges of returning to in-person instruction, the period to complete the Needs Assessment was extended. The results from […]

Union 101 Series: ACE Petition

Welcome to another installment of our ACE Union 101 series! Here, ACE Committee members Melissa Ferdinandsen and Chad Hayden break down how our union petition works.

Fresno Bee Op-Ed by Clovis Unified Parent, Noha Elbaz

A union for Clovis teachers could well improve the learning experience for students. The Association for Clovis Educators, or ACE, is working to get a real seat at the table. The idea is to form a union that can then be a part of the decision-making process to drive changes that will improve their ability […]

School Psychologist Update

In this video, you’ll hear from Melissa Saunders and Cy Hiyane, who both serve on our ACE School Psychologist Organizing Committee. Melissa and Cy discuss important updates about the work they’ve been doing since filing for union recognition back in June. Through engagement with their school psychologist colleagues, they’ve identified three main areas for improvement […]

Unfair Practice Charge #3

The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) filed its third unfair labor practice charge (UPC) today at the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) against the CUSD administration for continued and new violations of state law that govern the rights of certificated education employees to unionize without interference or coercion from administration. The latest violations involve […]

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 […]