Updates

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

Clovis School Psychologists Victory

In the last large school district in the state where educators are not part of a union, school psychologists and mental health support providers (MHSPs) have just made history by voting to join the Association of Clovis Educators/CTA/NEA, the first ever for certificated educators in the district. The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) announced the […]

ACE Exec Cabinet Update

The ACE Executive Cabinet Committee recently met with the CUSD Executive Cabinet and heard from them the steps they’ve taken to address the challenges of the pandemic. We also have a new quick poll for you to fill out by this Friday. View the entire email communication (PDF).

The Power of Educators Committed to Education

We’ve now been back with our students for a couple of weeks and are facing some of the most challenging conditions since the start of the pandemic, over two years ago. Now more than ever we must work together, speak up, and support our students and each other. In that spirit, we want to share […]

Welcome Back to 2022

Hopefully Winter Break was a great opportunity to rest and recharge. We find ourselves back facing a number of incredible challenges. At ACE we know our best support is each other, which we need now more than ever! View the entire email communication (PDF).

Jingle Bells

As we approach a well-deserved break, we wanted to share our last ACE updates of 2021 and our plans for an exciting new year. There is no question this has been a long and at times difficult year. However, we are optimistic that 2022 will bring many opportunities for us to work together across the […]

CUSD Reserves During Great Recession

“To All Clovis Educators, As the ACE Organizing Committee, we hope you’re enjoying our last few weeks before the Winter Break and want to share a few important video updates. We have been doing our homework, and with help from CTA, investigated CUSD’s public budget reports to see how reserves were utilized during the Great […]

PERB Finds Reasonable Cause That CUSD / Faculty Senate / CTO Violates Labor Laws

The California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB, the state agency that oversees labor laws for certificated education employees) has reviewed the unfair labor practice charge filed by ACE, investigated the claims, and has agreed that reasonable cause exists to find that CUSD/Faculty Senate/Clovis Teachers Organization has violated state labor laws in multiple ways. The violations […]

Letter to All Clovis Educators

From our recent email communications: “Dear Colleagues, Over the past year, ACE has worked to build a strong and independent union that has the power, resources, and skills to support Clovis educators and help our students and staff thrive. We are proud of the progress we’ve made, and the community we’ve built. Creating a successful […]

Say What?

Our ACE union organizing committee is very thankful for all of our wonderful co-workers and all that we already accomplished this year. By working together, we’ve won extended sick leave, improved substitute coverage, and a commitment to hire more IAs. … While we are working hard with our Clovis co-workers to make improvements, it seems […]

Let’s Get This Right

As we announced last week, we are making real progress addressing our ACE Fall Forward campaign issues. CUSD recently announced increases in pay for substitutes, improvements in sub coverage, and additional IA support for SDC Programs. This is in addition to the recent extension of COVID sick leave. These changes will help support our students […]