Who are we?
We are the collaborative & collective voice of Clovis Unified School District’s hard-working, dedicated educators. We are teachers, psychologists, itinerant specialists, school counselors, and other educational professionals. We are parents of children in Clovis schools. We are veteran educators who graduated from the district we now serve, as well as educators who are new to our profession or new to CUSD culture, and we offer a wealth of diverse experiences and knowledge in practicing our vocation. We represent the “best of the best” and educate our community’s youth with pride and integrity.
Our Story
How we built ACE
A group of us started talking in July 2020. Recent developments during the pandemic highlighted growing challenges many of us had seen in Clovis over the past seven or eight years. The voices of educators were being routinely left out of key decisions being made about our students and schools. When we got together and talked about our experiences, we realized we were not alone. Our group rapidly grew with supporters from across Clovis Unified. Our discussions resonated with both early and experienced educators. Teachers from our elementary, middle and high schools joined us as well as education professionals from across the district.
It was clear that our values and goals were not unique to any one group. We all care deeply about our students, our district, and our broader Clovis community.
We then asked for the support of the California Teachers Association (CTA). We are eager to build ACE and be part of a statewide organization that advocates for students and public education.
How we built ACE
A group of us started talking in July 2020. Recent developments during the pandemic highlighted growing challenges many of us had seen in Clovis over the past seven or eight years. The voices of educators were being routinely left out of key decisions being made about our students and schools. When we got together and talked about our experiences, we realized we were not alone. Our group rapidly grew with supporters from across Clovis Unified. Our discussions resonated with both early and experienced educators. Teachers from our elementary, middle and high schools joined us as well as education professionals from across the district.
It was clear that our values and goals were not unique to any one group. We all care deeply about our students, our district, and our broader Clovis community.
We then asked for the support of the California Teachers Association (CTA). We are eager to build ACE and be part of a statewide organization that advocates for students and public education.
ACE Subcommittees
ACE is building a strong, inclusive, educator-lead Union. That takes a lot of work! Here are the current active ACE subcommittees that are working on the many components of building a union:
Want to join ACE?
Interested in getting involved? Want to learn more about one of our subcommittees or what we're working on? Enter your information on our Get Involved page. One of your fellow CUSD educators will reach out to you shortly.
ACE is building a strong, inclusive, educator-lead Union. That takes a lot of work! Here are the current active ACE subcommittees that are working on the many components of building a union:
- Executive Cabinet Team
- Employee Compensation Committee
- Employee Benefits Committee
- Psych/MHSP Bargaining Committee
- Bylaws Committee
- Legal Committee
- Social Media Committee
- Community Support Committee
- Issue Action Team
- SPED Dream Team
Want to join ACE?
Interested in getting involved? Want to learn more about one of our subcommittees or what we're working on? Enter your information on our Get Involved page. One of your fellow CUSD educators will reach out to you shortly.
ACE Pod
Take a deeper dive with the ACE Pod - our very own podcast. On ACE Pod, we explore our journey to building ACE and discuss what we can accomplish when we work together. What led a group of Clovis educators to come together to build ACE? How do we envision ACE and the impact our union will have on our schools and in our community? It's all covered on the ACE Pod.
Take a deeper dive with the ACE Pod - our very own podcast. On ACE Pod, we explore our journey to building ACE and discuss what we can accomplish when we work together. What led a group of Clovis educators to come together to build ACE? How do we envision ACE and the impact our union will have on our schools and in our community? It's all covered on the ACE Pod.
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