The ACEPod

We discuss the future of the Grade Span Adjustment funding and its effect on K-3 class sizes.  

In this podcast we interview ACE Officers Amy Kilburn and Elizabeth Houtsinger about the differences between ACE and ICUE.  Stay tuned to the end, and listen for our challenge.  

In this podcast, ACE explores the annual Climate Assessment, the QIT process, and the ways in which employee needs are assessed and acted upon.  

We discuss the recent PERB decision to dissolve Faculty Senate.  We take questions from Amy Kilburn, Kristin Heimerdinger, Jason Roche, and Laura Riley.  

We interview Dan Dritz and Jenny Chavera on topics ranging from planning time at the elementary sites to class sizes.  

In this episode, Kristin Heimerdinger, Jaime Arredondo, Jenny Chavera, and Amy Kilburn draw a clear distinction between ACE, an active and issues-oriented organization with infrastructure and expertise, and ICUE, an organization that asks for signatures. If you'd like more information, join us online at www.cloviseducators.org and on all social media platforms, @cloviseducators. Thanks for listening to the ACEPod.

Ben Avila, former classroom teacher and current CTA staff member and Clovis Unified parent, discusses the power of educators having an equal voice at the table.

On this episode, we talked to CTA staff organizer, Brandon Scovill. He shares his journey to the Central Valley and takes a deep dive into collective bargaining.

On this episode, we talk to CTA organizer, Caroline Gonzales. We discuss her time as a classroom teacher, her journey to the Central Valley, her work with CTA, and her commitment to and her belief in ACE.

Barbie Savage from Clovis West High School discusses her love of teaching, her journey to Clovis Unified, and a harrowing story about her facilities that is part of why she believes that ACE is the answer.