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A sixteen member Executive Board on which sit the CUEA officers, the Elementary and Secondary Representatives-at-Large, the CTA State Council Delegates, the Contract Manager, and certain committee chairs also serves CUEA. This Board meets twice a month during the months of September through June on the opposite Mondays from those when the Representative Council meets. Additionally, the Executive Board meets in August for an annual goal setting meeting, during which plans for association activities for the upcoming school year are formulated.

CUEA publishes an Association electronic newsletter, called the CUEA Update , which is distributed to all CUEA members via electronic means. "CUEA Update" is generally issued bi-monthly during the school year to keep members abreast of breaking news within the Association.

CUEA sponsors a Temporary Teacher Workshop each year for those teachers who have been hired by the district as temporary teachers and have not yet been converted to probationary teachers.

In addition, CUEA sponsors three additional workshops - the Transfer Workshop, the Partnership Workshop, and the Maternity Leave Workshop. These are designed to help teachers with the information they may need for their respective employment situations.

The New Certificated Personnel Breakfast is specifically designed for certificated staff new to the District and new to education and is presented in the fall of each school year so educators can get a good start on their year with facts and helpful hints to get them going.

In the spring of each year, CUEA, in conjunction with CUSD, sponsors a Teachers of the Year (TOY) Celebration. At this event the teachers of the year who have been selected by their respective sites are celebrated, and the district teacher of the year for Elementary, Middle and High School levels are also announced.

The Elections Committee is charged with overseeing elections for officer positions within CUEA, CTA State Council Delegate positions, and NEA Representative Assembly Delegate positions.

The Grievance Committee is chaired by the Contract Manager and is charged with representing bargaining unit members in the resolving of any conflicts that may arise with management and the adjudication of grievances. Additional members of the Grievance Committee are the Elementary and Secondary Representatives-at-Large.

The Membership Committee is charged with planning activities to attract members and to enhance member understanding of the benefits to which they are entitled as a CUEA/CTA/NEA member. This Committee sponsors a New Teacher Orientation for teachers new to the district each fall.

The Negotiations Team is charged with negotiating the successor agreements to the Agreement Between the Capistrano Unified School District and the Capistrano Unified Education Association, or the Contract, as it is familiarly known.

The Political Action Committee is charged with planning strategies and campaign activities for the election of local, state and national candidates that are being supported by CUEA, CTA or NEA and for support or defeat of initiatives of importance to its members and public education in general. Also, this Committee contacts legislators and congressmen and women to lobby them on issues important to educators. The funding for activities sponsored by this Committee comes from contributions to CUEA’s PAC, which is named HOPE, an acronym for Help Organize for Public Education.

The Scholarship Committee is charged with receiving applications and interviewing prospective recipients of scholarships awarded annually in the spring by CUEA to dependents of its members who are embarking on post secondary education.

The Teacher of the Year Committee is charged with the duties of detailing and working out the annual event for the various Teachers of the Year. This committee works closely with the District in preparation for this event and is usually headed up by the Membership Chairperson.

CUEA maintains offices at 27422 Aliso Creek Road, Suite 100 in Aliso Viejo, California 92656. CUEA maintains an office for its President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Political Action Chair. It is in the meeting room of this suite that the CUEA Executive Board and Representative Council hold their meetings. In this suite also is the office of the Executive Director hired by California Teachers Association to assist CUEA in carrying out its programs and to serve CUEA members.