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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE SPRING 2023 | ADVOCATE 15 REPORT Based on the January 15, 2023, membership figures, the AEA now has 17,729 active members. e average number of members per regional director is 1043. e AEA has 13 regions and 17 regional directors. ere are 25 members on the AEA Board of Directors, which include 3 state officers, 1 NEA State Director, 1 Retired Director, and 3 Education Support Professional At-large Directors. e NEA requires that all voting members of the AEA Board of Directors comply with the principle of one person-one vote. e AEA Board of Directors uses a weighted vote which complies with the principle of one person-one vote. Each Regional Director has a vote equal to the percentage of deviation from the average of 985 members for that region. Directors elected at large have a weighted vote of 100. RECOMMENDATION e Compliance Review Committee recommends the following changes: e addition of a new region (Region 14) to be composed of the following locals: Deer Valley EA, Deer Valley ESP, Cave Creek EA, Cave Creek Support Staff, Maricopa Regional District, Morristown EA, Nadaburg, and Wickenburg. Furthermore, the committee is proposing the addition of an 18th Director to Region 7. Region 4 will lose a director and Region 14 will gain a director. Region Deviation Figures 01/15/23 Region Membership Weighted Vote Per Director Number of Directors 01 1220 124 1 02 1611 82 2 03 1624 82 2 04 1256 128 1 05 1409 72 2 06 1245 126 1 07 1898 96 2 08 1155 117 1 09 1157 117 1 10 1058 107 1 11 1061 108 1 12 796 81 1 13 1257 128 1 14 909 87 1 Regions between 11% and 19% Regions between 20% and 29% Regions between 30% and over Regions 30% and over Range of members per regional director: 796-1257 Range of weighted vote: 81-128 2023 Compliance Review Report