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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 8 ADVOCATE | SPRING 2024 REPORT Based upon the January 15, 2024, membership figures, the AEA now has 19,963 active members. e average number of members per regional director is 1109 . e AEA has 14 regions and 18 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 2 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 1109 members for that region. Directors elected at-large have a weighted vote of 100. RECOMMENDATION For 2025, the Compliance Review Committee recommends the following changes: Removing Tempe Secondary EA from Region 10 to Region 9. Region Deviation Figures 01/15/24 Region Membership Weighted Vote Per Director Number of Directors 01 1494 135 1 02 1978 89 2 03 1719 77 2 04 1201 108 1 05 1608 72 2 06 1496 135 1 07 1928 87 2 08 1243 112 1 09 1236 111 1 10 1132 102 1 11 1112 100 1 12 1086 98 1 13 1519 137 1 14 1201 108 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: 1086-1978 Range of weighted vote: 72-137 2024 Compliance Review Report AEA Locals in Compliance As of March 1, 2024, the following local associations have on file a constitution and bylaws that meet the affiliate standards of the Arizona Education Association and the National Education Association. AEA - RETIRED AGUA FRIA DIST EA ALHAMBRA DIST EA ALTAR VALLEY EA AMPHITHEATER EA ANTELOPE EA APACHE JUNCTION EA ASDBEA BALSZ BISBEE EA BLUE RIDGE EA BUCKEYE ASSN OF SCH EMPL-UHS BUCKEYE EA BULLHEAD CITY ELEM EA CARTWRIGHT EA CATALINA FOOTHILLS EA CASA GRANDE EA CASA GRANDE ELEM EA CASA GRANDE UHSSSA CAVE CREEK EA CAVE CREEK EA CHANDLER EA CHINLE EA CHINO VALLEY EA CLARKDALE-JEROME EA COLORADO RIVER EA COMBS EA CONTINENTAL EA COOLIDGE EA COTTONWOOD OAK CREEK EA COTTONWOOD OAK CREEK EA CRANE EA CREIGHTON EA DEER VALLEY EA DEER VALLEY ESPA DOUGLAS EA DYSART EA EA OF AVONDALE EA OF AJO ESP OF CHANDLER FLAGSTAFF EA FLORENCE EA FLOWING WELLS EA FT HUACHUCA EA GADSDEN EA GANADO EA GILBERT EA GLENDALE ELEM EA GLENDALE UNION EA GRAND CANYON EA HAYDEN-WINKELMAN EA HIGLEY EA HOLBROOK EA HUMBOLDT EA ISAAC DIST EA KAYENTA EA KINGMAN EA KYRENE EA KYRENE ESPA LAKE HAVASU CITY EA LAVEEN EA LITCHFIELD DIST EA LITTLETON EA MADISON DIST CTA MARANA EA MARANA ESP MARICOPA EA MESA EA MESA ESPA MIAMI AREA EA MINGUS UNION EA MURPHY EA NOGALES ESPA OSBORN EA PAGE EA PARADISE VALLEY EA PARADISE VALLEY SEA PEORIA EA PHOENIX DAY SCHOOL PHOENIX ELEM CTA PHOENIX UHSD CEA PHOENIX UHSD CTA PIMA COMM COLL EA PRESCOTT EA PROF EDUCS OF NOGALES ROOSEVELT EA SAHUARITA EA SANTA CRUZ VALLEY EA (#35) SCOTTSDALE EA SCOTTSDALE SPA SIERRA VISTA UNIFIED EA STANFIELD EA SUNNYSIDE CEA SUNNYSIDE EA TEMPE SECONDARY EA TOLLESON EA TOLLESON UHSD EA TUBA CITY UNIF EA TUCSON EA VAIL EA WASHINGTON DIST EA WILLCOX EA WILLIAMS EA WILSON ELEM CTA WINDOW ROCK EA WINSLOW EA YUMA UNION EA