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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 7 ADVOCATE | SPRING 2026 Region Deviation Figures 01/15/26 Region Membership Weighted Vote Per Director Number of Directors 01 1618 162 1 02 1200 120 1 03 1666 83 2 04 1137 114 1 05 1705 85 2 06 1399 140 1 07 1446 145 1 08 1228 123 1 09 1114 111 1 10 1109 111 1 11 1136 114 1 12 1091 109 1 13 1509 151 1 14 1230 123 1 15 1218 122 1 16 2018 101 2 REPORT Based on membership figures as of January 15, 2026, the AEA now has 19,818 active members. e average number of members per regional director is 1364. e AEA has 16 regions and 19 regional directors. ere are 26 members on the AEA Board of Directors, which includes 3 state officers, 2 NEA State Directors, 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 metric of one director per 1,000 active members. Directors elected at large have a weighted vote of 100. RECOMMENDATION e Compliance Committee recommends the following proposal for the 2026 Delegate Assembly: Region 7: e CRC recommends reducing the number of directors representing Region 7 from 2 to 1 due to membership changes. 2026 Compliance Review Report Join Your Fellow Troublemakers!