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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 12 SUMMER 2026 | ADVOCATE NBI-2026-01 Strategic Objective #1 Organizing for Power Form a task force to research the feasibility, structure, and cost of implementing a statewide member benefits program, focusing on partnerships with pro-public education small and local businesses. Submitted By: Mark Fifer, Scottsdale EA, Self Staff Hrs: 20 Cost: $0 Cumulative Cost: $0 NBI-2026-03 Strategic Objective #4 Racial, Social, and Economic Justice in our public schools and communities. Establishment of a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Instruction Cohort e Arizona Education Association shall establish a statewide Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Instruction Cohort to expand educator awareness and provide professional learning, collaboration, mentorship, and leadership opportunities for educators seeking to strengthen culturally responsive and inclusive instructional practices across Arizona's PreK-16 public education system. Submitted By: Maria Chacon, Phoenix Union CTA + Korina Lopez, Tucson EA Staff Hrs: 40 Cost: $4,000 Cumulative Cost: $5,808.99 NBI-2026-04 Strategic Objective #2 Reclaim our professions, our districts, and our classrooms. Create a task force to review concerns regarding unfair or biased evaluation practices, including patterns that may contribute to educators being pushed off campuses, and concerns related to administrative integrity and inconsistency in the evaluation process, and to develop a plan to address those issues moving forward. Submitted By: Laura Routsons, MEA Staff Hrs: 20 Cost: $2,000 Cumulative Cost: $2,904.49 NBI-2026-05 Strategic Objective #2 Reclaim our professions, our districts, and our classrooms. To develop/write a teacher Bill of Rights to protect all educators and staff against meritless accusations thereby increasing retention and recruitment of educators. Submitted By: R. Scott Harnisch, Kyrene EA Staff Hrs: 20 Cost: $2,000 Cumulative Cost: $2,904 NBI Updates 2026