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A S S O C I AT I O N G OV E R NA N C E 2012 Compliance Review Committee Report and Recommendation REPORT Based upon the January 15, 2012, membership figures, the AEA has 19,948 active and retired members. With our current governance configuration, the average number of members per director is 831. The AEA currently has 16 regions and 24 regional directors. There are 34 individuals on the AEA Board of Directors, which includes 3 state officers, 2 NEA State Directors, and 5 Education Support Professional at-large members. The NEA requires that all voting members of the AEA Board regional directors. The recommendation combines most of the current Region 12 with Region 13 to create one region. It also combines the current Region 14 with Region 15 to create one region. The recommendation results in a range of weighted Regional Director votes of 71 to 170. This configuration balances representation between the governance regions while establishing a foundation for membership growth. of Directors comply with the principle of one person-one vote. The AEA Board of Directors uses a weighted vote which does meet the principle of one person-one vote. Each Regional Director has a vote equal to the percentage of deviation from the average number of members per director for each region. Directors elected at-large have a weighted vote of 100. The last time the Compliance Review Committee restructured governance regions was in 2008 because of inequities between the regions. Since then, AEA has experienced significant membership losses. In 2008, AEA had 32,999 active and retired members. As of January 15, 2012, AEA has 19,948 active and retired members, a loss of 13,051 members equaling a 39.5% membership reduction over the last four years. The Compliance Review Committee is charged with determining appropriate governance regions in order to meet compliance standards as outlined in the AEA Bylaws, Article II, Section 8. The Committee analyzed the membership data and found a 2012 COMPLIANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION January 15, 2012 Active & Retired Membership # of Regional Directors 19,948 17 Average # of members per regional director Governance Region significant imbalance of membership representation between the current governance regions. They discussed various options and approaches to correct the imbalance and determine appropriate AEA governance regions. During their assessment the Committee strove to balance regional representation; reflect the 2012 membership reality; and, design appropriate governance regions for future growth. Four criteria were used to evaluate each possible configuration option: • Each regional director would represent between 1,000-1,200 members. • Each governance region would maintain equality regarding membership size and potential among locals within a governance region. • The local associations assigned to a governance region would be geographically contiguous. • The local associations assigned to a governance region had a shared commonality, such as rural, urban, suburban, or reservation. RECOMMENDATION The Compliance Review Committee recommends the realignment of governance regions to balance representation between the governance regions to be effective in 2012-2013. Regional Directors will be elected to these new regions at the 2012 AEA Delegate Assembly as necessary and will take office in compliance with the AEA Constitution at the close of the NEA Representative Assembly in July 2012. The recommendation affects nearly every region. The number of governance regions is reduced from 16 to 14 regions and the number of regional directors is reduced from 24 to 17 30 Summer 2012 ❘ AEA Advocate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Members Weighted Vote Per Regional Director 1271 163 1367 2381 2231 1071 1085 1141 1119 1029 1228 976 1366 1992 ** 108 71 * 116 101 95 91 92 97 95 * 88 105 * 83 * 116 *** 170 * Regions that are between 11% and19% deviation from the average number of members per director ** Regions that are between 20% and29% deviation from the average number of members per director *** Regions that are over 30% deviation from the average number of members per director Range of members per director Range of weighted vote 832 – 1992 71 – 170 HEARINGS The Compliance Review Committee held hearings at the Phoenix Metro Cluster Meeting, North Central Cluster Meeting, East Valley Cluster Meeting, Southern Region Presidents' Meeting, AEA Local Presidents' Forum, Mohave/La Paz Cluster Meeting, and Western Cluster Meeting. The Compliance Review Committee also held a statewide conference call open to all members. Following the hearings, the Compliance Review Committee met to consider feedback and suggestions and make a final recommendation to the 2012 Delegate Assembly. 1,173 # of Regional Directors 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1