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NAEA Board Election
Become a Regional Director for NAEA
Elections for the NAEA board are annual - check back soon for more information.
Questions? Email our director.
Join Our Team of Regional Directors
2026 Regional Director Opening:
The NAEA is looking for a Regional Director for Region 2 (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC). Our team of passionate alternative practitioners uses their influence to provide a nationally unified voice for students in non-traditional education. They strive to utilize relevant research to the field, in efforts to create spaces for collaboration and professional development.
*Candidate must reside within the region to be eligible to run. Candidates must complete and upload the statement of interest forms and current resume to the Application. Deadline for submissions is January 12, 2026.
Any questions, please contact Mary Cullen Frazier : executivedirector@the-naea.org
Board Committees
There are so many ways to get involved to support Alternative Education across the country!
Connect
This committee primarily focuses on planning and executing the annual conference. This committee strives to provide international, national, state, and regional opportunities for alternative education professionals and their partners to network, collaborate, and participate in professional learning specific to research and best practices in alternative/non-traditional education.
Main Focus of work currently:
2025 Conference Planning
Advocate
This committee’s aim is to provide a nationally unified voice of advocacy for students in alternative/non-traditional schools. To promote understanding and support from state departments and agencies, school districts, charters, and policy makers. They believe to effect positive change in alternative education, they must focus on reforming alternative education statewide policies and practices.
Main focus of work currently:
Revising Graduation Position Statement, Creating National Alt. Ed Day, Enhancing Advocacy on Federal level
Include
This committee believes that students in alternative settings have the same aptitudes and abilities as students in non-traditional settings. They believe in equity-focused education where all students have access to the same resources and educational rigor and support diversity in gender, age, race, sex, class, religion, ethnicity, ability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity. They believe in and will renew their commitment to working even harder for schools and communities to recognize the value and worth of all individuals.
Main focus of work currently:
National Teacher/Leader Awards, Monthly Webinars
Innovate
In an effort to enhance the quality of alternative education across the globe, the NAEA has created 15 Exemplary Practices from research to enhance the scope of education for those unsuccessful in a traditional setting. It is the NAEA’s belief that as educators we must support transformative educational research. This committee works on the Exemplary Practices Cohort Model School program and other Exemplary Practice projects including updating the current 2.0 version and developing a 3.0 version.
Main focus of work currently:
Revising the Exemplary Practices 3.0