The following documents and resources are for use by SIG Officers only.

Handbooks/Guidelines

Please review the SIG Handbook carefully as it contains important policies and procedures about the management of a SIG. The SIG Handbook is currently being revised, and an updated version will be posted online this summer.

SIG Handbook (PDF)
AERA Publications Manual (PDF)
2026 Election Guidelines (PDF)
Sample Annual SIG Calendar (PDF)
New Leader Orientation/Best Practices for SIG Officers Webinar Slides (PDF)

Websites and Social Media 

All SIG officers also have permission to edit content on their AERA-hosted SIG webpage. For instructions, please refer to the CMS training guide and video below. 

CMS (Website) Training Guide (PDF)
CMS (Website) Training Video
Social Media Guidelines and Best Practices for SIGs (PDF)
AERA Follow List for Divisions, SIGs, and Associated Groups 

Awards

Petition for an AERA-Approved Award (PDF)
Request an award plaque or certificate for an AERA Sanctioned Award (Form)

SharePoint

AERA provides file storage space to SIGs on its SharePoint content and document management system. Each SIG’s SharePoint folder serves as a repository for SIG-related documents and files and enables SIG officers to share and edit content with other SIG officers. If you need access to your SIG’s SharePoint drive, or if you have forgotten how to access your SharePoint drive, please contact AERA-SharePoint@aera.net.

SIG Membership Lists and Finances

Payment Request Form (Checks/Expense Reimbursement): SIG Deposit and Expense Reimbursement Form (Excel)
(Note: There are individual tabs for Deposits and Expense Reimbursements on this file.) 

Access to Membership Lists: AERA is currently working with our new association management database vendor to build out access for SIG officers to 2026 membership lists. Access to these reports will be unveiled as part of AERA's new website, set to launch at the end of 2026. In the meantime, if you need a list of 2026 members, please email sigs@aera.net, and we can run that list for you. For continuing officers, please note that any membership lists you see on the webpage where you could previously download membership and financial reports are NOT accurate. Those reports are pointing to the old, retired membership database and do not reflect your current membership numbers. 

Access to Financial Reports: SIG financial reports from September 2025 to present are available on your SIG’s SharePoint drive. Once you log into your SharePoint drive, you can find the financial report(s) at: SIG-XXX\Finances and Administration\Budgets and Financial Reports (where XXX is your three-digit SIG number). If you need access to your SIG’s SharePoint drive, or if you have forgotten how to access your SharePoint drive, please contact AERA-SharePoint@aera.net. For access to financial reports prior to September 2025, please email sigs@aera.net.

Listservs

All current SIG officers are authorized to send messages to their SIG members through their SIG’s announcement listserv. The announcement listserv list is live, and any new SIG members will begin receiving new postings immediately after joining. SIG officers are encouraged to use this listserv as their primary means of email communication to their members. Your announcement listserv address is AERA_SIGXXX-ANNOUNCE@LISTSERV.AERA.NET, where "XXX" is your SIG's three-digit number (e.g., "002"). For additional information about accessing your SIG’s listserv(s), please contact sigs@aera.net. 

Please contact AERA governance at sigs@aera.net if you have any questions.