NORTH CAROLINA READING ASSOCIATION
NCRA 2011-2012 Calendar September 8 International Literacy Day September 30 **Send Membership list and monies to Ken Sheldon October 6 Executive Committee - (Skype) October 8 Board of Directors & conference committee - Raleigh November 1 Project Grant Due to Sandra Cook December 1 **Membership # check re Young Authors - Ken Sheldon December 9 Young Authors Entries Due - Tonnye Fletcher January 7 Judging of Young Authors-TBA - Tonnye Fletcher January 15 Celebrate Literacy Nominations due to Cassandra Graves January 20 Executive committee – Raleigh January 21 Board of Directors & conference committee – Raleigh **Membership incentive awards based on Jan. totals. February 1 Scholarship Applications due to Ava Bevins March 1 Honor Council applications due to IRA March 5-9 Newspaper In Education Week March17 Young Author Celebration - Raleigh Convention Center Executive Committee & conference committee meetings - RCC March 18-20 NCRA Conference - RCC March 18 Delegates’ Assembly - RCC March 18 Board of Directors Meeting - RCC April 19 Executive Committee (Skype) April 21 Board of Directors- Raleigh April 29-May 2 57th IRA Convention - Chicago June 19-21 Board Meeting and Leadership - Boone (Executive Committee 6/18) ** New member lists are due to Ken Sheldon on the 30th of each month.
Executive Committee: president, president-elect, vice president, recording secretary, state coordinator, treasurer, past president, plus the executive assistant (without vote)
Board of Directors: Voting members are immediate past president, president, president-elect, vice president, treasurer, recording secretary, state coordinator, and area directors. Chairmen of the committees are non-voting members of the Board of Directors. Executive assistant attends meetings of Board.
Delegates Assembly: Meets at the annual conference. Voting members are the Board of Directors and the certified delegates from each local council. Number of council delegates is based on membership by December; state coordinator certifies the number to attend and local council submits list. Meeting is open to all NCRA members.