NYSRA Charlotte Committee Member Guidelines

1. The committee member must be a member of good standing in the New York State Reading Association.
2. The committee member must create a bio describing why he/she should be chosen for the position.
3. NYSRA’s Board of Directors must approve the committee member.
4. The committee member must be willing to commit several hours weekly to reading and reviewing books submitted for the Charlotte Award and maintain a file/records of the work he/she has completed.
5. The committee member must maintain ongoing communication with the award chairperson.
6. The committee member must submit at the end of each month via email to the chairperson his/her top ten lists in each category.
7. The committee member must be willing to participate in meetings (both Charlotte and NYSRA Delegate Meetings) when the NYSRA Meetings are held in Albany. If more than two are missed during a year, the member may be asked to rethink the position he/she has committed to.
8. The committee member must be willing to be a part of a team presentation at NYSRA’s annual conference and volunteer to present as well as commit hours of volunteering to fulfill responsibilities of the committee, depending on which year it is… ballot year or award winning year.
9. The committee member must work well with others.
10. Committee members must promote Charlotte throughout their regions by creating presentations and collaborating with schools (both public and private), libraries, teacher centers, preschools, bookstores, writing to their local newspapers articles about Charlotte, and presenting at their local reading councils.
11. It is encouraged for committee members to obtain thoughts/reviews of book submissions not only from their own interpretations, but also through the interpretations of a child of the appropriate age level.
12. All books received by the committee members may be kept by the member or donated, but may never be sold for any amount.
13. A committee member or the chairperson may serve for only three consecutive ballots.  This does not mean a member cannot be chosen again after he/she has been off the committee for at least one ballot.