NYSRA Membership Excellence Award

Deadline: July 15, 2004

Contact: Janice Peters

(H) (315) 287-1687 e-mail: janpeter@twcny.rr.com

NYSRA Membership Chairperson

Goals:

To promote membership in NYSRA, local councils, and the International Reading Association. To increase student membership in NYSRA and the International Reading Association. To grant an award to local councils recognizing their membership initiatives.

Guidelines:

Each local council of NYSRA in good standing is eligible to apply for this award. The criteria must be met by July 15, 2004 for verification.

Criteria: (see application form)

Submit application to: Janice Peters, NYSRA Membership Chairperson 191 Clinton St. Gouverneur, NY 13642

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NYSRA Membership Excellence Award
Application

Council: _______________________
President's Name: ______________________

Each local council of the New York State Reading Association in good standing is eligible to apply for this award. The criteria must be met by June 30, 2004 and postmarked to Janice Peters, 191 Clinton St., Gouverneur, NY 13642 by July 15, 2004 for verification.

Criteria:

1. Twenty-five (25) additional new members or 5% increase in membership (whichever is fewer) from June 30, 2003 of previous year to June 30, 2004 of this year.

OR

Any council having received the NYSRA Membership Excellence Award for two consecutive years may meet this requirement by maintaining the number of members recorded by Headquarters at the end of June of the prior year. If the council's membership total decreases, the council will be required to fulfill the original criterion for membership increase for another two years.

2002-2003 Membership Total: _______

2003-2004 Membership Total: _______

    1. A member of the NYSRA Board of Directors must attend one council event or meeting during the year.
    2. Date Attended: ___________________________ Signature of the Attendee: _____________________________________________
  1. At least one representative of the local council must attend a NYSRA Leadership Workshop during the current year (exclusive of those offered at the Assembly of Delegates meetings).

 

Date Attended: ___________________________ Signature of the Attendee: _____________________________________________

    1. The president or president's designee of the local council must attend two (2) regional meetings other than one designated as a leadership workshop.
    2. Signature of Regional Director: ________________________________________ (To be verified by NYSRA Headquarters)
  1. Representation at a majority of Assembly of Delegates meetings. (To be verified by NYSRA Headquarters)