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2007–2008

Government Relations Committee

 

Charges:

  1. Collaborate with the Title I Committee in advocacy efforts for the reauthorization of Title I, Reading First, IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act), and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

  2. Develop a system to collect information about emerging needs in the literacy community that can be turned into legislative action.

  3. Working with staff, provide a support system for state-level grassroots advocacy which includes:

a. the development of advocacy models for use at the state level; and

b. the development of brief talking point papers for influencing legislative action.

  4. Work with staff to implement, and expand the participation of new attendees, at legislative workshops.

  5. Work with staff to continue the Advocacy Awards program.

  6. Work with the Washington Office of IRA and a select group of IRA Board members to identify legislative issues and set priorities annually.


Jesse Moore, Chair
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
10 Kiwanis St
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2316, USA
1-570-422-3751
Fax 1-570-422-3920
E-mail

Karen Wixson, Board Liaison
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Jennifer L. Barrett
Transforming Teaching and Learning, Inc
Bethesda, MD, United States

Michael Cena
Weber State University
Ogden, UT, United States

Kimberly Collier
Educational Consulting Services
Edmond, OK, United States

Janis E. Gibson
OUR Educational Coop
Lead Hill, AR, United States

Melanie Cohen Goodman
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Paul L. Haupt
Professional Development Associates
El Paso, TX, United States

Margaret H. Hill
University of Houston - Clearlake
Houston, TX, United States

Richard Oldrieve
Bowling Green State University
Westlake, OH, United States

Robert H. Pritchard
Sacramento State University
Roseville, CA, United States

Martha V. Strachan
Central Massachusetts Reading Council
E Wareham, MA, United States

Jane E. Kline, Ex Officio
Council & Affiliate Services
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Richard Long, Ex Officio
Director, Government Relations
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States

Cathy M. Roller, Ex Officio
Director, Research & Policy
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States

Oweita Calvert, Advisory
Oklahoma Reading Association
Cheyenne, OK, United States

Suzanne F. Clewell, Advisory
Johns Hopkins University
Bethesda, MD, United States

Jack W. Humphrey, Advisory
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN, United States

Natalie B. Smith, Advisory
New Jersey Reading Association
Howell, NJ, United States

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