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.
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Jesse Moore, Chair Karen Wixson, Board Liaison Jennifer L. Barrett Michael Cena Kimberly Collier Janis E. Gibson Melanie Cohen Goodman Paul L. Haupt Margaret H. Hill Richard Oldrieve |
Robert H. Pritchard Martha V. Strachan Jane E. Kline, Ex Officio Richard Long, Ex Officio Cathy M. Roller, Ex Officio Oweita Calvert, Advisory Suzanne F. Clewell, Advisory Jack W. Humphrey, Advisory Natalie B. Smith, Advisory |
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