2008–2009

Title I Committee

Charges:

1. Collaborate with the Governmental Relations Committee in advocacy efforts for the reauthorization of Title I and other related programs and legislation supporting reading improvement and professional development.

2. Monitor and provide updates to the Board on Title I related legislation as it changes from its current version through the legislative and regulatory processes.

3. Disseminate relevant information about the changing nature of Title I and make suggestions to the IRA Board of Directors on how to use IRA systems to inform legislators, IRA members, and related organizations about IRA's position.

James E. Newkirk, Chair
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Janice F. Almasi, Board Liaison
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, United States

Rachel Church
Madera Unified School District
Coarsegold, CA, United States

Charlotte D. Fasola
Washington Parish School Board
Franklinton, LA, United States

Joyce Morris
Fairmont, WV, United States

Linda J. Murrell
Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow, OK, United States

Marian K. Peck
Hershey Primary Elementary School
Hershey, PA, United States

Nancy E. Rogers-Zegarra
Bellevue Union Elementary School District
Santa Rosa, CA, United States

Pamela M. Stecker
Clemson University
Pendleton, SC, 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