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Exemplary Reading Program Award

The Exemplary Reading Program Award recognizes outstanding reading and language arts programs at all grade levels (elementary, middle, and high school). Its purpose is to call the public’s attention to outstanding programs in schools throughout Canada and the United States. Each participating state and province can choose one winning school a year.

All public, private, and parochial schools in the United States and Canada are eligible for the award, provided

bulletThe state or province in which the school is located has an Exemplary Reading Program Award Committee currently in place to judge program applications from that state or province

bulletAt least one faculty or staff member of that school is a current IRA member

Applications must be postmarked no later than November 15 and received at IRA Headquarters no later than November 22. Headquarters will then forward applications to the state/provincial Exemplary Reading Program Award Committees for review.

For additional information, contact the Council Services Coordinator.

 

2007-2008 State/Provincial Chairpersons

Alabama
Peggy Teel

Arizona
Gudrun Godare

Arkansas
Pam East
1155 Trillium
Conway, AR 72034
501-450-4800
E-mail

California
Carla Hoff

Colorado
Paula Mooney

Georgia
Glenda Ward

Illinois
Helen Bryant
9028 S Cregier Ave.
Chicago, IL 60617
773-734-1738
E-mail

Kansas
Kathleen Barrett-Jones

Kentucky
Felicia Cummings Smith

Louisiana
Khanh Nguyen

Maryland
Chris Sparr

Massachusetts
Yvonne Gunzburger

Michigan
Janice McCartan

Missouri
Barbara Hiles

Nebraska
Julie Agard

New Mexico
Carlos and Virginia Cuellar

New York
Pat Shea-Bischoff

North Carolina
Ava Bevins

North Dakota
Leslie Hagemeister

Oregon
Stephanie Higgins
3613 SW Willamette Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97333
541-754-7294
E-mail

Pennsylvania
Heidi Regent

South Carolina
Felicia Oliver
Joanne Wells

South Dakota
Ashley Alsup Lamphere
9870 Greenpoint Ct.
Summerset, SD 57718
605-721-3955
E-mail

Texas
Lesa Timmons

Utah
Sheryl Goodrich

Virginia
Karen Thomsen

Washington
Ann S. Teberg

West Virginia
Dennis Caldwell
6219 East Gate Rd.
Huntington, WV 25705
304-736-4924
Fax 304-528-5013
E-mail

Wisconsin
Patricia Vickman
215 S. Eagle St.
Oshkosh, WI 54902
920-424-0460
E-mail

CANADA

British Columbia
Honey Halpern

Manitoba
Carol Hryniuk-Adamov

North of 60
Michelle Brown

Saskatchewan
Sandra Quayle

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