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1. There are two separate Honor Council awards:
(a) IRA (International) Honor Council
(b) SCIRA (State) Honor Council
2. Your council may achieve either award or both. Although
one is not totally dependent upon the other, the items for the two honor
council awards are coordinated.
3. SCIRA awards $50 to each council achieving SCIRA Honor
Council status and an additional $50 to each council achieving IRA Honor
Council status.
4. On both sets of forms, the R notation denotes a REQUIRED item
and the O denotes an OPTIONAL item. The IRA guidelines use the
letter P to indicate a PREREQUISITE item.
5. Make yourself working sets of both the IRA and the SCIRA Honor
Council original forms. Additional forms can be downloaded from
IRA www.reading.org and SCIRA <www.scira.org>
6. Provide each officer and committee chair with copies of the
SCIRA Honor Council Required and Optional checklists and the IRA Program
Guidelines. This is a strong statement that achieving Honor Council
status is the SHARED responsibility of ALL OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS.
This isn’t just the President’s job although the President
does have the final responsibility for assembling the materials and mailing
them.
7. Plan your year’s work around the Honor Council requirements
and options. It is so much simpler to plan your work in this
way that it is to conduct your programs and projects and then struggle
to find a place where you can “make them fit” the guidelines.
8. On your working copy by each item your council plans to attempt,
indicate the name of the person whose responsibility it will be to provide
you with the initial rough draft information for that item.
9. Do give ownership for Honor Council requirements to those to
whom it rightfully belongs. By the first of September, provide
that person with a copy on which to submit a rough draft to you. Indicate
on their copy the deadline for submission of the rough draft to you. (Give
yourself ample working time as you set your deadlines.) The President
should complete the final original copy of each form and should be responsible
for mailing all forms to IRA and SCIRA.
10. Complete the forms and mail them to the appropriate person
as your council achieves each item on the Honor Council. It is
much easier to stay current than it is to try to do everything at the
last minute to beat the deadlines. The paperwork is not so overwhelming
when it is spread out over a period of time.
11. Stay in close contact with your Membership Chair.
Many SCIRA and IRA requirements directly relate to membership. Truly,
membership can “make or break” your council in terms of awards.
12. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your council fails to achieve its local
council membership goal (see IRA form I-R1) and if your council
has achieved IRA Honor Council status for the past three years, you may
elect to do one additional optional item under “Part I: Service
to Local Council Members.” You would then be completing three optional
items in Part I.
13. There is NO exception to the requirement for obtaining the
number of new international members as indicated by the chart
provided on the IRA form, III-R2. It is not possible to be an IRA Honor
Council if you fail to achieve this item. Also note that you
CANNOT count your officers in this requirement. Officers can be counted in Prerequisite
2. (Meeting the IRA membership goal is an optional item for SCIRA Honor
Council.)
14. Before submitting your original copies, make at least two
copies of each form. File one copy in the President’s notebook
and save one copy to place in the appropriate committee folder or officer
notebook.
15. Send all IRA Honor Council forms by certified mail with return
receipt card. This will cost more, but it provides the council
with verification should your forms be lost in the mail.
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For SCIRA Honor Council, the
following items are required:
SC R1 -- LC officers participated in Leadership Workshop
SC R2 -- Reviewed LC officer responsibilities (form due at Leadership
Workshop)
SC R3 -- LC President (or representative) attended all of the SCIRA Board
Meetings
SC R4 -- Building Representatives for schools and district offices in
council area (form due Oct.15)
SC R5 -- State Officers’ Nominations form (due Dec.1)
SC R6 -- Membership chair (or representative) attended SCIRA Leadership
Workshop and SCIRA Board Meetings
SC R7 -- Membership chair submitted six(6) reports (Sept.-Feb.) by the
first day of each month
SC R8 -- Assumed major responsibility at state conference and was represented
at conference planning meetings (Oct. & Jan.)
SC R9 -- Submitted at least one(1) article for publication in SCIRA
Speaks
For IRA Honor Council,
the following items are prerequisites:
P1 -- Council Officer Form April 15 (Officers are members of both IRA
and SCIRA)
P2 -- Intent Form Oct. 15 with Ten (10) IRA Members
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA prerequisites listed above.
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I -- Service to Local Council Members |
For IRA Honor Council,
the following three (3) items are required:
IRA I-R1 -- Increase LC IRA Memberships
IRA I-R2 -- Long Range Plan
IRA I-R3 -- Three council meetings
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA requirements listed above.
For IRA Honor Council,
complete two (2) of the following:
IRA I-O1 -- Newsletter
IRA I-O2 -- Image brochure/video
IRA I-O3 -- Prof. growth act.- future educators
IRA I-O4 -- Prof. growth act. - LC members
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA requirements listed above.
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II -- Partnership with the Local Community |
For IRA Honor Council,
complete three (3) of the following:
IRA II-1 -- Celebrate Literacy program
IRA II-2 -- Reading project in the community
IRA II-3 -- Newspaper in Education
IRA II-4 -- Advocacy of literacy issues
IRA II-5 -- Family reading project
IRA II-6 -- Young Writers project
IRA II-7 -- Community Service Project
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA requirements listed above.
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III -- Partnership with the State and International Reading Association |
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| Required
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For IRA Honor Council,
the following two (2) items are required:
IRA III-R1 -- Membership campaign
IRA III-R2 -- New IRA members (exc. officers)
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA requirements listed above.
For IRA Honor Council,
complete two (2) of the following:
IRA III-O1 -- Support SCIRA goals
IRA III-O2 -- State officer LC meeting
IRA III-O3 -- Support IRA goals
IRA III-O4 -- Stipend LC member SCIRA or IRA event
IRA III-O5 -- Five (5) new IRA members (extra to III-R2)
For SCIRA Honor Council, the following items are required:
Same items as IRA requirements listed above.
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IV -- Partnership with the International Community |
For IRA Honor Council,
complete two (2) of the following:
IRA IV-1 -- International Literacy Day celebration
IRA IV-2 -- IRA membership for an individual in a developing country
IRA IV-3 -- Contribute to worldwide relief efforts following a natural
disaster
IRA IV-4 -- Literacy project outside US/Canada
IRA IV-5 -- Partnership with an IRA national affiliate or local council
outside US/Canada
For SCIRA Honor Council, complete one (1) of the IRA Honor Council
items as listed above
(IRA IV-1...IRA IV-5). |
| Description of SCIRA
& IRA Honor Council Awards
SC R1 (Leadership Workshop)
SC R3 (SCIRA Board Meetings)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: After Final SCIRA Board Meeting
SC R1: Attendance by all local council officers or representatives is
required during the annual Leadership Workshop.
SC R3: Attendance by the local council president or representative is
required at each of the four (4) SCIRA Board Meetings. The Recording Secretary
will keep record of this attendance as found in the minutes and will submit
it to the Honor Council Chair following the fourth board meeting.
There is no form that you need to submit.
After one week following the final SCIRA Board Meeting, the SCIRA Recording
Secretary will submit attendance records to: SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC R2 (Officer Responsibilities)
SCIRA
HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: During SCIRA Leadership Workshop
Review responsibilities of local council officers using IRA Council Planning
Guide. Return form SC R2 distributed during Leadership Workshop.
Please
return form SC R2 by the conclusion of Leadership Workshop to: SCIRA Honor
Council Chair
SC R4 (Building Representatives)
SCIRA
HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: October 15
Submit a listing of SCIRA building representatives and their schools for
each public school and district office in the local council. Please include
school addresses and phone numbers to assist with communication. (This information
can be found at state dept. South Carolina Directory of Schools website.)
If the local council includes parochial and private schools, day-care centers,
colleges, and universities, you should include them as well.
Design
and type your own format for submission. Be sure to include the
council name.
Please return by October 15 to: SCIRA
Director of Membership
SC R5 (Nominations)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: DECEMBER 1
Return one of the following sets
of materials:
_____ If nominating an individual for an SCIRA office, submit the following:
Biographical sketch (Form N-3) AND Nominee Consent Form (Form N-2) provided
by the Nomination Chairperson at 1st SCIRA Board Meeting.
_____ If not nominating an individual for an SCIRA office, submit Form N-1
that indicates there is no nomination from the local council.
Return
EITHER Forms N-3 and N-2 OR Form N-1 to the Nominations Chairperson.
The nominations chairperson will distribute these forms at one of the SCIRA
Board meetings.
Please return form by December 1 to:
SCIRA Nominations Committee Chair
SC R6 (Membership
Chair Training)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The local council’s Membership Chair (or representative) is required
to attend each of the State Board Meetings and the Leadership Conference.
Attendance rosters will be maintained by the State Membership Director.
There is no need to submit this form.
The State Membership Director will submit attendance records to: SCIRA Honor
Council Chair
SC R7 (Membership Reports)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Six (6) monthly membership reports are to be submitted to the State Membership
Director by the first day of each month, September through February. A record
of the monthly membership reports will be maintained by the State Membership
Director.
There is no need to submit this form.
A special format is provided to the Membership Chair for this report.
Please submit reports by the first day of each month to:
SCIRA Membership Director
SC R8 (Conference)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council’s Vice-President/President-Elect or a representative is
required to attend the conference planning meetings in October and January,
AND the council is to assume responsibility for a major conference activity.
A roster of meeting attendance and conference activity participation will
be maintained by the SCIRA President-Elect.
There is no
need to submit this form.
The SCIRA President-elect will submit attendance records and a list of local
council conference responsibilities to: SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC
R9 (News Article)
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: March 1
Submit to the Publications Chairperson a news article for SCIRA Speaks by
the deadline provided. Deadlines for local councils will be provided at
the first board meeting. SCIRA Speaks will provide local council coverage
throughout the year. The record of articles submitted will be maintained
by the Publications Chairperson (SCIRA Speaks editor).
Submit
news articles to SCIRA Speaks before March 1.
The SCIRA
Speaks editor will report council submissions to: SCIRA Honor Council
Chair
SC I-R2 (Mission/Goals)
IRA
I-R2
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: March 1
Xerox a copy of IRA’s Honor Council Program form I-R2 which
describes your council’s mission, goals, and activities.
(At Leadership Workshop, your council’s officers collaborated on a
draft of I-R2; your council retained the draft form).
Please return to: IRA Headquarters & SCIRA Honor Council
Chair
SC I-R3 (Programs)
IRA
I-R3
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: March 1
Xerox a copy of IRA’s Honor Council Program form I-R3 which
describes at least three council meetings (including those scheduled
for March, April and/or May).
Include a summary of each program conducted and
the date.
Please return to: IRA Headquarters & SCIRA Honor Council
Chair
SC I-O1 (Newsletter)
IRA I-O1
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Produce and distribute to council members a newsletter or similar communication
piece. Include news of local, state, and international activities.
Submit
the newsletter(s) with label marked IRA I-O1 to: IRA Headquarters
& SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC I-O2 (Image
Brochure)
IRA I-O2
SCIRA
HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Develop an image brochure or video for the local council that contains information
about local/state and international memberships. It should include the mission,
activities, accomplishments and a brief history of the council.
Submit the brochure or video with a Xerox copy of IRA I-O2 to:
IRA Headquarters & SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC I-O3 (Student
Membership)
IRA I-03
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe the council’s plan for encouraging student membership and
active participation in the local council. Target groups can include high
school Teacher Cadets as well as college/university students.
Mail
copy of IRA’s I-03 form to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA
Membership Director
SC I-O4 (Projects for
Professional Growth)
IRA I-O4 (Professional Growth)*
IRA III-01 (Support State Goals)**
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The local council supported one or more of the following State projects
for professional growth:
Teachers as Readers Group that followed the IRA and SCIRA guidelines,
SCIRA Literacy Workshop, or other newly adopted SCIRA projects that support
professional growth.
Submit a brief description and mail with a xerox copy of either
IRA I-O4 or IRA III-O1, depending on the direction the
project takes.
* Forming a Teachers as Readers group will qualify for IRA I-O4 (Professional
Growth)
** If the council supports this project PLUS another which directly reflects
the goals stated by SCIRA in its long range plan (this could be assuming
a major responsibility at the State Conference), then the council will
qualify for IRA III-O1 (Support State Goals).
• However, if item is used for IRA I-O4, it CANNOT also
be used for IRA III-O1.
Please return description with IRA I-O4 or IRA III-O1 form to:
IRA Headquarters & SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC II-1 (Celebrate Literacy)
IRA II-1
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council used the IRA Celebrate Literacy guidelines to carry out a Celebrate
Literacy Program.
Xerox a copy of IRA Honor Council II-1 and
mail to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC II-2 (Promote Community Literacy)
IRA II-2
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council participated in a special project (other that a family reading
project) to promote reading/literacy in the community served by the council.
Xerox a copy of IRA II-2 and mail to: IRA Headquarters
& the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC II-3 (Newspaper
in Education)
IRA II-3
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council participated in a program that used the newspaper to foster
good reading habits.
Xerox a copy of IRA II-3 and mail to:
IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC
II-4 (Advocacy of Literacy Issues)
IRA II-4
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council developed and implemented/(co)sponsored a plan to advocate significant
literacy issues. This may include intellectual freedom/censorship, legislation,
local education decision making, early intervention, cultural awareness,
integrated language arts, whole language, literature-based instruction,
or alternative assessment. Your council is strongly encouraged to invite
legislator(s) to this meeting. Please include a copy of the letter sent
to the legislator(s) extending an invitation to attend the local council
meeting.
Xerox a copy of IRA Honor Council II-4 and return to:
IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC II-5 (Family Reading)
IRA II-5
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The local council sponsored a program for family reading or intergenerational
literacy.
Xerox a copy of IRA Honor Council II-5 and mail to:
IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC
II-6 (Young Writers)
IRA II-6
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The local council (co)sponsored an activity to encourage, support, and recognize
young writers in the community served by the council.
Xerox
a copy of IRA Honor Council II-6 and mail to: IRA Headquarters
& the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC II-7 (Service
Project)
IRA II-7
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council participated in a service project to benefit the community.
Examples include, but are not limited to, reading to patients in nursing
homes or to children in daycare centers, working with other community groups
(Scouts, MADD, etc.) taping materials for the elderly or visually impaired,
providing reading materials for homeless shelters, working with at-risk
students, or promoting intergenerational and/or adult literacy.
Copy
the IRA II-7 form and mail to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA
Honor Council Chair
SC III-R1 (Membership Campaign)
IRA III-R1
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe the council’s membership campaign to promote membership at
the local/state and international levels. Include objectives, procedures,
and outcomes. This may include a description/photo of a display.
Xerox
a copy of IRA III-R1 and send to: IRA Headquarters & SCIRA
Membership Director
SC I-R1 & IRA I-R1 (Membership
Goals)
SC III-R2 & IRA III-R2
SC III-O5* & IRA III-05*
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council met the IRA membership goals for local council membership and
for IRA membership.
Xerox a copy of IRA Honor Council I-R1 AND IRA III-R2 and send to: IRA Headquarters
& the State Membership Director.
*Note: Refer to IRA Honor Council III-O5 for an additional membership goal.
(Earns IRA Membership Honor Role with III-R2.)
Xerox a copy of IRA
Honor Council III-O5 and send to: IRA Headquarters & SCIRA
Membership Director
SC III-O1 (Support SCIRA
Goals)
IRA III-O1
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Using IRA form III-01, describe how your council conducted projects that
supported at least three (3) of our SCIRA goals. List each goal and describe
each project connected to that specific goal.
Xerox a copy of
IRA Honor Council III-01 and mail to: IRA Headquarters & the
SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC III-O2 (Officer
Attendance)
IRA III-O2
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
A state officer attended a local council meeting and signed IRA-III-O2 form.
Xerox a copy of IRA Honor Council III-02 and mail to: IRA
Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC
III-O3 (Support IRA Goals)
IRA III-O3
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Using IRA form III-03, describe at how your council conducted projects that
supported at least three (3) of the International Reading Association’s
goals (refer to IRA’s website at <www.reading.org>. List each
goal and describe each project connected to that specific goal.
Xerox
a copy of IRA Honor Council III-03 and mail to: IRA Headquarters
& the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC III-O4
(Distinguished Teachers)
IRA III-O4*
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The local council sponsored a Distinguished Teacher and/or a Secondary
Teacher(s) who presented a poster session at the State Conference. The
SCIRA President-Elect (conference program chair) will verify this local
council activity. (Stipends are not required for SC Honor Council)
* If the council provides a stipend that will assist its Distinguished
or Secondary Teacher(s) to attend the State Conference, the council may
choose to submit IRA form III-04 for IRA Honor Council credit. IRA’s
Honor Council representative has verified that there is not specified
dollar amount for the stipend. Support one(1) member’s attendance
will be enough to qualify.
Stipend documentation for III-O4, if applicable, should be submitted
to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC IV-1 (International Literacy Day Celebration)
IRA IV-1
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe your council’s International Literacy Day Celebration. Attach
photos, program, news clippings, etc.
Submit a copy of IRA form
IV-1 to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC IV-2 (International Membership)
IRA IV-2
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
The council sponsored one or more individual international memberships for
educators in developing countries.
Submit a copy of IRA form
IV-2, “Membership Project for Educators in Developing Countries”
(provided in the council leaders’ packet) and a copy of the council’s
accompanying check to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council
Chair.
Note: Be sure to write “Honor Council” AND your “council
number” on the sponsored membership form and council check before
mailing them to IRA Headquarters.
SC IV-3 (Disaster
Relief Effort)
IRA IV-3
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe your council’s efforts in providing disaster relief.
Submit a copy of IRA form IV-3 to: IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor
Council Chair
SC IV-4 (Literacy Project Outside
North America)
IRA IV-4
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe your council’s sponsorship or participation in a literacy
project outside North America. Include target audience, objectives, project
description, and outcome.
Submit a copy of IRA form IV-4 to:
IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair
SC
IV-5 (Partnership w/ National Affiliate or Local Council Outside N.A.)
IRA IV-5
SCIRA HONOR COUNCIL PROGRAM
DATE DUE: MARCH 1
Describe your council’s partnership with a national affiliate or local
council outside North America. Include information about your partner council,
the partnership objective, and partnership activities (include sample items
if appropriate).
Submit a copy of IRA form IV-5 to:
IRA Headquarters & the SCIRA Honor Council Chair. |
