Ad Hoc and Standing Committees

To volunteer to work on these committees, please contact the appropriate chairperson. Additional information on many of these committees is available on the Grants and Awards page.

Administrators and Reading Committee

Recognizes an administrator for "Outstanding Administrative Leadership in Reading".

Audit Committee

Budget Committee

Reviews and prepares an annual budget for CCIRA.

Celebrate Literacy Award Committee

Presents a literacy award to an individual or organization who is outstanding in promoting literacy.

College Committee

Distributes information to recruit college students to become members of IRA and CCIRA.

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Committee

(in collaboration with Colorado Language Arts Society, part of NCTE, National Council of the Teachers of English)
Presents an award to the author of a young adult book recognizing his/her contribution to YA literature in Colorado secondary schools.

Click HERE for more information on Blue Spruce and former winners of this award.

Colorado Children's Book Award Committee

Presents an award (from nominations by the young readers) to the authors of a children's picture book and a junior novel as recognition for their contribution to children's literature in Colorado. Click here for a additional information about CCBA.

Colorado Young Writers' Award Committee

Determines the winners of the Young Writers' contest and presents the awards at the CCIRA conference.

Communications and Publications Committee

Oversees and publishes proposed publications for CCIRA including Colorado Communicator and Colorado Reading Council Journal.
Click HERE to download the Communications and Publications Committee Publications Proposal Form.

Community Service Grant/Award Committee

2011 Conference Committee

Plans the CCIRA conference for the year 2011.

Equity and Diversity Committee

Ethics Committee

Acts as a clearing committee for concerns that arise within the CCIRA membership if it is determined that the concern falls within the jurisdiction of the Ethics committee.

Evaluation Committee

Develops evaluation forms for the Council Leadership conference and other forms as requested by the Executive Committee.

Exemplary Reading Program Award Committee

Decides on the school reading program that will receive the award and presents the award at the CCIRA conference.

Recent winners of this award:

Lewis Palmer Elementary School: http://www.lpes.lewispalmer.org
Cheyenne Mountain Elementary: www.cmsd.k12.co.us/Schools/cme/cme.html
Van Arsdale Elementary: jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/elem/vanarsdale

Fannie Stabenow Award for Outstanding Contribution to CCIRA Committee

Selects an award recipient and presents award at CCIRA conference.

Foreign Affiliate/Colorado Exchange Project Committee

Promotes opportunities for teacher exchanges. Adopts schools in developing countries and sends literacy materials.

Click HERE for more information about our sister organization in South Africa, RASA.

Historical Perspective

Collects and maintains items of historical significance to CCIRA.

Issues and Research in Education Committee

Maintains a file of IRA position statements, resolutions, position papers developed by other state councils, and other materials and articles which deal with current reading issues and or/censorship.
Download the 2008-2009 Colorado Council International Reading Association Survey HERE.

Kay Mervar Outstanding Reading Educator Award Committee

Selects a recipient of this award from reading educators in Colorado and presents the award at the annual conference.

Legislative Committee

Keeps and distributes to members a file of IRA legislative updates and state legislation concerning educational issues.

Membership Committee

Promotes membership for local, state and national IRA.

Newspapers in Education/Public Awareness in Reading Committee

Provides information about NIE week by communicating in the Colorado Communicator and disseminating the NIE week booklet.

Nominating Committee

Solicits candidates for open offices on the Board of Directors, prepares, distributes, and counts ballots and announces the results of the election to the CCIRA president.
Click HERE to download the Nominating Committee Vita Form.

Organization Committee

Provides support and leadership training to local council officers.

Parents and Reading (Adult and Family Literacy) Committee

Encourages each local council to promote parents and reading activities, distribute literature, and support parent involvement in the literacy activities of their children. [ Baby's First Book ]

Past Presidents' Memorial Committee

Solicits nominations of CCIRA members who are first year teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of reading.

Read Aloud Committee

Continues the statewide promotion of reading aloud to children.

Rules and Bylaws Committee

Reviews the Bylaws of the CCIRA to determine if they are meeting current needs as well as the needs of the foreseeable future.

Star Grant Committee (Stimulate Teacher's Achievement in Reading Grant)

Reviews applications and awards STAR grants.

Strategic/Long Range Planning Committee

Provides long range planning for CCIRA.

Supplemental Grant Committee

Provides grants to local councils to support a special program.

Teacher as Reader Committee

Serves as liaison to the IRA Teacher as Reader committee and selects recipients of the CCIRA Teachers as Readers Grant.

Teacher as Writer Committee

Offers grants to members of CCIRA to encourage them to be involved in teacher writing groups.

Teacher Research Network

Presents a session at the CCIRA conference on the topic of teacher as researcher and publishes an article in the Colorado Communicator about the teacher as a researcher.

Technology & New Literacies

Thelma Pett Continuing Education Award Committee

Recognizes potential in the teaching of reading and/or related subjects by presenting a continuing education award to nominees on the basis of financial need and personal qualifications.