Take advantage of this networking opportunity and attend your local council activities! Share your expertise with other members in your area.

July

July 1, 2018: IRC Officers take office.

July 10 2018: IRC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.

July 11, 2018: IRC Board of Directors Meeting, I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois.  For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.

July 11-12, 2018: IRC Leadership Retreat at I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. Local Council Officers, State Committee Chairs, Regional Directors, and Executive Officers will attend a comprehensive training and team-building workshop.  Please watch your email for registration materials.  Contact your local council leaders for information on how you can be more involved in your local council.

July 20-23, 2018: International Literacy Association will host the 63rd Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.  To find out more about this convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.

August

September

September 1, 2018: IRC Councils submit the Council of Excellence Award requirements to the ILA State Coordinator.

September 1, 2018: IRC Councils submit the Membership Grant to the IRC Membership Director.

September 1, 2018: IRC Councils order supplies for the Illinois Reads Family Literacy Night.

September 1, 2018: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Winter IRC Communicator.   Please send your information to the IRC Office.

September 1, 2018: IRC election ballot must be returned to the IRC Office.

September 5, 2018:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Nick Giacobbe on Constructionism in the Reading Workshop: Technology to Enhance Collaboration, Creation and Conversations.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn
one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

September 8, 2018: International Literacy Day is being celebrated by IRC and the International Literacy Association.

September 14, 2018:  College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP) is accepting applications for Student Conference Stipends for education majors who attend the 2018 IRC Conference.  Applicants must be full-time education majors attending a college or university in Illinois.  Up to ten $100 stipends will be awarded.  Winners will be notified by email by September 19th

September 15, 2018: IRC Councils - Sign up for the Hall of Councils Display at the annual IRC Conference.

September 15, 2018: IRC Officers, Committee Chairs, Regional Directors - Submit Officer, Committee Chair, and Director reports for Annual Meeting to the IRC Office.

October

November

November 1, 2018: IRC Committee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.

November 7, 2018:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Anne Cassidy on Oral Language Groups: How to Help our Youngest Readers Before They are Ready for Guided Reading.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

November 9, 2018: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.

November 10, 2018: IRC Board of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois.  For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.

November 10, 2018: Illinois Title I Association (ITA) will hold a Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois.

November 15, 2018: IRC Councils deadline to submit the Council Audit Form.

November 15, 2018: IRC Councils deadline to submit the IRS e-Postcards.

November 15, 2018:  Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian, and the Illinois Center for the Book at the Illinois State Library that encourages families to spend quality time reading together.  Free bookmarks and posters are available to participating organizations. The IRC’s ILLINOIS READS Program has partnered  with the Secretary of State’s Family Reading Night since 2013.  Plan now to create a Family Reading night program in your area.  For the annual theme, material order forms and programming ideas, visit the Family Reading Night webpage.

November 28, 2018: ILA Exemplary Reading Program Award deadline.

November 30, 2018: Secondary Reading League (SRL) will host the 42nd Day of Reading with Cris Tovani from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, Illinois.

December

December 1, 2018: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Spring IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.

December 1, 2018: IRC deadline for Council Program (Speakers) Grant applications.

December 5, 2018:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with William Dwyer on Creating Rigorous Learning in Secondary Classrooms.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

December 15, 2018: ILA Honor Council materials are due electronically to ILA. 

December 15, 2018: ILA Local Council Community Service Award submissions are due.

 January

January 2, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Becky Anderson on Discovering the 2019 Illinois Reads Books.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

January 15, 2019: IRC Prairie State Award nominations are due.

February

February 1, 2019: IRC Committee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.

February 6, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Patricia Starks Howard on I Like Me!  Building Self Esteem in Black Students Through Children’s Literature.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

February 8, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.

February 9, 2019: IRC Board of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois.  For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.

February 9, 2019: Illinois Title I Association (ITA) will hold a Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois.

March

March 1, 2019: IRC Program Proposals for 2019 IRC Conference due to IRC Office.

March 1, 2019: IRC Nomination for IRC Vice President & Secretary due to Janel Sebeny, Nominating Chair.

March 1, 2019: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Summer IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.

March 1, 2019: IRC nominations for Hall of Fame Award and IRC Service Award are due.

March 1, 2019: IRC applications for Barack Obama Library Award are due.

March 1, 2019: IRC deadline for Family Literacy Award application. 

March 1, 2019: IRC deadline for Jerry Johns Reading Educator of the Year Award application. 

March 1, 2019: IRC deadline for Pamela J. Farris Rural Library Award application.

March 1, 2019:  Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education (ICARE) and IRC are accepting submissions for the Static Stick Decal Design Contest.  Students in grade 4, 5, and 6 are encouraged to create an original design promoting reading.  The winning design is printed on static stick decals.

March 1, 2019:  Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education (ICARE) is accepting nominations for the Gene Cramer ICARE for Reading Award to honor an outstanding educator who shows concern for the affective domain of reading and who strives to promote lifelong reading habits among students.  The award will be given at the annual IRC conference.

March 1, 2019: ILA Celebrate Literacy Award verifications are due.

March 6, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Kate Roberts on A Novel Approach: Striking a Balance Between Whole Class Texts and Student Centered Teaching.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

March 16, 2019:  Illinois Reads Launch and Book Festival will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Waukegan High School, 2325 Brookside Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois.  Everyone is invited to the launch of the 2019 Illinois Reads program.  Many authors will be present, bring your books, and have them autographed at this event!  Books will also be available for purchase from Anderson's Bookshops.

April

April 1, 2019: IRC  Committee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.

April 3, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Gail Boushey and Allison Behne on CAFE Instruction Model: Assessment Through Instruction.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

April 5, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.

April 6, 2019: IRC Board of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois.  For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.

April 6, 2019: Illinois Title I Association (ITA) will hold a Board Meeting at 1:00 pm at Holiday Inn and Suites in Bloomington, Illinois.

April 15, 2019: IRC Council Officer and Committee Representatives are due to the IRC Office.

May

May 1, 2019: IRC Literacy Support Grant applications are due.

May 1, 2019: IRC International Literacy Grant applications are due.

May 1, 2019:  IRC Early-Career Teacher Recruitment Program applications are due.

May 1, 2019: IRC Council Relief Grants are due.

May 1, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Regie Routman on Introduction to Literacy Essentials: Engagement, Excellence, and Equity for ALL Learners.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

June

June 1, 2019: IRC Council Program (Speaker) Grant applications are due.

June 1, 2019: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Fall IRC Communicator. Please submit your information to the IRC Office. 

June 5, 2019:  IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Karen Biggs-Tucker and Brian Tucker on Informational Texts Across the Curriculum.  IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour.  To register, contact the IRC Office.

Submit your activities to the Illinois Reading Council at:  webmaster@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.  

If you host an event and would like to share IRC informational brochures and/or other materials, please contact the IRC at:  IRCmaterials@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.