June 6, 2018:IRC will sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinarwith Lori Stevens on Unlocking Opportunities to Support Early Literacy Learners. One clock hour can be earned. To register, contact the IRC Office.
June 6, 2018: Southern Illinois Reading Council(SIRC) will host a Board Meeting at 5:30 pm at Tres Hombres, 119 N Washington St, Carbondale, Illinois.
June 11-16, 2018: Northern Illinois Reading Council(NIRC) will host a Sycamore Pop-Up Library in Sycamore Park. Time will be available soon.
June 14, 2018: Suburban Council of IRA(SCIRA)will host a Summer Conference featuring Cris Tovani from 7:30 am – 3:15 pm at the Holiday Inn Skokie, 5300 Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Illinois. Cost is $125 for SCIRA members, $170 for non-members, $75 for Preservice Teachers.
June 27, 2018: Lewis and Clark Reading Council will host EdCamp from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm at Lindenwood University-Belleville, 2600 W. Main Street, Belleville, Illinois.
June, 2018: Will County Reading Council will host Wine and Pine, a Post PARCC Party at 2401 Joliet Highway, New Lenox, Illinois. Cost will be $60 and time will be available soon.
July
July 1, 2018: IRC Officers take office.
July 10 2018: IRC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled. For more information, please contact the IRC Officeby email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 11, 2018: IRCBoard 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: IRCLeadership 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 21-23, 2018: International Literacy Associationwill host the 63rd Annual Conventionin Austin, Texas. To find out more about this convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.
August 1, 2018: IRCCommittee Chair Report - Send committee goals, budget requests, and committee member's names, addresses, and phone numbers to IRC Office.
August 1, 2018: IRCelection ballot mailed to IRC members.
August 24, 2018: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
August 25, 2018: IRCBoard 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.
August 25, 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.
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 Grantto the IRC Membership Director.
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 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: IRCCouncils - Sign up for the Hall of Councils Display at the annual IRC Conference.
September 15, 2018: IRCOfficers, Committee Chairs, Regional Directors - Submit Officer, Committee Chair, and Director reports for Annual Meeting to the IRC Office.
October
October 4-6, 2018: Illinois Reading Councilwill host the 51st Annual IRC Conference, Read the World, in Peoria, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview! Registration and housing will open online on April 15, 2018.
October 4-5, 2018:Secondary Reading League(SRL) will host an IRC Strand at the IRC Conference at the Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois.
October 5, 2018:Illinois Title 1 Association(ITA) will host theITA Strand from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm and a Board and Annual Meeting from 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm at the IRC Conference at the Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, Illinois.
October 10, 2018: IRC deadline for signing up for University Course Credit for the IRC Conference.
November
November 1, 2018: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
November 9, 2018: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
November 10, 2018: IRCBoard 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 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 SpringIRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
February 1, 2019: IRCCommittee Chairs- Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
February 8, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
February 9, 2019: IRCBoard 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 16, 2019: Illinois Reads Launch and Book Festivalwill 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: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
April 5, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
April 6, 2019: IRCBoard 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.
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.
Illinois Reading Council an affiliate of the International Literacy Association