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Suburban Council of the International Reading Council (SCIRA)

Region 2 North-Northwest Chicago Region
Regional Director:  Mary Grom


SCIRA Officers

Laura Beltchenko, Co President
(847) 367-1673

Jan Rashid, Co President
(847) 933-9451

Kristin Kaczmarek, Secretary

Tim Holly, Treasurer

Kathleen Murphy, Co Membership

Patricia Patrick, Co Membership

Chris Seidman, Co Registrar

Laura Polkoff, Co Registrar

Sarah Weisberg, Newsletter

Debbie Gurvitz, Co Hospitality

Debbie Shefren, Co Hospitality

Ellen Finnigan, Vendor Contact

Claudia Katz, Honor Council

Camille Blachowicz, NLU Liaison

Jane Weiland, Board Member At-Large

Kathy Miller, Board Member At-Large


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Upcoming Events

February 24, 2010:  Suburban Council of the International Reading Association (SCIRA) will sponsor a conference on Partner Reading in Content, Too featuring Donna Ogle from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Walker School, 3601 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois.  Registration for SCIRA members is $25, students is $15, and non-members is $65.  CPDUs and one hour of University credit are available. 

March 18-20, 2010: IRC Conference, Lighting the Way to Literacy, in Springfield, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the Conference Preliminary Program highlighting the highly respected leaders in the field of reading who will brighten your way in teaching the children who will be our future leaders.  Early registration is available until February 1, 2010.  Conference housing closes on February 24, 2010. 

April 25-28, 2010: International Reading Association will host the 55th Annual Convention Reading in Many Languages in Chicago, Illinois.  To find out more about this exciting convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.

June 16, 2010:  Suburban Council of the International Reading Association (SCIRA) will hold a board meeting at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, please contact Jan Rashid.

June 17-18, 2010:  Suburban Council of the International Reading Association (SCIRA) and National-Louis University Summer Teacher Renewal Seminar will sponsor a two-day conference on Words Their Way:  Word Study in Action featuring Donald Bear from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore Skokie, 5300 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Illinois.  Registration for the two-day conference is $175, or you can sign-up for a one-day, all-day Friday event for $100 for SCIRA members or $140 for non-members.  CPDUs and one hour of University credit are available. 



Illinois Reading Council
an affiliate of the
International Reading Association

For general information, contact us at: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org