Tennessee Reading Association
Important Dates
 

   
Date   Event/Deadline for   Contact:
September 1, 2007   "Reading Matters" articles -- Fall Issue   Elizabeth Kaylor
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
September 15, 2007   TRA Academic Scholarship   Cindi McPherson
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
October 15, 2007
 
  IRA Honor Council
"Intent to Participate" form
  IRA  
800 Barksdale Road
P.O. Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
 
October 15, 2007
 
  First membership report due from all local council membership directors   Melissa Brock
(See TRA Handbook for address)
November 11-13, 2007   33rd TRA Annual Conference
Embassy Suites
Franklin, TN
  Embassy Suites
Franklin, TN
December 1, 2007   "Reading Matters" articles -- Winter Issue   Elizabeth Kaylor
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
January 15, 2008   Final membership report for due from all local council membership directors   Melissa Brock
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
March 15, 2008   Last date to submit corrections to membership report   Melissa Brock
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
January 31, 2008   TRA Reading Improvement Grant   Nancy Perry
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
February 1, 2008   Final draft of membership grant proposal due   Melissa Brock
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
February 9, 2008   Board Meeting - 9:30 am
(Long Range Planning meets at 8:15am)
  Granny White Church of Christ
3805 Granny White Pike
Nashville
February 9, 2008   Membership Grants awarded at board meeting    
February 28, 2008   TRA Celebrate Literacy applications due   Shannon Auberson
(See TRA Handbook for address)
March 1, 2008   IRA Awards of Excellence   IRA
800 Barksdale Road
P.O. Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
 
March 1, 2008   IRA Honor Council   IRA
800 Barksdale Road
P.O. Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
 
March 1, 2008   Newspaper in Education Week   Opanell Rhoades
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
April 1, 2008   "Reading Matters" articles -- Spring Issue   Elizabeth Kaylor
(See TRA Handbook for address)
May 4-8, 2008   53rd Annual IRA Convention
Atlanta, GA
   
June 1, 2008   TRA Awards   Betty Denton
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
September 1, 2008   TRA Conference Scholarship   Cindi McPherson
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
    TRA Membership Committee   Melissa Brock
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
Various dates, mostly in
Early November
  IRA Awards   Talk to:
Randy Kincaid
(See TRA Handbook for address)
 
December 7-10, 2008   26th Annual IRA Southeast Conference
Nashville, TN
 
   
July 9-11, 2008   Field Leaders Workshop
Montgomery Bell State Park
Burns, TN