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It is possible for a council to earn Honor Council status by
meeting 13 of the 21 criteria set up
by IRA. These criteria and due dates include:
7 Required Items
- Report of Council Officers (IRA members)
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May 1 |
- List of 10 council
members (IRA members)
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Jan. 15 |
- Increase in local council
membership
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Mar. 1 |
- Required new IRA members
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Mar. 1 |
- Roster of the council's
total membership
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Jan. 15 |
- Description of membership
program
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Mar. 1 |
- Three council meetings
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Mar. 1 |
13 Optional Items
All due March 1
6 required
- Attendance of a state officer at a council meeting
- Newsletter or similar form of communication
- Celebrate Literacy program
- Reading project in the community
- Newspapers in Education / Family Focus project
- Five new IRA members (in addition to Required #4)
- Parents and Reading project
- International project (outside US or Canada)
- Young Writers project
- Production and distribution of image brochure
- Community service project
- Scholarship given by the council
- Adult literacy project
- Literacy program for homeless and at-risk children
Councils will compile information and submit it to IRA
headquarters prior to March 1 of each year.
The council achieving Honor Council status will be honored at
the
- Leadership Training Conference,
- the FRA Annual Conference, and
- the IRA Convention.
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