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literacyworldwide.org | March/April 2020 | LITERACY TODAY
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Don’t Forget to Vote
Mark your calendar for March 30! That’s when the elections for the ILA
Board of Directors will open, and votes must be made by 5:00 p.m. ET on
May 11. There are currently four positions to be filled: Vice President and
three at-large Board members. As in previous years, the election will be
conducted entirely online and ballots will be emailed to those with active,
eligible ILA memberships. Don’t miss your chance to help choose the
leaders who will guide the future of our organization. For more information
on the election and the candidates, visit literacyworldwide.org/vote.
Choices Team
Leaders Deadline
Approaching
ILA 2020 Speakers
Announced—and
Registration Now Open!
The deadline to apply to be a
team leader for our Children’s,
Young Adults’, or Teachers’
Choices reading lists for the
2020–2023 term is March
31. ILA’s Choices lists provide
valuable insight every year into
the favorite books of children
and educators alike, personally
hand-picked by those who
make up each group. Team
leaders immerse themselves
in a three-year professional
development opportunity in
which they lead the Choices
project in their area and serve
as a mentor for future team
leaders. Application forms
and brief descriptions for
each project may be found at
literacyworldwide.org
/choices.
Jasmyn Wright
Founder, The
Push Through
Organization,
and Globally
Renowned
Educator
Nell K. Duke
Professor and
Researcher,
University of
Michigan
Allister Chang
Founder, Civic
Suds, and ILA
30 Under 30
Honoree
The speaker lineup for ILA 2020, to be
held in Columbus, OH, October 15–18,
was announced in February to coincide
with the opening of registration. Don’t miss
your chance to hear from Jasmyn Wright,
Nell K. Duke, Allister Chang, and more—
or your chance to lock in your Advanced
Registration rate! For more information, visit
ilaconference.org and also keep an eye out
for the May/June conference issue of Literacy
Today, which will be packed with everything
you need to know about this premier
conference for literacy professionals.
30 Under 30:
The Next Class
ILA is seeking nominations for the 2021 class of
its 30 Under 30 literacy leaders. Know a rising
leader in the field who’s changing the literacy
landscape, whether in their school, community,
or the world? Visit literacyworldwide.org
/30under30 to submit a nomination today.
Nominations must be made by June 1, 2020, to
be considered for the next list.