IRA Young Adults' Choices Trainee/Team Leader
Application

The International Reading Association Young Adults' Choices Committee needs the following information to select new Team Leaders. We consider numerous factors, such as geographical representation; number of students; type of population; knowledge of young adult literature; leadership and professional involvement; attendance at IRA Convention; interest and support of selected schools; and reason for applying.

* Name

* Home Street Address

Home Address Line 2

* City

* State

* Zip Code

Home Telephone Number

Office Telephone Number

* IRA Membership Number

* Job Title

* Professional Affiliation

* E-mail address

* Confirm e-mail address

This year we are looking for team leaders in the following areas of the United States, which involves a committment to a three-year term as a trainee/team leader. Please check the area you would like to represent.

* 2013-2016

Area 3: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas

AREA 5: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

You must have access to a large number of students in grades 7-12 (at least 2,500 to 3,000). Ideally, readers should be heterogeneous, representing a variety of communities and socioeconomic populations. Please provide a list of the schools where you plan to place the books. Please include the following information: Name of school, number of students, grade levels, socioeconomic status, and rural/urban/suburban. This is an important consideration in selecting Team Leaders.

List of schools.

There must be a lot of cooperation, support, and enthusiasm for IRA Young Adults' Choices from at least three sources other than team leaders. Please provide letters from the administrators of participating schools, school districts, or the appropriate departments (if a university is involved) who wholeheartedly support this project.

Letters

Additional Information

There is a great deal of work involved in this activity, e.g., keeping records of receipt of books, circulation of books, transporting books from school to school, collecting and tabulating votes, etc.

Do you have sufficient clerical staff or parent volunteers to assist your team with this work?

Yes

No

Additional comments:

All teams must supply their own supplies, e.g., containers for book circulation, and prepare materials for readers, e.g., ballots. These materials are essential to the team’s success and the cost is minimal.

Do you have, or will you be able to secure, funds for this purpose?

Yes

No

Additional comments:

As a Team Leader, you will be asked to participate in the following activities at IRA’s annual convention; T*eam Leader Orientation Session (preceding the beginning of your term, during and after completion of your term); an one-hour IRA Young Aults' Choices session; and the Choices booth on the exhibit floor.

*Attendance is mandatory. This two-hour session reviews the responsibilities of Team Leaders and the logistics of the project and provides essential information from retiring and continuing Team Leaders.

* Can you make this commitment?

Yes

No

* I understand and agree that I can not be involved in any other IRA project dealing with book selection while serving on the IRA Young Adults' Choices Project.

Agree

* Indicates Response Required