[Reading-hall-of-fame] Changes at IRA

[Ken Goodman]

Could we think of a meeting on Monday or Tuesday evening to give 
ourselves more time for discussion?
Ken Goodman

Yetta Goodman wrote:
> A lot depends on how active members of RHF want to be.  So many 
> members are still active and not retired.  Certainly under Jim's 
> leadership and others, we have begun to discuss  issues and provide 
> opportunities to make contributions to the field.  I do think we need 
> to expand our views beyond IRA in any case wherever we hang our hat.  
> We need to think about International scholars and also literacy 
> scholars in related organizations such as NCTE, AERA, etc.    I would 
> appreciate opportunity for discussion about these issues.   Yetta
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> jim hoffman wrote:
>> As you are aware, there have been a number of changes at IRA over the 
>> past several months.  The Reading Hall of Fame is independent of the 
>> IRA but we have certainly benefited from our close relationship over 
>> the years.  For example, our historical archives are located at IRA, 
>> the website development work has taken place there, the elections 
>> have been managed by folks at IRA, program slots have been arranged, 
>> annual meeting space, etc.
>>
>> With the changes at Headquarters, we may have to consider alternative 
>> plans for going about our work.  The current HOF officers are 
>> discussing alternatives.  We hope to come to the meeting in Minn and 
>> present options for discussion.  We will try to circulate these 
>> options before the meeting to gather responses from those who will 
>> not be attending.
>>
>> We can, of course, try to arrange to stay in the same relationship 
>> with IRA.  Some have suggested that this may be a time to move all of 
>> our operations out of Headquarters.  If you have suggestions for us 
>> to consider, please respond to this listserve or respond to me 
>> directly.  We will try to incorporate all suggestions into a set of 
>> choices for consideration.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> jim
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