Resources
"The things we fear most in organizations--fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances--are the primary sources of creativity." Margaret Wheatley
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt
Resources for Council Meetings
Resources for Council Meetings
Resources for Working With Google Slides
Resources for Working With Google Slides
- Get Started With Google Slides
- How to create a self-running presentation
- To convert from Google Slides to PowerPoint, go to File --> Download As --> Microsoft PowerPoint
- To make a copy so that you can edit either Slides or Docs, go to File --> Make a Copy
Resources for Council Affiliation/Charter Renewal Process
Resources for Council Affiliation/Charter Renewal Process
- ILA Local Chapter Affiliation FAQs
- Council Review Form - Please submit by September 20, 2017
- Sample Budget/Financial Report
- Local Council Affiliation Options
- Copy of "Changing Landscape" session slides - Feel free to make a copy (see above) to adapt and use with your local council's Board.
Additional Council Leader Resources and Links
Additional Council Leader Resources and Links
- KSRA Leaders Handbook Website
- Board of Directors Overview - Useful for local councils to review at the first Board meeting of their program year or following the seating of new officers.
- Helpful Information for Council Presidents and Other Officers
- How To Run a Meeting & Other Tips for Council Presidents
- KSRA Website
- Financial Information for Council Treasurers - Also a good resource for Council Presidents to review.
- Strategic Planning for Councils
- Council Programs - See what other councils are doing and get ideas. (This is currently set so that 2016-2017 council presidents may add their council's information. Contact Jenny Gadd if you need access to edit and add your council's information.)
- 2017 KSRA Conference Preliminary Program
ILA Resources & Links
ILA Resources & Links
- ILA Council Leaders Website
- ILA Membership Brochure - consider linking on your website and making copies available at meetings
- ILA Awards and Grants Page
- Celebrate Literacy Award Information
- ILA Honor Council Award Information - Should be updated later this summer. Deadline for submissions should be December 15.
- ILA Local Council Community Service Award - A few KSRA councils have earned this distinction. Councils are encouraged to apply. Deadline is December 15.
- ILA Technology and Literacy Awards - Available to classroom teachers and researchers. Worth checking out and encouraging colleagues to apply. (Few applicants are received each year, so odds are pretty good.)
- Literacy Daily Blog
- ILA Literacy Research Panel