Lancaster Lebanon Reading Council Goals 2009 – 2010

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lancaster Lebanon Reading Council is to advocate literacy issues through enhancing communication and providing high-caliber professional development to literacy stakeholders in the schools within our geographical area.

Purposes

Enhance Communication

• to add a newsletter to be published three times each year to inform members about literacy issues and council events
• to utilize information from a member survey (Spring, 2009) to drive the organizational focus
• to organize board meetings so that time is used more productively
• to inform board members of possible topics for discussion at least one week prior to a board meeting

Provide High-Caliber Professional Development

• to sponsor events where national and local literacy experts are brought to our local area
• to partner with three surrounding councils to provide members with an opportunity to attend a Regional Literacy Conference
• to include recommendations and highlights of professional books, local literacy events, and valuable websites as a newsletter feature

Goals

• to achieve IRA Honor Council status
• to achieve KSRA Council Awards
• to support and facilitate high-caliber literacy instruction through our programs
• to increase and maintain current membership numbers
• to provide information and opportunities for action in legislative matters involving literacy
• to explore ways to increase our council’s revenue