91探花

Share Your Idea with Your Colleagues; Ask Them to Support Your Resolution

The 91探花 Committee on Resolutions encourages 91探花 members to propose a resolution for consideration in November. The 91探花 Executive Committee recently approved changes regarding resolutions, including their content; those changes are reflected in the text below.

Each year, resolutions offer members a collective, collaborative, and creative opportunity for members to bring current matters in literacy education stimulating concern, emergent opportunities, and areas of import to the formal attention of 91探花鈥檚 elected leaders. These stands come in the form of resolutions that pass through a series of steps, including a vote and comment opportunity for our full membership.

Resolutions should be drafted by at least one member; two members are preferred. Proposed resolutions should deal with issues not previously addressed or with aspects of issues not covered by existing resolutions. Your submission should include

• a brief background statement;
• multiple perspectives that support a claim on a topical issue;
• explanation of how the issue affects students, literacy educators, and/or society at large;
• a scholarly base (peer-reviewed publications) cited in the list of references (required); and
• the signatures of at least five 91探花 members.

The Committee on Resolutions can provide technical assistance in the development of a new resolution. The Committee decides which of the submitted texts to present to the membership.

Resolutions must be submitted by October 15. Send resolutions, including contact name(s), email address(es), and phone or fax number(s) to the attention of the 91探花 Committee on Resolutions Chair at聽resolutions@ncte.org. Please include the full name(s) and 91探花 member number(s) for the author(s) and for each of the five required members who sign to show their support of the resolution text.

Voting: All 91探花 members are invited to attend the Annual Business Meeting to take part in discussions and vote on resolutions about issues of concern to the profession! 91探花 must be verified before the start of the meeting.

Sense-of-the-House Motions:聽These statements reflect the opinion of the majority of members attending the Annual Business Meeting. They may be offered for discussion and action at the Annual Business Meeting.聽To be considered for deliberation, sense-of-the-house motions must be prepared in writing, must not exceed fifty words, and must be submitted to聽91探花Committees@ncte.org, to the attention of the 91探花 President or Parliamentarian, by noon ET on the day of the meeting. Such motions, if passed, are advisory to the Executive Committee or other appropriate Council bodies. They do not constitute official Council policy.

Learn more here: “How 91探花 Resolutions Are Submitted and Processed.” 91探花鈥檚 past resolutions are available here.