NZRA Timeline

Jan - Feb

Audit council accounts

Membership drive

Advertise council annual meeting

Honour council documentation distributed to councils by exec.
  

March

Council annual meetings held.

Leadership workshop preparation by exec.

Councils nominate participants for this and    advise NZRA Pres.

NZRA Exec nominations close March 30.
  

April

NZRA executive election – round 1
Return council membership and pay levies
Calendar of events for current year to NZRA President

Forum – mid April; send council report, numbers and address for copies to Forum editor.

Honour Council documentation for previous year to NZRA President

To NZRA secretary:

          Annual Meeting requirements

          Directory updates

          Annual Meeting remits

          Financial statement

          Delegate's report

Citation of Merit nominations to NZRA President by April 30
 

May

NZRA executive election – round 2 (if necessary)

Send name for Literacy Trust conference registration to NZRA President (teacher with 5 yrs or less experience)

Send advert for Literacy Trust Travel Award and NZRA Research scholarship for Aug  1 gazette
  

June

NZRA Annual Meeting

Honour Councils awarded
  

July

Forum – mid July; send council report, numbers and address for copies to Forum editor.
   

August

Literacy Trust Travel Award advertised in Gazette

NZRA Research Scholarship advertised in Gazette
  

September

International Literacy Day – September 8

Leadership Workshop

NZRA conference.

Citations of merit presented

Honour Councils acknowledged 
  

October

Applications for Literacy Trust Travel Award close Oct 31
Applications for NZRA Research Scholarship close Oct 31
  

Nov-Dec

Nov 31 Research Scholarship announced

Forum – mid Dec; send council report, numbers and address for copies to Forum editor.

Dec 31 Close off financial records