SLD Co-Chairs’ Calendar

January

• Attend MEA-MFT planning meeting. Partner with Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts (MATELA) and Montana Writing Project to select a keynote speaker.
• Recruit presenters for MEA-MFT Conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org
• Write a SLD article by Jan. 20th for the February FOCUS, the MLA online newsletter.

February

• Recruit presenters for MEA-MFT Conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

March

• Recruit presenters for MEA-MFT Conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org
• Write a SLD article by March 20th for the April FOCUS.

April

• Send SLD Board Report to the MLA secretary before the MLA Conference.
• Attend pre and post conference board meetings at MLA Conference.
• Preside over SLD Lunch Business Meeting at MLA Conference and elect new SLD co-chair.
• Recruit presenters for MEA-MFT Conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org
• Send survey to teacher-librarians to determine sessions and committee for the SLD retreat in August.

May

• Attend MEA-MFT meeting to select and schedule presenters who submitted their proposal under MLA.
• Write a SLD article by May 20th for the June FOCUS.
• Receive MEA-MFT Conference budget for MLA. (ie: $500 Keynote Speaker and $60 Hospitality room food 2015)
• Plan SLD Retreat with co-chair and committee.
• Promote SLD Retreat using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

June

• Send SLD Board Report and Budget (MEA-MFT budget amount) to the MLA secretary before retreat.
• Attend MLA retreat where board meetings are held.
• New co-chair assumes office.
• Give co-chair by-laws and calendar of duties.
• Plan SLD Retreat with co-chair and committee.
• Promote SLD Retreat using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

July

• Write a SLD article by July 20th for the August FOCUS.
• Final planning for SLD Retreat with co-chair and committee.
• Promote SLD Retreat using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

August

• Promote SLD Retreat using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org SLD Retreat.
• Recruit presenters for MLA conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

September

• Write a SLD article by Sept. 29th for the October FOCUS.
• Recruit presenters for MLA conference using listserv, MT_SLMD-L@oclc.org

October

• Send SLD Board Report to MLA Secretary before Board Meeting.
• Attend the MLA Board Meeting.

November

• Write a SLD article by Nov. 20th for the December FOCUS

December