Current Officers
President
Janice Kienbaum
President Elect
Susan Carr
Vice President
Melissa Fiamoncini
Secretary
Carolyn Blumer
Treasurer
Carrie Wessman
Membership
ReNee Bowers
Goals
2016 - 2017
To be a WSRA Honor Council
To sponsor activities that encourage and
support teachers’ expertise in their
profession.
To promote and provide the reading of
good literature.
To have partnerships in school districts.
To increase membership.
To sponsor a Young Authors’ Festival
with WSRA.
Northwest Wisconsin
Reading Council
Welcomes You!!!
Reading Our Worlds
Composing Our Lives
Realizing Our Humanity
46 Years Serving Educators in
Northwestern Wisconsin
Application Form
Northwest Wisconsin Reading Council is your
local branch of the Wisconsin State Reading
Association and the International Literacy
Association. The council encompasses the
areas of Barron, Polk and Rusk Counties.
Annual Membership Fees
Regular Members: $15.00
Retired Members: $10.00
Student Teachers: Free
5 or more from a school: $10.00 each
Name ______________________________
Preferred email ______________________
School District _______________________
__ ILA member, membership No. ___________
__ WSRA member, membership No. _________
Send application form to: ReNee Bowers,
W16863 Hogback Rd., Chetek, WI 54728
Make check payable to Northwest Wisconsin
Reading Council.
Reasons to Join NWRC
With just a $15.00 membership fee you gain
admission to all speakers throughout the
year.
You will receive informational newsletters
throughout the year.
You will be able to network with other
teachers in Northwestern Wisconsin and
share ideas.
The Young Authors’ Festival will be available
to your students in April.
To maintain two little free libraries to
promote literacy in high poverty areas.
Help with your PDP plan.
Will address professionalism requirement for
Teacher Effectiveness Standard #4
*Find us on the web at wsra.org
NWRC 2016-2017 Calendar
June 28, 2016 Planning Meeting
September 10, 2016: WSRA Leadership
Meeting at Hyatt on Main in Green Bay, WI
November 12, 2016: WSRA Leadership
Meeting at Marriott West in Waukesha, WI
January, 2017: Book Study on book, Having
Hard Conversations by Jennifer Abrams
Early February, 2017: Up Close and Personal: A
Sophisticated Look at Assessment and Its
Impact on Students presented by Kathy
Champeau at Bruce School, Bruce, WI
February 9 – 11, 2017: WSRA Convention at
Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2017: Help Readers Love Reading
presented by Brian Wilhorn at Tainter
Elementary School, Rice Lake, WI, 6 to 7:30 pm.
April 29, 2017: Young Authors’ Festival at WITC
Conference Center in Rice Lake, WI. The author
will be Miranda Paul.
April 8, 2017: WSRA Leadership Meeting at
Holiday Inn in Stevens Point.