The PRESLM commitee discussed the following ideas for updating the guidelines for evaluating the literary magazines and increasing partcipation:

--New rubric for judging the magazines that includes technological innovations
(such as CD-Rom, computer-generated art, and other nuances);
--PR strategies for increasing interest and participation in the program;
--Certificates of recognition for "Highest Awards" recipients (schools);
--Consideration of selected student creations to be included in NCTE
publications;
--New design for the PRESLM application that aligns with standards and student
achievement;
--Review of criteria used by state judges;
--Establishment of new/revised criteria to addrss the issue of nudity, sexuality,
and inappropriate language;
--Policy for validating student original work;
--NCTE "logo" on the website;
--Incentives for participants;
--Feedback given to schools about the rating of their magazines; and
--Present a workshop at an NCTE conference about PRESLM

Audrey Hawkins, Chair