Charge
To influence public attitudes and policy decisions affecting the teaching of English language arts at local, state, and national levels; to implement and publicize the policies adopted by NCTE. As part of its political action function, SLATE (Support for the Learning and Teaching of English) will serve as NCTE's intellectual freedom network.
2008 Annual Report
Current Members
CHAIR, Fred Barton, SLATE Newsletter Editor (2009)
(Michigan State University, East Lansing)
Gerry Kuroghlian (2008)
(Staples High School, Westport, CT)
Region 1: CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
Sandra Whitaker (2010)
(Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA)
Region 2: DC, KY, MD, OH, PA, VA, WV
Barbara Halliwill Bell (2008)
(Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC)
Region 3: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN
INCOMING, Clarissa West-White (2011)
(Florida A&M University, Tallahassee)
Region 3: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN
Ellen Brinkley (2008)
(Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo)
Region 4: IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI
Anne MacLeod Cognard (2009)
(East High School, Lincoln, NE)
Region 5: AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK
Richard J. Meyer (2008)
(University of New Mexico, Albuquerque)
Region 6: LA, NM, TX
INCOMING, Sonja L. Andrus (2011)
(Collin College, McKinney, TX)
Region 6: LA, NM, TX
INCOMING, Sharon Mitchler (2011)
(Centralia College, WA)
Region 7: AK, AB, BC, ID, MT, OR, SK, WA, WY
Elizabeth Jaeger (2011)
(University of California, Berkeley)
Region 8: AZ, CA, CO, HI, NV, UT
Executive Committee Liaison, Kathleen Blake Yancey
(Florida State University, Tallahassee)
NCTE Administrative Liaison, Linda Walters
Past Members