April Begin creating a database of books to request from publishers using the titles nominated on the FAME website, including titles rolled over from the nominations list. previous year’s Submit recommendations to the President-Elect for potential members to fill Committee vacancies, if requested; the President-Elect is responsible for naming members to the Committee. (FAME Article XIII, Section 6) Bylaws, Monitor the completion and receipt of resources on book titles from Committee members. SSYRA Selection Criteria Titles for the program are selected from books suggested for consideration by any interested individuals including school librarians, teachers, reading coaches, administrators, students, parents, authors, and publishers. The selected books must meet the following criteria for eligibility: Books must be works of fiction; Books must be appropriate for students in grades 3 - 8; Books appearing on the Florida Teens Read list are not eligible for selection on the SSYRA list; Books must have been originally copyrighted within the three years preceding selection; Books must be in print at the time of selection; The winning author of any one year will be excluded from competition the following year; Only one title of any one author will be included on the current list; Authors included on preceding lists may be repeated, but titles of previously nominated books may not be repeated; and Books should be worthy of an award for their literary qualities. The SSYRA Committee will consider the following evaluative criteria for selecting 15 unique titles for each list: High degree of reader appeal; Representation of various genres on each list; Favorable reviews located in standard selection sources; Theme, plot, and characters appropriate for audience and purpose; use of language and its effect is appropriate to the and theme; and Author’s author’s intent Due to cost, the list should have only one - three titles that are available only as hardbound. The rest of the titles must be available in paperback. SSYRA Program Guidelines The author receiving the highest number of votes in each grade category, 3-5 and 6-8, in the statewide balloting by students eligible to vote will be declared the winners of the SSYRA program for that year. The authors of the winning books will be invited to the annual Conference of FAME to receive award recognition. To be eligible for participation in the SSYRA program and voting, a school must hold a FAME Institutional Membership, a FAME Institutional Membership for Student Programs, or have a librarian with an Active FAME membership. (Bylaws, Article III - Membership)
April Begin creating a database of books to request from publishers using the titles nominated on the FAME website, including titles rolled over from the previous year’s nominations list. Submit recommendations to the President-Elect for potential members to fill Committee vacancies, if requested; the President-Elect is responsible for naming members to the Committee. (FAME Bylaws, Article XIII, Section 6) Monitor the completion and receipt of resources on book titles from Committee members. SSYRA Selection Criteria Titles for the program are selected from books suggested for consideration by any interested individuals including school librarians, teachers, reading coaches, administrators, students, parents, authors, and publishers. The selected books must meet the following criteria for eligibility: Books must be works of fiction; Books must be appropriate for students in grades 3 - 8; Books appearing on the Florida Teens Read list are not eligible for selection on the SSYRA list; Books must have been originally copyrighted within the three years preceding selection; Books must be in print at the time of selection; The winning author of any one year will be excluded from competition the following year; Only one title of any one author will be included on the current list; Authors included on preceding lists may be repeated, but titles of previously nominated books may not be repeated; and Books should be worthy of an award for their literary qualities. The SSYRA Committee will consider the following evaluative criteria for selecting 15 unique titles for each list: High degree of reader appeal; Representation of various genres on each list; Favorable reviews located in standard selection sources; Theme, plot, and characters appropriate for audience and purpose; Author’s use of language and its effect is appropriate to the author’s intent and theme; and Due to cost, the list should have only one - three titles that are available only as hardbound. The rest of the titles must be available in paperback. SSYRA Program Guidelines The author receiving the highest number of votes in each grade category, 3-5 and 6-8, in the statewide balloting by students eligible to vote will be declared the winners of the SSYRA program for that year. The authors of the winning books will be invited to the annual Conference of FAME to receive award recognition. To be eligible for participation in the SSYRA program and voting, a school must hold a FAME Institutional Membership, a FAME Institutional Membership for Student Programs, or have a librarian with an Active FAME membership. (Bylaws, Article III - Membership)