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Get Up and Read

Guidelines for Participation
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  • Sponsored by Deputy Superintendents of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  • Partnership with Miami-Dade Public Library System, Barnes and Noble, and The PlayGround Theatre
  • February 4, 2008 - Campaign Kickoff: A Library Card in Every Hand (Continue throughout the school year and beyond)

  • February 4, 2008 - School sites begin to form in-house book clubs.

  • February 11, 2008 – March 5, 2008 – Get Up and READ! T-shirt Contest, submissions due by March 5, 2008

  • March 3, 2008 - May 2, 2008 - Webquest Journey

  • April 28, 2008 - Book Nook Design Contest Begins

  • May 16, 2008 – Book Nook Design Due

  • March 5 – 7, 2008 – T-shirts judged

  • March 10, 2008 - Winning T-shirt design announced

  • March 17 – April 18, 2008 - Essay Contest

  • April 18, 2008 - Essay Due

  • May 12-16, 2008 - Student essays, Summer Reading Book Recommendations with captions posted on District Website

  • May 23, 2008 – Select Media Specialists and Librarians judge Book Nook Design. 

Participation in the Get Up and READ Passport Activities is strictly VOLUNTARY.  These activities are designed to give students of Miami-Dade County Public Schools the opportunity to read books, discuss books, and attend structured events centered on reading for pleasure.  The bonus of winning prizes is an incentive that was added to help students enjoy the journey into reading even more. 

An integral part of this journey is the idea that students will have the opportunity to share their opinions about the books they are reading.  Miami-Dade County Public Schools does not endorse one book over another.  We simply want students to increase their recreational reading. 

The National Endowment of the Arts latest report, To Read or Not to Read shows startling statistics on the decline of reading for pleasure, especially among those in the teens and early adult years.  This campaign seeks to change this trend in Miami-Dade County.  We encourage students, teachers, administrators, staff and the community of Miami-Dade County to participate by starting or participating in book clubs all over our fair city.