IMPORTANT DATES AND SCHEDULE  FOR 2020-21
November 1, 2020:                 Deadline for School Registration
December 15, 2020:               Last day to apply for Poets in Schools Grant
Sept. 2020 – Jan. 2021:         Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold classroom/school 
                                               competitions
February 1, 2021:                   Deadline for School Competition
February 5,  2021:                  School Champion State Registration and Video Submissions Due 
February 2021:                       School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
March 7, 2021 (TBD:              ND State POL Competition, Online (subject to change)
April, 2021:                             Virtual National POL Competition
2020-21 POL TEACHER'S GUIDE 
Everything you need for implementing POL in your classroom and school.  Includes sample class schedule, lesson plans, steps for coordinating your classroom and school competitions and more! 
2020-21 POL ONLINE ANTHOLOGY 
POETRY OUT LOUD TEACHER RESOURCES 
2020 -21 POETRY OUT LOUD IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE  
5 MODELS OF POETRY OUT LOUD PARTICIPATION 
POL is flexible and can be implemented in a variety of ways! The models found at the link above are examples that demonstrate how teachers are implementing POL in classrooms and schools across the nation. 
TIPS FOR USING POL TO CONTRIBUTE TO A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE
TIPS FOR SELECTING A POEM (FOR STUDENTS)
​SCHOOL CHAMPION, STATE COMPETITION REGISTRATION FORM 
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RECITATION AND FILMING GUIDELINES/REQUIREMENTS
2020-21 POETS IN SCHOOLS GRANT APPLICATION
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