2018 Grants to States All States Convening

IMLS Grants to States – All States Convening, Milwaukee, WI

8:00 – 8:50 a.m.	LSTA Orientation for New Attendees (OPTIONAL) with handout
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.	One Year Later: Five-Year Evaluations and Plans
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.	Site Visits: News and Updates for 2018-2022
11:30 a.m. – Noon	Communications and Web Site Updates
Noon – 1:00 p.m.	Working Lunch: Project Showcase from States
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.	State of the Nation: Analysis of Grants to States SPR Projects
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.	SPR Reporting: New Observations and Discussion
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m.	Best Practices in Reporting and Assessing Projects with handout and data on Summer Reading / Databases
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.	Day 1 Wrap-up and Announcements
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.	“Office Hours” with Program Officers (OPTIONAL) – sign-up

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	“Office Hours” with Program Officers (OPTIONAL) – sign-up
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.	Reflection from Day 1, Day 2 Overview, and IMLS Updates
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.	Federal Grant Management Systems: Process Updates
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.	Financial Monitoring: Overview from IMLS
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.	Break (extended to allow for room checkout)
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.	Financial Monitoring: Learning from Your Peers Jaime Ball (AZ), Leah Larson (MN), Cara Orban (MT), Hadiyah Cleveland (PA)
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.	Measures that Matter Update - Stacey Aldrich (HI)
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Working Lunch: Project Showcase from States
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.	Managing Institutional Capacity: Sharing Perspectives
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.	Partnerships: Learning from Your Peers Donna DiMichele (RI), Monique Walker (SC), Ashley Bowers (TN)
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.	Programmatic Discussion Groups Based on Interest – sign-up
3:15 – 3:45 p.m.	Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks