IMLS Grants to States – All States Convening

Herndon, VA
April 21-22, 2015
Agenda

SPR Framework Cards – Front
SPR Framework Cards – Back

April 21, 2015, Day 1

Continental Breakfast available outside main meeting room

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Measuring Success & the New SPR: Big Picture & Rationale 
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:50 a.m. System/Framework Overview & Demonstration of Project input
11:50 – Noon Mentorships – the Introduction
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch with Mentor Groups
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Working with Projects

Statewide Project Scenario 1
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 1 Project
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 1 Activity
Statewide Project Scenario 2
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 2 Project
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 2 Activity 1
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 2 Activity 2
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 2 Activity 3
Answer Key - Statewide Project Scenario 2 Activity 4
Subgrant Project Scenario
Answer Key - Subgrant Project
Answer Key - Subgrant Project Activity 1
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Measuring Success and SPR, Phase 3 
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. Pilots – Phase 3 Pilot implementation [Parallel track 1]
Non­Pilots – Continued work on SPR and Q&A [Parallel track 2]

April 22, 2015, Day 2

Continental Breakfast available outside main meeting room

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Reflection from Day 1; Day 2 Overview; Brief Discussion of Omnibus Projects and Financial Reporting 
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Pilot mentors lead omnibus project analysis / report entry
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break (extended to allow for room checkout)
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Reconvene to share issues/challenges/concerns
11:30 – 12:15 p.m. Administrative Projects and Financial Reports
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Mary Estelle Kennelly, IMLS Director of Grants Management, Discussion and Q&A)
1:15 – 3:30 p.m. G2S Programmatic Discussions
  1. State Leadership and Digital Hubs (all, 45 mins)
  2. Concurrent Table Discussions (2 sessions, 45 mins each)
Session 1 options
  1. States and IMLS Discretionary Grants
  2. Summer Reading/Literacy
  3. Innovation & Project Identification and Review
    Discussing and Choosing Projects at Pitch­in/Shark Tanks
Session 2 options
  1. Continuing Education
  2. Evaluation
  3. e­books
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Wrap up and close