IMLS Grants to States – All States Convening, Louisville, KY
April 19-20, 2016
Agenda
April 19, 2016, Day 1
Continental breakfast served outside Gallery Ballroom
| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Celebrating Measuring Success: Some Preliminary Results from the FY14 State Program Report (SPR) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Activities, Projects, and Programs, Oh My! Observations from the IMLS Program Officers Activities, Projects and Programs, Oh My! Handout |
| 11:15 a.m.– Noon | State Representatives’ Experience in the New Reporting System
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| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Working Lunch: Topical Communities of Practice and Evidence |
| 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. | Next Steps for Measuring Success: Evaluation |
| 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Reviewing and Improving SPR Documentation (Non-Pilots) |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Evaluation Preview: Questions and Feedback (Pilots & IIa) |
| 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Day 1 Wrap-up |
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Handouts Questionnaires in General (.doc) |
April 20, 2016, Day 2
Continental breakfast served outside Gallery Ballroom
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Reflection from Day 1; IMLS/OLS Future Directions (.ppt) |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Five-Year Evaluation Guidelines
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| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Break (extended to allow for room checkout) |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Learning from Your Peers: State Experiences with Previous Five-Year Evaluation
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| 11:15 a.m.– Noon | Who Are Your Beneficiaries? Evaluating Services to Targeted Populations (.ppt) |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Working Lunch: New Mentorships – Veterans of Five-Year Evaluation (.ppt) |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Getting at Trends: Past and Future Programming Directions in Preparation for the Next Five-Year Plan (.ppt) |
| 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. | Programmatic Discussion Groups Based on Interest – sign up (.ppt) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks |
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Handouts |