3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Registration and Information

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome and Opening General Session
Patricia Bennett, Director
Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning
Maryland State Department of Education

Cheryl Keenan, Director
Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL)
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
U.S. Department of Education

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

General Session: Performance-based Funding

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Concurrent Session

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Regional Networking Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

General Session: OVAE & NIFL Reading Initiatives

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

General Session: Transitions to Postsecondary Education Part 1

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

General Session: Transitions to Postsecondary Education Part 2

4:30 PM

Adjourn for the Day

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

General Session: NRS and Accountability Updates

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Gateway Session and Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

General Session: State Systems to Evaluate Effectiveness

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Town Hall Meeting: Immigration, Citizenship and Work

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions

4:00 PM

Adjourn for the Day

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Market Place for Federal Technical Assistance to States

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Town Hall Meeting: ED's Strategy for Lifelong Learning

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

General Session: National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks and Adjournment