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Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnie Sumner will Retire

Longtime Florida House Sergeant at Arms and NCSL Officer, Earnest "Earnie" Sumner will be retiring next month after 42 years of legislative service. More

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State Budget Update:  Spring 2013

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![Overview] NLPES Training Products Matrix Multimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2105221052Collection of training documents.
!2012 NLPES Legislative Summit AgendaMeetings8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2482324823NCSL 2012 Legislative Summit: NLPES Agenda
!Time Trials: How to Beat the Clock WebinarMultimedia10/25/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2357423574Webinar for Time Trials: How to Beat the Clock
!Podcast series of NLPES: The Spark!Multimedia7/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1710017100The Podcast series of NLPES
!NLPES News, July 2010Newsletters7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2106221062NLPES Staff Section Newsletter.
!NLPES News, Spring 2010Newsletters4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2007520075NLPES Staff Section Newsletter.
National Legislative Program Evaluation Society NLPES Newsletter April 2013Newsletters4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2608326083National Legislative Program Evaluation Society NLPES Newsletter April 2013
National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES)Newsletters11/14/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1572315723NLPES current and archived newsletters
November 2012 National Legislative Program Evaluation Society NewsletterNewsletters11/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2549125491November 2012 National Legislative Program Evaluation Society Newsletter
2012-2013 NLPES Executive CommitteeOther Publications and Databases10/24/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=15712157122012-2013 NLPES Executive Committee Membership
[Fieldwork] Basic Survey TechniquesMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1950819508Getting good survey data starts with survey development. This PowerPoint discusses determining your survey goals and objectives, sample selection, methodology, survey layout, and question and response sets.
[Management] Strategic Planning for Legislative Oversight Offices (PPT)Multimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2123321233Narrated powerpoint.
[Management] Wikipedia for Your Office (PPT)Multimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2123421234Narrated Power Point
[Management] Twitter Your Office Products (PPT)Multimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2127321273Narrated PowerPoint
[Fieldwork] Reviewing State Agency Contracts (PPT)Multimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2127421274PowerPoint presentation.
[Fieldwork] Finding SavingsMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846018460Identifying opportunities for cost savings and cost avoidance are always important, but particularly so in times of budget shortfalls. This PowerPoint offers concrete suggestions on there to look to find savings or additional revenues.
[Fieldwork] InterviewsMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846118461Interviewing is a critical part audit and evaluation work. Conducting good interviews takes time and practice. This PowerPoint provides information on basic interviewing skills.
[Fieldwork] Quantitative MethodsMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846218462Hard numbers can provide compelling evidence. This PowerPoint provides an overview of four quantitative methods: central tendency, regression, survival analysis, and path analysis.
[Fieldwork] SamplesMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846418464Properly executed samples allow us to collect less information but reach reliable conclusions. This PowerPoint provides an overview of types of samples, explains when each is appropriate, and discusses how to determine sample size.
[Writing/Publication] Report WritingMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846718467Every report’s usefulness hinges on its ability to communicate effectively. This PowerPoint discusses keys to crisp writing, including tips at the sentence, paragraph, and overall structure levels, as well as how to provide a good final polish.
[Management] Legislative Code of ConductMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846818468Legislative staff must make sometimes difficult judgments to guide their service to their state legislatures. This PowerPoint provides basic concepts to help staff develop a sense of responsibility for their actions.
[Management] Managing MillennialsMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846918469Integrating new employees is an important part of maintaining an effective staff. This pod cast offers insights into the working style of millennials, as well as other generations of employees, with the objective of helping managers understand employee needs and preferences.
[Management] Workplace MentoringMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1847218472Mentors can help new staff understand your work environment and expectations. This narrated PowerPoint addresses three questions: what is mentoring, what are the different types of mentors, and how can mentors be successful?
[Management] Succession PlanningMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1847318473Most legislative program evaluation and audit offices face a future in which senior staff will be retiring. This narrated PowerPoint outlines basic concepts for the transfer of knowledge and responsibilities from senior to newer staff.
[Fieldwork] Critical ThinkingReports10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1856318563For the most part, the work of legislative program evaluators and auditors involves solving problems. In order to identify problems, evaluators and auditors must be able to think critically and have good problem-solving skills. This PowerPoint describes the *critical thinking* concept and provides classroom exercises for applying the concept. *** TRAINER: Designed as a 50 minute class with instructor notes and group exercises. [PowerPoint--51 slides]
[Writing/Publication] Rapid Response AssistanceMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1920119201More evaluations offices are being asked to provide information quickly to meet Legislative research needs. This narrated PowerPoint describes how to quickly organize and execute rapid response assistance requested by the legislature.
Webinar: The Power of Pivot Tables: Number Crunching Made EasyMultimedia10/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2153221532Learn to use Excel pivot tables to do frequency counts, cross-tabulate data, calculate subtotals and averages by grouping categories, plus much more.
NLPES 2012 Professional Development SeminarMeetings10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2494924949National Legislative Program Evaluation Society 2012 Professional Development Seminar
NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes September 30, 2012Minutes9/30/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2617326173National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) Executive Committee Meeting Minutes September 30, 2012
Fall 2012 National Program Evaluation Society PDS Oct. 1-3Meetings8/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2520725207Fall 2012 National Program Evaluation Society PDS October 1-3, 2012 - Atlanta, Georgia
NLPES Executive Committee Minutes August 7, 2012Minutes8/7/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2617126171National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) Executive Committee Minutes August 7, 2012
National Legislative Program Evaluation Society Newsletter July 2012Newsletters7/23/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2503125031National Legislative Program Evaluation Society Newsletter July 2012
National Legislative Program Evaluation Society 2012 Impact Award WinnersAwards7/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2505825058National Legislative Program Evaluation Society 2012 Impact Award Winners
NLPES Executive Committee Minutes May, 10, 2012Minutes5/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2616526165National Program Evaluation Society (NLPES) Executive Committee Minutes May 19, 2012
[Writing/Publication] Report Writing (Stenersen Webinar)Multimedia1/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2130621306Webinar (90 minutes)
[Writing/Publication] Effective Presentations (Turcotte Webinar)Multimedia1/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=213652136590-minute webinar on effective presentations.
2011 Impact Award WinnersAwards12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=24282242822011 Impact Award Winners listing
NLPES: NLPES Executive Committee Meeting MinutesMinutes10/20/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1571715717NLPES Executive committee minutes
[Fall PDS] NLPES Fall 2011 Professional Development Seminar Agenda and PresentationsMeetings9/21/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2389823898NLPES Fall 2011 Professional Development Seminar Agenda and Presentations, September 19-21; Denver, Colorado
NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes September 18, 2011Minutes9/18/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1569715697NLPES Committee Minutes September 18, 2011
NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, August 4, 2011Minutes8/4/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2374223742NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, August 4, 2011
NLPES Newsletter - July 2011Newsletters7/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2290622906NLPES Newsletter, July 2011 - page 1
NLPES Newsletter July 2011 - page 2Newsletters7/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2290722907NLPES newsletter July 2011 - page 2
NLPES Professional Development Seminar 2011Meetings7/6/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2321923219NLPES Professional Development Seminar 2011
NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, May 23, 2011Minutes5/23/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2336823368NLPES Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, May 23, 2011
2011 NPLES Executive Committee Election - Nomination StatementsOther Publications and Databases3/22/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=22425224252011 NPLES Executive Committee Election - Nomination Statements
NLPES News, January 2011Newsletters1/7/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2200922009NLPES Staff Section Newsletter.
NLPES News, January 2011-Page 2Newsletters1/7/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2201022010NLPES Staff Section Newsletter.
[Management] Narrated PowerPointsMultimedia9/28/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2136821368How to produce narrated PowerPoing presentations.
[Summit 2010] Maximizing Public Investments in Tight Budget TimesMultimedia7/20/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2086620866Evaluation capacity within the legislature is critical to help legislators make informed budget choices. Hear about how an evaluation by the Florida Legislature saved the state $51.2 million over four years in juvenile corrections costs, and how a budget committee in the Connecticut General Assembly uses a results model to improve services for young children.
Survey: Ensuring the Public TrustReports7/2/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2072020720Survey by the Mississippi Joint Legislative PEER Committee
NLPES Professional Development Seminar 2010Meetings4/28/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2023820238NLPES Professional Development Seminar 2010
2010 - 2013 NLPES Executive Committee ElectionsOther Publications and Databases3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=20002200022010 - 2013 NLPES Executive Committee Elections. Statements of the Candidates
2009 Governmental Professional Development Conference SessionMultimedia2/25/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1979119791Recovery Act and Reporting Requirements
[Fieldwork] 2009 Governmental Professional Development Conference SessionsMultimedia10/14/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1939419394Three sessions from 2009 Governmental Professional Development Conference.
[Summit 2009] An Eye on the Executive BranchMultimedia8/7/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1816118161Learn about the most effective programs to ensure the executive branch is following the legislature's intent. Hear about recently revised or newly created rules review, program evaluation, performance-based budgeting and other oversight programs.
NLPES Question of the MonthOther Publications and Databases6/9/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1763117631NLPES discussion questions. Post your response.
WORKPAPER CONFIDENTIALITYOther Publications and Databases5/11/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1734117341How do you ensure that sensitive information collected for your evaluations is not exposed to public view? (Does state law allow you to keep certain work papers confidential? Do you redact documents that you think should not be available for public review? How do you determine which work papers will not be public?)
Past Questions of the MonthOther Publications and Databases4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1713217132Past Questions of the month
REPORT RELEASE PRACTICESOther Publications and Databases4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1713317133Question of the month 2006. REPORT RELEASE PRACTICES.
Past Question of the month: RECENT STAFFING TRENDSOther Publications and Databases4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1713417134Past Question of the month: RECENT STAFFING TRENDS June-August 2006
Past Question on the month: INTEREST IN WEBCAST TRAININGOther Publications and Databases4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1713617136INTEREST IN WEBCAST TRAINING
NLPES Host State GuidelinesOther Publications and Databases4/29/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1714017140Host State Guidelines for Planning an NLPES Fall Training Conference
NLPES History: Current and Past ChairsOther Publications and Databases2/11/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1571415714Current and Past Chairs of NLPES.
2008 NLPES Impact Award WinnersAwards9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1826218262awards
2007 Impact Award WinnersOther Publications and Databases2/27/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18263182632007 impact award winners
[Fieldwork] Survey ResearchMultimedia7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1846518465Developing a good survey is harder than it looks. This PowerPoint explains what is survey is, when to use a survey, how to write questions, how to format the questionnaire, and how to administer the survey and assess the response rate.
2006 Impact Award WinnersAwards7/21/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18264182642006 Impact Award Winners
FOLLOW-UP ON PAST REPORTS - Jan-Feb 2006Other Publications and Databases1/11/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733117331Past questions Jan Feb 2006
2005 Impact Award WinnersAwards11/15/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18265182652005 Impact Award Winners
QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURESOther Publications and Databases11/11/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733217332QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES. Past NLPES questions of the month
EVALUATING CONTRACTING PRACTICESOther Publications and Databases7/11/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733317333EVALUATING CONTRACTING PRACTICES
CHALLENGES TO DATA ACCESSOther Publications and Databases4/11/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733517335NLPES Past question of the month April-June 2005
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR JOB APPLICANTSOther Publications and Databases1/11/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733617336INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR JOB APPLICANTS. past NLPES question Jan-Mar 2005
DEALING WITH THE PRESSOther Publications and Databases10/11/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733817338NLPES Past question of the month Oct 2004.What suggestions do you have for dealing with the press? (What bad experiences have you had, and what lessons have you learned? Do you have suggestions for ensuring that the press accurately conveys the messages in your reports?)
2000 Impact Award WinnersAwards8/4/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18268182682000 Impact Award Winners
ONLINE SURVEYSOther Publications and Databases7/11/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1733917339What’s been your experience with online surveys? (Have you conducted surveys online? If so, what lessons have you learned? If not, why haven’t you done so, and would you consider doing online surveys? Do you have any observations about the components of a well-designed online survey?
REVIEWING AUDITEES' E-MAILS OR HARD DRIVESOther Publications and Databases2/11/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1734417344Do you have tips for accessing auditees' e-mails or hard drives, in cases where review of this information is necessary?
FINANCIAL AUDITORS IN EVALUATION PROCESSOther Publications and Databases11/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1734517345How, if at all, does your program evaluation staff use the expertise of financial auditors during the evaluation process?
MINORITY RECRUITMENTOther Publications and Databases8/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1734717347Do you have any suggestions for ways that nlpes offices could improve the recruitment of minorities for program evaluation positions?
WRITING EXERCISES FOR JOB APPLICANTSOther Publications and Databases8/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1734917349What's your opinion about requiring job applicants to complete a writing exam or writing exercise?
IMPACT OF STATE BUDGET CUTSOther Publications and Databases5/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735017350Have state budget problems had a direct effect on your office or day-to-day work this year-and what specific impacts do you anticipate in coming months?
POLICIES FOR DISTRIBUTING HARD COPIES OF REPORTSOther Publications and Databases3/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735117351What are your office's policies for distributing hard-copy versions of your reports?
AGENCY WEB SITESOther Publications and Databases1/11/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735217352How has your agency's web site improved your work and your ability to serve the public?
TAPE RECORDING AUDIT-RELATED INTERVIEWSOther Publications and Databases8/11/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735417354Do you ever tape record interviews during your program evaluations/audits--and, if so, in what circumstances?
2002 Impact Award WinnersAwards7/30/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18266182662002 Impact Award Winners
DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWAREOther Publications and Databases6/11/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735517355Based on your agency's experience, what are the pros and Cons of various desktop publishing programs (such as Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Pagemaker, Ventura, etc.)?
COST SAVINGS REPORTSOther Publications and Databases5/11/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735617356How, if at all, does your office report estimates of cost savings that have resulted from your recommendations?
IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGENCIES EVALUATEDOther Publications and Databases3/11/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735717357What steps does your office take to improve working relationships with the agencies you're evaluating?
REPORT FORMATOther Publications and Databases1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735817358What do your office's written reports look like, and what are you trying to accomplish with your format(s)?
INTERN USEOther Publications and Databases11/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1735917359Does your office have internships--and, if so, how have you incorporated interns into your evaluation and performance audit work?
2001 Impact Award WinnersAwards9/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18267182672001 Impact Award Winners
FLEXIBLE WORK OPTIONSOther Publications and Databases7/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736317363What flexible work schedule options does your office offer, and how important have they been in helping you attract and retain employees?
INTERNET RESEARCH TOOLSOther Publications and Databases5/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736417364What tools or resources for program evaluation research have you found on the Internet that might be useful to colleagues in other states?
HIRING PRACTICESOther Publications and Databases4/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736517365What approaches has your office used to screen and hire the best candidates for employment as evaluators?
EVALUATIONS OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCHOther Publications and Databases2/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736617366What role, if any, has your office had in evaluating services provided by your state's judicial branch of government, and are there legal or other impediments to doing such studies in your state?
TIMELY COMPLETION OF PROJECTSOther Publications and Databases1/11/2001 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736717367What steps does your office take to ensure that projects finish on time?
TRAITS OF AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM EVALUATOROther Publications and Databases9/11/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1736917369Beyond the skills acquired through formal education, what are the most important traits of an outstanding program evaluator (or performance auditor)?
1999 Impact Award WinnersAwards8/7/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18269182691999 Impact Award Winners
1998 Impact Award WinnersAwards7/7/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=18270182701998 Impact Award Winners
WAYS TO IMPROVE SURVEY RESPONSE RATESOther Publications and Databases6/11/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1737317373What approaches has your office used to try to increase response rates for surveys--and do you have any benchmarks for minimally-acceptable survey response rates?
WAYS TO IMPROVE TEAMWORK AND COLLEGIALITYOther Publications and Databases5/11/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1737417374What interesting approach (or approaches) has your office used to improve teamwork and collegiality among staff?
WEBPAGE IMPACT ON REPORT WRITING, DISTRIBUTIONOther Publications and Databases5/11/2000 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1737117371How, if at all, has the development of your agency's web page changed the way that you write reports, distribute reports, or present information to your audience?
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