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We are excited to welcome you to our 36th annual IL Skyward® User Group Conference at the Tinley Park Convention Center! Using our app will keep you up-to-date with sessions and news as they happen. See the #MagicOfTeamwork at #ILSkyCon2026!

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South Lobby	South Pavilion	South Pavilion 1	South Pavilion 2	West/South Exhibit

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Tailgate Registration Check-In 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Tailgate Dinner 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Tailgate - Student Discussion and Q&A 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Tailgate - Business Discussion and Q&A 3:15pm - 5:00pm

Tailgate - Introduction 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Bremen	Conf Room 1	Conf Room 2	Conf Room 3	North Exhibit	North Pavilion 1	North Pavilion 2	North Pavilion 3	North Pavilion 4	North Pavilion 5	North Pavilion 6	Sam Tinley	South Lobby	South Pavilion 1	South Pavilion 2	South Pavilion 3/4	South Pavilion 5/6	West/South Exhibit

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Streamlining Stipend, Extra Duty & Overtime Pay Processes with S... 9:05am - 10:05am

IMRF for Employers/Administration* 10:15am - 11:15am

District 230 and STAi SchoolTRAK: Automating Attendance 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Connecting School and Home: Streamlining Communications with Par... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

IMRF for Employees* 3:25pm - 4:25pm

IT - Roundtable 9:05am - 10:05am

IT - Qmlativ IT Intro 10:15am - 11:15am

IT - Enhancing User Security with Single Sign-On and Multi-Facto... 12:50pm - 1:50pm

IT - Enhance Your Skyward Security Posture 2:15pm - 3:15pm

IT - Fight Ransomware: Protecting Your District's IT Security 3:25pm - 4:25pm

SMS 2.0 - I Didn't Know You Could Do This - Business Tips and Tr... 9:05am - 10:05am

SMS 2.0 - W2/1099 Processing 10:15am - 11:15am

SMS 2.0 - Addressing Chronic Absenteeism 12:50pm - 1:50pm

SMS 2.0 - HR New Employees/Employee Changes 2:15pm - 3:15pm

SMS 2.0 - Advanced True Time 3:25pm - 4:25pm

SMS 2.0 - Grading Troubleshooting 9:05am - 10:05am

S2Q - Tips and Tricks to Migrating to the Special Education Modu... 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - User Experience: Business Data Mining Influencers 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - User Experience: Student Data Mining Influencers 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Smart Data Acccess: Filtering Special Education Inform... 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Snack Break 1:45pm - 2:15pm

Vendor Social Hour 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Qmlativ - A/P Advanced Options 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Credit Card Processing 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Budgeting Options 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - Understanding Q Business Security 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Calendar Management 3:25pm - 4:25pm

S2Q - HR Year End Processes - Planning Ahead 9:05am - 10:05am

S2Q - Position/Assignment Year End Roll Prep 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Implementing of Standards into Gradebook 12:50pm - 1:50pm

S2Q - Adding and Maintaining an Employee 2:15pm - 3:15pm

S2Q - Timeoff Allocation and Reporting 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Amazon Business & Skyward 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Gradebook Setup Overview and Variations 10:15am - 11:15am

Agilex Business Solutions – Exploring ePayables for Your School 12:50pm - 1:50pm

S2Q - Grading in Qmlativ vs SMS 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Discipline 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - Secondary Gradebook Configurations, Grade Scales and C... 9:05am - 10:05am

S2Q - Attendance Entry in Qmlativ vs SMS 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Grading Troubleshooting 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - Entry/Withdrawal and Schedule changes during year - Im... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Fee Management Proration, Discounts, Food Service conn... 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - SIS A-Z Part 1 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - SIS A-Z Part 2 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - EIS 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - TRS Updates on TRS Gemini Reporting 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Financial State Reporting 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - Finance/Payroll Live Tiles 9:05am - 10:05am

SMS 2.0 - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Persp... 10:15am - 11:15am

S2Q - Subtracking S2Q Comparison 12:50pm - 1:50pm

SMS 2.0 - Student Tips and Tricks 2:15pm - 3:15pm

SMS 2.0 - Student Advanced Data Mining 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - Activity Accounting Overview 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Time Tracking - Basic 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Time Tracking - Troubleshooting 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Panorama Education - MTSS + AI in Action: Moving the Needle on C... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Shaping the Future of Vendor Management in Qmlativ 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Wednesday Registration Check-In 7:30am - 9:00am

Qmlativ - Payroll/HR Tips and Tricks 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Knowledge Hub and Support Options 10:15am - 11:15am

S2Q - Future Scheduling Preparation for Migration 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - Introduction to Student Reporting and Datamining* 2:15pm - 3:15pm

S2Q - Secondary Scheduling Features Overview 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - Student Overview* 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Introduction to HR Reporting and Datamining 10:15am - 11:15am

S2Q - Successfully Migrating from SMS to Qmlativ 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - Qmlativ Business Implementation: 1 year later 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Process Manager 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Qmlativ - Student Tips and Tricks 9:05am - 10:05am

Qmlativ - Scheduling - Course Setup and Future Scheduling 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Applicant Tracking 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - District Pulse* 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - Student New Features and Road Map* 3:25pm - 4:25pm

S2Q - Administrators - Things to Know about Migrating - Part 1 9:05am - 10:05am

S2Q - Administrators - Things to Know about Migrating - Part 2 10:15am - 11:15am

Qmlativ - Top 10 Reports for Student Administrators 12:50pm - 1:50pm

Qmlativ - Business New Features and Road Map* 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Qmlativ - HR New Employees/Employee Changes 3:25pm - 4:25pm

Wednesday Breakfast 7:30am - 9:00am

Wednesday - Openin...

Wednesday Lunch & Guest Speakers 11:15am - 12:45pm

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Bremen	Conf Room 1	Conf Room 2	Conf Room 3	North Pavilion 1	North Pavilion 2	North Pavilion 3	North Pavilion 4	North Pavilion 5	North Pavilion 6	Sam Tinley	South Lobby	South Pavilion 1	South Pavilion 2	South Pavilion 3/4	South Pavilion 5/6	West/South Exhibit

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IMRF for Employees* 8:40am - 9:40am

You Have Options for Absence Management & Sub Scheduling in Red... 9:50am - 10:50am

EFUNDS for Schools 11:00am - 12:00pm

IMRF for Employers/Administration* 1:20pm - 2:20pm

IT - Intro to 3rd Party System Integrations 8:40am - 9:40am

IT - Intro to Unauthorized Skyward User Forensic Investigations 9:50am - 10:50am

IT - Web Troubleshooting and Support 11:00am - 12:00pm

IT - What's New and what's coming in IT Services? 1:20pm - 2:20pm

IT - Being Hosted at a Secure Cloud Computing (SCC) Hosting Part... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

SMS 2.0 - TRS Review 8:40am - 9:40am

SMS 2.0 - Advanced HR Data Mining 9:50am - 10:50am

SMS 2.0 - IMRF Updates 11:00am - 12:00pm

SMS 2.0 - Employee Information System (EIS) 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - PBIS: The Big 5 on Skyward Q 8:40am - 9:40am

Panorama Education - Bringing AI and MTSS Solutions to Illinois... 9:50am - 10:50am

SMS 2.0 - Finance Year End Process 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - W2s/1099s 8:40am - 9:40am

S2Q - Student Custom Forms and Automated Processes S2Q compariso... 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - District Pulse* 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Subtracking 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - Conversations Round Table 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Finance Overview 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - Making the Most of Student Thresholds 9:50am - 10:50am

S2Q - Purchasing Process in Qmlativ vs SMS 11:00am - 12:00pm

SMS 2.0 - Finance State Reporting 1:20pm - 2:20pm

SMS 2.0 - Finance Data Mining - Beyond the Basics 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - GPA Calculation\Honor Roll\Class Rank\Transcripts 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - Teacher Access and the Attendance Module 9:50am - 10:50am

S2Q - Elementary Scheduling Features Overview 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Report Card Time! 1:20pm - 2:20pm

SMS 2.0 - GPA Calculation\Honor Roll\Class Rank\Transcripts and... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Student Imports and Exports 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - Activities 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - Gradebook for Administrators/Gaining a Teacher's Persp... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Family Access Overview 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - Future Scheduling - Tips on Building a Master Schedule 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Bank Reconciliation Setup/Overview 8:40am - 9:40am

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 1 9:50am - 10:50am

SMS 2.0 - SIS A-Z Part 2 11:00am - 12:00pm

SMS 2.0 - Entry/Withdrawal & Schedule changes - Impact on SIS Ro... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - Student Overview* 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Student Custom Projects 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - Curriculum Setup/Graduation Requirements, Course Recom... 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - Attendance Letters/Monitoring 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Multi-Tiered systems of Support (MTSS)/Response to Int... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

SMS 2.0 - Student Advanced Features 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - IMRF updates 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - ACA setup 11:00am - 12:00pm

Thursday Registration Check-In 7:30am - 8:30am

Delegate Meeting 8:00am - 8:30am

Qmlativ - Financial Reporting 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - Finance - Accounts Payable Run - From Invoice to Check... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Introduction to Student Reporting and Datamining* 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - HR/Payroll Overview 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Purchasing Process and Options including Ecommerce and... 8:40am - 9:40am

S2Q - Shifting Gears -Data Cleanup & other Considerations 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - Administrative Access Tips and Tricks: Tiles, Docks, F... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Finance Tips and Tricks 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - Online Registration 2:30pm - 3:30pm

S2Q - Entry/Withdrawal SMS to Q Comparison 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - Student Security Tips and Reporting 9:50am - 10:50am

Qmlativ - Staff Planning: Managing your Staff and your Budget 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Student New Features and Road Map* 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - How to Modify Canned reports through Report Manager 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Qmlativ - Contract Letters 8:40am - 9:40am

Qmlativ - HR Year End 9:50am - 10:50am

SMS 2.0 & Qmlativ - Utilizing Skyward's Resources to Ensure Long... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Qmlativ - Business New Features and Road Map* 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Qmlativ - Online Forms 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Thursday Breakfast 7:15am - 8:45am

Thursday Lunch & Guest Speakers 12:00pm - 1:15pm

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