On July 26, 2007, in Washington, DC, the FY 2007 recipients of the IES Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program met for a Kick-Off Meeting. This meeting gave staff members from the new grantee states-Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia-the opportunity to meet one another, learn about available resources, and hear lessons learned from three FY 2006 grantee states (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Florida).