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NASSGAP Conference

NASSGAP Conference. Application Processing Update May 30, 2007. Michele Brown , Federal Student Aid, Students Channel Jody Sears , Federal Student Aid, Schools Channel. Today’s Presenters. Early Awareness Spanish Initiatives FAFSA Simplification Improved Accuracy of Applicant Data.

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NASSGAP Conference

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  1. NASSGAPConference Application Processing Update May 30, 2007

  2. Michele Brown, Federal Student Aid, Students Channel Jody Sears, Federal Student Aid, Schools Channel Today’s Presenters

  3. Early Awareness Spanish Initiatives FAFSA Simplification Improved Accuracy of Applicant Data 2008-2009 Federal Student Aid Updates

  4. Application Processing Statistics Federal Pell Grant Update: Increased Pell Grant maximum award Increased Pell Grant maximum EFC Reprocessed SARs and electronic SARs FAFSA4caster The Paper FAFSA SAR and the e-SAR Federal Student Aid PIN FAFSA on the Web Enhancements Agenda

  5. 2006-2007 & 2007-2008 Processing Statistics • 2006-2007: 7,241,825 FAFSAs processed* • 2007-2008: 7,314,185 FAFSAs processed* *2006-2007 as of May 14, 2007 and 2007-2008 as of May 13, 2007

  6. Application Processing Statistics (through Week 19) Since 2005-06: • Number of Electronic filers has increased 19.24% • Number of paper filers has decreased 64.64%

  7. 2007-2008 Federal Pell Grant Update • Federal Pell Grant maximum award increased to $4310 • Increase of $260 from 2006-2007 • Minimum award continues to be $400 • Maximum EFC for Pell eligibility increased to 4110

  8. FAFSA4casterIntroduced in 2007-2008 • What is FAFSA4caster? • Benefits of using the FAFSA4caster • FAFSA4caster overview • Completing the FAFSA4caster

  9. FAFSA4casterOverview • FAFSA4caster was developed to • Foster early awareness with the financial aid application process and form • Serve as an early analysis tool informing college affordability • Reduce the time required to submit the "official" financial aid application in the student's senior year

  10. FAFSA4casterOverview • FAFSA4caster will: • Instantly calculate eligibility for federal student aid • Generate a FAFSA—a FAFSA populated with student FAFSA4caster data will be available when the student is ready to file the official FAFSA for 2008-2009 • Automatically generate a Federal Student Aid PIN for use when signing the FAFSA

  11. FAFSA4caster Overview

  12. FAFSA4caster Overview

  13. FAFSA4caster Overview

  14. FAFSA4caster Overview

  15. FAFSA4caster Overview

  16. FAFSA4caster Overview

  17. FAFSA4caster Overview

  18. FAFSA4caster Overview Congratulations, THERESA! FAFSA4caster has successfully calculated the information you submitted. Below you will see an estimated Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC is not the amount of money that your family must provide. Rather, you should think of the EFC as an index that colleges use to determine how much financial aid you would receive if you were to attend their school. When you officially apply for financial aid, the colleges you list on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will determine your eligibility and then send you award information that identifies the aid they have determined you may receive. This award information will vary from college to college because the cost of attending each is different. Your estimated EFC is 1060. Now that we have calculated your EFC you can see what your college education may cost for attending a certain type of college in the United States. We will use your estimated EFC of 1060 and the national average for cost of attendance at each type of school.

  19. FAFSA4caster Overview Student: Dependent, 1st year Selected: off campus, 4-year, public Assumption: Full Time

  20. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSA-General • New Color rotation • Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green • Color rotation for 2008-2009 is • 159 CVU Orange (students) • 263 CVU Purple (parents)

  21. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSA-General • Where applicable, if the reference is beyond high school, the word “school” will be replaced with “college” • FAFSA Questions • Question order remains the same • No new questions added • No questions deleted

  22. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSAApplication Page 7 • Question 21: “Are you male?” • Revised to ask “Are you male orfemale?”

  23. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSAApplication Page 7 • Question 27: “Will you have a high school diploma or GED…?” • Updated to include home-schooling as a selection for response • Notes updated to include GED, Home-schooling and “Other”

  24. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSANotes Page 2 • Question 16: Instructions added to clarify correcting marital status after signing the FAFSA • Non-verifiable reject added for corrections where “Marital Status” date is greater than application signed date

  25. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSANotes Page2 • Questions 34 and 78: “…were you eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ?” • Added text to emphasize that applicants should answer “yes” if they filed a 1040, but were not required to file a tax return

  26. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSANotes Page 4 • Questions 71-75 and 92-96: Text added to explain that answering the five federal means-tested benefit programs questions will not reduce student eligibility

  27. 2008-2009 Paper FAFSA • Year of minimal change allows for a simplified OMB clearance process • Draft is available for viewing June 1 at www.ifap.ed.gov • 60 day comment period to end July 31 • Comment can be sent to: FAFSAcomments@ed.gov

  28. 2008-2009 SAR and e-SAR • Re-design of SAR to improve usability for the student • Printed on orange paper to match FAFSA • 60-day and 30-day comment periods • IFAP posting mid-summer

  29. Sample SAR Redesign

  30. Sample SAR Redesign

  31. 2008-2009 Web ApplicationsPIN Web site • Spanish version of the PIN Web site will be implemented • An option to be re-directed to the Spanish PIN web site will be available from the home page • Real-time e-mails generated for duplicate PIN requests • ‘Check PIN Status’ will be enhanced to indicate when an application has been submitted and is in process

  32. 2008-2009 New PIN Application Process • New PIN application process will be implemented to make signing the FAFSA (FOTW) easier • Can apply for a PIN within FOTW or from the PIN Web site • PINs will be issued in real time • SAR comments will be added to indicate the PIN match status • Successful match – PIN and signature are valid • Unsuccessful match – PIN and signature are not valid

  33. 2008-2009 New PIN Application Process • When users apply for the PIN, they can choose the method for receiving the PIN in real time: • Choose their own PIN • Have a system-generated PIN display on the web page • Receive a system-generated PIN by e-mail

  34. 2008-2009 New for FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) • New Spanish FOTW web site will be available • An option to be re-directed to the Spanish version of FOTW will be available from the FOTW home page • New Spanish output documents will be available • SAR Acknowledgements, SARs and e-SARs will be sent if Spanish application was submitted

  35. 2008-2009 FOTW Home Page Enhancements • Dependency worksheet function will be added to the FOTW home page, will assist students to know: • Their dependency status before starting the FAFSA application • If they need their parents’ information or not for the FAFSA application

  36. 2008-2009 FOTW Home Page Enhancements • Only one option to select for completing an application type • The option to select the appropriate application type will be presented after login • Home page links will be more distinct for easier viewing and usability

  37. 2008-2009 FOTW Application Entry Enhancements • Some questions will be re-ordered to ease application completion and to improve flow and usability • Additional skip logic will be added • Students who are Auto Zero-eligible will be able to skip the student income questions

  38. 2008-2009 FOTW Application Entry Enhancements • Up-front signature process removed from FOTW • The new PIN process will allow students and parents to sign immediately without leaving the application • Parental information transfer process enhanced • Parental data will be transferable between different application types (i.e. FAFSA to Renewal FAFSA)

  39. 2008-2009 FOTW Applications Changes • The Signature section will contain the New PIN application function • Allows for receiving a new PIN and signing without leaving the application session • Text on the confirmation page will inform the applicant of Pell Grant eligibility • Dynamic text will indicate whether or not the student is eligible for a Pell Grant

  40. 2008-2009 FOTW Processing Enhancements • Students with Dependency Overrides will be Renewal eligible • Students will be able to proceed with the Renewal if they are determined to be independent • Students who are determined to be dependent will be prompted to contact their Financial Aid Office for assistance

  41. 2008-2009 FOTW Processing Enhancements • Unofficial EFC will be calculated for ISIRS rejected only due to missing signature • EFC will display on the ISIR • EFC will not display on the SAR or in FAA Access to CPS Online • Transaction will be flagged with a “C” code • Signature required prior to disbursement

  42. Questions?

  43. We appreciate your feedback and comments. Michele Brown (202) 377-3203 Michele.Brown@ed.gov Jody Sears (202) 377-3604 Joellen.Sears@ed.gov

  44. Discussion Topics • FAFSA4caster-- • Sending schools "modified" ISIRs that result from FAFSA4caster • Providing "award package" info to students • Other comments on 4caster? • FAFSA Processing-- • Allowing users with special circumstances (dependent students who cannot obtain parental data due to special circumstances) submit an incomplete application. • Should dollar amounts of potential aid be displayed on the FOTW confirmation page? (Pell and Loans)

  45. Discussion Topics • Verification-- • (verifying Household size and number in college online • telling the applicant that they have been selected for Verification immediately • ACG Data-- • Use and interest of the ACG self identification process • are schools using this information or their own in-house process

  46. Discussion Topics • FAFSA Post-entry process-- • print outputs only after the application is submitted • Real-time process-- • How important is real-time processing for schools • Renewal, Corrections, NSLDS • EZ FAFSA-- • For schools in states that do allow EZ FAFSA, allow students to skip income questions if the parents qualify for AZ

  47. Discussion Topics • NSLDS-- • Add a comment to correspond to NSLDS Match Flag of 5 - Death Match • Paper FAFSA printing-- • Eliminating printing the paper FAFSA in 09-10 and just providing a downloadable PDF • EDExpress-- • If we re-engineer EDExpress (move it to an online product), what would schools like to see

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