ISAC Fall Processing Update September 28, 2011

ISAC Fall Processing Update September 28, 2011

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2011-12 MAP Program News Monetary Award Program (MAP) Payment processing is available in MAPnet from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (CT) Records submitted by 7 p.m. will be processed that night and results will be available on the next business day December 9, 2011 is the first-term priority payment claim deadline date Second and third term dates will be set at the November commission meeting 3

2011-12 MAP Program News Monetary Award Program (MAP) Possible 2nd and 3rd Term Reductions Important Message from ISAC to Illinois Students Regarding 2011-12 MAP Awards Communication available at collegeillinois.org ISAC has started sending e-mails to all eligible MAP applicants for whom we have a valid e-mail address Contains information about the status of this year’s MAP funding and possibility of reduced 2 nd and 3rd awards Provides a link to additional communication that illustrates the impact the funding shortfall may have4

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2010-11 TESP Program News Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Awarding took place on September 1 for qualified timely renewal applicants Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship (MTI) Awarding took place on August 25 for qualified timely new and renewal applicants Awarding took place on September 1 for all MTI applicants Award notifications were mailed to eligible students and results are available in My Zone Due to limited funding, additional awarding is unlikely 6

2011-12 TESP Program News Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Payment request process will soon be available at My Zone Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT) Users access must be set to security level 3 or by the schools My Zone administrator in order to request, edit or update payment claims 7

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2011-12 SETTW Program News Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Awards were announced to students in April Verification Rosters and Certification forms were mailed to colleges on June 24 Completed forms are due back to ISAC on or before September 30 9

2011-12 IVG Program News Illinois Veteran Grant Summer claims were due by September 15 Processing for the fall term began September 16 and claims are due by January 15 Spring processing begins January 16 and claims will be due by May 25, 2012 IVG online payment process via My Zone is available daily from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. (CT) 10

2011-12 ING Program News Illinois National Guard Grant Application deadline dates are: October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only New announcement rosters are posted to My Zone as eligibility verification is received from the Illinois Dept. of Military Affairs Payment rosters will be posted to My Zone in October 11

2011-12 PFC Program News Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire and Correctional Officers Application deadline dates: October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only Maximum award amount is 19,100 Fall term payment rosters will be mailed to schools in October 12

2011-12 Byrd Program News Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program Eligibility letters, certification forms and student responsibility documents were sent to qualified renewal Byrd Scholars on July 21 Due to limited funding, the maximum annual award amount for the 2011-12 academic year is 1,020. Payment rosters were made available in My Zone on August 23 13

2011-12 Program News Bonus Incentive Grant (BIG) Application is no longer available Applicants who met eligibility requirements but were not approved for payment received notification from ISAC Began notifying during the week of September 12 14

Other Program News 2010-11 Enrollment Verification Rosters will be made available in My Zone in early October for the following programs: Illinois Future Teacher Corps Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver 15

Program Payment Status Use State Comptroller's Web site to track the processing of payments for ISAC programs Vendor Inquiries screen provides the payment status descriptions and has an online instruction guide Access the State Comptroller’s home page at: ww.ioc.state.il.us Click on Vendor Payments in the Financial Inquiries section Enter the appropriate vendor taxpayer identification number (Federal Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number) A summary of contracts and payments will display Click on the Payments icon to view detailed payment information 16

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Other ISAC News Customer Service Hours for School Services Department 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday Contact information Phone: 866.247.2172 (toll-free) Fax: 847.831.8549 Email: [email protected] ISAC offices will be closed on: Monday, October 10 for Columbus Day Thursday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day 19

Other ISAC News MAP Upgrade A project is currently underway to upgrade MAPnet technology ISAC system maintenance scheduled for Monday, October 10 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Will affect MAPNet, MyZone and CollegeZone Maintenance message will appear if trying to access during this time The 529 Prepaid site maintenance page will provide a link for account access. 20

Other ISAC News College Illinois Transcript Exchange (CITE) Initiative was launched in August Collaborating with Illinois State Board of Education Allows high schools to send electronic transcripts electronically to participating MAP-approved colleges at no cost to students or the schools Docufide by Parchment Docufide Sender Will also allow high schools to submit 6th semester data to ISAC for State Scholars Program Participating colleges must be set up as a Docufide Receiver 21

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Fall Training Opportunities ISAC Monthly Webinars Military Issues -- Wednesday, October 26, 2 p.m. Teacher Programs – Wednesday, November 23, 2 p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, December 21, 2 p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, January 18, 2 p.m. ISAC Financial Aid Workshops Downstate 101 – December 6 201 – December 7 Upstate 101 – December 13 201 – December 14 24

Fall Training Opportunities MASFAA Annual Conference October 9 – 12, Grand Rapids, MI www.masfaaweb.org ILASFAA Fall Workshops November 3 at Oakton Community College, Des Plaines November 10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield www.ilasfaa.org 25

Fall Training Opportunities Federal Student Aid Webinar on NSLDS Gainful Employment Reporting Process October 13 Fundamentals of Title IV Administration October 24- 28, Chicago www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/specific.html www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/ newfaps.html#fundamentals Fall Conference November 29 – December 2, Las Vegas fsaconferences.ed.gov/lasvegas1.html 26

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