2005 High SchoolCounselor Workshop

Housekeeping• The day’s schedule

• Bio-breaks

• Cell phones

• Lunch options

Your Hosts for the Day• California Association of Student

Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA)

• California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)

• EDFUND

Morning Agenda• Free Application for Federal Student

Aid (FAFSA) Changes

• Cal Grant Update

• Outreach Information

• California Cash For College (CCFC)

Afternoon Agenda• Section A

– Financial Aid Programs Overview

– Line-by-Line Review of FAFSA

• Section B

– Evaluating Aid Award Offers

– Helping Students who Don’t Qualify for Need-Based Aid

Your Workbook• Morning section

• Afternoon sections

• Forms

• Back pocket

– 2006-2007 FAFSA (draft copy)

– Evaluation form

• Student resources

2006-2007 FAFSAUPDATES & CHANGES

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FAFSA Updates and Changes• Prospective Changes for 2006-07

– Student Web Application

– Personal Identification Number (PIN) & PIN Website

– Paper FAFSA

• Other Noteworthy News

• Important Dates

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW)• www.fafsa.ed.gov

• Apply & reapply

– English & Spanish options

• Access PIN Web site

• Check status of completed FAFSA

• View Student Aid Report (SAR) information

• Make corrections

• Pre-application worksheet

– Available November 2005

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

www.fafsa.ed.gov

• Section 1 - Home Page

– Link to State Deadlines added back

– School code search link added back

– New printable checklist of items needed to complete FAFSA

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

• The FAFSA

– The option to apply for a PIN for use as an electronic signature is offered at the beginning of the application process

– A link to the PIN web site is provided for this purpose

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

• When an applicant receives a reject warning, they cannot click “okay.”

– They MUST either -

• Correct the data OR

• If data is correct, re-enter data in pop-up box

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

• Instructions for “Process my application now without signatures” improved to

– Help applicant understand what needs to be done next to complete signature process

– Ensure applicants successfully transmit application data

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

• Parents with multiple children in college can continue to transfer information to additional applications

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

Place screen shot of what this might look like

• Link on confirmation page to “Begin a new application with parent data already filled in?” will display only for– Dependent students– Independent students who provided

parent data on the application

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

• US Department of Education (ED) seal added for more “official” look

• Paper FAFSA question “numbers” added

• Reformatted for ease of use

FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

PIN Registration

• On Department of Education (ED) documents, PINs serve as a password to– Access private information– Sign documents electronically

• PIN request Web site– Request or re-request a PIN– Customize a PIN– Change PIN mailing address

PIN Registration (cont.)

• www.pin.ed.gov – Name, SSN, date of birth, mailing

address– E-mail address (optional)– PIN applicants & holders will be

required to select & answer Challenge Question

Improved Home Page www.pin.ed.gov – Fly-over text

describes menu items

– Re-named “Change My Address” to “Update My Personal Information”

– Main menu options re-ordered main menu options most frequently used are at the top & in logical order

Flyover help text

Formerly “Change my

address”

Re-ordered

PIN Registration Website (cont.)

PIN Registration (cont.)

• New PIN mailed by– Regular mail within 7 to 10 days– Email within 3 days or less– Beware of spam blocker software

PIN Registration (cont.)

• PINs disabled after 18 months of inactivity (students & parents)– Users will have to reapply for a PIN

– Affects both students & parents

• Encourage all students & parents to apply NOW for PIN

• Clarification that there are two options for receiving PIN– E-mail– Postal mail

• Changed text regarding terms of receiving a PIN from “Agree” to “I agree not to share my PIN”

PIN Registration (cont.)

• “I Forgot/Don’t Know My PIN” option added to all PIN authentication pages

• Turnaround time improved for receiving PIN e-mails – Currently sent every 12 hours

– Will change to every 4 hours

PIN Registration Retrieval

• Ordering Paper FAFSAs– Announcement this

Fall posted to IFAPwww.ifap.ed.gov

– To order FAFSAs & other student financial aid publicationswww.edpubs.org/ml

The Paper FAFSA

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• 2006-07 FAFSAPantone 277 CVU Blue (student information)Pantone 263 CVU Purple (parent information)

• No new or deleted questions

• Design and layout remains unchanged

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Will include return receipt postcard & insert

• Questions 17, 20, 56, & 69 (dates), same format as 2004-05 FAFSA, “month” & “year” above response boxes

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Page 1– Updated all state deadlines

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Page 2– Questions 14–15

– Changed from “Alien Registration Card” to “Permanent Resident Card”

• Pages 4 & 5– Questions 33 b. and 71 b.: “TeleFile”

tax filing options removed

• IRS no longer offering as a filing method

– Questions 36 and 74: “total amount” for taxes paid question to eliminate confusion

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Pages 4, 5, & 8– Combat Pay

• Questions 38-39 & 76-77

• Combat pay instructions added to Worksheet B

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Page 4– Question 53: Separated into two-part

question for clarity

• Page 5 and 6– Questions 65-66 & 84-85: Instructions

added to ensure applicants answer “Household Size” & “Number in College” questions

The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

• Page 7– Notes for Questions 55 – 83:

Foster parents are not considered parents for completing the FAFSA

• Printed on blue paper• Overall format has not

changed• Paper and Web Student

Aid Report (SAR) will follow order of questions on paper FAFSA

• Text on page 2 about importance of not sharing PINs with anyone

The Student Aid Report (Paper)

Who Gets What?Application

FiledDid you provide an

e-mail address?Student Aid Report (SAR) receipt

methodPIN access code receipt

method

Paper FAFSA

NO Paper SAR U.S. Mail

YESE-mail with link to Student Access

on the WebE-mail with link to PIN

on the Web

FAFSA on the Web

NO Paper SAR Acknowledgement U.S. Mail

YESE-mail with link to Student Access

on the WebE-mail with link to PIN

on the Web

Paper SAR correction

NO Paper SAR

YESE-mail with link to Student Access

on the Web

Corrections on the Web

NO Paper SAR Acknowledgement

YESE-mail with link to Student Access

on the Web

Other Noteworthy NewsWeb Demonstration Site

• FAFSA on the Web demonstration site will be available later this year– To access site, go to

http://fafsademo.test.ed.gov– User Name: eddemo– Password: fafsatest

• Click on FOTW at bottom of screen• Available until next December

Other Noteworthy News (cont.)

• FAFSA’s submitted without signature will be held for only 7 days (was 14)

• School code changes may be made– By calling 1.800.4FEDAID– On the Web– On paper SAR

• Letter requests will be returned to students with clear instructions about how to make changes

• New warning edit when student or parent enters same amount in asset net worth fields

• Corrections must be submitted if student or parent names do not matching Social Security Administration (SSA) records– If name is correct, student or parent

must re-enter both first & last names

Other Noteworthy News (cont.)

Important Dates• January 1, 2006

– System available• FOTW

• Renewal FOTW

• Corrections on the Web

• January 2, 2006– Application processing system starts up

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CAL GRANT UPDATE