Lecture 2, EDUC 360January 13th, 2013

Your Class Leads

Elisa Tran Office Hours: Mondays 11:30-12:20pm in MGH 274Email: Elisalt@uw.edu

Luwam AlemayehuOffice Hours: Thursdays 12:30-1:20pm in MGH 274Email: luwama@uw.edu

Scholarship Saturday!What? Scholarship Saturday is an event that mentees can attend to work on scholarships, finishing the FAFSA, and finding other ways to pay for college. S-Squared counts as one event credit. Who? The mentees!

It’s encouraged you come only if you’re mentee is attending. When? February 1st, 2014 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM (mentors) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (mentees)Where? Mary Gates HallRSVP on DreamSIS (https://dreamsis.org/rsvp/event/1552). Questions or concerns?

Alyssa: hatsukami@gmail.comCharlene: chsia@uw.eduWill: wkittel@uw.edu

Snacks will be provided.

Pipeline’s Literacy Art Alternative Spring Break

AnnouncementsW-credit

Read an article Develop research questions Write about mentoring (5 pages) Three drafts with feedback

Can make special arrangements for more credit if you are going to multiple high school visits each week

Learn more and sign up at www.dreamproject.org/wcredit

ROTC Scholarship deadline Navy Scholarship-January 31st

United Way Free Tax Preparation Starting January 14th

Cookie Friday: January 24th Time TBA

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Sign up for the International Seminar EDUC 361C-Thursdays 1:30-2:20

Sign up for a College Goal Washington Event Dreamsis.org

FAFSA Workshop Today, 6:30-8:00pm MGH 430

Recruit friends to Dream Project

Dream Project on GLEE

Nicole Guenther

Assistant Director of Curriculum & Student Services

Email: npg324@uw.edu

Office: MGH 274

DIFFERENT FAFSA SCENARIOS

What you will learn today: How to support students who have specific or

unusual situations for FAFSA that may complicate the filing process

How to support students in petitioning if necessary

HEADS UP: Lots of (life-changing) details coming your way! Take notes!

DIVORCED OR UNMARRIED PARENTS?

If your mentee’s parents are divorced or unmarried, they only include ONE parent’s financial information on their FAFSA. Which parent? The parent they lived with more during the previous

year. If they live exactly equally with both parents, they are

supposed to report the information of the parent who provided more financial support.

Contrary to common myth: it is NOT relevant who claims them as a dependent on taxes.

PARENTS REMARRIED? If your mentee’s

custodial parent has remarries, he or she must report the step-parent’s income along with the custodial parent.

This is true whether or not he or she is financially contributing to the mentee’s education.

SAME SEX PARENTS? If your mentee’s parents are a same

sex couple: NEW this year! Due to DOMA being

overturned – they report both parents’ financial information if the parents are legally married in ANY state or country.

“Mother” and “Father” will be revised to “Parent 1” and “Parent 2” in April; until then, disregard the labels.

If they are not legally married, only report the legal or biological parent’s information (same as heterosexual parents)

HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS?

Children and youth facing homelessness lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence:

Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason

Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations

Living in emergency or transitional shelters Awaiting foster care placement Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, etc.

Unaccompanied Youth Youth experiencing homelessness and not in the physical

custody of a parent or guardian

STUDENTS FACING HOMELESSNESS

McKinney-Vento Act: Federal law providing resources & stability to students facing

homelessness. For FAFSA, the most important component is that homeless students

may file the FAFSA as independents, without parent information. This is a HUGE DEAL. Must be verified as homeless during the year in which the application is

submitted.

District Liaisons – these people will provide the required letter for the FAFSA verifying the student’s situation.

OR a Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) provider OR a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provider

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth: www.naehcy.org LOTS OF RESOURCES – including the LeTendre Scholarship

STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN?If a mentee (male or female) has a child:

He or she file the FAFSA as an independent IF he or she will provide at least 50% of the support for the child.

Note that government welfare programs such as TANF and WIC count as support provided by the parent

STUDENTS WHO ARE PREGNANTIf the mentee is pregnant now:

She can file as an independent IF she will be providing at least 50% of the support for the child during the following school year. As long as she is NOT: giving the child up for adoption, functioning as a surrogate, or terminating the pregnancy.

TRANSGENDER STUDENTS & SELECTIVE SERVICE

All male students are required to register for the Selective Service before receiving federal financial aid.

If a student is transgendered, it may not be clear whether they are required to register. The rule is that they have to register for Selective Service based on

their sex at birth. A student who was born male and now identifies as female will check the

“female” box on FAFSA. HOWEVER, then FAFSA does not ask them to register for the Selective Service. More information here

In this situation, the mentee needs to register for the Selective Service separately online at www.sss.gov

Will be a sensitive conversation

FINANCIAL AID PETITIONS Sometimes the Estimated Family Contribution may not

accurately reflect the family’s capacity. Students may be able to petition! These petitions are submitted directly to the college

financial aid office, NOT the federal government through the FAFSA website.

Each school will have their own individual paperwork. Example of UW Financial Aid Office forms site

The paperwork can take weeks or months to process, so submit as soon as possible.

REASONS TO PETITION Decrease in parent income Decrease in student income Divorce or separation Death of a parent Additional expenses, including:

Extra course fees Extra expensive books and supplies Computer Student medical/dental expenses Unusual transportation costs Childcare costs Parent attending college Sibling attending private K-12

DECREASE IN INCOME

If the parent OR student stopped working, that income can be removed from the EFC

Must be at least a 25% decrease from the previous year in order to petition for recalculation

Petitioning can dramatically change the student’s EFC and aid offered – they may suddenly become eligible for Pell grant and State Need Grant, etc

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES Computer

At UW, up to $2200 one time during undergraduate years. Likely loan money.

Medical/dental expenses For the student or family members Not covered by insurance Non elective surgery/medically necessary

Extra course fees ELL courses, Discovery seminars, etc

Extra expensive books and supplies If beyond the amount assumed in FAFSA

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

Childcare costs Kids are expensive! Students who are parents can get financial aid to help with the cost of

childcare.

Parent attending college Must be at least half time in a degree-seeking program

The student’s sibling attending private K-12 school If there is a compelling reason that private school is essential

YOU NOW KNOW A LOT ABOUT FAFSA AND FINANCIAL AID!

I know that was a lot of information! Thank you for paying attention!

Now… College Bound Scholarship time!

College Bound Scholarship!

Luoncé the First

What is the College Bound Scholarship? Created in 2007 to improving high school graduation

and college enrollment rates for low-income students. An early promise of financial aid to qualifying 7th and

8th graders. Covers tuition and a small book allowance. It can be used at two- or four-year public and private

colleges and universities in Washington that administer State Need Grant funds.

Eligibility Middle school

Student must have submitted the application by June 30th of 8th grade. Includes pledge Includes indication that they meet one of the following

income standards: Student is eligible for free-or-reduced-price lunch

program Student’s family receives basic food/TANF benefits Family income is below the standards on the

application chart Student was in foster care

Eligibility High school

Must comply to the pledge!“I pledge that I will:

Graduate with a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Be a good citizen in school and in my community, and not be convicted of a felony.

Apply for financial aid by completing the FAFSA in a timely manner when I apply for college. “

Must be admitted, and enroll within one year of high school graduation in one of the 68 eligible institutions in Washington.

MUST file the FAFSA by Feb. 1 to receive any money!

Question 1

What are three details that you hadn’t considered about the FAFSA?

What are some other nontraditional scenarios that your mentees may be facing?

Question 2

Scenario:

Your mentee is very shy and hasn’t shared much personal information with you. While working on the FAFSA you hear that your mentee has been staying at their friend’s house.

Question:

How would you approach this situation?

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