So, This Is Your First FSA Conference?

A guide to getting the most out of

the experience…

Session 27

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Welcome To San Diego & FSA’s 2007 Fall Conference

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What is the Federal Student Aid Conference?

• Our fall conferences are our premier training opportunity for the financial aid community

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Department Staff Can Help• Red shirts

Red shirted staff are “conference staff”

• Blue ribbonsAll Department employees have blue ribbons attached to their name tags

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General Sessions• Welcome and Opening Remarks• The Secretary’s Commission and

Summits: Vision of Federal Student Aid in the Future

• New Era of Accountability: What Recent Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Mean for Each of You

• 2008-2009 Application Processing System Update

• Federal Update with Q&A

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Hands-on Sessions• SAIG Mailbox & EDconnect #20• FAA Access to CPS Online for New

Users #21• R2T4 on the Web #22• NSLDS for Beginners #23• COD #24• QA Schools #64• ISIR Analysis Tool #66

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Beginners Track• Student Eligibility #30• The FAFSA #31• EFC #32• The ISIR #33• Verification #34

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Beginners Track

• Awarding Aid #35• What is SAP? #36• Disbursing Aid #37• Uncover the Mysteries of the

Law and Regulations #38• The Big Picture #39

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Electronic/Websites• NSLDS Security & What’s New

#1• NSLDS Aggregate Calculations

#2• FSA Assessments #13• EDExpress Update #15• Financial Aid Professionals Portal

#29

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Electronic/Websites

• First Time SAIG Users #44• IPEDS #45• FSA Technical Initiatives #46• e-Authentication #47• Podcasts #50

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Program Compliance• Integrated Partner Management

#3• Compliance Update #6• Top 10 Audit & Program Review

Findings #7

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Program Specific Issues• ACG/SMART Operational Update

#5• Requirements for Federal Grant

Programs #10• Changes to General Provisions

Rules #11• Campus-Based Allocation

Formula #12

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Loan Sessions• Student Loans Going Forward #8• Lender-School Relationships #9• Student Loan Ombudsman #16• Direct Loan Primer #40• Direct Loan Reports #41

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Loan Sessions• What’s New in Direct Loans for

2008-2009 #42• Consolidation Loans #53• Default Prevention #54• FFEL Regulatory & Policy Update

#63

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Lender/GA Track• Skip Trace Tools & Techniques #55 • Emerging Oversight Issues #56• All About Compliance Audits #57• IPM for Financial Partners #58• Hands-on Overview of F.P. Systems

#59• NSLDS for Financial Partners #62

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More Topics• Funding Issues - COD Through GAPS

#4• Resolving Database Match Issues #14• R2T4 Problem Areas #25• Bridging the Cultural Divide #26• Protecting Privacy Information #48• Software Development Lifecycle #49

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Open Forums • HBCU #17• HSI #18• Tribal Colleges #19• Birds of a Feather #28

Graduate/Professional SchoolsCareer Colleges 4-Yr Publics4-Yr Privates2-Yr Colleges IT Professionals

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PC Lab• Ask A Fed – any

policy questions• COD• Default Prevention

& Management• E-App (eligibility &

certification)• e-Campus-Based

system• EDconnect & SAIG

• EDE Suite EDExpress, FAA

Access to CPS, PIN site)

• eZ Audit• FSA Assessments• GAPS• IFAP• ISIR Analysis Tool• NSLDS

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Cyber Cafe

A place for you to do your e-mailPlease be mindful of your time when they are others waiting for a computer

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TIPS• Plan your day• Go to the PC Lab

–Skip a session if you must to avoid crowds

• For hands-on sessions, arrive early

• Ask Questions• Complete Evaluations

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Your turn….

• Ideas…• Clarification…• Questions…

Now Go Learn ….

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Contacts

Deborah Tarpley• Phone: (303) 844-3677 ext. 118• Email: deborah.tarpley@ed.gov

We appreciate your feedback and comments.

We can be reached at:

Margaret Day• Phone: (303) 844-3677 ext. 127 • Email: margaret.day@ed.gov

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Please provide any comments regarding this training or the trainers

to:

Jo Ann BorelTitle IV Training Supervisor

joann.borel@ed.gov202-377-3930