Day 1



Day 1 – Tuesday, December 2, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

• So, This is Your First Federal Student Aid Conference

• Getting Connected in the DL Program

9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

• General Session: Welcome & Introduction

Continuing to look at Simpler Financial Aid System & Its Future

Demo

 

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

• Current Electronic Services Offered by Federal Student Aid for GA's and Lenders

• Working with VA to help students

• The Big Picture: What Does the School Do From Start to Finish?

• Direct Loan Fundamentals

• EDExpress Update: 2008-09 and 2009-10

• Keeping Your School's Participation Current

• Operational Update for Pell Grants, ACG and National SMART

• Web 2.0 Technologies and Privacy/Security Considerations

• Working Together to Achieve our Goal: National Training for Counselors and Mentors

• COD Web for Grants (hands-on)

• NSLDS Website (hands-on)

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Overview of the FFEL Program for GA's and Lenders

• NSLDS Enrollment Reporting

• Student Eligibility: The Basics

• HEA Changes on Perkins and Work Study

• CPS Process, Data Matches and Processing Changes

• Program Compliance 101: An Inside Look at the Operations of the School Participation Teams

• Look What We Have Done to the IFAP Website

• TEACH Operational and Processing Information: Part One (COD)

• Ensuring Information Security

• COD Basics

• Test Drive the ISIR Analysis Tool and Improve Verification (hands-on)

• SAIG Mailbox Tools: EDconnect/TDCM (hands-on)

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• What's New for GA's and Lenders?

• The FAFSA: Where it All Begins

• Direct Loan Servicing Fundamentals

• Return of Title IV Aid: Compliance Issues and their Resolution

• HEA Changes on Perkins and Work Study

• Title IV Funding to Schools: From COD through G5 (For Pell Grants, ACG and National SMART)

• Federal Student Aid Technical Architecture Initiatives

• HBCU Open Forum

• FAA Access to CPS Online for New Users (hands-on)

• COD Web for Grants (hands-on)

Day 2 – Wednesday, December 3, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

• Birds of a Feather Sessions

• Getting Connected in the DL Program

9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

• General Session: HEOA - Summary and Rulemaking

 

11:00 a.m. –12:15 p.m.

• Lender ID Assignment Rules and Process

• Expected Family Contribution (EFC): How It Is Calculated!

• Operational Update for Pell Grants, ACG and National SMART

• TEACH Grants Policy Update

• CPS Process, Data Matches and Processing Changes

• Working Together to Achieve our Goal: National Training for Counselors and Mentors

• Direct Loan Fundamentals

• NSLDS Aggregate Calculations

• FSA Gateway and Portal Strategies

• Professional Judgment

• A Tour of Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) on the Web (hands-on)

• SAIG Mailbox Tools: EDconnect/TDCM (hands-on)

1:45 p.m. –3:00 p.m.

• Electronic Services for the Future

• The ISIR: What It Is and How to Use It

• Program Compliance 101: An Inside Look at the Operations of the School Participation Teams

• TEACH Operational and Processing Information-Part Two (Servicing)

• Return of Title IV Aid: Compliance Issues and their Resolution

• Write, Implement, and Own It: The Making of a Policies and Procedures Manual

• Title IV Funding to Schools: From COD through G5 (For Direct Loan schools)

• Promote Student Success, Manage Delinquency and Prevent Defaults

• FSA Technical Services for IT Staff

• The Student Loan Ombudsman Caucus: Solutions for Loan Problems & Issues

• COD Web for Grants (hands-on)

• FAA Access to CPS Online for New Users (hands-on)

3:15 p.m. –4:30 p.m.

• Operational Reporting for GA's and Lenders under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loan Act of 2008 (ECASLA)

• Verification: Checking the Accuracy of FAFSA Data

• COD Basics

• Policy Update: Federal Grant Programs: Pell, ACG and National SMART

• Top Ten Audit and Program Review Findings and How to Identify Them

• Regulations and Legislative Update for the Loans Programs

• Direct Loan Servicing Fundamentals

• NSLDS Update

• Federal Student Aid Technical Architecture Initiatives

• HSI Open Forum

• A Tour of Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) on the Web (hands-on)

• NSLDS Website (hands-on)

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• Birds of a Feather for IT Professionals

Day 3 – Thursday, December 4, 2008

9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

• General Session: 2009-2010 Application Processing System Update

 

11:00 a.m. –12:15 p.m.

• Ask a Fed for GA/Lenders

• Awarding Aid: Packaging

• Title IV Funding to Schools: From COD through G5 (For Pell Grants, ACG and National SMART)

• EDExpress Update: 2008-09 and 2009-10

• Professional Judgment

• Top Ten Audit and Program Review Findings and How to Identify Them

• Working with VA to help students

• Web 2.0 Technologies and Privacy/Security Considerations

• The Student Loan Ombudsman Caucus: Solutions for Loan Problems & Issues

• A Tour of Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) on the Web (hands-on)

• COD Web for Direct Loan Schools (hands-on)

1:45 p.m. –3:00 p.m.

• TEACH Operational and Processing Information: Part One (COD)

• What is SAP?

• Write, Implement, and Own It: The Making of a Policies and Procedures Manual

• Promote Student Success, Manage Delinquency and Prevent Defaults

• NSLDS Enrollment Reporting

• Regulations and Legislative Update for the Loans Programs

• Return of Title IV Aid: Compliance Issues and their Resolution

• Changes to General Provisions Rules

• Ensuring Information Security

• Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008: An Update

• Financial Partners Systems (Hands on)

• COD Web for Direct Loan Schools (hands-on)

3:15 p.m. –4:30 p.m.

• TEACH Operational and Processing Information-Part Two (Servicing)

• Disbursing Aid

• Keeping Your School's Participation Current

• NSLDS Aggregate Calculations

• Unlocking the Potential of Direct Loan Reports

• Campus-Based Allocation Formula

• CPS Process, Data Matches and Processing Changes

• NSLDS Update

• FSA Gateway and Portal Strategies

• Tribal College Open Forum

• Test Drive the ISIR Analysis Tool and Improve Verification (hands-on)

• Direct Loan Tools (Hands on)

Day 4 – Friday, December 5, 2008

9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

• General Session: Federal Update

 

11:00 a.m. –12:15 p.m.

• Direct Loan Fundamentals

• Uncover the Mysteries of the Law and Regulations

• TEACH Grants Policy Update

• Campus-Based Allocation Formula

• Regulations and Legislative Update for the Loans Programs

• Policy Update: Pell Grants, ACG and National SMART

• Top Ten Audit and Program Review Findings and How to Identify Them

• Changes to General Provisions Rules

• Financial Aid for Technical Staff

• Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008: An Update

• SAIG Mailbox Tools: EDconnect/TDCM (hands-on)

• Direct Loan Tools (Hands on)

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