ISAC Programs Update : Oh , the Stuff You Will Learn!

ISAC Programs Update: Oh, the Stuff You Will

Learn! • Presented By:

David PerryAssistant Director, Partner ServicesIllinois Student Assistance Commission

ISAC Programs Update: Oh, the Stuff You Will

Learn!

THE FIRST THINGS WE’LL LOOK AT ARE BRAND NEW TO GAP.

THEY’LL HELP YOU WITH BUDGET REPORTING AND MAP.

Budget Reporting Online!

• Gift Assistance Budget Reporting for 2014-15 via GAP Access

• Anticipated Availability - Early-Mid April 2014• Same data items collected as before• Must be submitted by GAP Access Primary

Administrator (FA Director)

Budget Reporting Online!

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Budget Reporting Online!

Budget Reporting Online!

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Budget Reporting Online!

Budget Reporting Online!

Budget Reporting Online!

Budget Reporting Online!

MAP Override Checkbox

MAP Override Checkbox

MAP Override Checkbox

ISAC Programs Update: Oh, the Stuff You Will Learn!

FROM MAP AND GAP ACCESS NOW QUICKLY WE’LL GO, TO NATIONAL GUARD, A NEW ROSTER TO SHOW.

Illinois National Guard (ING)• Qualified applicants who have completed ten

years or more of active duty ING service may receive ING Grant benefits for a maximum of the equivalent of six academic years of full-time enrollment (i.e., 180 eligibility units).

• Handled Manually in 2013-14• Modified Announcement Roster for– 2014-15.

ING 2014-15 Announcement Roster

PFC 2013-14 Announcement Roster

ISAC Programs Update: Oh, the Stuff You Will

Learn! THE NEXT GROUP OF THINGS WE’RE ABOUT TO REVIEW, ARE HINTS AND REMINDERS, SOME TIPS - ONE OR TWO.NOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE GONNA SHOW YOU, WILL HELP WITH THE STUFF YOU’RE REQUIRED TO DO.

http://www.isac.org/isac-gift-assistance-programs/index.html

Monthly Calendars

Calendar Items

• PFC Winter/Spring Claims Due April 11, 2014• ING Spring Term Claims Due April 16, 2014– Supplemental – April 30, 2014

• IVG Spring Term Claims Due May 25, 2014• Past Due– MyZone User Verification Response– TESP Enrollment Verification

Report Maintenance for MAPReview Reports and File Extraction Tabs– Especially prior year info (2012-13)

Identify Files to Keep (Save to another location)– Save the Payment Results/Exceptions files (.PDF)

Delete Files No Longer Needed– It may not be necessary to keep all user

created reports and extractions.

Saving Reports

Saving Reports

Saving Reports

Saving Reports

Saving Reports

Saving Reports

FTP Processing Reminders• Make Sure Files are Encrypted with Password• Make Sure The Password is Correct• Make Sure the Zipped File is Submitted, not

the Text File• If Unsure, use the MAP/TEST folder– Call ISAC to let us know the file is in TEST folder

• Don’t Put Test Data in the MAP/IN folder– Unintended consequences

FTP Naming Conventions

• Example: mappayreq_999_010114.txt – Password encrypt this file

• Example: mappayreq_999_010114.zip– Submit this file

• Go to Electronic Tools to find the 2014-15 MAP 160-Byte File Layout

Specifications

Reconciliation Reminders• Year-end processing coming up. Be sure to run

and save appropriate reports.• Reconciliation is on a student-by- student

basis, not just dollars paid minus dollars disbursed.

• After reconciliation, send in your payment reductions and cancellations via MAP as soon as possible.

Stay “in the know”

• Make sure staff in your offices are signed up for e-messaging.

• Get staff from other offices to sign up for e-messaging.

• Questions? Contact School Services– 866.247.2172– Isac.schoolservices@isac.illinois.gov

QUESTIONS???

ISAC Programs Update: Oh, the Stuff You Will

Learn! THE MOST DIFFICULT SESSION, I’M SURE YOU’LL AGREE, IS ONE BEFORE LUNCHTIME PRESENTED BY ME.

SO OFF YOU CAN GO, WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE IN HAND, TO STAND IN A LINE FOR … GREEN EGGS AND HAM!

THANKS!!!!!