ISAC Fall Processing Update

September 28, 2011

FY2012 State Appropriations

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2011-12 MAP Program News

Monetary Award Program (MAP) Payment processing is available in

MAPnet from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (CT) Records submitted by 7 p.m. will be

processed that night and results will be available on the next business day

December 9, 2011 is the first-term priority payment claim deadline date

Second and third term dates will be set at the November commission meeting

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2011-12 MAP Program News

Monetary Award Program (MAP) Possible 2nd and 3rd Term Reductions

Important Message from ISAC to Illinois Students Regarding 2011-12 MAP Awards

Communication available at collegeillinois.org ISAC has started sending e-mails to all eligible

MAP applicants for whom we have a valid e-mail address

Contains information about the status of this year’s MAP funding and possibility of reduced 2nd and 3rd awards

Provides a link to additional communication that illustrates the impact the funding shortfall may have4

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2010-11 TESP Program News

Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois

Awarding took place on August 25 for qualified timely new and renewal applicants

Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Awarding took place on September 1 for qualified timely

renewal applicants Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship (MTI)

Awarding took place on September 1 for all MTI applicants Award notifications were mailed to eligible students

and results are available in My Zone Due to limited funding, additional awarding is

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2011-12 TESP Program News

Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Payment request process will soon be

available at My Zone Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT) Users access must be set to security level 3 or by

the schools My Zone administrator in order to request, edit or update payment claims

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2011-12 SETTW Program News

Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Awards were announced to students in

April Verification Rosters and Certification forms

were mailed to colleges on June 24 Completed forms are due back to ISAC on

or before September 30

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2011-12 IVG Program News

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Illinois Veteran Grant Summer claims were due by September 15 Processing for the fall term began September

16 and claims are due by January 15 Spring processing begins January 16 and claims

will be due by May 25, 2012 IVG online payment process via My Zone is

available daily from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. (CT)

2011-12 ING Program News

Illinois National Guard Grant Application deadline dates are:

October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only

New announcement rosters are posted to My Zone as eligibility verification is received from the Illinois Dept. of Military Affairs

Payment rosters will be posted to My Zone in October 11

2011-12 PFC Program News

Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire and Correctional Officers Application deadline dates:

October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only

Maximum award amount is $19,100 Fall term payment rosters will be mailed

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2011-12 Byrd Program News

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program Eligibility letters, certification forms and

student responsibility documents were sent to qualified renewal Byrd Scholars on July 21

Due to limited funding, the maximum annual award amount for the 2011-12 academic year is $1,020.

Payment rosters were made available in My Zone on August 23

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2011-12 Program News Bonus Incentive Grant (BIG)

Application is no longer available Applicants who met eligibility requirements

but were not approved for payment received notification from ISAC

Began notifying during the week of September 12

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Other Program News

2010-11 Enrollment Verification Rosters will be made available in My Zone in early October for the following programs:

Illinois Future Teacher Corps Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver

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Program Payment Status Use State Comptroller's Web site to track the

processing of payments for ISAC programs Vendor Inquiries screen provides the payment

status descriptions and has an online instruction guide

Access the State Comptroller’s home page at: ww.ioc.state.il.us

Click on Vendor Payments in the Financial Inquiries section Enter the appropriate vendor taxpayer identification

number (Federal Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number)

A summary of contracts and payments will display Click on the Payments icon to view detailed payment

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Other ISAC News Customer Service Hours for School Services

Department 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday Contact information

Phone: 866.247.2172 (toll-free) Fax: 847.831.8549 Email: isac.schoolservices@isac.illinois.gov

ISAC offices will be closed on: Monday, October 10 for Columbus Day Thursday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day

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Other ISAC News MAP Upgrade

A project is currently underway to upgrade MAPnet technology

ISAC system maintenance scheduled for Monday, October 10 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Will affect MAPNet, MyZone and CollegeZone

Maintenance message will appear if trying to access during this time

The 529 Prepaid site maintenance page will provide a link for account access.

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Other ISAC News College Illinois Transcript Exchange

(CITE) Initiative was launched in August

Collaborating with Illinois State Board of Education Docufide by Parchment

Allows high schools to send electronic transcripts electronically to participating MAP-approved colleges at no cost to students or the schools

Docufide Sender Will also allow high schools to submit 6th semester

data to ISAC for State Scholars Program Participating colleges must be set up as a

Docufide Receiver Contact School Services for more information

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Fall Training Opportunities ISAC Monthly Webinars

Military Issues -- Wednesday, October 26, 2 p.m. Teacher Programs – Wednesday, November 23, 2 p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, December 21, 2

p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, January 18, 2 p.m.

ISAC Financial Aid Workshops Downstate

101 – December 6 201 – December 7

Upstate 101 – December 13 201 – December 14

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Fall Training Opportunities MASFAA Annual Conference

October 9 – 12, Grand Rapids, MI www.masfaaweb.org

ILASFAA Fall Workshops November 3 at Oakton Community

College, Des Plaines November 10 at the Crowne Plaza

Hotel, Springfield www.ilasfaa.org

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Fall Training Opportunities

Federal Student Aid Webinar on NSLDS Gainful Employment Reporting

Process October 13

www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/specific.html

Fundamentals of Title IV Administration October 24- 28, Chicago

www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/newfaps.html#fundamentals

Fall Conference November 29 – December 2, Las Vegas

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