1. Michael Cagle, Holly Langer-Evans, and Anne Tuccillo | Dec. 2013 U.S. Department of Education 2013 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals Schools in the Quality Assurance Program Session 16

2. Agenda 1 Welcome and Overview Institutional Profile Review 2 Random Sample Analysis Discussion Program Requirements 3 Program Update Questions and Answers 2

3. 2012-2013 Institutional Profiles

4. Pell Over-payments detected by School 4

5. Pell Under-payments detected by School 5

6. Pell IP detected by Sample 6

7. School Verif 2012-13 7

8. Effect Verif in 2010-11 Sample 8

9. Random Sample Analysis Discussion

10. Conference Assignment School criteria you would keep? School criteria you would tweak? School criteria you would delete? 10

11. QA Program Requirements

12. 2013-2014 Verification Requirements 12 RequirementMonth Select and verify 2013-14 records that meet institutional criteria. Select and verify 350 random sample records January – July, 2013 Submit surveyApril 2013 Prepare flat file of verified random sample records May – December 2013 Upload flat file, set verification flagMay – December 2013 Analyze 2013-2014 random sample dataOctober – December 2013 Revise and prepare for implementation of 2014-15 verification criteria November – December 2013

13. 2013-2014 FSA Assessments 13 DateRequirement January - June, 2013 Continue completion of 2012-2013 assessments or activities. Keep copies of all Action Plans in QA file. March – June, 2013 Establish Teams to begin completion of the assessments or activities for the 2013-2014 award year April, 2013 Report on the QA Annual Survey which assessments or activities you will complete for 2013-2014 July, 2013– June, 2014Complete Assessments for 2013-2014, and any Action Plans

14. 2014-2015 Verification Requirements 14 RequirementMonth Select and verify 2014-15 records that meet institutional criteria. January – July 2014 Continued flexibility with acceptable documentation requirement January – July 2014 Prepare flat file of sample of verified institutional records with appropriate verification criteria codes May – December 2014 Upload flat fileMay – December 2014 Analyze sample of 2014-2015 records as determined by FSAOctober – December 2014

15. 2014-2015 FSA Assessments 15 2014-2015Requirement July, 2014– June, 2015 Complete Assessments for 2014-2015, and any Action Plans March – June, 2014 Establish Teams to begin completion of the assessments or activities for the 2014-2015 award year April, 2014 Report on the QA Annual Survey which assessments or activities you will complete for 2014-2015 July, 2014– June, 2015Complete Assessments for 2014-2015, and any Action Plans

16. Celebrate the QA Program’s Accomplishments

17. 1985 - 1992 Verification is “random” IQC Pilot Project Institutionally developed system of verification and self assessment 1992-2012 QA Program authorized in statute. Program wide findings inform federal verification process. FSA moves toward customized/targeted verification selection Present and Future IRS Data Retrieval Refine customized verification risk model. Identify inefficient criteria of the risk model, test alternative documentation and address specific threats to award accuracy Evolution of an Idea

18. Celebrate Success

19. Update QA Program

20. Future Possibilities Start over to set goals. For example, schools apply to partner with the Department to: Establish alternative verification groups Establish alternative documentation items Test and analyze results The Department uses results in Risk Models

21. Future Possibilities Other Suggestions? Review 487A(a) – Language is limiting Is Reauthorization an opportunity to improve it? Use Reauthorization to redefine the authority? Stay Tuned

22. QA Regional Representatives Regions 1, 2, and 5 – Holly Langer-Evans – (617) 289-0136 Holly.Langer-Evans@ed.gov Regions 3, 4, 6 & 7 – Anne Tuccillo – (202) 377- 4378 Anne.Tuccillo@ed.gov Regions 8, 9, and 10 – Michael Cagle – (206) 615-2586 Michael.Cagle@ed.gov 22

23. QA Program Resources QA Program Website - http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurancehttp://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance QA Program Listserv - Send email to Warren.Farr@ed.gov to subscribe to the QA Program listserv QA Program Mailbox – quality.assurance@ed.gov QA Program Training & Guidance - http://ifap.ed.gov/qahome/training.htmlhttp://ifap.ed.gov/qahome/training.html Information for Financial Aid Professionals - http://ifap.ed.govhttp://ifap.ed.gov 23

24. QUESTIONS? 24