1. 2005 High School Counselor Workshop

2. Housekeeping The day’s schedule Bio-breaks Cell phones Lunch options

3. Your Hosts for the Day California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (CASFAA) California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) EDFUND

4. Morning Agenda Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Changes Cal Grant Update Outreach Information California Cash For College (CCFC)

5. Afternoon Agenda Section A – Financial Aid Programs Overview – Line-by-Line Review of FAFSA Section B – Evaluating Aid Award Offers – Helping Students who Don’t Qualify for Need-Based Aid

6. Your Workbook Morning section Afternoon sections Forms Back pocket – 2006-2007 FAFSA (draft copy) – Evaluation form Student resources

7. 2006-2007 FAFSA UPDATES & CHANGES

8. 8 FAFSA Updates and Changes Prospective Changes for 2006-07 – Student Web Application – Personal Identification Number (PIN) & PIN Website – Paper FAFSA Other Noteworthy News Important Dates

9. FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) www.fafsa.ed.gov Apply & reapply – English & Spanish options Access PIN Web site Check status of completed FAFSA

10. View Student Aid Report (SAR) information Make corrections Pre-application worksheet – Available November 2005 FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

11. www.fafsa.ed.gov

12. Section 1 - Home Page – Link to State Deadlines added back – School code search link added back – New printable checklist of items needed to complete FAFSA FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

13. The FAFSA – The option to apply for a PIN for use as an electronic signature is offered at the beginning of the application process – A link to the PIN web site is provided for this purpose FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

14. When an applicant receives a reject warning, they cannot click “okay.” – They MUST either - Correct the data OR If data is correct, re-enter data in pop- up box FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

15. Instructions for “Process my application now without signatures” improved to – Help applicant understand what needs to be done next to complete signature process – Ensure applicants successfully transmit application data FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

16. Parents with multiple children in college can continue to transfer information to additional applications FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.) Place screen shot of what this might look like

17. Link on confirmation page to “Begin a new application with parent data already filled in?” will display only for – Dependent students – Independent students who provided parent data on the application FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

18. US Department of Education (ED) seal added for more “official” look Paper FAFSA question “numbers” added Reformatted for ease of use FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) (cont.)

19. PIN Registration On Department of Education (ED) documents, PINs serve as a password to – Access private information – Sign documents electronically PIN request Web site – Request or re-request a PIN – Customize a PIN – Change PIN mailing address

20. PIN Registration (cont.) www.pin.ed.gov – Name, SSN, date of birth, mailing address – E-mail address (optional) – PIN applicants & holders will be required to select & answer Challenge Question

21. Improved Home Page www.pin.ed.gov www.pin.ed.gov – Fly-over text describes menu items – Re-named “Change My Address” to “Update My Personal Information” – Main menu options re-ordered main menu options most frequently used are at the top & in logical order Flyover help text Formerly “Change my address” Re-ordered PIN Registration Website (cont.)

22. PIN Registration (cont.) New PIN mailed by – Regular mail within 7 to 10 days – Email within 3 days or less – Beware of spam blocker software

23. PIN Registration (cont.) PINs disabled after 18 months of inactivity (students & parents) – Users will have to reapply for a PIN – Affects both students & parents Encourage all students & parents to apply NOW for PIN

24. Clarification that there are two options for receiving PIN – E-mail – Postal mail Changed text regarding terms of receiving a PIN from “Agree” to “I agree not to share my PIN” PIN Registration (cont.)

25. “I Forgot/Don’t Know My PIN” option added to all PIN authentication pages Turnaround time improved for receiving PIN e-mails – Currently sent every 12 hours – Will change to every 4 hours PIN Registration Retrieval

26. Ordering Paper FAFSAs – Announcement this Fall posted to IFAP www.ifap.ed.gov – To order FAFSAs & other student financial aid publications www.edpubs.org/ml The Paper FAFSA

27. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) 2006-07 FAFSA Pantone 277 CVU Blue (student information) Pantone 263 CVU Purple (parent information) No new or deleted questions Design and layout remains unchanged

28. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) Will include return receipt postcard & insert Questions 17, 20, 56, & 69 (dates), same format as 2004-05 FAFSA, “month” & “year” above response boxes

29. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) Page 1 – Updated all state deadlines

30. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) Page 2 – Questions 14–15 – Changed from “Alien Registration Card” to “Permanent Resident Card”

31. Pages 4 & 5 – Questions 33 b. and 71 b.: “TeleFile” tax filing options removed IRS no longer offering as a filing method – Questions 36 and 74: “total amount” for taxes paid question to eliminate confusion The Paper FAFSA (cont.)

32. Pages 4, 5, & 8 – Combat Pay Questions 38-39 & 76-77 Combat pay instructions added to Worksheet B

33. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) Page 4 – Question 53: Separated into two-part question for clarity Page 5 and 6 – Questions 65-66 & 84-85: Instructions added to ensure applicants answer “Household Size” & “Number in College” questions

34. The Paper FAFSA (cont.) Page 7 – Notes for Questions 55 – 83: Foster parents are not considered parents for completing the FAFSA

35. Printed on blue paper Overall format has not changed Paper and Web Student Aid Report (SAR) will follow order of questions on paper FAFSA Text on page 2 about importance of not sharing PINs with anyone The Student Aid Report (Paper)

36. Who Gets What? Application Filed Did you provide an e-mail address? Student Aid Report (SAR) receipt method PIN access code receipt method Paper FAFSA NOPaper SARU.S. Mail YES E-mail with link to Student Access on the Web E-mail with link to PIN on the Web FAFSA on the Web NOPaper SAR AcknowledgementU.S. Mail YES E-mail with link to Student Access on the Web E-mail with link to PIN on the Web Paper SAR correction NOPaper SAR YES E-mail with link to Student Access on the Web Corrections on the Web NOPaper SAR Acknowledgement YES E-mail with link to Student Access on the Web

37. Other Noteworthy News Web Demonstration Site FAFSA on the Web demonstration site will be available later this year – To access site, go to http://fafsademo.test.ed.gov – User Name: eddemo – Password: fafsatest Click on FOTW at bottom of screen Available until next December

38. Other Noteworthy News (cont.) FAFSA’s submitted without signature will be held for only 7 days (was 14) School code changes may be made – By calling 1.800.4FEDAID – On the Web – On paper SAR Letter requests will be returned to students with clear instructions about how to make changes

39. New warning edit when student or parent enters same amount in asset net worth fields Corrections must be submitted if student or parent names do not matching Social Security Administration (SSA) records – If name is correct, student or parent must re-enter both first & last names Other Noteworthy News (cont.)

40. Important Dates January 1, 2006 – System available FOTW Renewal FOTW Corrections on the Web January 2, 2006 – Application processing system starts up

41. BREAK

42. CAL GRANT UPDATE