Enhancing QA Programs with the ISIR Analysis Tool

1. Session 66 The Power of the IA Tool One Report at a Time (For QA Program Schools) Michael Cagle QA Team

2. Training Objectives Provide instructions for accessing and uploading records into the ISIR Analysis Tool Identify the records to analyze in the ISIR Analysis Tool Review the Dashboard and Run each of the Standard Reports available in the ISIR Analysis Tool Review ISIR Analysis Tool Calendar of Activities

3. Who Do You Want to Analyze? • A Random • Sample • 2008-2009 Institutional Verification 2007-2008 http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance

4. Who Do You Want to Analyze? Additional Considerations: • CPS • Estimated Filers • Professional Judgment cases • Recipients of state need-based aid

5. ISIR Analysis Tool Access • Obtain Access by contacting the Destination Point Administrator (DPA) at your school

6. ISIR Analysis Tool Access (cont’d) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/faa/faa.jsp

7. ISIR Analysis Tool Access (cont’d)

8. ISIR Analysis Tool Access (cont’d)

9. Setting Up the ISIR Analysis Tool http://ifap.ed.gov/qahome/guidance.html

10. Creating The Flat ASCII File • SSN of each applicant • First two letters of the applicant’s last name • The transaction numbersthat you want uploaded into the tool (optional) • A “Y” indicating if a record met a school’s discretionary verification criteria (optional) • Field Length: 16

11. Data Request – ISIR Data

12. Upload Flat File

13. Data Validation

14. Other Online Training Available http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance/training.htm

15. Hands-on Session • Review the Dashboard and Run each of the Standard Reports available in the ISIR Analysis Tool

16. Session Materials • We will post the workbook after the conferences on the QA Program website www.ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance

17. Timeline of Activitiesfor the ISIR Analysis Tool

18. QA Schools Must use these Verification Status Codes • V VERIFIED by the school. • S Selected by CPS but NOT verified because the ISIR record did not meet the school verification criteria • W Selected by the school and the Pell was disbursed without documentation. • BLANK Not selected

19. Tracking your W Codes • Access the Verification Tracking Report in COD

20. Verification Status Report To retrieve the report via a Data Request: • Log into the COD web site, select the Batch option from the top tool bar • Select Grant Data Requests, select New Request; from the Report Type dropdown box, select Verification Status Report

21. Verification Status Report-Cont’d • Make the appropriate selections for Award Year, Request Type and Data Type, and click the submit button This process will produce a report with current data from COD. Remember, if there is no student for whom a code is missing, the file will be sent but the results will be blank.

22. Session 65: Draft Findings from the QA Program for the 2006-07 Award Year Session 64: Set you knowledge in Motion: Maximize Reports & Graphs in the ISIR Analysis Tool Related Sessions:

23. QA Program Resources • QA Program Website - http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance • QA Program Listserv - Send email to Holly.Langer-Evans@ed.gov to subscribe to the QA Program listserv • QA Program Mailbox - qualityassurance@ed.gov • QA Program Training -http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance/training.htm • Information for Financial Aid Professionals - http://ifap.ed.gov • Team Building Website - http://www.Teambuildinginc.com

24. Contact Information We appreciate your feedback and comments. We can be reached at: Michael.Cagle@ed.gov Warren.Farr@ed.gov Holly.Langer-Evans@ed.gov David.Rhodes@ed.gov Anne.Tuccillo@ed.gov

25. Questions? • We are also available in the PC Lab • Don’t forget to complete your session evaluation