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Session C-24

Session C-24. Mary K. Muncie U.S. Department of Education Kristen Demaree NCHELP Jennifer Martin NASFAA. Session Agenda. Introduction to NT4CM The need for NT4CM Pilot for Academic Year 2008-09 Plans for Academic Year 2009-10 Discussion. Introduction to NT4CM. What Is NT4CM?.

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Session C-24

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  1. Session C-24 Mary K. Muncie U.S. Department of Education Kristen Demaree NCHELP Jennifer Martin NASFAA

  2. Session Agenda • Introduction to NT4CM • The need for NT4CM • Pilot for Academic Year 2008-09 • Plans for Academic Year 2009-10 • Discussion

  3. Introduction to NT4CM

  4. What Is NT4CM? • National Training for Counselors and Mentors (NT4CM)—intended audiences • Free training • Designed at the national level, offered locally to high school counselors and college access community • Includes details regarding the Federal student aid programs and state-specific programs • Ongoing support • Via monthly communications

  5. Who Are the Players in NT4CM? • Steering committee • State coordinators • Trainers local to the area who are professionals in Student Financial Assistance programs

  6. The Need for NT4CM

  7. Why Offer NT4CM? • Usability studies as well as discussions with counselors told us that they: • Need up-to-date aid information • Prefer it to be face-to-face • Want it annually • Need on-going communication vehicle

  8. Why Offer NT4CM? • Survey of states told us: • Some conduct annual training, but not all have the resources • Modules re: new programs can supplement what they do offer

  9. NT4CM—History to Date • How we got to here: • March 07—steering committee established • Planning begun and states polled • Decision to combine resources and pilot • June—materials developed • August—Web goes live—webinars conducted • Sept.-March—sessions conducted • April-May—evaluation and lessons learned

  10. How We Did It—The Process • State Participation -- Pilot Year --17 states and Puerto Rico - Alaska - Illinois + - New York+ - Arkansas + - Iowa + - North Carolina - California - Kentucky + - Ohio - Connecticut - Maine + - Tennessee + - Florida + - Mississippi + - Utah + - Georgia + - New Hampshire • State Participation –- 2009-10 --Those states below and as noted by + above • D C - Massachusetts - Washington • Hawaii -Michigan - West Virginia • Louisiana-Texas

  11. State Roles—Coordinators • Managed logistics • Securing trainers, dates, locations • Determining participation level • Ordering materials • Conducting outreach and publicity • Participated in bi-weekly conference calls with steering committee during planning phase and as needed throughout • Offered ongoing feedback • Shared best practices

  12. Materials for NT4CM • Developed and shipped by steering committee to state coordinators PowerPoint presentation Instructor Manual Participant Guide Handouts and resource lists • Customizable outreach materials provided electronically • Sample of Participant Guide circulating

  13. NT4CM Web Site Participant (public) Web site www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov/NT4CM • General program information – fact sheet, FAQs • Registration—online or links to states’ sites • Downloadable Participant Guide • Links to resources

  14. NT4CM Web Site Trainer and coordinator Web site www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov/trainers • Downloadable PowerPoint presentation and instructor manual • Downloadable customizable outreach materials • Train the Trainers webinar

  15. 2008-09 Workshop Overview Agenda had three main sections: • Federal aid (provided by NT4CM) • State aid (provided by states)—template provided by NT4CM • Resources (provided by NT4CM and states)

  16. 2008-09 Workshop Curriculum - Federal • Overview of financial aid • How to apply for federal aid • FAFSA4caster • FAFSA on the Web

  17. 2008-09 Workshop Curriculum - Federal • Eligibility criteria and application procedures for Academic Competitiveness Grants • How to search for federal, state, institutional and private scholarships • Avoiding financial aid fraud

  18. 2008-09 Workshop Curriculum - State • Using templates, detailed state grants, loans and scholarships: • General information • Maximum award • Eligibility criteria • Application procedure

  19. 2008-09 Workshop Curriculum - State • Using templates, detailed state prepaid tuition plans and state college savings plans: • General information • Contributions and outcomes • Tax benefits

  20. 2008-09 Workshop Curriculum - Resources Resources provided • Fact sheets • Web sites • Phone numbers

  21. New Modules for 2009-10 • Developed two new modules geared for middle school audiences • Counselors • Students and families • Encourage student and families to plan financially for college as early as possible

  22. Expansion of Workshop Materials • Plan to develop new modules throughout the year • Students with disabilities • Foster youth • Non-traditional students • At the end of this presentation, want to hear what additional topics you would like to see addressed

  23. Plans for Academic Year 2009-10Based on lessons learned and evaluations

  24. Lessons Learned • Earlier communications—to take advantage of piggy-backing opportunities • Clearer delineation of criteria for participation—see separate handout • Incentives for attending—CEUs • Expand steering committee and supporters • Build on successes—evaluations from pilot

  25. Evaluation • 62% responded “outstanding” when asked if the training met their needs for assisting students to prepare financially for college (4.6 rating out of 5). • 78% responded “outstanding” when asked to rate the NT4CM materials (4.8 rating out of 5). • 61% responded “outstanding” when asked to evaluate the case studies, charts, and other graphic illustrations, (4.6 rating out of 5). *Data based on 461 surveys received out of 1,149 participants.

  26. Evaluation–Quotes • “Good job! Where were you guys all these years?” • “Great workshop for someone wanting the basics of financial aid!” • “Very helpful, I learned a lot about new programs. Thank you. I'd like to do this yearly to stay knowledgeable about updates.”

  27. The Numbers for Academic Year 2009-10 • States • Players • Sessions • Planned offerings • Trainees • Estimates

  28. Next Steps—and Your Ideas • How do we recruit more states? • What can we add to fill a need? • Are there any comments from those who participated in the pilot year or who are participating this year? • What additional topics should we add to curriculum? • Other ideas to plus up the effort?

  29. Contact Information We appreciate your feedback and comments. We can be reached at: Mary K. Muncie Mary.K.Muncie@ed.gov 202.377.3202 nt4cm@ed.gov any and all inquiries Kristen Demaree kdemaree@nchelp.org 202.822.2106 Jennifer Martin martinj@nasfaa.org 202.785.6973

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