Overview of CPS FAFSA Initiative

1. Overview of CPS FAFSA Initiative • Feedback Loop • Usefulness of data • Data quality Research Department Central Office Shares data • Office of College and Career Preparation • Office of the CEO • Receives FAFSA data and shares at various levels • Student-level reporting tool • Weekly completion reports by school, area, and program • Weekly school rank lists based on improvement • End of year reportwith subgroups by race, gender, ACT, GPA, program and key dates • School reports with subgroups • Year to year comparison reports ISAC: Clearing-house for FAFSA data in IL Areas • Support and Guidance • FAFSA trainings for staff • FAFSA completion workshops for students • Coordination of external resources/partners • Data-focused emails and reinforcement of FAFSA’s importance • Area Instructional Officers • Postsecondary Specialists Centrally-Run Programs Shares data • AVID • International Baccalaureate (IB) • Career and Technical Education (CTE) U.S. Dept. of Ed.: Houses data from FAFSA applica-tions Schools • Principals • Counselors • Postsecondary Coaches Consortium on Chicago School Research Finding: FAFSA completion a leading indicator of whether or not students who are accepted to a four-year university actually enroll