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Session FS1

Session FS1. Orientation to the FSA Training Conference. Marcia Fediw and Mike Stein U.S. Department of Education 2018 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals. November 2018. AGENDA. Welcome and introductions Recommended sessions

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Session FS1

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  1. Session FS1 Orientation to the FSA Training Conference Marcia Fediw and Mike Stein U.S. Department of Education 2018 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals November 2018

  2. AGENDA • Welcome and introductions • Recommended sessions • Multi-Regional and Foreign School Participation Division • U.S. Department of Education structure and roles • Institutional participation data • Core activities of the Foreign Schools Team

  3. AGENDA • Method of payment • Other activities • Technical assistance • Foreign School Audit Guide

  4. RECOMMENDED SESSIONS • General Sessions • GS1 Welcome and Keynote Address • GS2 Federal Update • Breakout Sessions • Session #7 Basics of Determining Academic Calendars (Standard, Non-Standard, and Non-Term) • Session #13 Cash Management Regulations Overview – Back to Basics

  5. RECOMMENDED SESSIONS • Session #18 Return of Title IV (R2T4) Funds: Essential Concepts • Session #23 Resolving Eligibility Issues for Citizens and Eligible Noncitizens • Session #24 How to Calculate an EFC • Session #34 Internal and External Threats Facing Title IV Institutions

  6. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  7. FEDERAL STUDENT AID • An Office of the U.S. Department of Education • Acting Chief Operating Officer James F. Manning appointed by the Secretary of Education • Policy Liaison • Technology • Finance • Performance Management • Customer Experience • Risk Management

  8. FEDERAL STUDENT AID • Administrative Services • Acquisitions • Business Operations • Training Officers • Program Compliance • Multi-Regional and Foreign School Participation Division

  9. PARTICIPATION DATA • Participating Institutions • Domestic 5,412 • Foreign 393 • 2016–2017 Award Year Funding • Domestic $122 Billion • Foreign $1 Billion • Foreign Funding by School Type • For-Profit 64% • Non-Profit 9% • Public 27%

  10. PARTICIPATION DATA • 393 Institutions • 38 Countries • 25,742 Students • $1 Billion annually • Foreign CDRs (Sector rates) • FY2014 (3-yr): 3.5% • FY2013 (3-yr): 3.6% • FY2012 (3-yr): 3.3%

  11. CORE ACTIVITIES • Eligibility • Compliance audits • Program reviews • Method of payment • Financial analysis

  12. METHOD OF PAYMENT • Refers to the way an institution receives Title IV, Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) program funds • Advance Payment • Heightened Cash Monitoring 1 (HCM1) • Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 (HCM2)/Reimbursement • HCM1, HCM2, and Reimbursement used to mitigate risk and protect Title IV, HEA funds • Payment method at the Secretary’s discretion

  13. OTHER ACTIVITIES • Coordinate new school onboarding • Electronic announcements and updates to Foreign Schools Information Page on ifap.ed.gov • Title IV Eligible Foreign Schools and the American Opportunity Tax Credit published Aug. 6, 2018 • International Schools Page on StudentAid.gov

  14. OTHER ACTIVITIES • Data analysis and consultation with • policymakers: • National Committee for Foreign Graduate Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) • Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) • Office of Inspector General (OIG) • Government Accountability Office (GAO) • Internal projects

  15. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE • Institutional assistance services • Self-paced online tools • Foreign Schools Assessments • FSA Coach for Foreign Schools • One-on-one assistance • Referral to subject matter experts

  16. ED-OIG NON-FEDERALAUDITTEAM • Responsible for assuring the quality and usefulness of the non-Federal audit process: • Oversee Quality Control Review (QCR) process • Provide technical assistance • Issue audit guides Team Mailbox: oignon-federalaudit@ed.gov

  17. FOREIGN SCHOOL AUDIT GUIDE • New Foreign School Audit Guide undergoing review: • Statutory and regulatory changes effective July 1, 2018 • Once issued, the guide will be available at: • OIG Non-Federal Audit website

  18. CONTACTS • Email: FSA.Foreign.Schools.Team@ed.gov • Phone: 202-377-3168 • Fax: 202-377-3486 • Mail: U.S. Department of Education Multi-regional and Foreign School Participation Division Union Center Plaza, 7th Floor 830 First Street, NE Washington DC, 20202 (20002-5340 if overnight/courier)

  19. SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY SERVICE GROUP (SESG) Ron Bennett - Director, School Eligibility Service Group, Washington, DC 202-377-3181School Eligibility Service Group General Number: 202-377-3173 or email: CaseTeams@ed.gov Or call the appropriate School Participation Division manager below for information and guidance on audit resolution, financial analysis, program reviews, school and program eligibility/recertification, and school closure information. New York/Boston School Participation Division Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Betty Coughlin, Director (646) 428-3737 Chris Curry – New York (646) 428-3738 Jeremy Early – Washington, DC (202) 377-3620Tracy Nave – Boston (617) 289-0145 Philadelphia School Participation Division District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Nancy Gifford, Director (215) 656-6436 Sherrie Bell– Washington, DC (202) 377-3349 Steven Marcucio– Philadelphia (215) 656-5554 Multi-Regional and Foreign Schools Participation Division Michael Frola, Director − Washington, DC (202) 377-3364 Michelle Allred – Dallas (214) 661-9466 Julie Arthur – Seattle (206) 615-2232 Mark Busskohl – Washington, DC (202) 377-4572 Joseph Smith − Washington, DC (202) 377-4321 Chicago/DenverSchool Participation Division Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Colorado, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Douglas Parrott, Director (312) 730-1532 Brenda Yette – Chicago (312) 730-1522 San Francisco/Seattle School Participation Division American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Palau, Marshall Islands, North Marianas, State of Micronesia, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington Martina Fernandez-Rosario, Director (415) 486-5605 Erik Fosker – San Francisco (415) 486-5606 Gayle Palumbo − San Francisco (415) 486-5614 or Seattle (206) 615-3699 Dyon Toney − Washington, DC (202) 377-3639 Atlanta School Participation Division Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Christopher Miller, Director (404) 974-9297 Vanessa Dillard – Atlanta (404) 974-9418Vinita Simpson - Atlanta (404) 974-9260 Dallas School Participation Division Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Cynthia Thornton, Director (214) 661-9457 Jesus Moya – Dallas (214) 661-9472 Kim Peeler – Dallas (214) 661-9471 Kansas City School Participation Division Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee Vacant, Director, Kansas City Angie Beam – Kansas City (816) 268-0534 Jan Brandow − Kansas City (816) 268-0409 Dvak Corwin – Kansas City (816) 268-0420 * * Deployment

  20. Questions and Answers

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