Transcript Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program

ISAC Fall Processing Update
September 28, 2011
FY2012 State Appropriations
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2011-12 MAP Program News
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Monetary Award Program (MAP)
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Payment processing is available in MAPnet
from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (CT)
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Records submitted by 7 p.m. will be processed
that night and results will be available on the next
business day
December 9, 2011 is the first-term priority
payment claim deadline date
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Second and third term dates will be set at the
November commission meeting
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2011-12 MAP Program News
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Monetary Award Program (MAP)
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Possible 2nd and 3rd Term Reductions
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Important Message from ISAC to Illinois Students
Regarding 2011-12 MAP Awards
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Communication available at collegeillinois.org
ISAC has started sending e-mails to all eligible
MAP applicants for whom we have a valid e-mail
address
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Contains information about the status of this year’s MAP
funding and possibility of reduced 2nd and 3rd awards
Provides a link to additional communication that
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2010-11 TESP Program News
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Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP)
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Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois
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Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC)
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Awarding took place on September 1 for qualified timely renewal
applicants
Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship (MTI)
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Awarding took place on August 25 for qualified timely new and
renewal applicants
Awarding took place on September 1 for all MTI applicants
Award notifications were mailed to eligible students and
results are available in My Zone
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2011-12 TESP Program News
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Teacher Education Scholarship Programs
(TESP)
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Payment request process will soon be available at
My Zone
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Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT)
Users access must be set to security level 3 or by the
schools My Zone administrator in order to request, edit or
update payment claims
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2011-12 SETTW Program News
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Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver
(SETTW)
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Awards were announced to students in April
Verification Rosters and Certification forms were
mailed to colleges on June 24
Completed forms are due back to ISAC on or
before September 30
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2011-12 IVG Program News
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Illinois Veteran Grant
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Summer claims were due by September 15
Processing for the fall term began September 16 and
claims are due by January 15
Spring processing begins January 16 and claims will be
due by May 25, 2012
IVG online payment process via My Zone is
available daily from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. (CT)
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2011-12 ING Program News
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Illinois National Guard Grant
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Application deadline dates are:
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October 1 – full year consideration
March 1 – spring and summer terms
June 15 – summer only
New announcement rosters are posted to My
Zone as eligibility verification is received from
the Illinois Dept. of Military Affairs
Payment rosters will be posted to My Zone in
October
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2011-12 PFC Program News
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Grant Programs for Dependents of Police,
Fire and Correctional Officers
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Application deadline dates:
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October 1 – full year consideration
March 1 – spring and summer terms
June 15 – summer only
Maximum award amount is $19,100
Fall term payment rosters will be mailed to
schools in October
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2011-12 Byrd Program News
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Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
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Eligibility letters, certification forms and student
responsibility documents were sent to qualified
renewal Byrd Scholars on July 21
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Due to limited funding, the maximum annual award
amount for the 2011-12 academic year is $1,020.
Payment rosters were made available in My
Zone on August 23
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2011-12 Program News
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Bonus Incentive Grant (BIG)
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Application is no longer available
Applicants who met eligibility requirements but were
not approved for payment received notification from
ISAC
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Began notifying during the week of September 12
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Other Program News
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2010-11 Enrollment Verification Rosters
will be made available in My Zone in
early October for the following
programs:
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Illinois Future Teacher Corps
Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program
Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver
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Program Payment Status
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Use State Comptroller's Web site to track the
processing of payments for ISAC programs
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Vendor Inquiries screen provides the payment status
descriptions and has an online instruction guide
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Access the State Comptroller’s home page at: ww.ioc.state.il.us
Click on Vendor Payments in the Financial Inquiries section
Enter the appropriate vendor taxpayer identification number
(Federal Employer Identification Number or Social Security
Number)
A summary of contracts and payments will display
Click on the Payments icon to view detailed payment
information
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Other ISAC News
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Customer Service Hours for School Services
Department
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8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday
Contact information
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Phone: 866.247.2172 (toll-free)
Fax: 847.831.8549
Email: [email protected]
ISAC offices will be closed on:
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Monday, October 10 for Columbus Day
Thursday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day
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Other ISAC News
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MAP Upgrade
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A project is currently underway to upgrade MAPnet
technology
ISAC system maintenance scheduled for
Monday, October 10 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Will affect MAPNet, MyZone and CollegeZone
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Maintenance message will appear if trying to access during
this time
The 529 Prepaid site maintenance page will provide a link
for account access.
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Other ISAC News
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College Illinois Transcript Exchange (CITE)
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Initiative was launched in August
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Collaborating with Illinois State Board of Education
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Allows high schools to send electronic transcripts
electronically to participating MAP-approved colleges at
no cost to students or the schools
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Docufide by Parchment
Docufide Sender
Will also allow high schools to submit 6th semester data to
ISAC for State Scholars Program
Participating colleges must be set up as a Docufide
Receiver
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Contact School Services for more information
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Fall Training Opportunities
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ISAC Monthly Webinars
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Military Issues -- Wednesday, October 26, 2 p.m.
Teacher Programs – Wednesday, November 23, 2 p.m.
2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, December 21, 2 p.m.
2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, January 18, 2 p.m.
ISAC Financial Aid Workshops
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Downstate
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101 – December 6
201 – December 7
Upstate
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101 – December 13
201 – December 14
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Fall Training Opportunities
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MASFAA Annual Conference
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October 9 – 12, Grand Rapids, MI
www.masfaaweb.org
ILASFAA Fall Workshops
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November 3 at Oakton Community College,
Des Plaines
November 10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Springfield
www.ilasfaa.org
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Fall Training Opportunities
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Federal Student Aid
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Webinar on NSLDS Gainful Employment Reporting
Process
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October 13
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Fundamentals of Title IV Administration
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October 24- 28, Chicago
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www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/specific.html
www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/newfaps.html#fundamentals
Fall Conference
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November 29 – December 2, Las Vegas
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fsaconferences.ed.gov/lasvegas1.html
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