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Surviving the Administrative Maze Presenters Moderator: Sheila Bauer, Coordinator, UMKC Panel: Kyla McCarty Financial Aid Director College of the Ozarks David King Asst. Director of Financial Aid Missouri State Jan Brandow Director UMKC Topics to Discuss • • • • • • • • • • • FWS Benefits Funding Availability Administrative Cost Allowance FISAP Completion Awarding Decisions JLD Community Service Job Placement/Process Issues Working with Supervisors Student Issues Creating a FWS Handbook FWS Benefits • • • • Higher matriculation rates Graduates are better prepared Reduces reliance on student loans Connects student to campus and community • Important work force for the Institution How Much Funding is Available? • FWS Final Funding Allocation Carry Forward Carry Back JLD Adjusted Allocation $500,000 0 (5,000) (50,000) $455,000 Calculating the Administrative Cost Allowance • Can be up to 5% of gross FWS earnings • Reported on the FISAP Example: $550,000 Gross Earnings x 5% = $27,500 Adjusted Allocation ACA Allocation for Earnings $445,000 27,500 $417,500 FISAP • Carry Forward/Back • Transfers between campus-based funds • FWS required match Placement Category FWS % Employer % On-Campus 75 25 Off-Campus Community Service 75 25 100 0 Eligible Non-Profit 90 10 Private For-Profit 50 50 Eligible Tutoring Programs Making Award Decisions • Decisions vary by institutions • Influences which impact calculating how much to spend – Economy within the region – Offer/Accept/Enrollment ratio – Historical earning patterns over time • Deobligating funds if necessary JLD Requirements • • • • • What is Job Location & Development (JLD)? Required Use of JLD funds How to participate in JLD FISAP requirements Reporting jobs created and wages earned Community Service • • • • • • • Use of contracts Reporting requirements Reading & math tutors/family literacy AmeriCorps Site visits Background checks Requesting additional funding Job Placement Processes/Issues • • • • • • Job placement philosophy Uses of the web for job placement Religious/political related positions Job description Completing required documents Site visit/evaluation Working with Supervisors • • • • • • Monitoring earnings Underworking & overworking awards Evaluation processes Training programs Employer/Employee Bill of Rights Allocation of positions Student Issues • • • • • • • Student misconduct/poor performance Having a safe work-place FERPA – confidentiality statements Harassment policies Reapplying on-time References (and related FERPA laws) Payrates Creating a work-study handbook • Topics for supervisors • Topics for students • Legal issues Resources • National Student Employment Association www.nsea.info – Listserv, Discussion Board, Research Grants, Career Center, Journal of Student Employment, Student Employee of the Year, Start-up Grants • Midwest Association of Student Employment www.masea.info – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin Surviving the FWS administrative maze is like living with blue skies and palm trees…