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An explanation of the process used for the Gainful Employment product development.
Leah Aalderink
Director of University Compliance
Davenport University
My role
Compliance
Non-technical
What you are going to hear today
What is Gainful Employment?
Meetings/content
Testing
Summary
2011 regs struck down by court in June 2012
Final rules published for the second time in the fall of 2014, effective 07/01/15
All short term/non-degree programs at all schools and all programs at proprietary
schools.
Disclose and report data on GE programs
Student level data for those who received Title IV aid
Program, begin/end date, status at the end of the year (enrolled, withdrawn, graduated)
Financial data including amount of tuition/fees, books, debt owed to institution
Due annually by October 1st
Six aid years (catch up) were due July 31, 2015
Almost 40 participants
15 institutions (public, private, 2 year, 4 year)
Various roles
Financial Aid
IT
Registrar
Non-technical and technical focused
Level of participation varied
Meetings prior to release
30-60 minute phone calls
Kick off in March
Monthly meetings for March, April, May
Five meetings in June
Meeting day before release in July
Follow up and second phase
Three meetings in August
One meeting in September before release
Testing – Average 2-4 hours per week during June
Need support from IT and DBA!!!
Testing environment options
Package release – Put into pre-production OR
Ellucian cloud-based environment
Patches, patches, patches…………and more patches
Oooops!! Didn’t test campus codes!
Benefits
Advance preparation
Input
Time Commitment
Meetings and testing
Lessons Learned
Test, test, test
Upcoming Groups
IPEDS – Target release of mid-November. Contact [email protected]
Achieving the Dream reporting – Target release of mid-December. Contact
[email protected]
HR Salary Planner – Contact [email protected]