HSSP Sixth Semester Roster Data Due November 4, 2011

HSSP 6th Semester Academic Information Rosters, Certification Forms and blank Rank-in-Class Rosters [used to identify students who may be eligible for the Illinois State Scholar Program for the 2012-13 academic year] were sent on October 4 to Illinois high schools which did not submit school-generated roster data.

As a reminder, this data was used in prior years to determine eligibility for both the State Scholar and Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship programs [collectively referred to as the High School Scholarship Programs (HSSP)]. However, because no federal funding will be appropriated for 2011-12 Byrd awards and the status of Byrd funding for future years is unknown, sixth-semester data that is submitted this year will be used only to determine State Scholar eligibility.

Rosters Due On or Before November 4

Completed rosters, which aid in the identification of State Scholar recipients, are due back to ISAC on or before Friday, November 4, 2011. Instructions for completing the rosters were included in the mailing, and are also available within the Sixth Semester Roster Packet section of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area (which may be accessed via collegeillinois.org/counselor).

School-Generated Data Still Being Accepted

If high schools prefer, they can still submit accurate sixth semester school-generated data (special care should be taken to ensure that only sixth semester data - defined as the third semester prior to graduation - is submitted).

Complete information regarding data submission, including required data and requested disqualification codes, is provided in the Required Sixth Semester Data section of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area.

Reminders

As part of our continuing efforts to simplify the HSSP process, the following elements remain in effect for the HSSP cycle:

• Weighted grade point averages (GPAs) cannot be accepted.
• If a school ranks, rankings should be provided for the top 50% of the class.
• If a school does not rank, unweighted GPAs should be provided for the top 50% of the class.