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November 2005
Welcome to the November 2005 ISAC Update for financial aid administrators and business officers. This version of the electronic ISAC Update is a compilation of e-Messages sent through College Zone’s e-Messaging service throughout November. This e-Messaging service has replaced ISAC’s use of printed newsletters, the ILASFAA ListServ, and special e-mail lists as our primary means of communicating information to you. The articles in this Update have been organized according to the FAA Zone subscription groups to which the messages were distributed via College Zone’s e-Messaging service. Questions? Questions regarding information in this ISAC Update can be directed to School Services at 866.247.2172 or at schoolservices@isac.org. On occasion, you may be directed to a specific contact person or area; when this occurs, we will provide the appropriate information in the individual article or message.
MULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTION GROUPS
Commission Meeting Summary Sent to Financial Aid Directors, Financial Aid Administrators, MAPnet Users, Business Officers, and FFELP Participants on November 18, 2005 The regular meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission was held on Friday, November 18th in ISAC's Deerfield office. During the meeting, action was taken on the following agenda items:
More information regarding these "action" items, as well as those simply of an informational nature (including a discussion item about college affordability and the budget impact on FY07 Monetary Award Program) can be found in the Agenda Book, available through the e-Library of collegezone.com.  New 2005-06 Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Awarding Information and Enhancement Available Online What's New? Enhancement Added As part of our continuing effort to make TESP Award Notification in My Zone user-friendly and convenient, it is now easier to find students who may be included in multiple award announcement categories. The newest enhancement - Search All Views - provides the ability to search through records in the three award announcement categories [Eligible-Funded, Eligible-Unavailable Funds and Eligible-Unavailable Funds (IFTC Teacher Only)] and display all results for the same student in one place. The Search All Views function can be accessed via a link located in the left panel of the View section. Sign Up for Access to My Zone It's not too late to sign up to access data from My Zone! As soon as you establish a My Zone Administrator for your campus, and update staff access to TESP, you will be able to view eligible student award notification data online. This online process has replaced the TESP award notification letters that, in previous years, you received in the mail. Don't Miss Out! This year's Illinois Student Assistance Commission Fall Seminars are right around the corner. Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on what's new. Scheduled to begin on Monday, November 14th, the series is being offered at several locations across the state throughout November and the early part of December. The agenda includes ISAC operational and programmatic updates, state and federal issues, a summary of ED's Electronic Access Conference (EAC), the latest information about My Zone and IllinoisMentor and an interactive discussion about possible processing enhancements. Registration is currently open at collegezone.com. You can also find information about the dates and locations, the agenda topics and address and parking details on the Web site. The sessions begin at 9 a.m., with registration at 8:30 a.m. Adjournment is at 12:30 p.m. Take a few minutes and register now. We look forward to seeing you at this year's sessions! Important Dates and Reminders: Updates, Training & Chat Events and Holiday Schedules You may either scroll through the entire message, or click on the appropriate link(s) to go directly to details about a specific topic: UPDATES TRAINING & CHAT EVENTS HOLIDAY SCHEDULES UPDATES November 14th - 2005-06 Dependents of Police/Fire/Correctional Officers Fall Claims Are Due Grant Programs for Dependents of Police/Fire/Correctional Officers Certification of Enrollment for Payment rosters for the 2005-06 fall term are due back to ISAC on or before November 14, 2005. Specific details are available within the Payment Procedures section for these programs at collegezone.com. November 23rd - 2005-06 ING Grant Fall Claims Are Due Completed and signed Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Payment Request Rosters and Certification Forms for the 2005-06 fall term, as well as ING Out-of-District Tuition Claim Forms, are due back to ISAC on or before November 23, 2005. Specific details are available within the Payment Procedures for the ING Grant section at collegezone.com. December 8th - 2005-06 ING Grant Supplemental Claims Are Due Supplemental Payment Request Forms for the ING Grant Program are due back to ISAC on or before December 8, 2005. Specific details are available within the Payment Procedures for the ING Grant section at collegezone.com. Early December - Applications for 2006-07 TESP and SETTW Will Be Available ISAC anticipates that the 2006-07 interactive Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) application [used to apply for the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) and Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship programs], as well as the downloadable Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program application, will be made available at collegezone.com in early December. ED Responses to Recurring Federal Student Aid Questions An October 2005 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL GEN-05-16) provides U.S. Department of Education (ED) responses to various questions that have recently been raised regarding Federal Student Aid. A link to Dear Partner/Colleague Letters is provided in the "Letters & Publications" section of the e-Library's Federal Information page at collegezone.com. 2005-06 College Illinois! General Enrollment Period Open The 2005-06 general enrollment period for the College Illinois! 529 prepaid tuition plan is now open and continues through April 3, 2006. TRAINING & CHAT EVENTS November 15th - Mapping Your Future Chat Event The next Mapping Your Future online Chat Event, Managing Your Student Loans (Including Repayment Options, Consolidation, and Cancellation), is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Watch for more information to be posted at the FAA Message Board as this date approaches. Also, remember that the calendar of upcoming Chat Events through August 2006 is available at the Outreach Activities page at collegezone.com. 2005 Fall Seminars Half-day training sessions for financial aid administrators and business officers with information about ISAC programs and processes will be offered in November and December. Details - including dates, locations, an agenda and online registration - are available at the Outreach and Training page at collegezone.com. ISAC and the National Disbursement Network (NDN) offices will be closed on the following dates:
College Zone is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - even when the ISAC offices are closed. Also, questions or inquiries may be submitted at any time by sending an e-mail message to ISAC's School Services staff. With the exception of holidays (such as those indicated above), ISAC staff will review and respond to messages during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CT). Processing Schedules Click on the appropriate link(s) to access holiday processing schedules for loan records [CommonLine and Common Account Maintenance (CAM) files] and/or Monetary Award Program (MAP) and Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program records. New Default Prevention Materials Available Take some time to review the Default Prevention pieces, including the FAA Brochure which details ISAC's default prevention activities, and then place an order for your supply. Choose to have your folders delivered to you preassembled or request any of the individual items to compile your own customized package - all at no charge. Orders can be submitted online through collegezone.com by using the "Get the ISAC Materials You Need!" button on the FAA Zone front page. In addition to these materials, we also provide resources for entrance and exit counseling, personal finance literacy group presentations, and a Guide to Default Prevention and Management Plan. Coming in the near future is a PowerPoint presentation for use during exit counseling sessions. Default prevention materials and activities are funded by proceeds from ISAC's administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Hear about all of these activities and more at this year's Fall Seminars. Scheduled at several locations around the state, these half-day sessions will offer an overview of all that's new with ISAC's programs and services, as well as what's happening at the state and federal levels with regard to financial aid. Registration information and materials are available in the Outreach and Training area of the e-Library. Be sure to save your spot today!
MAPnet Users 2005-06 MAPnet System Available This message is to confirm that the 2005-06 MAPnet system is now available, including eligibility status information for Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) dated November 18, 2005. Urgent Notice About MAP and IIA Records: 2005-06 MAPnet System Temporarily Unavailable Eligibility status information for Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) dated November 18th will be available when the 2005-06 MAPnet system becomes available on November 22nd. Eligibility status information for ISIRs dated November 21st through November 22nd will be available on Wednesday, November 23rd. This schedule applies to records submitted via MAPnet or the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) process. A separate message will be sent via the College Zone e-Messaging system to confirm the MAPnet system's availability on Tuesday morning. 2004-05 MAPnet data history is not impacted and remains available.
Urgent Notice About 2005-06 MAP and IIA Records ISAC experienced a systems problem last night affecting the processing of 2005-06 Monetary Award Program (MAP) and Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) records. Eligibility status information for Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) dated November 11th through Monday, November 14th will not be available until Wednesday, November 16th. Results for payment requests submitted by institutions after 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 10th will be available on Wednesday, November 16th. In the meantime, these payment records appear in "Exported" status in MAPnet.
FFELP PARTICIPANTS
Latest School DAAR Report Available Sent on November 3, 2005 and November 18, 2005 The Notification of Student Loan Borrower DAAR Status report (School DAAR Report) for your school is now available on College Zone's My Zone. This online version has replaced the paper rosters ISAC sent in the past. The School DAAR Report is non-cumulative and is available twice a month to those institutions with students for whom ISAC, as the guarantor, has received a Default Aversion Assistance Request (DAAR) during the reporting time period. Each time a new School DAAR Report is made available online, an e-Message will be sent to the "FFELP Participants" e-Messaging subscription group. Accessing School DAAR Reports at My Zone My Zone is a portal available in the FAA Zone at collegezone.com that allows postsecondary schools online access to student-specific data in a secure environment. If you have not yet signed up to participate in My Zone, proceed to the FAA Zone front page and select the My Zone Quick Link. For complete information and instructions to access your school's DAAR Report, proceed to the FAA Zone front page and select the My Zone Quick Link in the right margin of the page.
ISAC UPDATE GROUP Electronic ISAC Update for October 2005 Available at College Zone Topics covered in the October 2005 ISAC Update include:
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