Anne Tuccillo, U.S. Department of Education 1
Describe the Quality Assurance Program Discuss a New Approach to Verification Discuss Tools for Schools ISIR Analysis Tool FSA Assessments 2
Authorized 487A of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended in 1998 Targeted Verification Develop Institutional Verification for your applicant population Analysis Use ISIR Analysis Tool Contribute to ED s Verification Process 3
Past and Future Burdensome Make your work count Results driven Complicated analysis tool Web-based and intuitive analysis No program reviews Not exempt from reviews Large public universities All types of schools over-represented represented 4
668.53(a)(1)through4 668.54(a)(1)(2)and(4) 668.56 668.57 668.60(a) Policies and Procedures Applicants to be verified Items to be verified Acceptable Documentation Deadlines for submitting documentation Regulations Topic 5
Verification Requirements Regulations you MUST Comply With 668.53(a),(5)(b)(1)(2) Required Topic Policies and Procedures 668.54(a)(3) and (5) 668.55 668.58 668.59 Conflicting data and verification exemptions Updating information Interim disbursement Consequences of a change in applicant information 6
What will Verification Look Like? CPS Verify 100% selected Quality Assurance Program School determines who to verify 2011-2012 Verify all 5 elements School determines items to verify Acceptable documentation as prescribed in regulations School determines acceptable documentation Send 100% corrections/changes thru CPS ED analyzes national data Send 100% corrections/changes thru CPS Online templates present school s results ED conducts program-wide analysis, identifies best criteria i 7
CPS: Do what you re told Improved Verification QA: Determine what you do 8
Data driven and focused on targeted verification Enhance tool to improve verification Inform schools and federal verification selection process 9
School Requirements Verify targeted records Use ISIR Analysis Tool Provide details on criteria ED identifies as effective or efficient Complete two FSA Assessments 10
ISIR Analysis Tool Part of FAA Access Analyzes verification i results on your campus. Check out the demo site: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/webdemo.htm FSA Assessments-Provide schools with the means to self assess all areas of Title IV aid delivery to ensure program compliance and integrity: http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance or on the IFAP home page under Tools for Schools 11
What is the ISIR Analysis Tool? 12
Access ISIR Records Flat ASCII Text File: 123456789LA0103 123456789LA0103Y 13
Dashboard: Sample Summary Report 14
Dashboard: Verification Summary Report 15
Standard Reports 16
Field Change Report 17
Field Increment Report 18
Data Driven Decisions Use data from the ISIR Analysis Tool to develop institution-specific specific criteria for verification Analyze data each year and make changes in criteria if needed Assess procedures to identify areas of non compliance and improve service delivery 19
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Check overall compliance Address areas of weakness Resolve audit findings Prepare for a program review 21
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Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Templates Minimum m Requirements Regulations
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Comply with Regulations Targeted Institutional Verification Accountability Targeted Verification Analysis Nation Wide Impact Provided by FSA to assist you in your analysis Implement best practices to make a nation wide impact on verification selection criteria 26
Visit our website at: http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance -Check out the Training and Guidance Link for more information Want to apply? Federal Register published on 04/12/2011 by clicking on the following link: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/fregisters/fr040811notic einvitinglettersofapplicationforparticipationqap.ht ml 27
Regions 1, 2, and 5 Holly Langer-Evans (617) 289-0136 Holly.Langer-Evans@ed.gov Regions 3, 4, 6 & 7 Anne Tuccillo (202) 377-4378 Anne.Tuccillo@ed.gov Regions 8, 9, and 10 Michael Cagle (206) 615-2586 Michael.Cagle@ed.gov
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