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Florida Department of EducationOffice of Student Financial Assistance

Academic and Career Advisement Webinar

September 2011

Barbara Dombrowski

Director, Training/Information

Florida Department of EducationOffice of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

State Scholarship and Grant Programs

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Agenda

2011 Legislative Changes to State Scholarships & Grants

Bright Futures Evaluations

Student Financial Aid Website

OSFA Trainings

Contacts

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2011 Florida Legislative Update

Robert C. Byrd Honors ScholarshipNo award for the federal 2011-12 academic year

Children/Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans (CSDDV) awardsPublic institution = tuition & fees Private institution = fixed award equivalent to public tuition

& feesBright Futures award = amount per credit hour

2011-12 http://www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf/awardamt.htm

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http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/bf/awardamt.htm


2011 Florida Legislative UpdateFree Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Required for Bright Futures, FRAG, and ABLE awards FAFSA must be complete and error-free (= a valid EFC )

Federal verification not required by state for these funds

Eligible non-citizens who have no social security number should work with their postsecondary institutions to complete the FAFSA requirement File hard copy FAFSA with all zeros in SSN field Document from Social Security Administration unable to get SSN Postsecondary institution may then override the FAFSA after residency

evaluation

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2011 Florida Legislative Update Bright Futures Initial Eligibility

Test Scores Requirement Increases(red scores increased in 2010 Session; highlighted scores increased in 2011

Session)

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2011-12 HS Graduates




2012-13 Funding SAT/ACT



Minimum Test Score

Percentiles

FAS 1270/28 1280/28 1290/29 89th

FMS 980/21 1020/22 1170/26 75th

FMS Home Ed (without official transcript)

1070/23 1070/23 1220/27



Community Service - Bright Futures Initial Students Hours increase for 2011-12 HS graduates Must be completed by high school graduation

Florida Academic Scholars – 100 hours (from 75)Florida Medallion Scholars – 75 hours (from 0)Gold Seal Vocational Scholars – 30 hours (from 0)

Public/Private High Schools submit via Electronic Transcript on Online Transcript Entry System

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Home Education Community Service Hours

Requires submission of documents for Department of Education Approval

Districts have electronic access to submit documented applicable hoursAgencies where the community service hours were earned must

provide documentation on agency letterhead number of hours served dates of service

Community service hours may not be hours that benefit the student financially or materially provide service to family members


Bright Futures Evaluations Math Courses

Students are required to take 4 specified math courses to graduate from high school (HS) and earn a Bright Futures ScholarshipEntering grade 9 in 2010-11 –

Pass End of Course Assessment to earn Algebra 1 credit Earn one Geometry or a series of courses equivalent to Geometry

Entering grade 9 in 2011-12 – Pass End of Course Assessment to earn Geometry credit

Entering grade 9 in 2012-13 – Earn Algebra II or series of courses equivalent to Algebra II

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Bright Futures Evaluations Math Courses

HS graduates in 2010-11 and 2011-12 can use the following sequences as two HS credits; these sequences return to ONE high school credit for the class of 2013.Algebra IA and Algebra IBApplied Math I and Applied Math II

The following courses CANNOT be used as one of the four required for Bright Futures for FAS or FMS awards:Liberal Arts MathConsumer MathBusiness MathMath for College SuccessApplied Math III Informal GeometryExplorations in Math I & IIPre-Algebra 9


Online Transcript Entry and Evaluation System Messages

Please stay informed by reading the Bright Futures System Messages on the Online Transcript Entry and Evaluation System

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Gold Seal Vocational (GSV) Scholars Testing Requirements

GSV Students may take the ACT or SAT or CPTHowever, the CPT is being phased out and replaced with

the PERT at most Florida CollegesThe PERT is NOT YET Accepted for GSV Eligibility

DOE has not yet approved minimum PERT scoresApproved scores are not anticipated for this yearWe encourage students to take the ACT or SAT if possible

If counselors send students to a Florida College for the GSV testing, please specifically request CPT not PERT.

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Course Authorization & Resources (CCD, Counseling Handbook, CCT)

Course Code Directory (CCD)This is the official Florida Department of Education

document with high school courses approved by the State Board of Education

http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/CCD/1112.asp

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Florida Counseling for Future Education HandbookThis is the resource that lists

the courses approved for FAS and FMS core requirements

Link on line to the document via www.FACTS.org and Counselors & Educators tab

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Comprehensive Course Table (CCT)This is the Florida Bright

Futures listing of the CCD approved high school courses with indicators for eligibility of the FAS, FMS and GSV awards

Go to Administrator Quick Link via OSFA homepage at www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf/

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Website InformationState Grants, Scholarships & Applications

www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org

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http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/


Bright Futures Homepage

What’s NewEligibility and Award

InformationStudents

View Student Financial Aid History

Requirements by HS Graduation Date

AdministratorsCounselor Access

TimelineComprehensive Course Table

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BF Evaluation - Timeline

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Bright Futures Evaluation - TimelineAfter 7th semester (mid-year / fall term)

Production/Official evaluations are based on Transcript coursework completed by end of 7th

semesterCoursework in progress for spring semester Test scores for tests taken through Jan 31, ando No re-evaluations for 7th semester are done

with tests taken after Jan 31 Community Service Hours completed by end

of fall term

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Bright Futures Evaluation - TimelineAfter 8th semester (graduation)

Production/Official evaluations are based onTranscript coursework completed by end of

8th semester/graduation Test scores for all tests taken through June

30, andCommunity Service Hours completed by

graduation

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Bright Futures Evaluation How Your Students Can Track Progress

throughout High School

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Public high school students – Visit www.FACTS.org Choose “High School Students” from the main menu Choose “Check Bright Futures Scholarship Eligibility”

Notice the “Transcript Submission Date”

Private high school students – Ask guidance counselor forCopy of his/her Bright Futures Student Evaluation Report

and Key

http://www.facts.org/


Website Informationwww.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org

Student Loans - Information for Students, Parents, Schools and LendersGuidance Counselors Tab

OSFA TrainingsState Grants, Scholarships & Applications

Program Information, Student Applications and FAQ’sStudent Financial Aid History ScreenBright Futures Homepage

Counselor Access to Student RecordsDepartment of Education

Educators Tab High School resources

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Training and Materials for You www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org

Student Loans: Information for Students, Parents, Schools & Lenders

Free materials and training found under Guidance Counselor tab

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http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/


Training and Materials for You

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Resources for your students:Mapping Your FutureNavigating Your Future

Training for counselorsOSFA Training


Student ResourcesMapping Your Future

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Student Resources

Navigating Your Future

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WebEx training provided September through May OSFA/BF Initial Eligibility Requirements for

High School Guidance Counselors OSFA/BF CCT--Comprehensive Course Table for

High School Guidance Counselors OSFA/BF Priv HS Online Transcript Entry &

Evaluation System for Private School Guidance Counselors

OSFA/BF Pub HS Online Transcript Entry & Evaluation System for Public School Guidance Counselors

OSFA/SSFAD State Student Financial Aid Database for High School Guidance Counselors

Register Online: https://suncom.webex.com

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OSFA Training Webinars for Guidance Counselors Bright Futures

Initial Eligibility


Contact Information

www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org/SSFAD/bf

Customer Service 1-888-827-2004 Option 1 for general questions/students

Option 2 for guidance line

Bright Futures Public Schools Specialist

[email protected] 1-850-410-5199

Bright Futures Private Schools Specialist

[email protected] 1-850-245-1898

Jerolyn Barnhart, Bright Futures [email protected]

Theresa Antworth – Director, State Scholarships & [email protected]

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http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/bf

mailto:[email protected]




florida department of education office of student financial assistance academic and career...

Documents

florida medallion scholars

federal student aid

hs graduates

legislative changes

able awards fafsa

electronic transcript

ssn postsecondary institution

state scholarships