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ISAC Fall Processing Update. September 28, 2011. FY2012 State Appropriations. 2011-12 MAP Program News. Monetary Award Program (MAP) Payment processing is available in MAPnet from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (CT) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ISAC Fall Processing Update
September 28, 2011
FY2012 State Appropriations
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2011-12 MAP Program News
Monetary Award Program (MAP) Payment processing is available in
MAPnet from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (CT) Records submitted by 7 p.m. will be
processed that night and results will be available on the next business day
December 9, 2011 is the first-term priority payment claim deadline date
Second and third term dates will be set at the November commission meeting
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2011-12 MAP Program News
Monetary Award Program (MAP) Possible 2nd and 3rd Term Reductions
Important Message from ISAC to Illinois Students Regarding 2011-12 MAP Awards
Communication available at collegeillinois.org ISAC has started sending e-mails to all eligible
MAP applicants for whom we have a valid e-mail address
Contains information about the status of this year’s MAP funding and possibility of reduced 2nd and 3rd awards
Provides a link to additional communication that illustrates the impact the funding shortfall may have4
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2010-11 TESP Program News
Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois
Awarding took place on August 25 for qualified timely new and renewal applicants
Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Awarding took place on September 1 for qualified timely
renewal applicants Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship (MTI)
Awarding took place on September 1 for all MTI applicants Award notifications were mailed to eligible students
and results are available in My Zone Due to limited funding, additional awarding is
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2011-12 TESP Program News
Teacher Education Scholarship Programs (TESP) Payment request process will soon be
available at My Zone Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT) Users access must be set to security level 3 or by
the schools My Zone administrator in order to request, edit or update payment claims
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2011-12 SETTW Program News
Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Awards were announced to students in
April Verification Rosters and Certification forms
were mailed to colleges on June 24 Completed forms are due back to ISAC on
or before September 30
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2011-12 IVG Program News
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Illinois Veteran Grant Summer claims were due by September 15 Processing for the fall term began September
16 and claims are due by January 15 Spring processing begins January 16 and claims
will be due by May 25, 2012 IVG online payment process via My Zone is
available daily from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. (CT)
2011-12 ING Program News
Illinois National Guard Grant Application deadline dates are:
October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only
New announcement rosters are posted to My Zone as eligibility verification is received from the Illinois Dept. of Military Affairs
Payment rosters will be posted to My Zone in October 11
2011-12 PFC Program News
Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire and Correctional Officers Application deadline dates:
October 1 – full year consideration March 1 – spring and summer terms June 15 – summer only
Maximum award amount is $19,100 Fall term payment rosters will be mailed
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2011-12 Byrd Program News
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program Eligibility letters, certification forms and
student responsibility documents were sent to qualified renewal Byrd Scholars on July 21
Due to limited funding, the maximum annual award amount for the 2011-12 academic year is $1,020.
Payment rosters were made available in My Zone on August 23
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2011-12 Program News Bonus Incentive Grant (BIG)
Application is no longer available Applicants who met eligibility requirements
but were not approved for payment received notification from ISAC
Began notifying during the week of September 12
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Other Program News
2010-11 Enrollment Verification Rosters will be made available in My Zone in early October for the following programs:
Illinois Future Teacher Corps Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver
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Program Payment Status Use State Comptroller's Web site to track the
processing of payments for ISAC programs Vendor Inquiries screen provides the payment
status descriptions and has an online instruction guide
Access the State Comptroller’s home page at: ww.ioc.state.il.us
Click on Vendor Payments in the Financial Inquiries section Enter the appropriate vendor taxpayer identification
number (Federal Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number)
A summary of contracts and payments will display Click on the Payments icon to view detailed payment
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Other ISAC News Customer Service Hours for School Services
Department 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday Contact information
Phone: 866.247.2172 (toll-free) Fax: 847.831.8549 Email: [email protected]
ISAC offices will be closed on: Monday, October 10 for Columbus Day Thursday, November 11 for Veterans’ Day
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Other ISAC News MAP Upgrade
A project is currently underway to upgrade MAPnet technology
ISAC system maintenance scheduled for Monday, October 10 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Will affect MAPNet, MyZone and CollegeZone
Maintenance message will appear if trying to access during this time
The 529 Prepaid site maintenance page will provide a link for account access.
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Other ISAC News College Illinois Transcript Exchange
(CITE) Initiative was launched in August
Collaborating with Illinois State Board of Education Docufide by Parchment
Allows high schools to send electronic transcripts electronically to participating MAP-approved colleges at no cost to students or the schools
Docufide Sender Will also allow high schools to submit 6th semester
data to ISAC for State Scholars Program Participating colleges must be set up as a
Docufide Receiver Contact School Services for more information
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Fall Training Opportunities ISAC Monthly Webinars
Military Issues -- Wednesday, October 26, 2 p.m. Teacher Programs – Wednesday, November 23, 2 p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, December 21, 2
p.m. 2012-13 FAFSA Processing – Wednesday, January 18, 2 p.m.
ISAC Financial Aid Workshops Downstate
101 – December 6 201 – December 7
Upstate 101 – December 13 201 – December 14
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Fall Training Opportunities MASFAA Annual Conference
October 9 – 12, Grand Rapids, MI www.masfaaweb.org
ILASFAA Fall Workshops November 3 at Oakton Community
College, Des Plaines November 10 at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Springfield www.ilasfaa.org
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Fall Training Opportunities
Federal Student Aid Webinar on NSLDS Gainful Employment Reporting
Process October 13
www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/specific.html
Fundamentals of Title IV Administration October 24- 28, Chicago
www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/newfaps.html#fundamentals
Fall Conference November 29 – December 2, Las Vegas
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