School staff training for financial aid for college student support

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Schools that use the Financial Aid for College: High School Toolkit are invited to send school staff to our financial aid for college student support virtual trainings. We suggest each school send at least 2-3 staff members.

Whether school staff have decades of experience with financial aid for college applications, or are just starting out, these trainings will help you support students and families navigate the process. Each training will walk you through the online forms, suggest tips and best practices for working with students and families, provide opportunities for you to practice responding to complex questions or scenarios, and highlight common pitfalls. Trainings will be 3 hours total, 90 minutes each day.

OCTOBER TRAINING
Lead by the Options Center, Goddard Riverside Community Center
Tuesday, October 20 from 10:00-11:30amET and Wednesday, October 21 from 10:00-11:30amET
This training will cover the basics of all things financial aid for college including FAFSA, TAP, and DREAM Act applications.
Deadline to sign up: Monday, October 19 at 6pm ET

NOVEMBER TRAINING
Lead by uAspire
Wednesday, November 18 from 2:00-3:30pmET and Thursday, November 19 from 2:00-3:30pmET
This training will cover the basics of all things financial aid for college including FAFSA, TAP, and DREAM Act applications with a specific focus on how to support students who are undocumented or who have parents who are undocumented navigate the financial aid process.
Deadline to sign up: Monday, November at 16pm ET

Information about our January 2021 trainings will be released later this fall.

Please complete the short survey below for each staff member who will be attending a training.

School name *

First and last name of staff member attending the training *

Email address of staff member attending the training *

Which training will this staff person be attending? *

October 20 and 21 training

November 11 and 12 training

Which of these strategies has your school implemented in the previous years? Select all that apply. *

Holding financial aid for college completion night

Holding financial aid for college completion office hours

Financial aid application completion during class time

Sending regular letters and emails to parents/families

Posting updates in school newsletters, emails and newspapers

Sending regular texts and robocalls to families

Posting regularly on your school’s social media

Using data to track your school’s progress toward full financial aid for college completion

Posting on your schools website about financial aid for college completion

Sending staff to trainings to learn more about supporting students and families to complete financial aid for college forms

None of these

Other:

Required

In which areas do you think your school needs the most work? Where would you like to see your school develop? Select all that apply. *