Making FAFSA a Priority
FAFSA continues to be a priority for our students in Ohio. You can take a look at Ohio's updated "FAFSA by the Numbers" dashboard to find out what is happening across the state and in your region.
Still looking for resources? You can head to webpage for the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators to sign up for a March 1 "FAFSA 201" session that addresses some of the stickier issues, like appeals and the verification process. You can also find recordings of earlier webinars, like FAFSA 101, which covers the basics..
Also, we have been excited to see many counselors and others downloading and using the toolkit from the itsforyou.org website, which has social media and printable images about the opportunities created by filling out the FAFSA. You can find Spanish translations of many of those materials at this link.
Is FAFSA a priority at your school? Do you want to share some of your best practices and resources, or offer suggestions? Please email the FAFSA inbox at fafsa@highered.ohio.gov
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School Counselor Meetup
The Department of Education in partnership with Ohio School Counselor Association host monthly virtual School Counselor Meetups. Plan to join our next meetup on February 22nd, from 4:00-5:00pm to learn more about indirect services and resources available to support students. We’ll be joined by Dr. Barbara Boone and Patrick Cunningham from the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center who’ll share tools and trainings for families and schools.
To register visit Department of Education's School Counselor Meetups page
If you have questions email careerconnections@education.ohio.gov
Career Connections Conference 2022
Career Connections offer practical ways for teachers, school counselors, families and community members to show students, as early as kindergarten, the types of careers possible for them. Career Connections are designed to support the whole child through intentional career advising practices.
During this one-day event on Wednesday, July 27th, presentations on career advising using OhioMeansJobs or other career information systems, leveraging business advisory councils, the use of student success plans, and the development of career pathways in your school will be provided. You will leave with innovative ideas and resources for kicking off the school year!
Please visit Ohio ACTE - Career Development Through Career Connections for more information and to register.
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2022 CTE & Impact Conference
The Career Technical Education & Impact Conference is where career-technical educators and partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, solutions and more. Over three days of learning, growing and finding inspiration, attendees will discover ideas and meet colleagues that will support them in their daily responsibilities as leaders in education.
The conference will take place from Monday, July 25th- Wednesday, July 27th.
Please visit Ohio ACTE - 2022 Ohio CTE Innovation and Impact Conference for more information and to register.
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Financial Aid 201 Webinar
OASFAA will offer the Financial Aid 201 webinar as we continue to be deep in the financial aid process. Topics covered on this webinar will include the process for submitting financial aid appeals, assisting students with the verification process, helping students understand financial aid offer notifications, the student loan process, financial aid and FAFSA resources and we will cover what the Ohio FAFSA submission rate looks like. Please share this information with your colleagues so that we can help everyone be better prepared to assist students in the financial aid process. Come with your questions and we will get you answers.
The webinar will occur on Tuesday, March 1 from 9:00-10:30am EST. If you would like to register for the webinar, please use the information below:
Register in advance for this webinar using the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vh14jD0kRFGWr4dI0YibKg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Intervener Technical Certificate Program
Are you interested in working with children and youth who have combined vision-hearing loss (aka deafblindness)? Would you like to work in a school as an aide for a student with deafblindness, or learn more about this topic en route to getting your associate degree or four-year Intervention Specialist: Mild-Moderate, Grades K-12 degree?
Shawnee State University offers one of only four Intervener Technical Certificate programs in the nation, and as a College Credit Plus student, this training is available to you
Please see flyer for more information CCP Intervener Certificate Program
New Big Future Scholarships
Help thousands in the class of 2023 earn millions in scholarships by planning for college on Big Future. All students are eligible to win $500 and $40,000 for use at two-four-year institutions. There are no minimum GPA, test score, citizenship status, or family income requirements. Drawings are held every month starting in 2022.
For more information visit Big Future Scholarships website.
Spring 2022 ACT/SAT State-Funded Test Windows
The ACT/SAT state-funded testing begins March 1, 2022 for ACT and March 2, 2022 for SAT. The 3 ACT test windows are all available for test administration, first declaring your initial test window. The 2 SAT test windows are ‘select only 1 window’, March or April. Important administration activities are outlined in ACT’s 2022 Schedule of Events and SAT’s Important Dates.
Support information can be found on the State ACT Website for Ohio and the State SAT Website for Ohio.
Dropout Recovery Program Renaissance Star
The Star Reading and Math Testing, Window 2 for 2021-2022 Renaissance Star Reading and Math Testing began January 03, 2022. Important test administration information/resources can be found on ODE’s:
Dropout Prevention and Recovery Assessments web page (https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Community-Schools/Drop-Out-Prevention-and-Recovery/Dropout-Prevention-and-Recovery-Assessments).
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