Recruitment Priorities Calendar Recruiter Training

Outcomes  Recruiters will understand why it’s important to grasp the big-picture view of what recruitment looks like over the course of the academic calendar.  Recruiters will have a working understanding of key recruitment terms.  Recruiters will have a big-picture understanding of what their recruitment priorities will look like for the entire school year.  Recruiters will backwards plan the next few weeks to ensure they are on track with upcoming recruitment priorities.

Agenda  Introduction  Session Rationale  Defining Terms  Calendar Walk-Through  Backwards Planning  Summary/Closing

Session Rationale Why is it important to grasp the big-picture view of what recruitment looks like over the course of the academic calendar?  Keep the destination in mind  Context for current work  Stay on track, focus effort in the right places

Calendar Sneak Preview - The Institute of Learning

Most of the prospects we meet with will be considering other professions over teaching. We can use their considerations as motivations by focusing on the transferable skills they will obtain from being teacher candidates at MLFTC or future teachers Think about: did you consider other professions aside from teaching? What professions are some of your friends planning on pursuing? What do these professions have in common?

Making Sense of the Calendar: Defining Terms - The Institute of Learning

 To fully grasp the big-picture view of what recruitment looks like throughout the year, and to fully understand our Recruitment Priorities Calendar, new recruiters need a working definition of key terms  Understanding and internalizing these key terms will create a strong knowledge base  It’s not necessary to understand the complete details of these terms at this point – additional trainings will follow

School Allies Administrators, counselors, teachers, enthusiastic admitted students, and secretaries who may be able to assist your recruitment campaign (recommending prospects, hosting class or student organization presentations, etc.)

FAFSA  Free Application for Federal Student Aid  All seniors should complete the FAFSA during their last semester of high school  The FAFSA is available online starting January 1  Students will need their parents’ most recent tax information to complete the FAFSA  Completing the FAFSA:  Allows admits to receive their financial aid packages  Makes them eligible for need-based Teachers College scholarships (they still need to apply)  Allows them to potentially delay payment on their enrollment deposits  The sooner the FAFSA is completed, the better

Merit-Based Scholarships  All first time freshmen (FTF) who apply to ASU by February 1st (date may change) are automatically considered for merit- based scholarships  Assuming they have taken either the ACT or the SAT, and had their scores sent to ASU  Merit-based scholarships are awarded on the basis of CI scores (class rank/GPA + ACT /SAT scores)  Merit-based scholarships include:  Dean’s Award - $2,750 per year  Provost’s Award - $7,500 per year  President’s Award - $9,000 per year

Financial Aid Packages  Include grants, loans (subsidized and unsubsidized), work study, scholarships  Quality of a financial aid package (%/type grants vs. %/type loans) strongly impacts student decisions  The earlier in a semester a student is “packaged,” the better (more grants) their package tends to be  Financial aid is essentially a big pot of money and it’s awarded on a first-come, first-served basis  Financial aid packages are typically awarded starting in April  FAFSA’s must be submitted and accepted before students can be packaged

Obama Scholars Helps to cover direct cost of attending ASU  Expected costs – expected family contribution  Looks different for different students To be considered for the Obama Scholars program, a student must…  Have a combined family income $60,000 or less  Priority given to students with a combined family income of $42,000 or less  Be accepted to ASU by 3/1  Complete the FAFSA and have it accepted by 3/1

$300 Enrollment Deposit  Assures a student a spot in the freshmen class  Must be paid before students can register for New Student Orientation (NSO) and enroll in classes  All students must pay – no waivers  If a student receives Pell grants, they can delay payment until the fall when their financial aid check arrives  If a student pays/defers the $300 and does not attend ASU in the fall, they either a) will not receive a refund, or b) will still have to pay the $300  Deadline: May 1st (subject to change)

NSO  New Student Orientation – hosted by individual colleges  NSO days occur from April through July on each of the different campuses  Students are formally introduced to both the college and the campus of their choice, and they enroll in classes for the fall  Attending NSO is a “strong indicator” of being enrolled on the 21st day of class

Calendar Walk-Through - The Institute of Learning

Calendar  This is a tool, not a mandate  Two options:  Hard copy  Outlook “Shared Calendars”  August/September Variation  Will look different for each recruiter based on  School start date  Counselor responsiveness  Examples:  Not all recruiters will be driving new applications August  Some recruiters may still be scheduling counselor meetings September 5-9

Questions?

How to Use this Calendar  You do not need to copy these actions into your Outlook calendar  Refer to this calendar when planning your “prioritized tasks” for a given week

Partner Exercise: RR with NR Draft a set of next steps you will need to take in the coming weeks to be “on track” with this calendar  Keep in mind the start dates for your schools  Suggested Process:  Priority: “Scheduling Counselor Meetings”  What are all the steps I’ll need to take in order to make this happen? When will I need to take these? Resources:  Hard/Soft Recruitment Priorities Calendar  School District Calendars (in binders) Questions?

Closing: Summary In summary:  How will understanding the recruitment priorities be advantageous to planning your campaign?  Which key recruitment term do you feel demands further explanation?  What will you need to accomplish in the coming weeks to stay on track with the scheduled priorities? Remaining questions about the Recruitment Priorities Calendar?

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