How FAAs Use the FSA Assessments to Find it, Fix it, and Enhance Compliance Amy Gaffney University of Dubuque

Michael Cagle and Holly Langer-Evans | DEC U.S. Department of Education 2013 Fall Conference How FAAs Use the FSA Assessments to Find it, Fix it, and Enhance Compliance Session 19

Michael Cagle and Holly Langer-Evans | DEC U.S. Department of Education 2013 Fall Conference How FAAs Use the FSA Assessments to Find it, Fix it, and Enhance Compliance Session 19

If we can find it, so can you

Find Fix Enhance Locate and Review FSA Assessments Demonstrate Four Assessments Identify, Fix Issues and Enhance Compliance 5

Locate Assessments 6

Home Page 7 How do you decide which assessment to use? Review the FSA Assessment Chart

FSA Assessment Chart 8

Reason 9

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Title IV Aid is an Institutional Responsibility 11

Why Use the Assessments? 12

Assessment Design: Verification 13

Assessment Design: Verification 14

Locate and Print Action Plan 15

Action Plan 16

Action Plan 17

Identify an Assessment 18

Complete an Assessment 19

Complete an Assessment 20 ̶Develop an Action Plan ̶Train Staff ̶Determine if regulations or policy guidance change in ̶Follow through on Corrective Action Scenario 1

Access Action Plan 21

Action Plan 22

Potential Findings 23

Identify FSA Assessment 24

Complete an Assessment 25

Implement an Action Plan 26

Action Plan 27

Action Plan 28

Potential Findings 29

Identify FSA Assessment award year When reviewing the school’s programs, the school discovered that it offers a Hospitality Management program where more than 50% of the program is being taught at another location. The school has ten locations. They noticed that nine of those locations have not been approved by the accrediting agency or State and have not been reported to the U.S. Department of Education. The school also noticed that they offer a non-degree certificate program that is not reported on the EAPP. Scenario 3

Complete an Assessment 31

Implement an Assessment ̶ Develop an Action Plan ̶ Train Staff ̶ Determine if regulations change in ̶ Follow through on Corrective Action Scenario 3 32

Action Plan 33

Action Plan 34

Potential Findings 35

Identify FSA Assessment 36

Complete an Assessment 37

Complete an Assessment ̶Develop an Action Plan ̶Train Staff ̶Determine if regulations change in ̶Follow through on Corrective Action Scenario 4 38

Action Plan 39

Action Plan 40

Potential Findings 41

Importance of a Manual 42

Creating a Policies and Procedures Manual 43

Policies and Procedures Manual 44

Live Demonstration 45

What Have We Learned? 46

Contact Information 47 For IASFAA Conference: Amy Gaffney

QUESTIONS? 48