The Show Must Go On! (ISAC Update)

SESSION TITLE
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
ISAC UPDATE 2016
IT’S TIME
TO
LIGHT
THE
LIGHTS
2016 ILASFAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
APRILILASFAA
6 – 8, 2016,
HILTON
, LISLE, IL
2016
ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
APRIL 6 – 8, 2016, HILTON, LISLE, IL
Even the sunniest days can have a few clouds in them . . .
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An ISAC Update in Three
Acts
 Act I: FY 16 (2015-16 Academic Year)
 Act II: FY 17 (2016-17 Academic Year)
 Act III: FY 18 (2017-18 Academic Year)
 Epilogue: Legislative Update
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Act I: FY 16
 MAP
 Other gift assistance programs
 MAP-Advising
Les Miserables, Sesame Street parody
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Act II: FY 17
 MAP award announcements
 FAFSA volume
♫ The sun’ll come
out tomorrow . . .
Annie, Tomorrow
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Act III: FY 18
 Early FAFSA
 2017-18 MAP Award letter language—send
comments ASAP to
[email protected]
♫ Something’s coming,
something good,
If I can wait! ♫
West Side Story , Something’s Coming
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Epilogue: Legislative Update
Statler & Waldorf,
Muppet Show Hecklers
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Epilogue: Legislative Update
 Address the delay in MAP and funding for
postsecondary institutions: HBs 4960, 5909,
5669; SBs 2941 and 1841
 Change the way MAP is awarded: SBs 2401
and 2405
 Assist undocumented IL students enrolled at
public universities: SB 2196, HB 4350
 Expand eligibility for Minority Teachers of IL
Grants: SB 3319
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Epilogue: Legislative
Update, cont’d
 Post-Secondary Workforce Readiness Act
would provide for model programs,
professional development, and other supports
for school districts: SB 5729
 Create College Affordability Board: HB 5566
 College Debit and Prepaid Card Services
Regulation Act: SB 3161
 Credit transfer and admissions policies: HBs
6077, 5991, 6069; SBs 3305, 3118, 2170
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Curtain Call
Thank you!
"Here's some simple advice: always be yourself. Never take
yourself too seriously. And beware the advice from experts, pigs,
and members of Parliament."
—Kermit the Frog
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