Expanding Chafee Grant Access Tools for Implementing SB150 April 28, 2020
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Today’s Agenda New Chafee 1 ETV Provisions Implementation 2 Recommendations Tools for 3 Campuses 3
Today’s Panelists Santiago Morales Britney Slate Tia Holiday Chafee ETV, Specialized NextUp Program Manager Unit Financial Aid Specialist 4
Financial aid for Foster care on Foster Youth or after their 16th birthday Chafee ETV Automatic data Up to $5,000 per match from academic year CDSS 5
Santiago Morales
CSAC Updates Covid 19 Resource Page csac.ca.gov/covid19 Foster Youth Resource Page
Chafee Grant Updates
SB150 Provisions Provision 3 Provision 5 Provision 1 Receive grant for 2 years due to not CSAC over-award Criteria for making SAP. Chafee Grants in appeal for the Students to create a plan to order to ensure loss of a Chafee continue receipt of grant after first timely payments grant year of not making SAP Provision 2 Provision 4 Requires colleges Returning to notify students students regain of available eligibility for support services Chafee grant 9
Current Process: Current CSAC Awards Chafee Chafee grant Grants disbursement Approx. ½ students are not enrolled or not leads to eligible delays in Funds withdrawn and financial aid to awarded to students students on waiting list Students in later rounds of funding don’t receive funds until later in the school year
Provision 1: Overawarding 2021-2022 award year - distribute 2x the Chafee budget during first award cycle Over-award ration based on historical precedent Convene stakeholders through this year to develop implementation strategy
Standard students must meet to receive state and federal financial aid. The required GPA is set by individual 2.0 institutions but must be set no lower Satisfactory GPA than 2.0 after two years. Academic Students must complete a set 67% percentage of credits attempted. It is Progress Pace commonly set at 67%. Students must complete their degree 150% within 150% of the credit hours Time frame required for their program.
Foster youth are significantly more likely than other students to not make SAP. 13
Estimated Impact of SAP on Financial Aid Foster Youth are struggling their first term Foster Proportion Status Foster 64.8% Non-Foster 42.1% 14
Drop deadline confusion Why? crisis Longer time related to to develop foster care study skills experience Confusion about SAP Lack of requirements adult support
BEFORE SB150 Provision 2: Students receive Failure to 1 Year Chafee Grant for Meet SAP 4 semesters (5 quarters) before losing grant due to not making *New Requirement* Satisfactory Academic Failure to 2 Years Progress(SAP). Meet SAP
New Support and Referral Requirements Support Referral First Chafee Payment After 1 year not making must include information SAP, student must meet on support services + with staff member to completing educational create or update a plan. plan. 17
Who Can Create the Plan? Foster Youth NextUp EOP/EOPS Liaison Counselor Counselor Foster Youth Disabled Student Appropriate Program staff Program adviser member Counselor
Easy to read and navigate Implementation Recommendation Include relevant support services programs Student Support Flyer Up-to date contact information Available in paper and electronic form
Sample Student Support Services Flyer
Address academic & Implementation socio-emotional Recommendation obstacles Referral for Support Plan Provide staff training Ensure student privacy
Sample Student Success Plan
Sample Student Success Plan
Sample Student Success Plan
Old Process Provision 3 SAP disqualified 1 term and student Returning demonstrates progress student returns students to regain *New Process* eligibility for Chafee Grant Reinstate SAP Chafee disqualified Re-enrolls upon student return returns
3 Ways to Appeal Provision 4 Student achieves a 2.0 in Specifies new cumulative or during previous term criteria for appealing the Extenuating circumstances that loss of a has been addressed Chafee Grant Engagement with a supportive program
Clear instructions on how Implementation to get assistance Recommendation Eliminate obstacles Appealing the loss of a Chafee Grant Provide templates and examples Ensure accessibility
Sample Chafee Appeal Form
Two ways to Access Samples jbaforyouth.org/sb-150-implementation Toolkit SB150 Webpage
Britney Slate
New Policies at Sierra College ● All foster youth petitions/appeals go through the employee responsible for Chafee eligibility. ● Created new flow to share with all student services that simplifies (see Draft attachment) ● Created new Chafee Reinstatement Petition for those that have been denied financial aid but could still be eligible for Chafee ● Created new communications to students with resources
Campus Level Considerations Challenge Solution New SAP Process One person responsible for all different than processing of foster youth federal/state regulations documentation and create simplified petition document asking only what is needed for the Chafee process.
New Reinstatement Petition
New Chafee Procedures
Communicating to Students Challenge Solution Communication was direct, Effective and clear clear, and include what was communication to meaningful to the students students on our campus. Included resources that are most often asked about or discussed by our students.
New Chafee Grant Procedures
SB150 Toolkit Implementation Recommendations Sample Forms Detailed FAQ jbaforyouth.org/ sb-150-implementation
Open to college and university staff members Technical Assistance is Available Customize Policies Train Staff bit.ly/2KDkPzd Review Forms
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THANK YOU Tia Holiday Education Program Manager tia@jbay.org
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