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© 2015 Kauffman Scholars, Inc.

Kauffman Scholars, Inc. admits students of any race, color, and national origin and without regard to other protected status as provided in its Non-Discrimination Policy.

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Postsecondary Parent Orientation 2015


Tonight’s Agenda

Career & Alumni Updates

Incentives

Scholarship & Handbook Overview

2015-16 Engagement

Question and Answer w/ Coach


Questions/Challenge

• Internship/summer experience

• Studying abroad

• Involvement on- or off-campus

• On track for graduation … prove it


Website

http://www.kauffmanscholars.org/




Incentives• All eligible students will need to complete and submit

both the Incentives Application and a federal W-9 form in order for incentive requests to be processed:– Graduation/Completion Incentive;– Outside Scholarships over $1000;

• The deadline to provide the completed forms will be aligned with the grade submission deadline of June 15th (tentative date);

• Target date for each round of incentives to be delivered is around August 1st.


Incentives (2)• Students must be in GOOD STANDING at the

time of application OR return to GOOD STANDING after the annual evaluation period;

• Incomplete applications will not be processed, NO EXCEPTIONS;

• Incentive awards will be mailed to the address provided on the updated W-9.


Incentives (3)

• Facilitation of the Scholarship Incentive will be fact checked against University provided invoices for accuracy;

• Facilitation of the Graduation/Completion Incentive will be fact checked against an official transcript confirming that a degree or certificate was conferred.

• 58 students approx. $99,000


PS Program Components• Program Status

– Active student (e.g. Good Standing, Watch, Probation);– Inactive student (e.g. Dismissal, Withdrawal);

• Scholarship Eligibility– Submission of all requested paperwork to KSI and the

institution (when applicable) by stated deadlines;– A student can be program active, but not scholarship eligible;

• Postsecondary Incentives– Graduation/Completion;– Outside scholarships;– Only students in Good Standing qualify for incentives.


PS Program Components (2)

Regular communication with Coach;Program attendance;

All Scholar meetings on campus;Academic and non-academic programming (HawkLink, Pilots, etc.);Fall and Spring Summits;

Official transcript (Semester);Credit hours passed (24 or more each academic year);Annual GPA (2.5 on a 4.0 scale).

• Award Letter;• FAFSA Confirmation;• Student Aid Report;• Up-to-date FERPA;• Financial Aid Verification;• Course Schedule (Semester);• Scholarship Submissions;

Active Program Status Scholarship Eligibility


Scholarship

• Everyone’s clock began upon graduation from high school;– 150 credit hours (or equivalent);– 5 academic years/10 semesters (or equivalent);– Completion of a bachelor degree program;

• Remaining Clock;– C2 (2015-16) Final Year;– C3 (2015-16) + (2015-17);– C4 (2015-16) + (2016-17) + (2017-18).


Scholarship

• Everyone’s clock began upon graduation from high school;– 150 credit hours (or equivalent);– 5 academic years/10 semesters (or equivalent);– Completion of a bachelor degree program;

• Remaining Clock;– C5 (2015-16) + (2016-17) + (2017-18) + (2018-19)– C6 (2015-16) + (2016-17) + (2017-18) + (2018-19)

AND (2019-20)


Scholarship (2)

• Tuition costs• Housing & dining on

campus• Required books• Housing/enrollment

deposits (campus)• New student

orientation

• Test fees, licenses• Utilities, cable• Library, parking fines• Supplies, clickers,

calculators• Transportation

Covered NOT Covered


Scholarship Eligibility• Why is it important?

– Determines what students are qualified to be scholarship eligible each academic semester;

– KSI deadline from schools to provide that list;

• Reasons for ineligibility;– Non submission of documents;– Non fulfilling verification obligations;– Completing the FAFSA after March 1st ;– Loss of Federal Financial Aid;

• Can scholarship coverage be restored?– Yes, reevaluated prior to the start of the subsequent semester;– Student must remain engaged throughout semester of non-

coverage.


Scholarship Eligibility (2)• In order to be scholarship eligible for the fall 2015

semester, ALL documentation below was to be submitted to by July 10th:– Submitted 2015-16 FAFSA Confirmation;– Submitted 2015-16 Student Aid Report;– Financial Aid Verification Documentation (if applicable);– Fall 2015 Award Letter;– Fall 2015 Course Schedule;– Updated FERPA release on file (vary by school);

• Any student that failed to provide this information by the deadline is not be scholarship this semester.


Student Status Behavior

(Academic Year)

Academics

(Academic Year)

Program

(Academic Year)Level 1 Action (Watch)

N/A

< 2.5 GPA

< 24 credit hours passed in an academic year

1 unexcused program absence

School reports turned in 5 days late

Level 2 Action (Probation2)

N/A

< 2.0 GPA 1 ISP absence

2 unexcused program absences


Level 3 Actions (Subject to Dismissal)

Institution Code of Conduct expulsion

Failed drug screening (including failure to complete and/or refusal to take)

Criminal conviction

3 or more failing (F) grades in one semester

2 ISP absences

3 unexcused program absences

No submission of official transcripts

Failure to complete FAFSA

Failure to complete a release of student records (FERPA)



Status ProcessGood Standing - A student is considered to be in Good Standing with KSI when he/she is meeting all KSI behavioral, academic, and program expectations.

Watch - A student will be placed on Watch if and when any of the Level 1 Actions occur. A student shall remain on WATCH for one (1) full academic year.

Probation - A student will be placed on Probation if and when any of the Level 2 Actions occur, or when he/she fails to return to Good Standing at the conclusion of an academic year on Watch.

Dismissal - A student will be subject to DISMISSAL if and when any of the Level 3 Actions occur, or when a student fails to return to Good Standing after one academic year on Probation.


Test


Engagement

• Monthly Expectations– Monthly check-in with PSC (in-person, email, etc.);– Regularly monitor email for program updates;

• Semester Expectations– Small group workshops;– At least one (1) Individualized Success Plan (ISP) meeting each

semester

• All Student Events– Graduation Celebration;– Scholars Summit (Spring).


Test


End of the Evening …

Plaza Room – Mrs. Sanchez– All Community Colleges– Emporia State & Out of Network not in KS or MO

Troost Room – Ms. Rudd– All 4yr Missouri schools and Arkansas– All Out of Network schools in MO

Brush Creek – Mrs. Wells-Carter– All 4yr schools in KS– All Out of Network schools in KS

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