1 / 16

Surviving the Administrative Maze

Outwitting the Work-Study Jungle. Surviving the Administrative Maze. Presenters. Moderator: Sheila Bauer, Coordinator, UMKC Panel: Kyla McCarty Financial Aid Director College of the Ozarks David King Asst. Director of Financial Aid Missouri State Jan Brandow

keilah
Télécharger la présentation

Surviving the Administrative Maze

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Outwitting the Work-Study Jungle Surviving the Administrative Maze

  2. Presenters Moderator: Sheila Bauer, Coordinator, UMKC Panel: Kyla McCarty Financial Aid Director College of the Ozarks David King Asst. Director of Financial Aid Missouri State Jan Brandow Director UMKC

  3. Topics to Discuss • FWS Benefits • Funding Availability • Administrative Cost Allowance • FISAP Completion • Awarding Decisions • JLD • Community Service • Job Placement/Process Issues • Working with Supervisors • Student Issues • Creating a FWS Handbook

  4. FWS Benefits • Higher matriculation rates • Graduates are better prepared • Reduces reliance on student loans • Connects student to campus and community • Important work force for the Institution

  5. How Much Funding is Available? • FWS Final Funding Allocation $500,000 Carry Forward 0 Carry Back (5,000) JLD (50,000) Adjusted Allocation $455,000

  6. Calculating the Administrative Cost Allowance • Can be up to 5% of gross FWS earnings • Reported on the FISAP Example: $550,000 Gross Earnings x 5% = $27,500 Adjusted Allocation $445,000 ACA 27,500 Allocation for Earnings $417,500

  7. FISAP • Carry Forward/Back • Transfers between campus-based funds • FWS required match Placement Category FWS % Employer % On-Campus 75 25 Off-Campus Community Service 75 25 Eligible Tutoring Programs 100 0 Eligible Non-Profit 90 10 Private For-Profit 50 50

  8. Making Award Decisions • Decisions vary by institutions • Influences which impact calculating how much to spend • Economy within the region • Offer/Accept/Enrollment ratio • Historical earning patterns over time • Deobligating funds if necessary

  9. JLD Requirements • What is Job Location & Development (JLD)? • Required Use of JLD funds • How to participate in JLD • FISAP requirements • Reporting jobs created and wages earned

  10. Community Service • Use of contracts • Reporting requirements • Reading & math tutors/family literacy • AmeriCorps • Site visits • Background checks • Requesting additional funding

  11. Job Placement Processes/Issues • Job placement philosophy • Uses of the web for job placement • Religious/political related positions • Job description • Completing required documents • Site visit/evaluation

  12. Working with Supervisors • Monitoring earnings • Underworking & overworking awards • Evaluation processes • Training programs • Employer/Employee Bill of Rights • Allocation of positions

  13. Student Issues • Student misconduct/poor performance • Having a safe work-place • FERPA – confidentiality statements • Harassment policies • Reapplying on-time • References (and related FERPA laws) • Payrates

  14. Creating a work-study handbook • Topics for supervisors • Topics for students • Legal issues

  15. Resources • National Student Employment Association www.nsea.info • Listserv, Discussion Board, Research Grants, Career Center, Journal of Student Employment, Student Employee of the Year, Start-up Grants • Midwest Association of Student Employment www.masea.info • Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin

  16. Surviving the FWS administrative maze is like living with blue skies and palm trees…

More Related