The document outlines an agenda for a White House meeting on increasing FAFSA completion rates. The all-day meeting includes discussions on barriers to FAFSA completion, data tools and practices to overcome obstacles, plans for implementing early FAFSA, and roundtable sessions on sustainability, partnerships, data privacy, and policy issues. Participants will discuss commitments to boosting FAFSA completion before the meeting concludes.
1. REACH HIGHER FAFSA MEETING AGENDA
WHITE HOUSE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
TIME: 9:00AM-4:00PM
WELCOME: WHY FAFSA IS IMPORTANT ERIC WALDO 9:00AM-9:45AM
o FAFSA Completion Project: Overview, Data & Acknowledging Barriers
o James Kvaal, White House
o John DiPaolo, U.S. Department of Education
o Ed Pacchetti, U.S. Department of Education
CREATIVE PRACTICES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS JAMES KVAAL 9:45AM-10:40AM
o California - Catalina Mistler Illinois - Jacqueline Moreno
o Oregon - Lori Ellis Washington - Weiya Liang
Break 10:40AM-10:55AM
HIGHLIGHTING DATA TOOLS: PANEL DISCUSSION HEATHER RIEMAN 10:55AM-11:45AM
o Colorado - Beth Bean DC - Dr. Antoinette Mitchell
o Iowa - Keyli Keifer Utah – Stephen Rogers
EARLY FAFSA: PANEL DISCUSSION JAMIE STUDLEY 11:45AM-12:30PM
o Colorado – Misti Ruthven FSA –Wendy Bhagat
o Pennsylvania – Christina Zuzack Washington- Rachelle Sharpe
Lunch 12:30PM-1:15PM (Rooms 350, 430, 474)
BARRIER ASSISTANCE & PROMISING PRACTICES:ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
1:15PM-2:10PM
o Colorado- Misti Ruthven (Rm 474) - Cost/Sustainability
o NCAN/NCCEP/COE – Kim Cook, Oscar Felix, Ranjit Sidhu (Rm 430ABC) - Partnerships
o U.S. Department of Education, OGC – John DiPaolo/Ron Sann (Rm 350) - Data/Privacy
ACTION PLANNING & NEXT STEPS: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS 2:20PM-3:15PM
o Colorado – Beth Bean (Rm 474) - Systems Implementation
o Illinois Student Assistance Commission- Eddie Brambila (Rm 350) - Promising Practices
o NCAN/COE/NCCEP – Kim Cook, Oscar Felix and Ranjit Sidhu (Rm 430 ABC) - Partnerships
o Southern Regional Education Board- Alice Anne Bailey (South Court) - Policy
2. WRAP-UP: CLOSING & STATE COMMITMENTS 3:30PM-4:00PM
o White House & U.S. Department of Education Staff