Lecture 2, EDUC 360

1. Lecture 2, EDUC 360 January 13th, 2013

2. Your Class Leads Elisa Tran Office Hours: Mondays 11:30-12:20pm in MGH 274 Email: Elisalt@uw.edu LuwamAlemayehu Office Hours: Thursdays 12:30-1:20pm in MGH 274 Email: luwama@uw.edu

3. Scholarship Saturday! What? Scholarship Saturday is an event that mentees can attend to work on scholarships, finishing the FAFSA, and finding other ways to pay for college. S-Squared counts as one event credit. Who? The mentees! • It’s encouraged you come only if you’re mentee is attending. When? February 1st, 2014 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM (mentors) 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (mentees) Where?Mary Gates Hall RSVP on DreamSIS (https://dreamsis.org/rsvp/event/1552). Questions or concerns? Alyssa: hatsukami@gmail.com Charlene: chsia@uw.edu Will: wkittel@uw.edu Snacks will be provided.

4. Pipeline’s Literacy Art Alternative Spring Break

5. Announcements W-credit • Read an article  Develop research questions Write about mentoring (5 pages)  Three drafts with feedback • Can make special arrangements for more credit if you are going to multiple high school visits each week • Learn more and sign up at www.dreamproject.org/wcredit ROTC Scholarship deadline • Navy Scholarship-January 31st United Way Free Tax Preparation • Starting January 14th Cookie Friday: January 24th • Time TBA Page 60

7. Sign up for the International Seminar • EDUC 361C-Thursdays 1:30-2:20 Sign up for a College Goal Washington Event • Dreamsis.org FAFSA Workshop • Today, 6:30-8:00pm MGH 430 Recruit friends to Dream Project

8. Dream Project on GLEE

9. Nicole Guenther Assistant Director of Curriculum & Student Services Email: npg324@uw.edu Office: MGH 274

10. DIFFERENT FAFSASCENARIOS • What you will learn today: • How to support students who have specific or unusual situations for FAFSA that may complicate the filing process • How to support students in petitioning if necessary • HEADS UP: Lots of (life-changing) details coming your way! Take notes!

11. DIVORCED OR UNMARRIED PARENTS? • If your mentee’s parents are divorced or unmarried, they only include ONE parent’s financial information on their FAFSA. Which parent? • The parent they lived with moreduring the previous year. • If they live exactly equally with both parents, they are supposed to report the information of the parent who provided more financial support. • Contrary to common myth: it is NOT relevant who claims them as a dependent on taxes.

12. PARENTS REMARRIED? • If your mentee’s custodial parent has remarries, he or she must report the step-parent’s income along with the custodial parent. • This is true whether or not he or she is financially contributing to the mentee’s education.

13. SAME SEX PARENTS? • If your mentee’s parents are a same sex couple: • NEW this year! Due to DOMA being overturned – they report both parents’ financial information if the parents are legally married in ANY state or country. • “Mother” and “Father” will be revised to “Parent 1” and “Parent 2” in April; until then, disregard the labels. • If they are not legally married, only report the legal or biological parent’s information (same as heterosexual parents)

14. HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS? • Children and youth facing homelessness lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence: • Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations • Living in emergency or transitional shelters • Awaiting foster care placement • Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live • Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, etc. • Unaccompanied Youth • Youth experiencing homelessness and not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian

15. STUDENTS FACING HOMELESSNESS • McKinney-Vento Act: • Federal law providing resources & stability to students facing homelessness. • For FAFSA, the most important component is that homeless students may file the FAFSA as independents, without parent information. • This is a HUGE DEAL. • Must be verified as homeless during the year in which the application is submitted. • District Liaisons – these people will provide the required letter for the FAFSA verifying the student’s situation. • OR a Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) provider • OR a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provider • National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth: www.naehcy.org • LOTS OF RESOURCES – including the LeTendre Scholarship

16. STUDENTS WITH CHILDREN? • If a mentee (male or female) has a child: • He or she file the FAFSA as an independent • IF he or she will provide at least 50% of the support for the child. • Note that government welfare programs such as TANF and WIC count as support provided by the parent

17. STUDENTS WHO ARE PREGNANT • If the mentee is pregnant now: • She can file as an independent • IF she will be providing at least 50% of the support for the child during the following school year. • As long as she is NOT: giving the child up for adoption, functioning as a surrogate, or terminating the pregnancy.

18. TRANSGENDER STUDENTS & SELECTIVE SERVICE • All male students are required to register for the Selective Service before receiving federal financial aid. • If a student is transgendered, it may not be clear whether they are required to register. • The rule is that they have to register for Selective Service based on their sex at birth. • A student who was born male and now identifies as female will check the “female” box on FAFSA. HOWEVER, then FAFSA does not ask them to register for the Selective Service. More information here • In this situation, the mentee needs to register for the Selective Service separately onlineat www.sss.gov • Will be a sensitive conversation

19. FINANCIAL AID PETITIONS • Sometimes the Estimated Family Contribution may not accurately reflect the family’s capacity. • Students may be able to petition! • These petitions are submitted directly to the college financial aid office, NOT the federal government through the FAFSA website. • Each school will have their own individual paperwork. • Example of UW Financial Aid Office forms site • The paperwork can take weeks or months to process, so submit as soon as possible.

20. REASONS TO PETITION • Decrease in parent income • Decrease in student income • Divorce or separation • Death of a parent • Additional expenses, including: • Extra course fees • Extra expensive books and supplies • Computer • Student medical/dental expenses • Unusual transportation costs • Childcare costs • Parent attending college • Sibling attending private K-12

21. DECREASE IN INCOME • If the parent OR student stopped working, that income can be removed from the EFC • Must be at least a 25% decrease from the previous year in order to petition for recalculation • Petitioning can dramatically change the student’s EFC and aid offered – they may suddenly become eligible for Pell grant and State Need Grant, etc

22. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES • Computer • At UW, up to $2200 one time during undergraduate years. • Likely loan money. • Medical/dental expenses • For the student or family members • Not covered by insurance • Non elective surgery/medically necessary • Extra course fees • ELL courses, Discovery seminars, etc • Extra expensive books and supplies • If beyond the amount assumed in FAFSA

23. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES • Childcare costs • Kids are expensive! • Students who are parents can get financial aid to help with the cost of childcare. • Parent attending college • Must be at least half time in a degree-seeking program • The student’s sibling attending private K-12 school • If there is a compelling reason that private school is essential

24. YOU NOW KNOW A LOT ABOUT FAFSA AND FINANCIAL AID! • I know that was a lot of information! Thank you for paying attention! • Now… College Bound Scholarshiptime!

25. College Bound Scholarship! Luoncé the First

26. What is the College Bound Scholarship? • Created in 2007to improving high school graduation and college enrollment rates for low-income students. • An early promise of financial aid to qualifying 7th and 8th graders. • Covers tuition and a small book allowance. • It can be used at two- or four-year public and private colleges and universities in Washington that administer State Need Grant funds.

29. Eligibility • Middle school • Student must have submitted the application by June 30th of 8th grade. • Includes pledge • Includes indication that they meet one of the following income standards: • Student is eligible for free-or-reduced-price lunch program • Student’s family receives basic food/TANF benefits • Family income is below the standards on the application chart • Student was in foster care

31. Eligibility • High school • Must comply to the pledge! “I pledge that I will: • Graduate with a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. • Be a good citizen in school and in my community, and not be convicted of a felony. • Apply for financial aid by completing the FAFSA in a timely manner when I apply for college. “ • Must be admitted, and enroll within one year of high school graduation in one of the 68 eligible institutions in Washington. • MUST file the FAFSA by Feb. 1 to receive any money!

32. Question 1 What are three details that you hadn’t considered about the FAFSA? What are some other nontraditional scenarios that your mentees may be facing?

33. Question 2 Scenario: Your mentee is very shy and hasn’t shared much personal information with you. While working on the FAFSA you hear that your mentee has been staying at their friend’s house. Question: How would you approach this situation?

34. Breakout Locations