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Updated Policies and Procedures 2001 Fall Training Materials Now Available On-Line

Association Members who were unable to attend NASFAA's Fall 2001 Workshop Policies & Procedures 2001: An Aid Odyssey can now download the updated training materials at no charge.

NASFAA's Fall 2001 workshop materials show how to create and maintain a policies and procedures manual that meets staff needs for the proper administration of student financial aid in an electronic age. The training materials, which include a user-friendly policies and procedures manual template on diskette, will help the financial aid administrator successfully embark on this aid odyssey.

Topics Covered

  • Required and optional pieces that make up a policies and procedures manual
  • The development cycle of policies and procedures
  • Formulating, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures
  • Making policy decisions
  • Writing policies and procedures
  • Policies and procedures manual formatting and style decisions
  • Reading and interpreting federal regulations and statute

    What You Will Receive

  • Policies & Procedures Manual Template on diskette
  • Policies & Procedures Regulatory Resources Guide
  • Policies & procedures development tools
  • Policies & procedures manual formatting tools
  • Reading & Interpreting Regulation & Statute guidance
  • Template demonstration
  • Mini-vugraphs

    Cost

    The materials are now free for Association Members.

    How To Order

    Association Members can download the materials at http://www.NASFAA.org/ppmanual.asp.

    Satisfied Customers Speak Out!

    Over 3500 copies of the workshop materials have been sold to date. Here is what some of our attendees have to say about their workshop experiences:

    "I sent two staff members to the Decentralized Training in North Texas and they actually came back 'pumped' to help us get our P&P Manual in order! Can you believe that? They were so impressed with the material presented and the template to help us get this project done once and for all!"
    Laurie Coulter, Director of Financial Aid at Austin College, Sherman, TX

    "Thank you for the excellent training and materials on Policies and Procedures! At Harding University we are finding this template to be particularly helpful in organizing and documenting our various policies and procedures. To assist us in integrating Policies and Procedures into our daily processes, we've even converted NASFAA's Word-based template into a web-based living document, and we share this document in our office through our intranet. We have replaced the traditional 'cover page' with a "Latest News and Internet Links" page, on which we not only document changes in our procedures, but we also use this page to communicate fun and interesting information to the staff. This approach encourages our staff to visit this document frequently. Our goal is to eventually convert all those post-it notes on our computers into clearly documented policies in our new policy manual. Thank you, NASFAA, for getting us started in the right direction!"
    Dr. Jonathan C. Roberts, Director of Financial Aid at Harding University

    "This workshop has given me the motivation to finally get my P&P updated and in a single place."
    Seasoned aid professional at a 2-year private institution - Indianapolis, IN Workshop

    "The template is wonderful!"
    Experienced aid professional at a 4-year proprietary institution - Macon, GA Workshop

    By David L. Futrell, NASFAA

    Updated July 15, 2004 on the NASFAA Web Site www.nasfaa.org
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