Session 64

Set Your Knowledge in Motion:

Maximize Reports & Graphs in
the ISIR Analysis Tool

Holly Langer-Evans
Anne Tuccillo
Session Objectives
Learn how to:

Analyze the effectiveness

of institutional verification
criteria

Determine Impact of
individual ISIR fields
on EFC

Use graphing capabilities to

present and share findings

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Hands-On Activities
• Are you ready to
set your
knowledge in
motion?

• Use the
workbook
provided to
begin

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Session Materials
• We will post the workbook after the
conferences on the QA Program
website:
www.ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance
• A taped version of this session will
be available after the conference on
the QA Program website

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Important Program Information

ISIR Analysis Tool

Calendar of Events

FSA Assessment
Requirements

Verification Codes

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 Timeline of Activities
for the ISIR Analysis Tool
February Latest Version of IA Tool on the Web

March – September Begin implementing your verification

selection criteria & complete verifying
your applicants
October Prepare flat file, upload data

November through January Analyze Data; FSA collects school data;

Notify QA Rep. of institutional
verification criteria (for QA schools only)

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QA Program Requirements for
the FSA Assessments
Complete two
Assessments or activities

Notify Regional
Representative of the two
assessments

If applicable, complete the

Management Enhancement
or Effective Practice Forms

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QA Schools Must use these
Verification Status Codes

• V VERIFIED by the school.

• S Selected by CPS but NOT verified because
the ISIR record did not meet the school
verification criteria
• W Selected by the school and the Pell was
disbursed without documentation.
• BLANK Not selected

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Tracking your W Codes

• Access the Verification Tracking Report in

COD

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Verification Status Report
To retrieve the report via a Data Request:

Log into the COD web site, select the Batch

option from the top tool bar

Select Grant Data Requests, select New Request;

from the Report Type dropdown box, select
Verification Status Report

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Verification Status Report-Cont’d
 Make the appropriate selections for Award Year,
Request Type and Data Type, and click the submit
button

This process will produce a report with current data

from COD. Remember, if there is no student for whom
a code is missing, the file will be sent but the results
will be blank.

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Related Sessions:
Session 65:

Draft Findings from the QA Program

for the 2006-07
Award Year

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Questions?
• We are also available in the PC
Lab

• Don’t forget to complete your

session evaluation

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Contact Information
We appreciate your feedback and
comments. We can be reached
at:

Holly.Langer-Evans@ed.gov
Anne.Tuccillo@ed.gov

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