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2009-10 Payment 2009-10 On July 15, 2009, the Governor and state legislators reached an agreement regarding the fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) state budget. Absent new revenues and facing a substantial state budget deficit, budget cuts have been made. Consequently, the amount ISAC receives to fund college scholarships and grants, including the IFTC Program, has been significantly reduced. Based on that budget timely renewal IFTC applicants will be funded for the full academic year. As announced in a September 17th, e-Message, TESP payment request rosters, (including Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois) can be completed online and submitted electronically to ISAC via TESP Payment Online at My Zone. Refer to the Payment Procedures for IFTC and the TESP Payment Roster section of TESP at My Zone for details about the TESP Payment Roster process and instructions for completing and submitting payment request rosters to ISAC. Awarding for the 2009-10 Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program and the TESP programs (Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship programs) has taken place. Colleges may access new eligible award information (including funded or unfunded status) online at My Zone for Golden Apple Scholars and TESP recipients as of August 25th. TESP award notifications have been mailed to eligible students. Due to previously-announced budget reductions, it is anticipated that no subsequent awarding will take place for these programs for the 2009-10 academic year. In order to ensure that all applicants at a school are included when awarding takes place, all Initial Certifications that are available at My Zone must be completed and returned to ISAC as soon as possible. More details are available in an August 25th e-Message. Refer to the Teacher Education Scholarship Program page in My Zone to learn about accessing student eligibility data using TESP Notifications to generate a report or view information online using the search, filter or sort functions. The 2009-10 Initial Qualification process for the Illinois Future Teacher Corp (IFTC) and Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship programs started on June 1, 2009 and runs on a nightly basis throughout the award year. Be sure to access the TESP Student Certifications: List at My Zone regularly to learn the qualification status of applicants from your school. If the college certified a student as eligible for an IFTC award, the Complete column will be checked and a status code of "Q" will display in the Status column on the Student Certifications: List in My Zone. Corrections cannot be made online at My Zone after an eligible record has been qualified. Requests to correct qualified records must be submitted to ISAC. If the college certified a student as ineligible for an IFTC award, a Notice of Ineligibility is sent to the applicant. The Complete column will be checked and a status code of "U" will display in the Status column on the Student Certifications: List in My Zone. If a student subsequently meets the eligibility criteria (i.e., files a FAFSA, etc.), the Certification can be corrected online and resubmitted via My Zone. Refer to the Student Certification Entry Instructions to learn about submitting a certification, obtain a complete list of the status codes returned after a certification record is processed and making corrections before and after a record has been qualified. TESP Certification Historical View Beginning June 12, 2009, the TESP Certification Historical View is available for colleges to view prior year certification information by selecting the academic year from the drop-down box next to the TESP Certification link on the My Zone TESP Program Selection screen. Details about how to access the Historical View for prior year certifications is available in TESP Certification at My Zone. IFTC and MTI Initial Certification records for the 2009-10 academic year can be completed online and submitted electronically to ISAC via My Zone beginning April 30, 2009. An overview of the online Certification process, instructions to enter and submit certifications to ISAC and how to request a report can be found in the TESP Certification area of My Zone. An overview of the certification process for the IFTC Program and the MTI Scholarship Program is also provided within each program in the Gift Assistance area at College Zone. The volume of 2009-10 Teacher Education Scholarship Programs qualified applicants exceeds the available funding for awards. Consequently, ISAC is no longer accepting applications for these programs. Qualified applicants will be notified of the awarding results in the late summer of 2009. Refer to the IFTC and MTI Program News pages within the Gift Assistance area at the College Zone for the latest information regarding these programs. TESP Enrollment Status Verification for Compliance The 2008-09 Enrollment Status Verification for Compliance rosters and Enrollment Status Verification Forms were mailed to postsecondary school on August 11, 2009. Verification of the enrollment status is requested for the IFTC and DTSS (if applicable) recipients for whom our records indicate are enrolled at your school. Verification of enrollment is needed to meet compliance requirements for the 2008-09 academic year. The completed Verification for Compliance roster and the signed and dated Verification Form must be returned to ISAC on or before October 30, 2009 Additional information about TESP Program Requirements and IFTC Enrollment Verification with sample forms and instructions for completing the rosters can be found within this section. Return to Top |
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