Welcome to our October Remote Roundtable. I’m Dionne at Xello and I’ll be moderating the chat and Q&A.

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Lori Smith Transition Specialist KS State School for the Blind

Tracey Scharmann, Vancouver, WA from Vancouver Public Schools. We just started a Scholarship Club!

Veronica Johnson, Clarke County School District, GA

Janet Zinke, Rockford, IL from the Education for Employment office in Northern Illinois.

Heather Fuller, Linden, MI

My Kou Chang from Fresno, CA. School Counselor at Edison High in Fresno Unified School District.

Shawn Gatling High School Counselor Henry Ford Academy Dearborn Michigan - Hello!

Marvin Grandison Jr

Oscar Barragan Jr, Patino School of Entrepreneurship, Fresno CA

Akron STEM HS. Akron, OH

Matt Patterson, Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, KS

LaKiesha Holliday, Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn, MI

Heather Fuller, Linden, MI, Linden Community Schools

Trisha McKendry, Stillman Valley, Illinois

Sherry Slade, USD 497 Counselor for Diploma Completion Program

Rachel Brock, counselor, Southwest Middle High Academia Bilingue, Grand Rapids MI.

Michelle Mahoney, College Counselor, Pacific Coast High School, Orange County Dept. of Education, CA

Dora Del Toro Herrera, Milwaukee, WI, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WEOP)

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https://lookforwardwi.gov/

So, can Juniors apply for FAFSA, because of the 2 year gap?

OMG, fafsa chat is my best friend

And their hotline - 800.4.FED-AID can be a lifesaver

Definitely! If anyone wants to get added to our email list, feel free to email me - cassie20@belahs.org

National College Attainment Network (NCAN) FAFSA®️ Tracker

@Joni - it varies by state - so you’ll want to check your state’s ed department on how to access that. NCAN is the leading org behind that work - you can see school level data here: https://www.ncan.org/news/529929/NCANs-FAFSA-Tracker-Gets-a-Makeover-Returns-for-21-22-Cycle.htm

Some students do not have parents in the picture

We’ve still got some time to take your burning questions for the panel. Please use the Q&A <- to pose your question.

@Becky - exactly! Those students would either be independent, or student could qualify for a dependency override

I can't find the consulting scholarship search page.

I thought she said "JLB Consulting" but could you repeat the resource? Thanks.

https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/scholarships/

^^^^ that’s it! And if anyone wants access to BELA’s scholarship motherboard: https://bit.ly/scholarshipmotherboard

https://lookforwardwi.gov/

https://bit.ly/belacollegetimeline

https://studentaid.gov/

Feel free to email me with any finned questions, etc: cassie20@belahs.org

This has been amazing, thank you so much for all the information!!

Thanks for all this great info~

Thank you!

Will a recording of this be available? I wasn't able to join until the Q&A.

Thank you.

Yes you will all receive an email tomorrow