Dear Colleagues,
I hope all of you are enjoying the beginning of your summer
and taking much-deserved down time. This email contains some important updates
related to Advanced Opportunities.
Support Team
Please note that email address for our support team have
changed to the following:
We are also hiring a third contractor to service Idaho
regions 3 and 4. The job is a contracting position for 7-10 hours per
week. Here is a link to the job
posting. Applications are due July 20th, 2018.
AO Portal
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MAKE
UP Payments: If there are any make-up
payment for FY18, they MUST be in the portal by June
30th. The SDE is not able to pay for any
courses that are not reported by June 30th. This deadline
caught many folks by surprise last year, please go through your data and
payments to ensure that none of your students/courses were missed. This
is a statutory deadline and our team is not able to provide leniency in this
area. Costs associated with courses that are not reported in the portal will be
billed directly to the student, or in some cases, may become the responsibility
of the school district.
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FY19 dates can be found in the document
attached. Summer data needs to be entered into the portal by June 30th,
giving providers the month of July to verify enrollment. Summer courses
must be submitted to the SDE by August 17th.
Certificate of Residency
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For those of you who live outside of a
community-college taxing district, the rumor is true: students who use Fast
Forward funds no longer need to fill out the certificate of residency
form. The funds will be sent directly to the community college. It is
important that the county of the student is reported accurately in order for
this to be done properly.
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If a student pays for a college course via other
means (i.e., out-of-pocket, another scholarship) the student will need to fill
out a COR.
Advanced Opportunities Events
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The Advanced Opportunities Conference is October
14th-16th. We are partnering with GEAR UP West this year.
You have the option of attending the full 2 ½ day conference which included AO
content and also give you access all information related to advising, college
and career readiness, etc. Or you can choose to come to just a one-day event
(October 16th) for a fraction of the cost to get the express version
of Advanced Opportunities issues. Click here to
register. Early bird pricing is available until July 14th.
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Advanced Opportunities portal trainings
will be held in August. Several of these events will be done in collaboration
with the ISEE roadshow. The training schedule will be differentiated depending
on your level of comfort in the portal. Please mark your calendars, and if you
have a new employee coming onboard, please make sure they attend this event:
o Region
1- Coeur d’Alene, August 21st
o Region
2- Lewiston, August 20th
o Region
3- Boise, August 7th
o Region
4- Twin Falls, August 9th
o Region
5- Pocatello, August 17th
o Region
6- Rigby, August 8th
Thank you for all of your hard work in supporting Idaho
students. Enjoy your summer and take time to enjoy your family and loved ones.
Warmly,