Communication Strategy

Communication Strategy

Students

•Student Handbook•College Fairs, Senior Nights•November, January and March team meetings•FAFSA Days•NSO and September team meetings (GPA meetings)•Monday Emails•Meeting Reminder Emails (Two weeks/one week)•Text Message (Day before)•Monthly Newsletter

Parents•Acceptance letter mailed home•Replication of all student email correspondence

Mentors

•Mentor Handbook•Mentor Training (both returning and new mentors)•Mentor Breakfasts•Replication of all student email correspondence•Updated list of eligible students

School Counselors

•Counselor Handbook•Counselor Information Sessions•Visit every high school for meetings/distribution of materials•Meeting reminder emails (two weeks/one week)•Updated list of eligible students

Post-secondary Institutions

•Post-secondary Handbook•Post-Secondary Advisory Council•Eligible student list

Local Advisory Councils•Meetings in August and May•Monthly Newsletter•Quarterly email update

Student EligibilityTo be eligible to receive Tennessee Promise, a student must:• Be a Tennessee resident.• Graduate from an eligible Tennessee high school,

complete a Tennessee home school program, or, prior to reaching 19 years of age, obtain a GED or HiSET diploma.

• Enroll in an eligible college or program and attend full-time the fall after graduation (students attending a TCAT may enroll the summer following their high school graduation.)

• Complete the Tennessee Promise application at www.TNPromise.gov.

• Meet all deadlines and requirements.

Tennessee Promise Scholarship

Examples A B CTuition $4,000 $4,000 $4,000Pell/TELS/TSAA -$5,730 -$3,000 $0Gap $0 $1,000 $4,000TN Promise $0Tuition $0

$1,000$0

$4,000$0

State Aid for Two-Year College Programs

HOPE Scholarsh

ip

$1,500 per semester

21 ACT or 980 SAT or 3.0 GPA*

GAMS

$500 per semester

29 ACT or 1280 SAT

& 3.75 GPA*

Aspire Award

$250 per semester

Parents AGI

<=$36,000

*All courses calculated on a 4.0 scale per the Uniform Grading Policy

State Aid for Four-Year College Programs

HOPE Scholarsh

ip$1,750/

sem then $2,250/se

m

21 ACT or 980 SAT or 3.0 GPA*

GAMS

$500 per semester

29 ACT or 1280 SAT

& 3.75 GPA*

Aspire Award

$750 per semester

Parents AGI

<=$36,000

*All courses calculated on a 4.0 scale per the Uniform Grading Policy

Tennessee Promise Timeline

Fall 2015 – First Tennessee Promise cohort begins classes

August 1 – Complete 8 hours of community service

August 1 – FAFSA verification deadline

By March 1 & May 31 – Mandatory partnering organization meetings

February 15 – FAFSA deadline

November 1 – Tennessee Promise application deadline

Tennessee Promise ProcessFall 2014

By November 1

Student

applies

Students apply to Tennessee Promise through TSAC Student

Portal.

Student connected to

partnering organization and mentor

Tennessee Promise ProcessJanuary/February 2015

By March 1

Student attends first partnering organization meeting

By February 15

Student files

FAFSA

TSAC tracks student FAFSA filing and supplies information to partnering organizations.

Partnering organizations organize first meeting, then

send list of student attendees to TSAC.

Tennessee Promise ProcessMarch/April/May 2015

Student applies to an eligible institution

By May 31

Student attends second

partnering organization

meeting

Partnering organizations work with students to ensure that

application has been submitted to eligible program.

Partnering organizations organize second meeting, then send list of student attendees

to TSAC.

Tennessee Promise ProcessSummer 2015

Student

enrolls

By beginning of term

Student performs

community service

Partnering organizations verify community service hours and

report to TSAC.

By beginning of term

Higher education institutions provide list of eligible student

enrollment to TSAC.

Tennessee Promise ProcessFall 2015

Student begins classes

TSAC sends scholarship funds directly to higher education institution.

Partnering organization keeps in touch with students to renew

scholarship.

Apply for the program between

August 15 and November 1, 2014.

www.TNPromise.gov

Click on the “Apply Now” button on www.tnpromise.gov

Tennessee Promise Application Portal

Click “Create a Log in” to create an account.

Tennessee Promise Application Portal

Tennessee Promise Application Portal

Complete the application, check the box to accept terms and conditions, and click “Create my

account”.

Connect with TSAC

Facebook: Tennessee Student

Assistance Corporation

Twitter:@TNFinancialAid

Website:www.TN.gov/collegepays

Tennessee Promise on Social Media

Facebook:TN Promise

Twitter:@TNPromise

Upper East TN

Erika [email protected]

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