The Counselor Message Board is updated regularly – check back often for the latest information.
An ISAC Commission meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 19. Tentative agenda items and additional details can be viewed at the
September 13 e-Message.
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September 13 e-Message announces upcoming webinars on the ECACE Scholarship Program. Webinars are free and will be held on September 18 at 2 p.m. and September 25 at 10 a.m.
Do you send paper transcripts? Make the switch to electronic! Learn more about the ISAC Transcript Exchange on Thursday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. (CT). Additional details and registration information is provided in a
September 12 e-Message.
Registration for the College Access Symposium will open soon. Participants are encouraged to register as soon as possible due to limited space. A
September 10 e-Message provides additional information and details.
An
August 27 e-Message provides information regarding several upcoming important dates.
An
August 20 e-Message announces that a
"Back to School Success" webinar will be offered on August 22
nd and September 5
th by the Parchment Customer Success Team.
ISAC is now accepting the
sixth semester data that will be used in
State Scholar determination for students who will be college freshmen during the 2025-26 academic year. While ISAC will not begin to "process" the student data until early fall, high schools are encouraged to submit their data as soon as they are able to do so. Further details – including a reminder that, beginning with the announcement of 2025-26 State Scholars,
all high schools (rather than ISAC) need to print Certificates of Achievement for their State Scholars – are provided in a
July 29 e-Message.
U.S. Senators Durbin and Duckworth have penned a message of thanks and support to counselors for their assistance to high school students completing the FAFSA in this challenging year of the revamped form. Read the entire
letter on our website.
The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) operating budget and budget implementation bills, which together provide funding and statutory authority for Illinois programs and services (including ISAC's programs), were recently signed into law. Highlights include: another increase to the MAP appropriation, which has again resulted in historic funding for the program; and, a first-time state appropriation for ECACE Scholarships that is considerably lower than the amount of federal funding that had been available in prior years, likely resulting in the program being able to support only a portion of renewal applicants. FY25 appropriations for ISAC-administered
gift assistance programs, along with other details, are provided in a
June 11 e-Message.
Keep up with the latest information from ED by regularly visiting the
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Financial Aid Toolkit website.
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