Federal, state, and local governing bodies play an enormous role in post-secondary planning and access. College counseling curriculum for guidance counselors (or lack thereof), graduation requirements, public university admission standards, and financial aid programs are but a few of the ways these bodies determine student outcomes. Come learn how the governmental agencies in our state shape the education and post-secondary options of our students, as well as the make-up of the post-secondary institutions we serve. Included will be an in-depth discussion on how financial aid programs impact a university’s incoming class and bottom line.

1. The Governmental Role in Post-
Secondary Planning & Access
ROBERT ANDREWS, SCHULER FOUNDATION
WILLIAM MORRISON, HIGHLAND PARK HS
JERRY CEBRZYNSKI, LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

2. Introduction
NACAC Gov’t Relations three-tiered advocacy efforts
 Access
 Funding
 Student Protection

3. Access
Access involves two aspects:
 Rigorous curriculum
 Quality counseling

4. ISBE Graduation Requirements
Academic Course Requirements
 4 yrs of English
 3 yrs of math (Algebra I and a course that “includes
some Geometry content”)
 2 yrs of science (no lab req.)
 2 yrs of Social Science (one US History)
 One yr chosen from: art, music, for. lang., voc. educ.
_______________
Total: 12 Academic Credits

5. University of Illinois U/C
Minimum Required Years Recommended Years of
Subject
of Coursework Coursework
English 4 4
Math 3 or 3.5 1 4
Social Sciences 2 4
Lab Sciences 2 4
One Foreign Language 2 4
Flexible Academic
2 4+
Units
Total 15-15.5 24+

6. Northern Illinois University
English 4 years
3 years (algebra, geometry, algebra II,
Mathematics
trigonometry or higher)
Science 3 years (at least one year lab science)
3 years (at least one must be US History
Social Studies
or US Government)
Foreign Language, Art, or 2 years
Music.
Elective Chosen from Above 1 year
Total 16 credits

7. SIU - Edwardsville
English 4 years
Math 3 years
Lab Science 3 years
Social Science 3 years
Academic Electives 2 years
Total 15 credits

8. To Review…
ISBE Grad Requirements 12 credits
Univ. of Illinois 15-24 (60%)
NIU 16 (75%)
SIUE 15 (80%)

9. Access to Quality Counseling
 IL student:counselor ratio in 2009-2010 was 667:1
 5th highest ratio in the U.S.
 ASCA recommended ratios – 250:1

10. Access to Quality Counseling
 Type 73 – School Service Personnel
 Requirements include training in:
-The structure, organization and operation of the
educational system, with emphasis on P-12 schools.
-The growth and development of children and youth,
and their implications for counseling in schools.
-The diversity of Illinois students and the laws and
programs that have been designed to meet their
unique needs.
-Effective management of the classroom and the
learning process.

11. Access To Quality Counseling
 Something missing?
 No state requirement for any type of transition
planning on the part of counselors
 Individual schools have their own requirements,
such as:

12. Career Development
“This course represents an introduction to career psychology and
counseling (areas central to the professional identity of community
counseling, school counseling, and counseling psychology). Career
counseling requires competence and knowledge in three broad areas.
First, it requires the basic counseling skills required of all counselors.
Second, it requires a thorough knowledge of major theories of career
development, choice and adjustment and the research derived from
them. Third, it requires counselors to apply relevant theory and
research in working with clients with career development, choice, and
adjustment concerns across the life span…Additionally, technology
has had a significant impact on career counseling practice. It is,
therefore, also necessary to introduce the student to Internet and
computer-based career services and the professional and ethical issues
involved in using these technologies.”

13. Bringing it Full Circle…
 IL state graduation standards simply don’t cut the
mustard in regards to college prep
 Counselors relied upon to provide the info necessary
to bridge that gap, despite averaging ratios of 667:1
 Many have no training

14. What do we do about it?
Advocacy!
 Inclusion of college access agenda in Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization
-use of Title I funds for college prep purposes:
creating a college resource center, prof. dev. For
counselors, etc.
 Working with Governor’s office on white paper for
inclusion of college counseling in Type 73 cert.
language
-IL P-20 council

15. Funding
Obama 2013 Budget Request
 Maintain Maximum Pell
 Limit Eligibility for In-School Interest Subsidy
 Tie Campus-Based Aid to Outcomes

16. Funding
 Grants
 Pell
 TEACH
 Federal Loans
 Interest rate
 Interest subsidy
 Campus Based Aid
 Double the number of FWS jobs
 Expand Perkins Loan from $1B to $8.5B a year
 Shift aid away from colleges that fail to keep net tuition down, and
toward those colleges and universities that do their fair share to keep
tuition affordable, provide good value, and serve needy students well
 Access and Affordability Proposals

17. Access & Affordability
 Create incentives for states and colleges, mirrored after the K-12 Race to the
Top initiative, to keep costs under control
 Create a new $55 million initiative to increase college access and
completion, up to $20 million of which will go directly to minority serving
institutions
 Provide $30 million for grant program, Hawkins Centers of Excellence, to
improve and expand teacher education programs at minority-serving
institutions, a significant pipeline for preparing a diverse teaching force; and
$9 million to promote post-baccalaureate programs for Hispanic-Americans
 Fund a new initiative designed to improve access to job training across
nation to support state and community college partnerships with businesses to
build skills of American workers to give them the skills employers explicitly
need

18. Access & Affordability
Focus on three broad areas:
 Shared responsibility on college affordability
 State incentive programs
 Consumer protections

19. Access & Affordability
House GOP budget (Passed):
 Eliminate Maximum Pell Grant Increases
 Eliminate In-School Interest Subsidy
 Limit Eligibility for Student Aid Program
*Many predicting that the contentious FY 2013 budget debate won't be
resolved until the lame-duck session after Election Day in November.

20. NASFFA Advocacy
NASFAA Reauthorization Task Force To Focus
Recommendations on Access and Accountability
NASFAA Advocacy

22. IL Monetary Award Program (MAP)
 FY12: $420 million to 147,000 students
 Proposals could reduce funding by 5 – 15%
 $3,000 max FR, SOPH
 1st come, 1st served
 Stronger merit component
 Genuine funding threats
 $2.7B Medicaid cuts goal
 Pension system reform
 Governor Quinn has proposed reductions in State
spending to pre-2008

23. 2010-11 MAP Awards, by sector
$180,000,000
$160,000,000
50,000
$140,000,000
$120,000,000
Total Dollars Received
Number of Recipients
$100,000,000 35,000
$80,000,000
$60,000,000
20,000
$40,000,000
$20,000,000
$0 5,000
Public 4 year Private 4 year Public 2 year Proprietary
Amount Received $159,981,571 $158,081,497 $53,740,110 $25,204,735
# of recipients 44,743 38,954 53,411 8,364
Average MAP amount $3,576 $4,058 $1,006 $3,013

25. MAP Funding
At some IL colleges, half of their students
receive MAP
 Decrease or loss of MAP may shift students to other sectors
 Loss of students will lead to cost cutting at colleges (fewer
faculty, staff, etc.)
 Economic impact on surrounding communities

26. MAP Funding
Resolution: MAP Task Force
 Chaired by ISAC
 All sectors and professional organizations (ex. IBHE)
represented
Save MAP Funding

28. Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
Other ISAC Services:
 ISAC Corp
 60 peer counselors
 Federally funded, at risk
 January - March
 651 FAFSA events
 10,000 students helped

29. Student Protection
 College Scorecard
 Enable students and families to compare college costs and
outcomes before making a decision on postsecondary
education
 Gainful Employment

30. Student Protection
Gainful Employment - Institution must annually
submit information on students who complete a program
leading to gainful employment in a recognized occupation
including:
 Student and program information
 Amount from private loans or finance plans.
 Defines “gainful” to be when a substantial number of the
program’s students –
 Are repaying their Title IV loans (Repayment Rate)
 Have a reasonable debt burden (Debt to Earnings
Ratio).

33. Student Protection
NASFAA Establishes Award Letter Task Force
Take Action with NASFAA

34. Discussion…
Thank you!