Quality Assurance Survey

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with a description of your current school verification criteria. Please complete the eleven survey items on this web-page. When directed to by item #9 or #11 below, please use this Excel spreadsheet

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to identify which specific ISIR fields you use in targeting students for verification. Please note that you only need to provide the requested information for the subset of data elements you use.

1. Name of Institution: _____________________________________

2. Your School’s OPE ID: ________________

3. Overall how useful do you find the ISIR Analysis Tool?

   1. Very useful

   2. Somewhat useful

   3. No Opinion

   4. Not very useful

   5. Not at all useful

4. How useful do you find the Standard Reports available in the ISIR Analysis Tool?

   1. Very useful

   2. Somewhat useful

   3. No Opinion

   4. Not very useful

   5. Not at all useful

5. How useful do you find the “Ad hoc” Reports (including Shared Reports) available in the ISIR Analysis Tool?

   1. Very useful

   2. Somewhat useful

   3. No Opinion

   4. Not very useful

   5. Not at all useful

6. When did your school last modify its school verification criteria? Select One

   1. Award year 2009-10

   2. Award year 2008-09

   3. Award year 2007-08

   4. Award year 2006-07

   5. Award year 2005-06

   6. Prior to 2005-06 award year

   7. I am not sure

7. Which of the following statements best describes the documentation you collect from students that meet your school verification criteria? (Please answer based on your normal school verification efforts, NOT the QA Program random sample.)

   1. We collect ALL the applicable data elements that would be requested by the Federal verification worksheets for ALL selected students, plus additional information for at least some students.

   2. We collect ALL the applicable data elements that would be requested by the Federal verification worksheets for ALL selected students.

   3. We collect only a SUBSET of the applicable data elements requested by the Federal verification worksheets for at least SOME of the selected students, plus additional information for at least some students.

   4. We collect only a SUBSET of the applicable data elements requested by the Federal verification worksheets for at least SOME of the selected students.

8. How many people at your school actively worked or will work on QA Program activities during this award year (2008-09)? _____________

9. Will you select any dependent students for school verification in 2009-10?

1. Yes Please complete Tab 1 of the Excel spreadsheet

2. No Please go on to item #7 (#10, I think)

10. Whether or not the applicable independent applicants are required to submit any additional documentation, please check each claim to independent status that your school routinely confirms for applicants making it.

1. born before January 1, 1985

2. working on a master’s or doctorate program

3. are (is) married

4. have (has) children who receive more than half their support from student

5. have (has) dependent other than child or spouse

6. both parents deceased or ward of the court

7. currently serving on active duty in the armed forces

8. veteran of the U.S. armed forces

9. my school does not routinely confirm the accuracy of

11. Will you select any independent students for school verification in 2009-10?

1. Yes please complete Tab 2 of the Excel spreadsheet

2. No

After completing the Excel spreadsheet for your school selection criteria, please use “save as” to rename the file to include your school’s name. Email the completed excel file to [email protected]. Thank you for completing the survey.

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