Financial Aid Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda

1. Welcome, Introductions and Overview of Meeting Etiquette – Melet Leafgreen, Chair
2. Consideration of Approval of Minutes from September 14, 2023, FAAC meeting – Melet Leafgreen, Chair
3. Update: Prior FAAC Business – Leah Smalley, Senior Policy Director, THECB Discuss March Meeting Date
4. Update: External Relations – John Wyatt, Senior Director, THECB
5. Presentation: Proposed Rules for January 2024 Board Meeting – Charles Contéro-Puls, Assistant Commissioner, THECB
6. Update: Data Collection Subcommittee –DeChà Reid, Director III, THECB
7. Discussion Topic: Selection of Subcommittee Chair for Data Collection Subcommittee – Melet Leafgreen, Chair
8. Update: Legislative Subcommittee – Scott Lapinski, Legislative Subcommittee Chair
9. Update: Texas Association for State Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA) –Denise Welch, TASFAA President
10. Update: TASFA Subcommittee – Heather Fountain, TASFA Subcommittee Chair and Leah Smalley, Senior Policy Director, THECB
11. Presentation: TASFA Demonstration – Leah Smalley, Senior Policy Director, THECB
12. Update: High School District – Lisa Schoenbrun, El Paso ISD, and Erica Ramos, Pharr-San Juan -Alamo ISD
13. Update: Office of Student Financial Aid Programs – DeChà Reid, Director III, THECB
14. Presentation: Hanging on Through the Turbulence: How to Navigate Around Work Burnout with Self Care- Teresa Washburn, Financial Aid Customer Service Coordinator, Northeast College, Houston Community College, and Sophia McGee, Manager Financial Aid Services, San Jacinto College
15. Presentation: 2023 FAAC Annual Report- Melet Leafgreen, Chair
16. Feedback for Future Meetings – Melet Leafgreen, Chair
17. Adjournment – Melet Leafgreen, Chair

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