Financial Aid Advisory Committee Meeting

Agenda

1. Welcome, Introductions and Overview of Meeting Etiquette – Cecelia Jones, Chair
2. Consideration of Approval of Minutes from December 5, 2024, FAAC meeting – Cecelia Jones, Chair
3. Update: Nomination of New FAAC Members – Cecelia Jones, Chair
4. Update: Prior FAAC Business – Leah Smalley, Director II, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
5. Update: External Relations – John Wyatt, Director II, THECB
6. Presentation: Standing the Test of Time: Resources to Help Students Now and In the Future – Catherine Mueller, Mapping Your Future
7. Update: Financial Aid Operations Subcommittee – Beth Tolan, Financial Aid Operations Subcommittee Chair
8. Update: Texas Association for State Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA) – Ingram, TASFAA President
9. Update: TASFA Subcommittee – Heather Fountain, Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) Subcommittee Chair
10. Presentation: THECB Public Data Tools – Melissa Humphries, Assistant Commissioner, THECB
11. Update: High School District – Lisa Schoenbrun, El Paso ISD, Erica Ramos, Pharr-San Juan -Alamo ISD, and Sandra Moore, Amarillo ISD
12. Update: Office of Student Financial Aid Programs – DeChà Reid, Director III, THECB and Leah Smalley, Director II, THECB
13. Discussion: Bridge the GAPS (Goals, Achievements, Progress and Solutions) – Cecelia Jones, Chair
14. Review future meetings, reminders, and topic recommendation for future meetings – Cecelia Jones, Chair
15. Adjournment – Cecelia Jones, Chair

Meeting Handouts

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Meeting Minutes