May Update

Updates are being made to our CSAC collection and reporting process. New student-level links for TUHSD and SUSD are up and can be found in the slide deck linked below. New links for NUSD are coming soon.

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Upcoming Meeting: Our final Future Ready meeting of the year will be Thursday, May 29th from 10:30 am - 11:30 am! Last meeting, we discussed barriers to FAFSA completion and promising strategies for supporting completion including connecting to CalKids and partners like 10,000 Degrees. This meeting, we will reflect on the year and discuss plans and priorities for our financial aid and college readiness teams next year.

In light of many questions being asked about access to sensitive data at the federal level, we recommend taking advantage of the following resources particularly in supporting undocumented students and immigrant families:

CSAC Memo: Financial Aid Applications for Mixed-Status Students and Families: This memo provides practitioners and financial aid professionals with detailed information on how to guide mixed-status families through choosing whether to fill out the FAFSA or the CADAA.
CSAC Memo: Upholding the Dream For All Students: This guidance highlights the ways the CADAA keeps students and families safe and reaffirms California’s commitment to making college accessible for all students. The CADAA is available for undocumented students AND students from mixed-status families.
Communication Principals: For supporting Undocumented Students & MSF: a guide on how to interact and engage undocumented students and students from mixed-status families.
Resource Guide: Advising Undocumented Students & Students from Mixed-Status Families in CA: has sample talking points and best practices for advising students, and questions to help students from Mixed-Status Families Assess their risk and comfort with submitting the FAFSA.

Success Network Updates

Tam Unified High School District (TUHSD)

The Tamalpais High School Success Networks are wrapping up their final meetings of the year and planning next year's priorities and goals. Priority areas that have emerged for each group are: fostering belonging for students of color and English language learners, greater parent engagement, clarity of communication of current resources, and effectively supporting the 8th to 9th grade transition.

Shoreline Unified School District (SUSD)

The Tomales Success Network wrapped up the year with strong attendance from community partners and an interest in greater coordination and alignment of resources for next year.