Publication Date: February 19, 2008
Summary: 2008-2009 ISIR Analysis Tool Web Application Now Available
Federal Student Aid is pleased to announce that the 2008-2009 version
of the ISIR Analysis Tool is now available through the FAA
Main Menu of the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/faa/faa.jsp).
The ISIR Analysis Tool is designed for any school that wants to review
and analyze its Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) data and
better understand certain characteristics about its Title IV applicant
population and verification process (either selected by the U.S. Department
of Education or defined by the school).
The ISIR Analysis Tool allows you to perform the following functions:
- Request specific or random samples of Initial and Paid On ISIR transactions
from the ISIR Datamart to update your ISIR Analysis Tool database using
a basic text flat file.
- Define and add user-specified fields to track data specific to your
school.
- Set the School Verification Flag to indicate students meeting your
school's institutional verification criteria.
- Run the Data Validation process to identify student records missing
an Initial or Paid On ISIR transaction and perform other calculations
to finalize your overall ISIR sample before generating reports.
- Generate standard reports that are used for in-depth analysis based
on discrepancies or trends identified in requested ISIR data. Quality
Assurance (QA) Program participants can share standard report templates
with other QA participants using the ISIR Analysis Tool.
- Create ad-hoc reports that can be used to conduct additional analysis
unique to your school's user data and student demographics.
- Export a flat file listing of all student records in your ISIR Analysis
Tool database to your Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailbox.
Note: Using the ISIR Analysis Tool does not mean that your school
is in the QA Program or is exempt from federal verification requirements.
To have these benefits, you must have a signed QA Amendment to your Title
IV Program Participation Agreement (PPA).
You must have Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher as your
browser in order to utilize the reporting features available in the ISIR
Analysis Tool.
2008-2009 Enhancements to the ISIR Analysis Tool
The 2008-2009 version of the ISIR Analysis Tool includes the following
enhancements:
- Year References and Message Classes Updated for 2008-2009.
We updated all ISIR Analysis Tool labels and other text to reference
the 2008-2009 cycle. We also updated the message class for export
files listing all student records in your ISIR Analysis Tool database
to IATX09OP.
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- Relabeled 2008-2009 ISIR Data Elements Added to the ISIR
Analysis Tool Database. We relabeled two ISIR fields for 2008-2009
that are added to your ISIR Analysis Tool database as a result
of an ISIR data request. The relabeled fields are:
– Is Student Male or Female?" (previously "Are you male?")
– Professional Judgment" (previously "FAA Adjustment")
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- New Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Impact Analysis Report
Added. We have added a new standard report for 2008-2009 called
the EFC Impact Analysis. This report, displayed in graph format,
can assist you in determining which EFC-critical ISIR fields are
being corrected most often by your students between Initial and
Paid On ISIR transactions.
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- New Look and Feel for Standard and Ad-Hoc Reports. We
upgraded the report component of the ISIR Analysis Tool (WebFocus).
As a result, both the look and feel of the standard and ad-hoc
reports differ from previous versions of the ISIR Analysis Tool.
Contact your regional QA contact person if you have questions
or require assistance with creating and running standard and/or
ad-hoc reports.
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Enrollment for the ISIR Analysis Tool
If you already enrolled your staff for access to the 2007-2008 version
of the ISIR Analysis Tool, you do not need to enroll them again for 2008-2009.
For those staff currently not enrolled, you will need to enroll each
user for both FAA
Access to CPS Online and the ISIR Analysis Tool specifically to access
the ISIR Analysis Tool. The Destination Point Administrator (DPA) or Secondary
Destination Point Administrator (SDPA) of the TG number currently used
by your school to send and receive Free Applications for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSAs) and ISIR corrections has access to FAA
Access to CPS Online by default and can add or modify rights. The
DPA or SDPA will need to enroll financial aid staff members for access
to FAA Access
to CPS Online and to the ISIR Analysis Tool.
You can easily sign up financial aid staff members for FAA
Access to CPS Online and the ISIR Analysis Tool on the SAIG
Enrollment Web site, located at http://fsawebenroll.ed.gov.
Signature pages are not required for FAA
Access to CPS Online or ISIR Analysis Tool enrollment.
If You Have Questions
If you have any technical questions regarding the ISIR Analysis Tool
or the SAIG enrollment procedures described in this message, contact CPS/SAIG
Technical Support at 800/330-5947 (TDD/TTY 800/511-5806) or by e-mail
at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.
If you are a participant in Federal Student Aid's QA Program and have
questions regarding the ISIR Analysis Tool, you can contact QA Program
staff at qualityassurance@ed.gov,
call your regional Federal Student Aid contact, or visit the QA Program
Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov/qualityassurance.
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