| Publication Date: June 2007 DCL ID: ANN-07-12 Summary: This letter announces additional sessions of Federal Student Aid's 2007-08 online, instructor-led training sessions on our Return of Title IV Funds software. Topics covered include using the on-line R2T4 calculation software properly to calculate the return of Federal funds resulting from student withdrawals. This session includes the changes to the R2T4 calculation resulting from the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2006. Posted on 06-05-2007 Dear Partner: We are pleased to announce additional sessions of our 2007-08 instructor-led online training on the Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4) on the web. This one hour and thirty minute session will be once a month in July, August, September and October of 2007. Registration is required for these sessions; please click on the link below to choose the class that best fits your schedule http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/index.html All classes will be conducted using Federal Student Aid's Distance Education system, which allows you to participate without leaving your desk. You will be provided with a link to the session when you register. The R2T4 training module is aimed at intermediate level users of the Federal Student Aid's on-line systems such as FAA Access to CPS On-line. This training is designed to show how to properly configure the R2T4 tool for your institution's needs. We will also cover the various reporting features of the software. Each training session will be conducted by two federal trainers and will last one hour and thirty minutes. During the session, you will be able to interact with the instructors using your computer's keyboard. Because this is an on-line session, you will need to have a computer with an Internet connection and a separate phone line to access the audio portion of the training. Please click on the links below to determine if your system meets the requirements to access the session. This link provides system requirements: Click Here This link allows schools to perform a browser check to ensure they can use all features of our Distance Education software: Click Here Participants will be required to download the training materials (training workbook and various reference materials) prior to the session. The download link will be provided in the registration confirmation. Sessions are scheduled monthly in July, August, September and October. Please check the registration page http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/index.html for a list of times and dates. Sincerely, Claire M. Roemer |