(ANN-11-12) (ANN-11-12) Subject: Training Recording - Professional Judgment, Session Two

Publication Date: May 16, 2011

Subject: Training Recording - Professional Judgment, Session Two

Summary: This letter announces Federal Student Aid's recorded training session that provides detailed information about the use of professional judgment in the administration of the Federal Student Aid Programs.

Dear Colleague:

We are pleased to announce the availability of a recorded training session that provides detailed information about exercising documented professional judgment when determining eligibility of students for federal student aid. This training session is intended for financial aid office personnel who are interested in learning more about the use of professional judgment in the administration of the Federal Student Aid Programs.

The recorded training session:

• Reviews the statutory basis and rationale for professional judgment, as well as the scope of the authority to use professional judgment;

• Includes a Participant’s Guide that provides case studies covering the different types of professional judgment. Participants are guided through the case studies and presented with possible professional judgment determinations, as well as limitations; and

• Encourages participants to make a determination in accordance with their own school's professional judgment policy.

As a resource for future use, a reference and citation guide on the various types of professional judgment is also included in the Participant's Guide.

Note: An overview of professional judgment was provided in the Professional Judgment, Session One training recording. We recommend you view Session One before viewing Session Two. For more information on Session One, refer to Dear Colleague Letter ANN-10-17.

No registration is required to view the recorded training session. To view the session, click on this link:

https://www302.livemeeting.com/cc/fsatraining/view?cn=&id=KCBH0510-1&pw

Note: A recording key is not required to view the session.

To view and download the Participant's Guide and PowerPoint slides of the recorded training session, click on this link:

Note: We recommend trainees download and print the Participant's Guide and PowerPoint slides before beginning the training.

Thank you for your continued interest in and support of our training efforts. If you have questions about this training opportunity, please contact Kevin Campbell at kevin.campbell@ed.gov.

Sincerely,

Jana Hernandes
Service Director, Operations
Federal Student Aid