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Comparison Calculator

How does the proposed comparison calculator work?

Misrepresentation of Expected Income

Is it permissable for an instructor to divuldge what he/she has made in their career to students enrolled in the course, or should it be handled in general terms?

For Placement Rates

What is the difference between calculating placement rates on a Program Basis / Program Level versus calculating placement rates at the institutional level?

Non-monetary Motivational Strategies

What can managers do to motivate employees given the additional federal restrictions with elimination of the "safe harbors"?

Catalog Information

Which topics from your school catalog do you most frequently reference in your daily job?

Home Schooling

When presented with a home school diploma, is it mandatory in the state of Florida to provide transcripts?

Financial Aid

It seems as though the main area that should be routinely internally audited would be financial aid because of all of the components and specifics. Do you think that this is the case?

Information

My school does a great job of training and providing employees with information about rules and regulations.  This course offered great information, and did refresh me on some material that I have not come across in a while.  All in all I am glad I was able to take this course, I think it will help me grow professionally.

Handling Do-Not-Call Restrictions

Our institution updates student files by masking their Do-Not-Call number. This prohibits calls to the student at the registered number. In addition, the student is identified as being registered with the National Do-Not-Call database.

Eliciting Student Referrals

What methods of seeking student referrals from other students are appropriate, given the new restrictions?

Competitive Advantages

If a student asks you how your institution compares to another competitive institution, what is a good way to respond to the question?

A quick self-assessment

If you’ve just completed a training course, please consider responding to the three self-assessment questions below. Your responses will help you and other participants to get a head start on the transfer of training process.

 

  1. What have you learned? Write a brief summary of what you’ve learned.

  2. How can you apply it? List one or two ways in which you can apply what you’ve learned in your professional practice.

  3. What support do you need? Identify any support or additional information that you may need to apply what you’ve learned.

 

Course of Action

What is the best course of action to take when a policy has changed by a regulatory agency which affects the processing of documents or changing your policies and/or procedures. What is the general timeframe in which to implement these changes?

Team Members?

What kind of of career/academic background should your internal audit members possess?

break down into groups of responsibility

In our School, I have suggested that each area has a specific area of focus and a team leader in charge that changes each quarter and works directly with our School Director. I felt like this way we all could become knowledgeable and accountable for every area of operation in our Institution. Do you think this would be effective?

Retention of records

Does anyone know if there is a list available showing which documents may be destroyed after an acceptable period of time based on federal record-keeping requirements?

Proof of HS Diploma/GED or equivalent

The DOE accepts a student signed attestation of completion as acceptable in meeting this requirement. However, certain states and accrediting bodies require additional documentation such as an official transcript or copy of an original diploma. Does anyone know how the State of Florida fits into this equation. Will an attestation fulfill this requirement or are diploma copies required? Do you know the specific rule I could read to obtain this information?

Internal Procedures

No matter if you call it a Institutional Improvement Plan, Institutional Assessment and Improvement Plan or even just Plan, this document MUST be a living document. You should have a committee (elected officials) within your company that have the ability to review and understand the standards for which your school must comply with to ensure you are meeting internal and external standards. This 'Plan' needs to be reviewed on a consistent basis for implementation and execution of specific benchmarks. If your plan is one or two pages long (and I have seen plans of this magnitude) my guess is that you have done the bare minimum and are not using it as a development and compliance tool.

Student records

Does anyone know why current student records must be safe from fire, flood and theft but graduate records are not subject to the same guidelines?

Institute of Internal Auditors

Does anyone have experience with the Institute of Internal Auditors, and have you found thier materials, resources, courses helpful in the context of compliance auditing in the private postsecondary education setting?