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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">D. R. Biggs, MA AMLS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michigan Department of Treasury [mailto:MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Biggs, Deb Renee (MDE) <BiggsD@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> MI Student Aid Newsletter - January Edition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Information on Financial Aid and College Access</span></em><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It's Time to File Your 2016-2017 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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 what former All-Pro football player, Herman Moore has to say about the FAFSA!</span></a>
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 out the FAFSA can be a straightforward and easy process. The FAFSA (<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&107&&&http://fafsa.ed.gov/"><span style="color:#1D5782">fafsa.gov</span></a>) will
 guide you through the application; click on the “Start A New FAFSA” button on the home page, and just follow the directions.
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 you will find tips to help you along the way!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Source:  Federal Student Aid</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Student Scholarships and Grants (SSG) has created a Web portal, MiSSG, for high school counselors.  In MiSSG, users will be able to view records for students currently attending their high school. 
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Users with access can view who has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Also, in previous years, you received a roster of seniors who achieved the qualifying ACT score to
 be considered for the Michigan Competitive Scholarship (MCS).  With the new Web portal, users will have readily available information that will list each student’s name along with their ACT score.  Using the ACT Search Tool, Data Receiver Designees can view
 high school students at their school who took the ACT.  If a SSN was not reported, the Designee may update each students’ record and report their SSN.
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<b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&109&&&https://missg.guarantorsolutions.com/applicationsignon/signon.aspx"><span style="color:#1D5782">MiSSG</span></a></b>,
 their principal must complete a NEW <b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&110&&&http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mistudentaid/5361_Final_12-15_Data_Use_Agreement_Edit_508591_7.pdf"><span style="color:#1D5782">Data
 Use Agreement</span></a></b> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&111&&&http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mistudentaid/5360_Final_12-15_Data_Receiver_Designee_508588_7.pdf">
<b><span style="color:#1D5782">Data Receiver Designee</span></b><span style="color:#1D5782">
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 For more information on accessing MiSSG, please watch this short <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&113&&&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTNXnH_Pc8g&feature=youtu.be">
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 Use Agreement</span></strong></a>:  <b>This form needs to be completed/signed by the high school principal and returned to SSG each academic year.</b>
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<b>This form need to be completed/signed by the high school principal and returned to SSG each academic year.</b>
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 Security Access Form</span></strong></a>: This form grants permission from the high school principal to allow a partner(s) to view MiSSG reports.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions or need further assistance, please contact our office at 1-888-4-GRANTS, or 1-888-447-2687, email
<a href="mailto:ssg@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#1D5782">ssg@michigan.gov</span></a>, or visit us on the Web at
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<span style="color:#1D5782">www.michigan.gov/ssg</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MI Student Aid is proud to be a sponsor of
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MI College Goal, </span></strong>coming February 2016. We encourage students and families to attend a MI College Goal event where an expert can help in filling out the FAFSA.  Assistance is available for
 free at over 30 locations throughout the State. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For information on MI College Goal and locations/dates, please visit
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<span style="color:#1D5782">www.micollegegoal.org</span></a>. For information on State of Michigan aid programs, please visit
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<span style="color:#1D5782">www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Paying for college often times is a barrier for students and families. Finding resources and information can be difficult if you’ve never gone through the process. Rachel Nicks, a mother of three
 boys, found that putting a first child through college was difficult, especially shortly after the death of her husband, Fred...<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&120&&&http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60969_74170---,00.html"><span style="color:#1D5782">read
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Most people want to save for their child’s college education, but many don’t know how to begin. According to a recent survey by T. Rowe Price, nearly half of parents surveyed are using a regular
 savings account to save for college, 31% said they were using a 529 account and 28% said they did not know what a 529 plan was.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The average price of tuition and fees at a public four-year university in the United States in 2014 was $9,139 per year. In 1971 those costs added up to less than $500 (in current dollars) according
 to the College Board. That increase is outpacing the rate of inflation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&121&&&http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/0,4636,7-128-60921---,00.html"><span style="color:#1D5782">Michigan’s
 three 529 plans</span></a> (Michigan Education Trust (MET), Michigan Education Savings Plan (MESP), and Michigan Advisor Plan (MAP)) offer parents and grandparents a variety of options to start saving for college. 
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<span style="color:#1D5782">MET</span></a> is offering a new “<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&123&&&http://www.michigan.gov/setwithmet/0,4666,7-237-43440---,00.html#PayAsYouGo"><span style="color:#1D5782">Pay-As-You-Go</span></a>”
 payment option this year to help make it easier to start saving. In addition, <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMTIwLjU0MDQ2OTYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDEyMC41NDA0Njk2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjU0MzkzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9YmlnZ3N0aG9tYXNkQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&124&&&http://www.misaves.com/">
<span style="color:#1D5782">MESP</span></a> accounts can be opened with as little as $25.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experts agree 529 accounts are a great way to save for education as your investments grow tax deferred and if used for college expenses the earnings won’t be taxed at the time of withdrawal. If you
 cannot afford to save the entire cost, any amount parents can contribute is beneficial for their child in the long term.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">According to the College Savings Plans Network, Americans own more than 12 million 529 accounts which have more than $258 billion in assets.
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 legitimate and remember that you don't have to pay to find scholarships or other financial aid. Check out our information on how to
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The U.S. Department of Labor’s
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<span style="color:#1D5782">FREE scholarship search tool</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Source:  Federal Student Aid<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 20, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6:30pm - 7:30pm<br>
Livonia Civic Center Library<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Making College Affordable</span></em><br>
32777 Five Mile <br>
Livonia, MI 48154<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 26, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5:00pm - 7:00pm<br>
Capital Area Career Center<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Capital Area Career Center FAFSA Night</span></em><br>
611 Hagadorn Road<br>
Mason, MI 48854<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 26, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">7:00pm - 8:00pm<br>
Novi Public Library<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Financial Aid Preparing for College</span></em><br>
45255 West 10 Mile Road<br>
Novi, MI 48375<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 27, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6:00pm - 7:30pm<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Wayne Memorial High School</span></em><br>
Fund Your Future<br>
3001 Fourth Street<br>
Wayne, MI 48184<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 11, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">6:00pm - 7:30pm<br>
Warren Civic Center Library<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">College Scholarships and Grants</span></em><br>
1 City Square<br>
Warren, MI 48093<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 20, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10:00am - 2:30pm<br>
Oakland Schools Conference Center<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Show Me The Money Day 2016</span></em><br>
2111 Pontiac Lake Road<br>
Waterford Township, MI 48328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 25, 2016</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5:00pm - 7:00pm<br>
Portland High School<br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FAFSA Information Night</span></em><br>
1100 Ionia Road<br>
Portland, MI 48875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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