[Oasfaa] OTAG Reminder -- When Students Change Schools

[Joyner, Shiela]

Good Afternoon,

The OTAG office is receiving calls from students indicating they were
advised to call the OTAG office to report a change in schools in order to
have their OTAG application transferred.  While this would have been the
appropriate action for students to take prior to the award approval process
under the old OTAG system, it is no longer a necessary action.

OTAG is tracking applicants under ALL eligible Oklahoma school codes they
have reported to the CPS.  To add a school to their OTAG record, students
need only to report the additional school code to the CPS in order to notify
OTAG.  OTAG will automatically receive the additional school code on a
subsequent ISIR transaction; the school will automatically be added to the
student's OTAG record; and the student's application and OTAG status
information will automatically appear on subsequent Eligibility Status
Reports forwarded to the new school.  We are loading ISIRs into the database
on a daily basis, and will continue to do so throughout the entire award
year.

Be aware that the OTAG award notice will continue to advise awardees to
notify OTAG if they decide to attend a school other than the one reflected
on their OTAG award notice.  The student will then be advised appropriately
according to whether or not their new school is already reflected on their
OTAG record.  If the student's first contact regarding their AWARD transfer
is with the new school, the most efficient way to assist the student would
be for the school to submit an update, reporting the transfer as well as
"packaged" status to OTAG.

Please pass this information along to your staff members who are in
positions to advise students regarding the OTAG application process.  As
always, if you have questions or need additional information, please do not
hesitate to contact the OTAG office.

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Shiela Joyner, Director
Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
P. O.  Box 3020
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3020
Internet:  sjoyner at otag.org
Voice: (405) 234-4356    Toll Free (877) 662-6231
Fax: (405) 234-4392