ProEducation Solutions, LLC announces another new service called the Verification Assistant." Like the “Professional Judgment Assistant,” colleges and universities can outsource the review and processing of appeal letters from students and their families as well as the entire Federal Verification Process. To learn more or to sign up for a free webinar for either service click here: PJ Assistant or Verification Assistant.
William Healy, President of the Florida Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators says, “this process would greatly speed up the review and processing of appeal letters, which in the case of some institutions could put the school at a competitive advantage. The release of this new service now is just in time to handle the avalanche of appeals that aid offices are expecting due to the downturn in the economy.”
The PJ & Verification Assistant process are completely electronic. College financial aid staff scan or fax in appeal letters or verification forms along with supporting documentation and upload them to ProEd’s secure web site. After the appeal letters are processed by ProEd, the results and original documentation are archived on ProEd’s secure web site (See Financial Aid Services) where they are easily retrieved by the college financial aid staff.
ProEd’s PJ & Verification Assistant provide a complete audit trail, including who reviewed the documents, the date of review, and the recommneded action. In addition, there is a complete archival system so that college staff can retrieve documents on line for each day, week, month or year. Documents can also be retrieved from previous years.
The staff at ProEducation Solutions -- many of whom have been in the financial aid business for 20 or years or more -- and have been financial aid directors themselves -- will review PJ documents to see if a professional judgment is warranted. If a PJ is necessary, ProEd staff will provide the details on what adjustments are recommended. On the Verification side, ProEd staff will complete the verificaiton process, including making the appropirate updates to the college's financial aid system. The aid staff at the college would, of course, have the final word on exactly what changes are ultimately made.
This service is available to all colleges and universities, including: all public and private institutions, 2 or 4 year, and nonprofit or for-profit institutions. The PJ & Verification Assistants are available for immediate implementation.
To learn more or to get a price quote, sign up for a demonstration webinar or call us toll-free at: (877) 761-7001.