General Education Council
- Aron Potter - Coffeyville Community College
- Tiffany Evans - Colby Community College
- Gaile Stephens - Emporia State University
- Brad Will - Fort Hays State University
- Troy McCloughan - Fort Scott Community College
- Cathy Almai-Mahurin - Johnson County Community College
- Gregory Eiselein - Kansas State University
- Melinda Roelfs - Pittsburg State University
- Jennifer Roberts - University of Kansas
- Jennifer Ball - Washburn University
- Linnea GlenMaye - Wichita State University
1. How did the Systemwide General Education start?
At the end of FY 2020, the Board expressed a strong desire to develop a more robust system-based approach to facilitate student transfer. Building on this vision, in FY 2021 and 2022, the Board established a goal to develop a systemwide general education (GE) package under a common framework. When framing this goal, the Board instructed Board staff to develop a system-based GE package that would maximize the application of credit throughout the system, simplify processes for transfer students, and remove barriers for transfer students.
At the outset of this work in September 2020, 14 out of 15 states in the central United States had some variation of a systemwide GE, with Kansas being the outlier without a systemwide GE. From September 2020 to May 2022, a GE working group consisting of 19 faculty and administrators from community colleges, universities, and one technical college, a nine-member GE implementation working group consisting of registrars and transfer academic advisors, and detailed feedback from institutions helped shape the GE framework and its related policies.
The policy revisions and additions pertaining to GE and the application of transfer GE credit were approved by the Board on June 15, 2022.
2. What policy additions and revisions were approved by the Board?
First, a new policy, the Systemwide General Education Program policy (Chapter III.A.18), creates a systemwide GE for the state universities, community colleges, and Washburn University. Most notably, this details the common system framework (disciplines, core subjects, and credit hours) that each institution will adopt, establishes institutional reporting requirements, and creates a GE Council, which will be responsible for reviewing institutional reporting, issuing recommendations regarding requests for certain majors to deviate from the GE requirements, and investigating student and institutional complaints relating to the systemwide GE program and its application to the Transfer and Articulation policy.
Second, revisions were also made to the Transfer and Articulation policy to detail how the systemwide GE program applies to transfer students. These revisions are detailed in a new section titled Transfer of Systemwide General Education Requirements (Chapter III. Section A.2.g.). The new language provides guidance around transfer coursework in relation to program and institution-specific GE English and communication courses. Additionally, it also outlines how GE transfer credit works for students who completed the systemwide GE and did not complete the systemwide GE.
3. Who is participating in the systemwide GE?
The six state universities and the participating coordinated institutions (for this policy, this includes the community colleges and Washburn University) will implement the systemwide GE. It should be noted that technical colleges have a statutorily defined technical function that limits their degree offerings to the Associate in Applied Science degree, which requires significantly less GE and is not primarily designed for transfer. Thus, technical colleges will not participate in the systemwide GE.
4. What degrees are included in the systemwide GE?
5. Can institutions participate in certain parts of the Systemwide GE Program policy and the Transfer of Systemwide GE Requirements policy section and not participate in other parts of these policies?
No. State universities are required to comply with every aspect of both policies. Unless a coordinated institution has opted out, coordinated institutions are also required to participate in every aspect of both policies.
6. If a coordinated institution has determined that it will opt out of participating in the General Education Program policy and the Transfer of Systemwide General Education Requirements policy section, what is required and how will this information be documented?
The All Star High School program, launched in 2022, extends the Apply Kansas mission to enhance college access by guiding students through the application process. Students in these schools receive support in completing admissions applications, seeking financial aid, and celebrating all postsecondary paths. This ongoing series of events, sustained year after year, cultivates a college-going atmosphere throughout the entire school community.
2024 Kansas All Star High Schools
High School | City | High School | City | High School | City |
Altoona-Midway High School | Buffalo | Greenbush Virtual Academy | Lawrence | Ottawa High School | Ottawa |
Andover Central High School | Andover | Halstead High School | Halstead | Paola High School | Paola |
Andover High School | Andover | Hanover High School | Hanover | Parsons High School | Parsons |
Ashland High School | Ashland | Hayden Catholic High School | Topeka | Peabody-Burns High School | Peabody |
Atchison High School | Atchison | Hiawatha High School | Hiawatha | Pike Valley High School | Scandia |
Augusta High School | Augusta | Highland Park High School | Topeka | Pratt High School | Pratt |
Baldwin High School | Baldwin City | Hodgeman County High School | Jetmore | Quinter High School | Quinter |
Basehor-Linwood High School | Basehor | Hoisington HIgh School | Hoisington | Rolla Jr/Sr High School | Rolla |
Beloit Jr./Sr. High School | Beloit | Hope High School | Hope | Rossville Jr/Sr High School | Rossville |
Blue Valley High School (Randolph) | Randolph | Hoxie High School | Hoxie | Royal Valley High School | Hoyt |
Bucklin High School | Bucklin | Hugoton High School | Hugoton | Russell High School | Russell |
Burlingame Jr./Sr. High | Burlingame | Humboldt High School | Humboldt | Sabetha High School | Sabetha |
Burlington High School | Burlington | Jackson Heights High School | Holton | Salina South HIgh School | Salina |
Campus High School | Wichita | JC Harmon High School | Kansas City | Satanta Jr/Sr High School | Satanta |
Caney Valley High School | Caney | Kinsley Junior Senior High School | Kinsley | Scott Community High School | Scott City |
Cedar Vale High School | Cedar Vale | Kiowa County High School | Greensburg | Sedan High School | Sedan |
Chanute High School | Chanute | La Crosse High School | La Crosse | Sedgwick High School | Sedgwick |
Chase County Jr/Sr High School | Cottonwood Falls | Labette County High School | Altamont | Shawnee Heights High School | Tecumseh |
Cheney High School | Cheney | Lakin High School | Lakin | Shawnee Mission North High School | Overland Park |
Circle High School | Towanda | Lebo High School | Lebo | Shawnee Mission Northwest High School | Shawnee |
Clay Center Community High School | Clay Center | Liberal High School | Liberal | Shawnee Mission South High School | Overland Park |
Clifton-Clyde High School | Clyde | Linn High School | Linn | Shawnee Mission West High School | Overland Park |
Colby High School | Colby | Lyndon High School | Lyndon | Skyline High School | Pratt |
Complete High School | Maize | Macksville High School | Macksville | Smoky Valley High School | Lindsborg |
Concordia Jr Sr High School | Concordia | Maize High School | Maize | Southeast High School (Cherokee) | Cherokee |
Council Grove High School | Council Grove | Maize South High School | Wichita | St. John High School | St. John |
Deerfield High School | Deerfield | Marais des Cygnes Valley | Melvern | St. Marys Jr Sr High School | St. Marys |
Dighton High School | Dighton | McPherson High School | McPherson | Stafford High School | Stafford |
Dodge City High School | Dodge City | Meade High School | Meade | Sterling High School | Sterling |
Doniphan West High School | Highland | MInneapolis High School | Minneapolis | Sublette High School | Sublette |
Douglass High School | Douglass | Minneola High School | Minneola | Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences | Kansas City |
Eisenhower High School | Goddard | Mission Valley Jr/Sr High School | Eskridge | Syracuse High School | Syracuse |
El Dorado High School | El Dorado | Moscow High School | Moscow | Thomas More Prep-Marian High School | Hays |
Ellinwood High School | Ellinwood | Mulvane High School | Mulvane | Topeka High School | Topeka |
Ellis High School | Ellis | Nemaha Central High School | Seneca | Topeka West High School | Topeka |
Ell-Saline High School | Brookville | Neodesha High School | Neodesha | Ulysses High School | Ulysses |
Emporia High School | Emporia | Ness City High School | Ness City | Valley Center High School | Valley Center |
Erie High School | Erie | Newton High School | Newton | Victoria High School | Victoria |
Eureka Jr Sr High School | Eureka | Northeast High School | Arma | Wakefield High School | Wakefield |
FL Schlagle High School | Kansas City | Northeast Magnet High School | Bel Aire | Washburn Rural High School | Topeka |
Flinthills High School | Rosalia | Norwich High School | Norwich | Washington High School | Kansas City |
Fort Scott High School | Fort Scott | Olathe East High School | Olathe | Waverly High School | Waverly |
Fredonia High School | Fredonia | Olathe North High School | Olathe | White City High School | White City |
Frontenac High School | Frontenac | Olathe Northwest High School | Olathe | Wichita County Jr/Sr High School | Leoti |
Garden City High School | Garden City | Olathe South High School | Olathe | Wichita High School East | Wichita |
Gardner Edgerton High School | Gardner | Olathe West High School | Olathe | Wichita High School Heights | Wichita |
Goodland High School | Goodland | Osage City High School | Osage City | Wichita High School South | Wichita |
Great Bend High School | Great Bend | Oskaloosa High School | Oskaloosa | Wichita High School West | Wichita |
Greeley County High School | Tribune | Oswego Jr./Sr. High School | Oswego | Wichita North High School | Wichita |
Wyandotte High School | Kansas City |
Becoming an All Star High School is EASY!
1. Host an Apply Kansas Event
Register as an Apply Kansas School
Host your Application Event
2. Submit your Apply Kansas Summary Data (due annually Mid November)
3. Sponsor or collaborate on a FAFSA Completion Event (typically between Oct-Feb)
(2023/2024 Timeline will be different due to delayed FAFSA Opening)
Plan an event where students & parents can start on the FAFSA application together
Event should provide support to answer specific, confidential questions for families. Financial Aid officers and Admissions representatives from local institutions are often good resources and willing to come help.
FAFSA events can be held at the high school, but can also be held at higher education institutions or other community locations if you are joining together with other high schools.
Be aware of shift work, first generation, undocumented students and other underserved populations. Try to create an event at times and in locations that meets the needs of your underserved community members.
If you host a FAFSA event in the fall, consider doing something again in Jan-Feb. Many students who would benefit most from the FAFSA aren't always ready to apply in the fall. Follow up encouragement and support in the new year might be just what some students need to finalize those postsecondary plans
4. Host a Senior Signing Day Event (around May 1)
This event should celebrate the decisions and different pathways for your seniors.
It can be as big or small as you want to make it. (Some schools make it actual signing event for all seniors and invite different colleges, and some incorporate announcing the plans of all seniors into their Honors and Awards ceremony. Creating a bulletin board, banner, poster activity, t-shirt day are all some of the many great ways you can celebrate your seniors' plans) See the link in the resources below.
Whatever you plan, consider how it will look for students planning to go to work or other placements. If you are announcing college placements, how will you announce the job placements? If you do a t-shirt day, will all students be able to participate? You might have to get creative with some of the non-traditional pathways.
Consider if you can share these pathways with your underclassmen. Can you hang the banner or bulletin board for the school community to see? Are underclassmen invited to your award ceremony. By celebrating every senior, you give all of your students an opportunity to consider a post-secondary path outside of what they already know.
5. Complete the All Star Survey (in April) from Mistie Knox to describe your three events
RESOURCES
College Signing Day National Resource Website
Google Doc with College Signing Day Photos & Ideas (add your ideas to share here!)
BANNER
Each All Star High School will receive a certificate and vinyl banner to display at school (photo 1). Each year after that, award winning schools will receive a certificate and star sticker to add to their banner, indicating multiple award winning years (photo 2).
Year #1: Banner
Year #2-5: Sticker
CONTACT
For more information:
Mistie Knox, Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Apply Kansas State Coordinator
The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) and rpk GROUP (rpk) are collaborating on a project to ensure the six KBOR bachelors-granting institutions are offering academic programs that align with Kansas’ goals for the State’s higher education enterprise, meet student expectations for programs centered on student success and increasing their employability, and efficiently deliver faculty and staff resources across each institution, division, and department. KBOR and rpk will work with system and campus stakeholders to ensure transparency and collaboration to create recommendations to optimize the system to achieve increased student outcomes and institutional efficiencies. rpk will provide KBOR with Academic Portfolio and Workload reviews. Both deliverables will include actionable recommendations and frameworks for future analyses to allow KBOR to continuously improve the system and elevate further the work institutions are doing to serve the citizens of Kansas.
To this end, KBOR and rpk formed a Steering Team to inform the project’s development, review analyses as they are completed, provide feedback, and raise opportunities for additional communication and stakeholder engagement. The Steering Team met on the dates below.
Academic Portfolio and Workload Reviews FAQ
Academic Portfolio and Workload Review Feedback Form
Steering Team Meetings:
April 6, 2022 |
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June 6. 2022 |
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June 28, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
July 21, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
August 25, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
September 22, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
October 27, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
December 1, 2022 | Presentation | N/A | Summary |
The members of the Steering Team are the following:
Project Leaders
Daniel Archer – Vice President for Academic Affairs, KBOR
Sam Christy-Dangermond – Director of Academic Affairs, KBOR
Cindy Farrier – Director of Data, Research and Planning, KBOR
Kansas Board of Regents
Blake Benson
John B. Dicus
Cheryl Harrison-Lee (Chair)
Carl Ice
Shelly Kiblinger, Ed.D.
Cynthia Lane, Ed.D.
Diana Mendoza
Jon Rolph (Vice-Chair)
Wint Winter, J.D.
Emporia State University
Diana Kuhlman - Vice President for Administration & Finance
JoLanna Kord, Ph.D. – Assistant Provost
Ray Lauber – Executive Director of Human Resources
Fort Hays State University
Jill Arensdorf, Ph.D. – Provost
Angela Pool-Funai, Ph.D. - Assistant Provost/Dean of the Graduate School
Joe Bain, J.D. - University General Counsel
Kansas State University
Chuck Taber, Ph.D. – Provost
Tanya Gonzalez, Ph.D. – Interim Associate Provost
Debbie Mercer, Ph.D. – Dean, College of Education
Pittsburg State University
Howard Smith, Ph.D. – Provost
Paul Grimes, Ph.D. – Dean of Kelce College of Business
Jamie Brooksher, J.D. – University General Counsel
University of Kansas
Barb Bichelmeyer, Ph.D. – Provost
Chris Brown, Ph.D. – Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Jen Roberts, Ph.D. – Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
Wichita State University
Shirley Lefever, Ph.D. – Provost
Linnea GlenMaye, Ph.D. - Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ashlie R. Jack, Ph.D. - Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
KBOR and rpk GROUP established a Data Team to align data definitions, guide data collection, provide qualitative information, and ensure the framework captures institutional differentiation. The Data Team met on a bi-weekly basis. Data Team meetings occurred on:
April 7, 2022
June 1, 2022
June 22, 2022
July 13, 2022
July 28, 2022
August 10, 2022
August 24, 2022
October 19, 2022
The members of the Data Team are the following:
Project Leaders
Daniel Archer – Vice President for Academic Affairs, KBOR
Sam Christy-Dangermond – Director of Academic Affairs, KBOR
Cindy Farrier – Director of Data, Research and Planning, KBOR
Kansas Board of Regents
Marti Leisinger, J.D. – Associate Director
Nathan Snyder – Project Developer
Emporia State University|
JoLanna Kord, Ph.D. – Assistant Provost of Institutional Effectiveness
Christy Schreck – Assistant Director, Institutional Research
Fort Hays State University
Kristi Mills – Institutional Research Manager, Institutional Research
Min Sangki, Ph.D. – Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness
Darren Stieben – Coordinator, Institutional Research
Kansas State University
Bin Ning, Ph.D. – Associate Provost, Institutional Research and Assessment
David Warren – Senior Data Analyst – Institutional Research
Pittsburg State University
Tammy Higgins – Director of Institutional Research
Melinda Roelfs – Registrar
University of Kansas
Corinne Bannon – Director for Institutional Effectiveness
Gwen Bohling – Assistant Director for Official Reporting
Mason Jackson – Principal Analyst
Barbara Russell – Research Analyst
Matt Schuette, Ph.D. – Associate Director of Institutional Research, Medical Center
Nick Stevens – Chief Data Officer|
JoAnn Williams – Principal Analyst
Wichita State University
Tiffany Franks – Assistant Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
David Smith – Senior Research Analyst, Office of Planning & Analysis
David Wright, Ph.D. – Chief Data Officer and Associate Vice President
KBOR and rpk established a Faculty Advisory Group Comprised of faculty representatives from the six state universities. The Faculty Advisory Group is charged to remain informed of the project, ask questions and ensure institutional stakeholders know how to ask questions, and raise opportunities for additional communication and stakeholder engagement. The Faculty Advisory Group met on May 19, 2022. The group will reconvene at regular intervals to receive project updates.
Emporia State University
Brenda Koerner, Ph.D.- Associate Professor, Faculty Senate President, 2021-2022
Fort Hays State University
Janet Stramel, Ph.D. – Professor, Faculty Senate President, 2021-2022
Kansas State University
Laura Littrell, Ph.D. – Director, Faculty Senate President, 2021-2022
Pittsburg State University
Amy Hite, DNP – Professor, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2022-2023
University of Kansas
Nate Brunsell, Ph.D. – Professor, Faculty Senate President-Elect, 2022-2023
Wichita State University
Jeff Pulaski, M.F.A. – Director, Professor of Graphic Design
University of Kansas Medical Center
Holly Hull, Ph.D., Associate Professor - Faculty Assembly Committee Chair, 2021-2022
Kansas FAFSA Stats
- As of June 2023, our state-wide FAFSA completion rate was 47%. This is 2% higher* than in 2022. (*National FAFSA Tracker)
- As of June 2024, our state-wide FAFSA completion rate (all high schools) is at 39%. This is 14% lower compared to this time last year (*National FAFSA Tracker)
- As of June 2024, the average FAFSA completion rate of Kansas public high schools is 43%!
- Our goal is for all Kansas high schools to move toward a FAFSA completion rate of 80% in the next five years.
Let's reach for 70% FAFSA Completion Rate in kansas, in 2024!
In 2023, there were 96 Kansas High Schools with a FAFSA Completion percentage above 60%.
Schools with 70% FAFSA Completions or higher | Size | % |
Wheatland High School | 1A | 100% |
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School | 1A | 83% |
Cunningham High | 1A | 83% |
Hanover High | 1A | 81% |
Winona High | 1A | 80% |
Little River High | 1A | 80% |
South Barber 7-12 | 1A | 79% |
Smith Center Jr Sr High | 2A | 76% |
Frontenac Sr. High School | 3A | 75% |
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science | 5A | 73% |
Meade High | 2A | 71% |
Hesston High | 3A | 71% |
Maur Hill | 2A | 70% |
Wichita County Junior-Senior High School | 2A | 70% |
Decatur Community Jr/Sr High | 1A | 70% |
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High | 2A | 70% |
2024 kansas fafsa challenge
Started in 2021, the Kansas FAFSA Challenge is a statewide FAFSA completion competition among Kansas high schools. Schools will be grouped by size and recognized in two different categories:
Highest Completion Rate
Schools with at least 70% FAFSA Completion rate
Competition Structure
The Kansas FAFSA Challenge will be active from October 1*, or when the FAFSA opens, until June 30 each year. We use senior class size data as reported to KSDE, and the FAFSA completion numbers for this year as reported by FAFSA state-wide data. The winning schools will be announced and recognized annually by both the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State Board of Education.
*The 2024-2025 FAFSA application opened for students on January 1, 2024
FAFSA Challenge Leaderboard
Highest FAFSA Completion Rate (updated 6/17/2024)
1A | 2A | |||
Highest Completion Rate | % | Highest Completion Rate | % | |
Wheatland High School | 100% | Smith Center Jr Sr High | 76% | |
Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School | 83% | Meade High | 71% | |
Cunningham High | 83% | Maur Hill | 70% | |
Hanover High | 81% | Wichita County Junior-Senior High School | 70% | |
Winona High | 80% | Valley Heights Jr/Sr High | 70% | |
Little River High | 80% | |||
3A | 4A | |||
Highest Completion Rate | % | Highest Completion Rate | % | |
Frontenac Sr. High School | 75% | Labette County High School | 61% | |
Hesston High | 71% | Scott City High | 57% | |
Smoky Valley High | 69% | Bishop Miege High School | 56% | |
Hayden High | 68% | Eudora High School | 54% | |
Bishop Ward High School | 66% | Louisburg High | 54% | |
5A | 6A | |||
Highest Completion Rate | % | Highest Completion Rate | % | |
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science | 73% | Mill Valley High School | 53% | |
St. James Academy | 58% | Olathe Northwest High School | 53% | |
Hays High | 55% | Blue Valley West High | 53% | |
St Thomas Aquinas High School | 54% | Maize Sr High | 52% | |
De Soto High School | 54% | Washburn Rural High | 51% |
class of 2024 fafsa COMPLETIONS
Federal Student Aid provides high schools with current data about their FAFSA submissions and completions, so that high schools can track their progress and help to ensure that their students complete a FAFSA form. The data on the Federal Student Aid website is displayed in spreadsheets broken down by state or territory that include the high school’s name and city.
To see your high school's individual student FAFSA submission list, please fill out the attachment and send your request to Linda Oldham Burns
Note from Federal Student Aid:
School names will not be displayed if they have never had at least five application completions for any reported time period.
If a school name is listed, but has fewer than five application completions for a given time period, the value of “<5” will be used as a placeholder for the number of application submissions and completions. Applications from these schools are, however, included in the district calculations.
Announcements from Federal Student Aid on data:
Do you have concerns related to your high school within the data or on the FAFSA form? Our “FAQ” and “Data Details” pages reflect recent changes and trending questions, including the definition of a senior, why some schools are not listed on the FAFSA form, and common errors or misconceptions when analyzing the data.
Do you need help increasing the FAFSA completion numbers in your area or at your high school? The Financial Aid Toolkit helps counselors understand the basics of federal student aid, provides tips on hosting events (along with sample PowerPoint presentations), provides suggested messages for social media and email outreach, and helps find other training opportunities.
Track your progress with the Kansas FAFSA Tracker
The Kansas FAFSA Tracker allows schools to see weekly updates of their FAFSA completion percentages. This website shows a calculated FAFSA percentage for every Kansas High School* and creates a leaderboard for Kansas high schools and each KSHSAA division.
(*Schools will only show on the leaderboard if they have at least 5 FAFSA completions. Click the FAFSA state-wide data to see the most recent number of FAFSA completions for your school)
If you see an error or cannot find your school contact:
To see a brief walk thru on how to use the Kansas FAFSA Tracker website: Kansas FAFSA Tracker Demo Video (7 mins)
A video with some of the 2021 Winners
FAFSA Event Resources
One of the best ways to increase FAFSA completion rates and support your students and families in navigating the FAFSA is by holding a FAFSA completion event at your school. Listed below are some lessons & resources you can share with your school community. Everything you need to plan, experts to call, and steps to follow to host a FAFSA event for your students & parents.
Planning a FAFSA Completion Event
FAFSA & Financial Aid Resources
FAFSA Completion Event Webinar Recording- January 21, 2021
Kansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA)- Counselor Training Webinars
If you are a high school or college counselor looking to help students enter or navigate postsecondary education, there are a number of resources available to you and your students. Explore some of the common options below.
POST-SECONDARY PLANNING RESOURCES
Any of the resources are meant to be used in your program or shared with your students. If you have something that you think would be helpful to share with other counselors in Kansas, please email Mistie Knox,
Kansas Qualified Admission Requirements this link will take you to the Kansas QA webpage where you can learn more and download a flyer to share with your students
Kansas Admission Guide this document will list every higher education institution in Kansas with links to admission, financial aid & show priority scholarship deadlines when appropriate.
System-wide Transfer Courses- this link will take you to the system wide transfer course page where you can see all of the courses that are approved to transfer between our public higher education institutions. (Some courses are unable to transfer when the receiving institution does not offer the course)
Degree Stats- This interactive online tool reviews cost and earnings data from real graduates for each undergraduate degree program offered at a public university or college in Kansas. This is a neat tool to use with underclassmen to teach about the difference between certificate, 2 year & 4 year programs or to do a college finance lesson. Here is a sample Degree Stats classroom lesson that you can use with your students or adapt to your needs.
KSCA Conference Resources
Topics covered: Apply Kansas, All Star High School, Apply Free Days, Systemwide General Education Framework, and Systemwide Transfer.
KBOR WEBINAR SERIES
2024 April - FAFSA for Educators Details
Educators working with high school students are invited to join KBOR and KASFAA to learn more about financial aid and ensure students receive the most accurate and up-to-date information. Whether you are seasoned at assisting students with financial aid or new, don’t miss this valuable opportunity to better support your students on their path to higher education.
Topics include: Types of Aid Available, Overview of Eligibility, Typical Timeline, Importance of filling out the FAFSA for all students, and some time for Q&A. The same topics will be covered on each date.
Presenters: Mistie Knox, KBOR Associate Director, Academic Affairs & Leah Nicholson, KASFAA Chair of the Outreach Training Committee
2023 NOVEMBER- 2024 FAFSA CHANGES & UPDATES
Wed. Nov. 8 12:30pm- FAFSA Changes & Updates
The Department of Federal Student Aid is changing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Scheduled to open for students in December 2023, this "Better FAFSA" will expand eligibility for Federal Financial Aid, Reduce Barriers for certain students populations & offer a better user experience for those completing the FAFSA. This webinar will share the changes in the new form that we know now, show counselors how to help their students and families create an FSA ID now, review expectations and likely deadline changes for the delayed FAFSA opening and share more information about our Kansas State Scholarships.
Presenters: Michele Arellano, KBOR Director for Student Financial Assistance & Tara Lebar, KBOR Associate Director, Academic Affairs
FAFSA Changes & Updates (Click the link for YouTube Webinar Recording)
Presentation Slides & Presentation Resources
2023 APRIL- SYSTEMWIDE GENERAL EDUCATION PACKAGE
Tues. April 11 10:00am- Systemwide General Education for KS High School Professionals
The Kansas Board of Regents recently approved a new Systemwide General Education Package for all public higher education institutions beginning in the fall of 2024. This 34-35 credit hour general education package should transfer as a complete set to any other Kansas public institution, which will undoubtedly change how we advise our transfer students and high school students taking concurrent & dual credit courses. Come and learn about the basics of the new policy, the seven-course categories, how our systemwide transfer courses fit into the plan, and any potential exceptions. Get ready to start thinking about how your advising might look different for the class of 2024!
Presenter: Tara Lebar, KBOR Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Systemwide Gen Ed Overview for KS HS Professionals Webinar Recording
Presentation Slides & Systemwide Transfer Courses for Gen Ed Resource
KBOR Systemwide General Education Website
2022 SEPTEMBER- KBOR COUNSELOR RESOURCES & STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Wed. Sept 28 10:00am- KBOR Counselor Resources & Student Scholarships
The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) has several tools to help high school professionals assist their students with post-secondary planning. Come learn about the programs, resources and scholarships available for you and your students!
Presenters: Tara Lebar, KBOR Associate Director, Academic Affairs & Michele Arellano, KBOR Director of Student Financial Assistance
KBOR Counselor Resources & Student Scholarships Webinar Recording