Arizona FAF$A Challenge
March 2019
FAFSA Completion Goal Update
Who Will Win the Trophy?
To see if your school is in the Top 10 for the Highest FAFSA Completion-MVP or Most Improved trophies, click on the images below.
MVP Top 10 Schools
MVP- Top 10 Schools
Small senior high school enrollment category
MVP- Top 10 Schools
Medium senior high school enrollment category
MVP- Top 10 Schools
Large senior high school enrollment category
Most Improved Top 10 School
Most Improved- Top 10 Schools
Most Improved- Top 10 Schools
Most Improved- Top 10 Schools
Most Innovative Player
Moon Valley High School Best Practices
" I've learned that one-on-one conversations is the most important factor in getting a student to complete his/her FAFSA."
-Jennifer Emmanual, MVHS Counselor
Moon Valley HS has hosted over 12 FAFSA completion workshops for their students and parents to attend. They held 8 in the month of October and continue to work with students to ensure that all seniors complete a FAFSA. They also collaborate with college reps on hosting next steps workshops for admitted students.
Innovative Themes: They created fun themes for their FAFSA events to encourage students to attend, such as "FAFSA and Donuts". They also created fun posters to display around campus to remind students to complete their FAFSA and market their college-going events.
Communication: Communication is key! Counselors keep parents informed by sending e-mail announcements every two weeks informing them about upcoming FAFSA and college-going events on campus. Counselors also reach out to students individually about completing their FAFSA and remind them about upcoming FAFSA events on campus.
College T-Shirt Day: Once a month MVHS teachers, counselors, staff and students are encouraged to wear their college/university t-shirts to create a college-going atmosphere.
Campus Tours: The Career Center Specialist coordinates college/university campus tours for students to attend. During these tours students have the opportunity to learn about the different campuses and program offerings. So far they have visited over 5 different college campuses throughout Arizona
FAFSA Announcements: Social Studies/Government teachers set up a designated bulletin board in their classrooms for all things FAFSA and college and career related announcements.
Just a friendly reminder that February was our last Most Innovative Player award for this 2018-2019 school year. The MVP and Most Improved Schools will be announced next month.
2018-2019 Most Innovative Winners for this school year include:
October 2018- Millenium High School
November 2018- Washington High School
December 2018- Douglas High School
January 2019- Tolleson Union High School
February 2019- Moon Valley High School
Financial Aid Fair
There is money for college! Univision will be providing in-person help to complete the FAFSA form at their 2019 Financial Aid Fair on March 30th at Phoenix College from 10am-2pm. Call College Depot at 602-261-8847 to make an appointment.
Contact Us
Email: azcpe2@gmail.com
Website: FAFSAChallenge.az.gov
Location: Az Commission-Postsecondary, 2020 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ,
Phone: 602-258-2435
Facebook: facebook.com/CollegeGoalAz
Twitter: @CollegeGoalAz