OACHE News

2012 Scholarship Opportunities

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The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities are now available for students pursuing post-secondary studies. This year, the Foundation is especially pleased to share new scholarship opportunities - the AK Steel Foundation Student Scholastic Award for Science, Technology, Math and Engineering, and the Lee Beckett Legacy Scholarship Fund.

Information on scholarships is below and all applications must be postmarked by Saturday, March 31, 2012. Please follow the links below or visit FAO’s website for more information on scholarships, eligibility, and application guidelines.

Should you have any questions or need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact the Foundation at 740.753.1111!

Tuition Waiver Program for Online AP Courses

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One-Time Funds, First Come, First Served!

Under the direction of the Ohio Board of Regents, ilearnOhio is offering one-time funds for Ohio public school students who want to enroll in an online Advance Placement course. The tuition-waiver program ends once all the funds have been allocated. First come, first served. For Ohio public students only.

It’s easy to sign a student up! (1) The student and a public school staff member (counselor) search the ilearnOhio catalog for an AP course, and (2) the staff member preregisters the student through ilearnOhio for that course. Approved students receive a one-time tuition-only fee waiver for that course (go to ilearnOhio for the details).

Special note to Race to the Top schools: Here’s a great way to stretch your grant dollars by taking advantage of both the Race to the Top and the Tuition-Waiver programs.

Now is the time! Go to http://www.ilearnohio.org, and click on the “Search for courses now!” button to start the process.

You are Invited

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OACHE is sponsoring a Summit for the College Access Challenge Grant and the recently awarded High School-Higher Education Alignment project for the region. The Summit will be held at Shawnee State University in the University Center Ballroom on Tuesday, April 17^th. Please join K-16 educators to share in the overview and discussion of promising practices in aligning senior English and mathematics with remediation-free college expectations, blended-learning high school courses, updates from the Board of Regents and Ohio’s Digital Learning Taskforce, as well as, P-20 strategies and best practices to support the work within the region. Included in the day is an interactive dialogue with high school teachers and higher education faculty. High school principals, teachers, counselors, central office personnel, and higher education faculty and administration are encouraged to attend.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. followed by the keynote speaker, Dr. Aaron Thompson, at 9:00. The sessions will conclude by 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided. We are asking for those attending to complete the registration (for ordering lunches, etc). Questions? Call 866-466-2243 or email Ken Cornwell at kcornwell@oache.org.

The link can be found on the OACHE.org home page, login information is

Username: OACHE2012

Password: oacheadmin

Choose Appalachian Teaching Scholarships

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Applications are being accepted for the Choose Appalachian Teaching (CAT) Scholarships. Students can apply for sholarships totaling up to $16,000 which can be used at Shawnee State University, Marietta College, Muskingham University, Ohio University and the University of Rio Grande.

The early decision application deadline is March 1, 2012. There are 50 scholarships still available. For more information and to apply for the scholarship go here.

http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/college-offices/dean-office/morton/CAT.htm

Southeast Ohio PD Events for Counselors and Access Professionals

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This year, four partner organizations, supported by federal college access challenge grant funds, are working together to provide enhanced and coordinated training to school counselors and access/success professionals throughout the school year and across Ohio. Grant partners OCAN (Ohio College Access Network), OSCA (the Ohio School Counselor Association), OASFAA (Ohio Association Student Financial Aid Administrators) and OACAC (the Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling) have planned a number of professional development workshops and conferences throughout the school year. Some of these have already taken place, but more are scheduled for second semester.

To see dates for upcoming training opportunities click here.

FAFSA Completion Project

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The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce an opportunity for your school districts to participate in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion Project. Research indicates that 90% of students who complete a FAFSA will enroll in postsecondary education. Through the project, participating districts will have access to FAFSA completion data and give students information about how to pursue a college education.

Districts with two or more high schools are invited to apply no later than March 2 for the opportunity of being selected through a randomized selection process.

The expansion of the FAFSA Completion Project will include approximately 80 additional participants.

National Counselor/Advisor Leadership

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Funded through the College Access Challenge Grant this year, OSCA, along with the College Board National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA), is excited to announce that we will be offering regional workshops throughout Ohio that will provide national caliber training focused on collaborative efforts in increasing college and career readiness. While the title focuses on Counselor preparedness, NOSCA is very interested in looking deeply at partnerships/relationships between counseling staffs and access/success organizations. This workshop is relevant for access advisors and counselors for ALL grade levels, and we eagerly welcome teams of district counselors and community-based organization representatives to attend as a team.Participants will receive practical takeaways and resources to use immediately in your school and communities.

Click here to download informational flyer with details, locations and registration information.

Any questions regarding the workshops can be directed to Shawn Grime at shawngrime@ohioschoolcounselor.org or Linda Knicely at knicelyl@ohiocan.org

CSO Opportunity Scholarship

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Center for Student Opportunity is acception applications for the 2011 CSO Opporunity Scholarship.

For more information go to http://csopportunity.org/scholarship/

STEM Grant Proposal

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Request for Proposal Released Proposals due April 4, 2011

The following Request for Proposals targeting dual credit partnerships is being issued as part of the southeast Ohio region’s development of a Virtual STEMM Platform through the region’s Category B STEM Initiatives grant.

Click here to access RFP

New and Updated 2011 Scholarship Opportunities

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The OACHE scholarship database has been updated. The following scholarships have been updated:

Ora Eaton Anserson Scholarship, Forrest Batchel Scholarship Awards Program, Bellisio Foods Scholarship, Lester D. and Thelma I Ellwood Scholarship, Zelma Gray Medical School Scholarship, Susan K. Ipacs Nursing School Legacy Scholarship, Dr. Allen Memorial Scholarship, Ariana Ulloa Scholarship, Wayne White and Bob Evans Scholarship.

To learn more about all of these scholarships you can find them in the OACHE scholarship database.

The deadline for all applications is March 31, 2011.