Educator Toolkit
Here you can find Ask Benji and FAFSA-related resources to share with students and families, training events, ways to engage with Ask Benji, and more!
Engage staff, students, and families with Ask Benji’s Media Kit!
Download and share official Ask Benji assets from our media kit to increase awareness of Ask Benji, including:
Flyers & Handouts
Social Media
Web Banners
Videos
And More
Resources for you & your team
Send a Message to Students From Benji
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Do you have a "custom nudge" message you would like to send to your students via Benji’s chat platform relating to FAFSA events and the college-going process?
Learning Opportunities for Counselors & Educators
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Lunch & Learns is our monthly virtual convening of high school counselors, leadership, educators, and college access professionals across AZ to exchange updates, share best practices, and collaborate.
Eating is required! 😉
Click the flyer for links to register for each session.
Recordings
📺 4 yr College Programs & Tribal College Updates | 📂 Slide Deck (08/30/23)📺 TRI U Admission Updates | 📂 Slide Deck (09/20/23)
📺 ABOR’s AZ College Connect Updates | 📂 Slide Deck (10/25/23)
📺 Better FAFSA Update & Resources | 📂 Slide Deck (11/15/23)
📺 Better FAFSA “Best” Practices | 📂 Slide Deck (1/17/24)
📺 Summer Programs (College & University Resources) | 📂 Slide Deck (2/21/24)
📺 ECAP Overview with ADE | 📂 Slide Deck (3/27/24)
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AzCAN’s College Access Professional (CAP) Trainings are for professionals who help students prepare for and be successful in postsecondary education.
Earn recertification hours
Join online discussions with peers
Complete an action plan that contributes to the college-going culture of your school or organization
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April 2024 Spring Training is in the works! If you have any feedback on what we should include, leave us a note at the bottom of this webpage.
Let’s get ahead of the game and score a home run with our statewide college-going efforts.
Review recordings from our annual Spring Training Counselor Event, held on April 19, 2023, to learn more about:
Better FAFSA
Prop 308
CCRI
Postsecondary success for students with disabilities
and more!
NEW FAFSA 2024-25 Training
Bootcamp Recordings for the 2024-25 FAFSA Now Available
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Additional Resource: Watch Federal Student Aid’s demonstration of the new FAFSA here (go to YouTube).
Visit their Better FAFSA Beter Future Toolkit for more resources and click through the new FAFSA prototype.
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Thursday, October 26, 2023, 10-11 a.m.
Learn about the latest changes to the 2024-25 FAFSA and how to create an FSA ID, including the new process for parents without a social security number, in this engaging training webinar.
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Thursday, November 2, 2023, 10-11 a.m.
This webinar will dive into the crucial aspects of the FAFSA form. Gain clarity on which parent information is required, learn how to support special student populations, review the FAFSA Submission Summary and master the verification process.
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Thursday, November 9, 2023, 10-11 a.m.
This training will provide a demo of the 2024-25 FAFSA, details on the new SAI calculation to determine Pell Grant eligibility and additional updates and information to know about the new Better FAFSA form.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023, 10-11 a.m.
This webinar unveils the latest updates and enhancements in Arizona’s FAFSA database: Arizona College Connect. Discover the powerful features of the system and learn how to leverage your student-level FAFSA data for strategic outreach to high school seniors.
Watch Recording Here
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Opportunities for your school & students
Arizona FAFSA Challenge Most Innovative Player Award
The Most Innovative Player Awards for 2022-23 is now closed. You can read more about this year’s winners here: FAFSA Challenge Winners | Arizona Board of Regents (azregents.edu)
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) hosts the Arizona FAFSA Challenge and the Most Innovative Player award. This award recognizes Arizona high schools throughout the school year for their innovative efforts and works toward FAFSA completion. Anyone can submit a nomination for a deserving high school.
The Most Innovative Player school will receive a $500 scholarship opportunity exclusively for their seniors courtesy of Education Forward Arizona and Ask Benji. In addition, their school will be highlighted in ABOR’s AZ FAFSA Challenge newsletter and on their website. One school will be selected from October to February. Nominate your school here: https://bit.ly/FAFSAinnovation2022
Do FAFSA, Get Spring Training Tickets!
Fill out the FAFSA and score free spring training tickets! The Arizona Cactus League and the Arizona Board of Regents are teaming up to encourage Arizona high school seniors to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The first 1000 AZ high school seniors who meet all promotion guidelines and apply will receive four free spring training tickets!
It’s easy to qualify:
Open to current 12th-grade high school students attending Arizona high schools.
Complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA at FAFSA.gov.
Complete the spring training submission form.
More info at http://fafsaspringtraining.org/
* 300 students have claimed their tickets as of 1/23/24!*
Need something you don’t see?
Need something else to promote Benji and increase FAFSA completion? Let us know! We are always looking for innovative ways to support you.