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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless su ch collection displays a valid OMB control number. T he valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1845 - 0045 . T he time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average thirty minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collecti o n. **If you**  **have any**  **comments concerning**  **the accuracy**  **of the**  **time estimate(s)**  **or suggestions**  **for improving**  **this form,**  **please write**  **to :**  U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. **If you**  **have comments**  **or concerns**  **regarding the**  **status of**  **your individual submission of this form, write directly to:**  Anne Tuccillo, 830 First Street, N.E., Room 83G2, Washington, D.C. 20202. **1. Name of Institution: 2. Your School’s OPE ID:**  **3. Overall how useful do you find the ISIR A nalysis Tool?**  Very useful Som ewhat useful No Opinion Not very useful Not at all useful **4. How useful do you find the Standard Reports available in the ISIR A nalysis Tool?**  Very useful Som ewhat useful No Opinion Not very useful Not at all useful **5. How useful do you the fin d the “A** **d hoc” Reports (including Shared Reports) available in the ISIR**  **An alysis Tool**  Very useful Som ewhat useful No Opinion Not very useful Not at all useful**6. When did your school last modify your school verification criteria? Select One** 

Award Year 2010 - 11 Award Year 2009 - 10 Award Year 200 8 - 09 Award Year 2007 - 08 Prior to 2007 - 08 Award Year I am not sure **7. Does your school collect all of the data requested by the Federal verification worksheets for all**  **of the applicants selected for your sc hool’s verification?**  **(Please answer based on your normal school verification efforts, NOT the QA**  **Program random sample.)** Yes No

. **8 .**  **Does your school collect data not requested by the Federal verification worksheets for some of the applicants selected for**  **your school’s verification? (Please answer based on your normal**  **school verification efforts, NOT the QA Program random sample.)**  Yes

. No

. **9 . How many people at your school**  **used the ISIR Analysis Tool during this away year (2009**  **- 10**  **)? 10**  **. Do any of your**  **school’s verification selection criteria use the EFC ISIR field to identify**

**applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 10a - 10 ) No

. (skip to 11) **10a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s EFC value**  **affects his or her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices below that**  **apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greate r than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **10b .**  **Indi cate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due**  **to their EFC value. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. Independent**11 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use the Parents’ or Student’s Ad** **justed**

**Gross Income field to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 11a - 11c ) No

. (skip to 12) **11a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s A djusted Gross income value(s) affects his or her**  **chances for being selected for school verification. Co mplete the following sentence with as many**  **of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **11 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole**  **or in part due to their**  **Ad justed Gross Income**  **value. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. (if checked present 11c) Independent **11c .**  **In selecting dependent students, does your school use parent and/or student A djusted Gross**  **Income information. (check all that apply)**  Parents’ Student’s**12 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use any of the “Income from Work” fields**

**to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 12a - 12c) No

. (skip to 13) **12a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s**  **I ncome**  **from Work value(s) affects his or her chances for**  **being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...**  Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or s he is a good candidate for verification. **12b .**  **Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due to their**  **Income from Work value. (check all that apply)**  Dependent

. (if checked present 12 c) Independent **12 c**  **. In s**  **electing dependent students , does your school use parent and/or student**  **Income from Work**  **information. (check all that apply)** Parents’ Student’s**13 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use any of the “Untaxed Income” or**

**“A dditio**  **nal Financial Information” fields to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 13a - 13c) No

. (skip to 14) **13a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s “Untaxed Income” or “**  **Ad ditional Financial Information”**  **value(s) affects his or her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices below that apply at your school.**  **Our school selects applicants ...**  Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **13b .**  **Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due to their “Untaxed Income” or “A** **dditional Financial Information” value(s). (check all that apply)**  Dependent

. (if checked present 13c) Independent **13c .**  **In selecting dependent students only, does your school use parent and/or student “Untaxed Income” or “**  **Ad ditional Financial Information” information. (check all that apply)**  Parents’ Student’s**14 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use either Parents’ or Student’s “Taxes**

**Paid” fields to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 14a - 14c) No

. (skip to 15) **14a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s “Taxes Paid” value(s) affects his or her chances for being**  **selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...**  Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she i s a good candidate for verification. **14b .**  **Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due to their “Taxes Paid” value. (check all that apply)**  Dependent

. (if checked present 14c) Independent **14c .**  **In selecting dependent students, does your school use parent and/or student “Taxes Paid”**  **information. (check all that apply)** Parents’ Student’s**15 .**  **Do any of your school’s verificati on selection criteria use any of assets fields (cash, net worth** 

**investments, net worth business) fields to identify applicants to verify?**  Yes ( proceed through 15a - 15 c) No

. (skip to 16 ) **15 a**  **. Please indicate how an applicant’s**  **assets value(s) affects his or her chances for being**  **selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...**  Within a range of values (for example: less tha n, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **15 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due**  **to their assets**  **value. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. (if checked present 15c ) Independent **15 c**  **. In**  **selecting dependent students, does your school use parent and/or student assets**  **information. (check all that apply)** Parents’ Student’s**16 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use any of counts of people (household**

**size, number in college, exemptions**  **) fields to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed through 16a - 16 c) No

. (skip to 17 ) **16 a**  **. Please ind**  **icate how an appli cant’s**  **value(s) on counts of people**  **affects his or her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the**  **choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transacti on from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good can didate for verification. **16 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in pa**  **rt due to their**  **value on counts of people**  **. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. (if checked present 16 c) Independent **16 c**  **. In**  **selecting dependent students, does your school use parent and/or stude nt counts of**  **people information. (check all that apply)**  Parents’ Student’s**17 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use any comment codes**  **to identify**

**applicants to verify?**  Yes ( proceed through 17a - 17c) No

. (skip to 18 ) **17 a**  **. Please indicate how an applicant’s value(s) on**  **comment code affects his or her chances for**  **being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as many of the choices**  **below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistica l m odel combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **17 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due**  **to their value on comment codes**  **. (check a ll that apply)**  Dependent

. Independent**18 .**  **Do any of your school’s verification selection criteria use information not available on the ISIR** 

**to identify applicants to verify?** Yes ( proceed to 19 ) No

. (end of survey) **19 .**  **How many pieces of non**  **- ISIR information**  **does your school use to identify applicants to verify?**  One (present item 20 and then end of survey) Two (present items 20 and 21 and then end of survey) Three (present items 20, 21, and 22 and then end of survey) Four or more (present additional paragraph prior to items 20, 21, and 22 and then end of survey) (Display the top paragraph on the next page only if respondent indicates they use 4 or more other items)**You indicated that you use four or more non** **- ISIR**  **pieces of information to identify applicants to**

**verify. However, t**

**here is room on this survey t** **o collect**  **information about**  **only three other types of**  **information. Please report**  **on the three other types of data**  **that select the greatest number of applicants.**  **Please provide information about how you use non**  **- ISIR**  **data to select students for verification starting with the type of information that selects the greatest number of your students.**  **20 .**  **Please describe the type of non**  **- ISIR**  **information you use that sel**  **ects the greatest number of applicants for verification**  **? [A** **llow verbatim entry] 20**  **a .**  **Please indicate how an applicant’s value(s) on this other piece of information affects**  **his or her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the following sentence with as**  **many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **20 b**  **. Indicate the**  **ty pe or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due**  **to their value on this other data**  **. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. Independent**21 .**  **P lease describe the type of non**  **- ISIR**  **information you use that selects the second**  **greatest**

**number of applicants for verification ?**  **[A llow verbatim entry]**  **21 a**  **. Please indicate how an applicant’s value(s) on this other piece of information affects his or**  **her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the following sent ence with as**  **many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikel y given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose value calculated by n um eric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **21 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part due**  **to their value on this other data**  **. (check all that apply)** Dependent

. Independent**22 .**  **P lease describe the type of non**  **- ISIR**  **information you use that select** **s the third greatest**

**number of applicants for verification ?**  **[A llow verbatim entry]**  **22 a**  **. Please indicate how an applicant’s value(s) on this other piece of information affects his or**  **her chances for being selected for school verification. Complete the fol lowing sentence with as**  **many of the choices below that apply at your school. Our school selects applicants ...** Within a range of values (for example: less than, greater than, between) With a specific value (for example: zero, blank) With values that seems unlikely given the values on other ISIR fields. Wh o experience a change in value on this field compared to an early transaction from this award ye ar or from a previous award year (either any change or change exceeding a specified amount) Wh ose valu e calculated by numeric formula or statistical model combining this ISIR field and other data indicates that he or she is a good candidate for verification. **22 b**  **. Indicate the type or types of students that are selected for verification in whole or in part**  **due to their value on**  **this other data . (check all that apply)**  Dependent

. Independent

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