Training and Workshops

Professional Judgement

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 9:00-12:00 | Rhode Island College

Instructed by Charlie Baywood, FAAC, Associate Director, Financial Aid Systems, CT State Community College

This session will provide you with the meaning, purpose, and underlying principles of professional judgement (PJ); areas of financial aid administration to which PJ is applied; and general documentation requirements applicable when exercising PJ.

Key Concepts:

• Statutory authority
• Definition of PJ
• Unusual circumstances
• Special circumstances
• Purpose and principles of PJ
• PJ policies and procedures
• PJ triggers
• Areas of PJ; areas where PJ does not apply
• Role of PJ documentation; types of PJ documentation
• PJ during a disaster, emergency, or economic downturn

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Satisfactory Academic Progress

Friday, March 13th | 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m. | University of Vermont

Instructed by Tanner Matchus, FAAC®, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Community College of Vermont

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will:

• Understand foundational concepts of satisfactory academic progress; and
• Learn about satisfactory academic progress consumer information requirements

Key Concepts

• Quantitative component; maximum timeframe; qualitative component; consumer information requirements.

Deadline to register is March 4^th. 

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Requests to host a Tuesday @ 2 training can be made by any current member or committee. The training committee request that the following steps be followed when requesting a training session and date.

1. Please check the date on the EASFAA calendar to verify if the date is free of other activities. 
2. Please have requested date, session topic/title, description, presenter, and presenter bio information ready upon requesting the training.
3. Complete the Training Session Request Form found below. Once submitted the Tuesday @ 2 chairs will review your request and be in touch.

Training Session Request Form

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