ISAC Student Portal2024-25 ECACE Certification Now Open
08/26/2024
Effective today, 2024-25 Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) certification data is being accepted.
Student List
With the start of this year's processing cycle, we've made a few changes to help the process flow more smoothly by better aligning the order of ECACE functionality with our other programs. Mirroring several of our programs [ECACE processing closely matches that of the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program], the opening of the Certification function allows colleges to view a listing of ECACE applicant records in the ECACE system, as well as certify eligibility for qualified students. The "Student List Eligibility: View" screen displays applicants who listed your institution on their applications and whose applications have been reviewed by ISAC staff for completeness. Additional records will appear on the Student List on an ongoing basis as applications are reviewed. You may want to consider regularly checking the ECACE system for any new data that has been posted. Currently, the focus of our review is renewal applicants (those who received an ECACE Scholarship during the 2023-24 academic year) whose applications were received by the August 11th priority date.
Certification
Applicant records to be certified are also now available. Certification records are created for applicants who have completed the application process (meaning that the online ECACE application and either the FAFSA or Alternative Application, along with required documentation, have all been submitted) and the applicant meets all initial eligibility requirements, i.e., requirements other than those that must be verified by the college. These records appear in the "Certification List: View" screen, located under the "Certification" tab of the ECACE system, and the Filter and Sort functions can be used to customize how the records are displayed. The certification data is to be entered on the screen, indicating whether the applicant is eligible or ineligible, then saved and submitted. Once certified, the applicant status information will be updated on the "Certification List: View" screen.
Only records that need to be certified display on the Certification List, and all Certifications showing in the ECACE system must be completed regardless of whether the school determines an applicant to be eligible or ineligible. The only way an applicant will receive notification of their eligibility status from ISAC is if the certification record is submitted.
Resources
Detailed instructions for completing and submitting certification records are in the ECACE User Guide and on the ECACE web pages, all of which have been updated for the 2024-25 academic year. We will continue to share program updates through our usual means of communication – the FAA Message Board, the ECACE Program News page and e-Messages.
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