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lified to receive the federal Pell Grant did not submit the application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Weingart said the U.S. Department of Education's new FAFSA tracking tool, available at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109592064564&amp;s=1200&amp;e=001Y5oYqYgZK-qaOtuBH7Hh95iVTFpNSbc5aJocsjknUAFD13bYgNQpXpnMHy-rWARx63nA_aMLTvqBfowz1JbQ9HBo2DYrj-cuqkB8xjq68b1_surz7q-8MbL4O362ajTz-5BorzsCkvQtQmSv0GbgnL5mlMALBijZ" target="_blank"><span style='color:#D96D1A'>http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/datacenter/fafsahs.html</span></a>, is a step in the right direction. The tool provides updated reports every two weeks and shows how many students in a school's senior class have started and completed a FAFSA. However, due to the need to develop systems that protect student privacy, the tool does not indicate which students have submitted the application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Despite that constraint, Weingart said he thinks the tool will help promote FAFSA completion. &quot;The school-wide count will help principals, counselors, and other school staff gauge the effectiveness of their current efforts and adjust their approach as necessary,&quot; he said. &quot;I hope we can utilize this new feedback system to boost applications between now and the upcoming state FAFSA deadline.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There is no deadline to complete the FAFSA in order to apply for federal need-based programs; however, students must complete the FAFSA by April 16 in order to be considered for the West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program. While the U.S. Department of Education's FAFSA tracking tool focuses on application completion rates of high school seniors, adults planning to attend college and current college students should also complete the form.&nbsp; To learn more about the FAFSA and state deadlines, students can visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109592064564&amp;s=1200&amp;e=001Y5oYqYgZK-rJ8rsGf3yNX2BShXhe1kuPJfuthnBjsm_EEl6c2L9lkJYMloE8fH7xJSXW6vbCUjjFgjq1PLm9Y0mEbh4DUbt5AvDcj8sy0M4=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#D96D1A'>www.cfwv.com</span></a> or call the Commission's free financial aid hotline at 1-888-825-5707.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>- end -&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:9.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK14"><tr><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109592064564&amp;s=1200&amp;e=001Y5oYqYgZK-pVsVu0TuPWc8EgeJ05RepDMUd4j9dNO2qiiRxH5R_0_hGgz9IeKmmSPwgnKIQPd8BNfodt8-07oynJZjWXyQzAo4lIfZL8cMCgNp1TF-ExBhZRK-2AmBG8uzRCqRyP0C0=" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_fbk_22.png" alt="Like us on Facebook"></span></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109592064564&amp;s=1200&amp;e=001Y5oYqYgZK-pDNp07QUG6t9zYlYvG1XXhxcQkZlRcWpyhU1-yG_sX2I_a8KK-vIuxjNrO50fkts6RqJndEj26-IDLGgmlGY0aD-LoxMGUepC61DBrsMWZuJ_aCBvGgfOtezhMmi2Y77AOGJ48PC5ScDEbL_7DFD0Wt6JlOf6UQMa3tRZgWvVUvvLTNqHkXIp0" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ic_lkdin_22.png" alt="View our profile on LinkedIn"></span></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=11095920645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