Georgia Legislative Day is right around the corner and SACAC has gathered experts to coach you on our legislative initiatives that help to shape the future for our students and higher education as a whole. Georgia is one of two states that do not provide need-based financial aid to support under-resourced students to attend college. In this session we’ll learn from rockstar SACAC members who have gone the extra mile to research and advocate for policy change to make Georgia a state that offers need-based financial aid to students.
Georgia Legislative Day is right around the corner and SACAC has gathered experts to coach you on our legislative initiatives that help to shape the future for our students and higher education as a whole. In this session we’ll learn about DACA and student protection movements from Raymond Partolan, an Immigration Paralegal at Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC.
The Horizon Award is a $1,000 scholarship which will be awarded to five high school seniors for one-time use at their chosen college or university. As a matching award, a college counselor or Community Based Organization advisor who has been nominated by each chosen student will receive $1,000 to be used towards professional development opportunities. For more information and to access the online application, please visit the this page.
Georgia Legislative Day is right around the corner and SACAC has gathered experts to coach you on our legislative initiatives that help to shape the future for our students and higher education as a whole. In this session we’ll learn from NACAC’s Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy, David Hawkins, about the student to counselor ratios in the state of Georgia compared to other US states.
With the support of the SACAC Grants and Fiscal Oversight Committee, the Counselor Participation Fund (CPF) provides financial assistance to SACAC members who have little or no funding to support their attendance at the Annual SACAC Conference or SACAC-sponsored summer professional development programs, Summer Seminar, Sweet Tea Tour, and Dry Run. To be considered for a grant, please complete the application or pass this along to colleagues who might benefit from these noteworthy opportunities SACAC provides! To access the 2021 application, please click here.
The CPF grant application deadline is February 1st, 2021. Please contact Laura Metzler or Julie Moloney, Co-Chairs of the Counselor Participation Fund, at cpf@sacac.org, if you have any questions.
Join colleagues from all sides of the desks for the 2021 virtual Georgia Legislative Day. This professional development event will include interactive legislative and policy updates and trainings followed by virtual meetings with your elected officials. It has never been more important to engage in advocacy efforts to help shape the policies that impact students and educators across Georgia. In addition to the official programming from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, there will be scheduled meetings with elected officials from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
N/A: Board Applications & Awards Nominations Due
10:00 am: Webinar: Need-Based Financial Aid for Georgia Students