Join us for our fifth annual Life After High School convening hosted by NOLA CCAN at the Cowen Institute!

More information, registration, Request for Proposals, and the application for tabling are coming soon!
Last year’s website can be found here.

See you there!

Career Compass Informational Webinar

Career Compass of Louisiana is an organization dedicated to helping remove obstacles that keep students from pursuing education and training after high school. They empower students starting as young as sixth grade to make informed decisions about their futures—whether that path leads to college, career, technical training, or military service.

Join Career Compass for an insightful webinar where you will:

• Learn how Career Compass partners with CBOs and in-school advisors

• Strengthen support systems to remove student barriers

• Expand collective efforts for students’ postsecondary success

This meeting’s target audiences are nonprofit organizations engaged in postsecondary success initiatives as well as high school leaders/decision makers.

RSVP FORM WILL NOT BE MONITORED AFTER 2PM OCTOBER 14, 2025. Use link above to join.

This virtual two-part training, with our partners at uAspire, will help to develop financial aid process and timeline knowledge, apply a student-centered approach to the terminology and requirements, and take inventory of students’ financial situations and needs. This training will include Louisiana-specific data, resources and references, and a Live Q&A with FAFSA Experts.

Register below!

This virtual two-part training, with our partners at uAspire, will help to develop financial aid process and timeline knowledge, apply a student-centered approach to the terminology and requirements, and take inventory of students’ financial situations and needs. This training will include Louisiana-specific data, resources and references, and a Live Q&A with FAFSA Experts.

Register below!

uAspire Webinar Series

This webinar shares best practices for supporting students through summer college affordability activities, like paying the fall bill and planning for indirect expenses.

You’ll be able to: 

• Describe the financial aid tasks students must complete over the summer to successfully matriculate

• Help students understand the college bill, identify payment options, and prepare for indirect expenses

• Find opportunities for student to build self-advocacy skills

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.

Career Compass Webinar for CBOs

Attention: The virtual Career Compass meeting will be postponed due to a schedule conflict with our partners at Career Compass. We will communicate a rescheduled date once it’s confirmed.

Career Compass of Louisiana is an organization dedicated to helping remove obstacles that keep students from pursuing education and training after high school. They empower students starting as young as sixth grade to make informed decisions about their futures—whether that path leads to college, career, technical training, or military service.

Join Career Compass for an insightful webinar where you will:

• Learn how Career Compass partners with CBOs

• Strengthen support systems to remove student barriers

• Expand collective efforts for students’ postsecondary success

This meeting’s target audience are nonprofit organizations engaged in postsecondary success initiatives.

Career Compass Webinar

Career Compass of Louisiana is an organization dedicated to helping remove obstacles that keep students from pursuing education and training after high school. They empower students starting as young as sixth grade to make informed decisions about their futures—whether that path leads to college, career, technical training, or military service.

Join Career Compass for an insightful webinar where they will explore how the organization’s services can support and impact LDOE’s Thrive Accountability. They will breakdown key Thrive components, share strategies to maximize success, and discuss available funding options for Career Compass services.

In this meeting, you will:

• Gain a clear understanding of Thrive accountability components

• Learn how Career Compass services can maximize accountability

• Discover funding opportunities to support your initiatives

This meeting’s target audience is school leaders. NOLA CCAN has scheduled a Career Compass meeting for nonprofit organizations for May 1.

uAspire Webinar Series

This webinar shares best practices for reviewing the FAFSA Submission Summary (previously called the Student Aid Report), navigating special circumstances, and handling the complexity of verification.

You'll be able to:

• Explain the difference between FAFSA submission and FAFSA completion

• Describe the information that the FAFSA Submission Summary provides

• Recognize the 2024-25 federal verification items

Empower students and families to compare the full costs of attending multiple colleges in order to make informed financial decisions about where to go to college and how to pay for it while minimizing student debt.

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.

9:15 am - 10:15 am - TOPS & FAFSA Seminar

• This seminar provides information on Louisiana’s Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) as well as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

• Presenter: Pellegrin Hailey, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

10:20 am - 11:20 am - Counselor Well-Being 

• Counselors are called to put so much of themselves into their work. This can lead someone to develop fatigue and burnout. This presentation aims to help counselors find resources to battle fatigue and burnout personally and professionally.

• Presenter: Elizabeth Sandridge, St Thomas More Catholic High School

11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Hot Topics: Counseling LGBTQIA students through the college admissions process

• This session equips high school counselors with the knowledge and resources to better support LGBTQIA+ students as they navigate the college admission process. Participants will explore strategies for creating an inclusive and affirming advising environment, learn about LGBTQIA+- friendly college resources, and discuss how to address students’ unique concerns regarding campus climate, housing, and identity disclosure. Attendees will leave with actionable guidance to foster a safe, supportive, and equitable college admission experience for LGBTQIA+ students.

• Presenter: Yetunde Rubenstein, Arising Educational Consultants

uAspire Webinar Series

Join uAspire for an informative webinar on AB 469 reimbursements and how school districts can claim funds for qualified costs—including those already opting for the block grant.

What the Webinar Will Cover:

• Who qualifies for reimbursements and what activities are covered

• Step-by-step overview of the claims process

• Important deadlines: February 15 (re-filing) & February 27 (new claims)

• Latest guidance from the State Controller’s Office

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.

Check out uAspire’s other Webinars & Blogs here.

uAspire Webinar Series

This virtual training will address common challenges and best practices of FAFSA follow-up, including the importance of reviewing the FAFSA Submission Summary (previously called the Student Aid Report). We will also discuss federal verification requirements and strategies for helping students navigate the verification process.

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.

Although FAFSA completion will not be a graduation requirement for eligible high school seniors in the state of Louisiana, we are committed to promoting the submission of the application and supporting you with timely and relevant resources.

Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 987 0755 2039

Join us for our fifth annual Life After High School convening hosted by NOLA CCAN at the Cowen Institute!

More information, registration, Request for Proposals, and the application for tabling can be found here.

See you there!

Log-in for an hour of informal discussion at 9:30AM, October 25, about the FAFSA with other college access colleagues, what to expect for the 2025 form opening 12/1/24, and updates released by the U.S. Department of Education.

Although FAFSA completion will not be a graduation requirement for eligible high school seniors in the state of Louisiana, we are committed to promoting the submission of the application and supporting you with timely and relevant resources.

Join Zoom Meeting | Meeting ID: 999 1109 6298

uAspire Webinar Series

This webinar provides an overview of the main types of financial aid and financial aid application process, while incorporating a student-centered approach to the terminology and requirements.

You’ll be able to: 

• Describe the different types of federal financial aid

• Explain the key steps to apply for aid

• Help students prepare to successfully navigate the financial aid process

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.

uAspire Webinar Series

This past year has seen unprecedented FAFSA challenges for students and families as they apply for financial aid, with some still experiencing barriers well into the summer. Even with these challenges persisting, those providing FAFSA support–school counselors, college access and success providers, and others–need to step back and share strategies and best practices to make the 25-26 FAFSA a much better experience for students. Hear from uAspire as we discuss critical learnings from advising students and training counselors across the country, share the best practices we plan to leverage when the next FAFSA launches, and highlight where we plan to continue to advocate for improvements.

NOLA CCAN partner uAspire’s Webinar Series is offered at no charge for counselors, mentors, and college access professionals who want to boost their knowledge and refresh their programming or practice.