REPORT OF THE
DIVISION III FINANCIAL AID AUDIT TASK FORCE
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS.
1. Audit Consensus Recommendations
(scope/size; frequency; committee review; auditor). The Task Force had its first in-person meeting February 14 at the NCAA
national office. The task force
compared the recommendations of the Division III Financial Aid and Awards
Committee with those made by the Management Council, feedback received from the
2001 pilot program participants and the 2002 Convention discussion
session. The task force discussed
the five main elements of the proposed financial aid audit: scope/size of the audit population;
frequency in which the audit would occur; acceptable variance, if any, between
the student-athlete population and the nonstudent-athlete population; Financial
Aid and Awards Committee review; and the use of external versus internal
auditors. The task force reached
consensus regarding several elements and encourages feedback regarding those
issues. (Attachment)
2. Reporting
Methodology. The
task force discussed developing a financial aid reporting methodology that
would be a CD-ROM or Web-based standardized reporting mechanism. The discussion involved creating a
methodology that would be similar to existing Division III conference reporting
methods and procedures. The task
force appointed a subcommittee of financial aid administrators that will
examine the components for the development of the financial aid reporting
methodology along with a standardized reporting mechanism. The subcommittee will report back to
the full task force during its May 14 meeting. Subcommittee members include:
Paul
Boyer, director of financial aid, Williams College
Marian
Conrad, director of financial aid, Kalamazoo College
Dan
Preston, dean of enrollment management/director of financial aid, Linfield
College
Ellen
Shilkret, associate director of financial aid, Vassar College
Eric
Hartung, NCAA research staff
Gordon
Finch, NCAA
3. Timeline. The task force revised
its timeline as follows:
2002-03
Feb. 20.................... In-person meeting (Indianapolis)
April ........................ Conference call to discuss DRAFT report for Management and
Presidents Council meetings
April
16................... Subcommittee
conference call
May 1-3.................. Regional
Rules Seminar Presentation – Indianapolis, IN
May 29-31.............. Regional Rules Seminar –
Atlanta, GA
June
13-14............... Division III
Commissioners Meeting
June 17-18............... NACDA discussion session
July/Aug................... Task force report to Management Council and Presidents Council, including sponsorship of proposed legislation
Aug.-Oct.
2002........ Work as necessary
based on actions of MC/PC
November 2002...... Amendments
to Amendments drafted (as needed)
Jan.
2003................. Convention
discussion session and legislative vote