Bozenna Slominski’s Post

Thanks to our friends and colleagues at Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel for hosting a great meeting in St. Petersburg this week! With the FDCC group we continue to have productive discussions on health economics applications in litigation, especially the determination of fair & reasonable value for medical care services, including billed services and future care. #reasonablevalue #fairmarketvalue #healtheconomics #avalonhealtheconomics #lifecareplanning #lifeexpectancy

TODAY - 1pm EST You can still register for this live webinar. If you are unable to attend but are interested in the conversation, all registrants will be sent the recorded video in the coming days. Please share with those you know who are managing technical assistance programs. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ezXPKksF #SSBCI #TA #technicalassistance #entrepreneurshipledeconomicdevelopmement #ELED #economicdevelopment #webinar

At The Big Picture SLP, we firmly commit to the Communication Bill of Rights as our guiding post for #AAC evaluations and intervention. How do you incorporate these principles? Share your strategies and contemplations. Additionally, I invite your suggestions on topics for us to explore. Your feedback is invaluable in steering our discussions. #SLP #AACCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment

#NACAC observation #3: When something has an unfavorable impact on students, you should be expect NACAC members to get angry. And, the #FAFSAFiasco lit a fuse. If there was a single subject that people were speaking about in the hallways, I was the FAFSA debacle and its impact of students, especially traditionally excluded populations. People are mad and their tolerance is at a minimum. They are mad because this mess hurt students we cooperatively seek to serve and everything about last year disproportionately impacted those who could least afford it. It’s also noteworthy that people’s anger about the situation only intensified when the ED Department invited execs from the College Board into the mix to fix the mess. There’s a clear sense that partnering with the College Board was probably the worst possible move to build trust with NACAC members. While we all wish the Syndicate (ED Department + College Board officials) well because their success will be good for students, trust is at an all-time low and the Syndicate’s mess was the talk of the conference.

Are you coming to #NJACAC24? If so, consider joining me, Tim Gallen, and Heather McGhee as we look at the role of NACAC's AP Committee and review some of the ethical dilemmas encountered by NACAC members. We hope this will be a lively interactive session aimed to increase the understanding of the use of the Guide to Ethical Practice in College Admission as a tool!

While the rollout of the 2024-25 #FAFSA has been tumultuous, a new case study took a look at four states and their successful strategies to implement and employ FAFSA completion initiatives for the ongoing cycle. The case study, conducted by SHEEO (State Higher Education Executive Officers Association), selected Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, and Minnesota as representative #HigherEducation state agencies that implemented successful #FAFSAsimplification strategies. Read our summary of the key findings: https://ow.ly/vnCW50Sqcwn

Another RSAC in the books! It was a week packed with valuable connections and insightful discussions, and memorable moments, from engaging with clients to collaborating with partners, friends, colleagues, and even competitors. Until next time! #RSAC #cybersecurity #IBM Security

We are weeks away from #SCUCE24 and the #LSCUCouncilConference! We hope you'll check out this quick video to see why you should arrive at SCUCE one day earlier! Video here:

At The Big Picture SLP, we firmly commit to the Communication Bill of Rights as our guiding post for #AAC evaluations and intervention. How do you incorporate these principles? Share your strategies and contemplations. Additionally, I invite your suggestions on topics for us to explore. Your feedback is invaluable in steering our discussions. #SLP #AACCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment

According to National College Attainment Network (NCAN), 2024-25 FAFSA completion rates for HS seniors are down 40% compared to this time last year in 2023. The U.S. Dept. of Education, Federal Student Aid an Office of the U.S. Department of Education, Congress and The White House need to take a more aggressive action to address this FAFSA completion crisis, which will have knock-on effects on postsecondary enrollment, retention, and higher ed institution revenues. Since the 2020 pandemic and our economic recession, millions of students have decided to forgo higher education or were forced to stop-out due to financial concerns. This enrollment crisis impacts all Americans as we are losing a generation of brilliant minds who could have become our next doctors, engineers, nurses, teachers, accountants, pilots, civic leaders, lawyers, entrepreneurs, tech innovation leaders and much more. Equitable access to higher education should never be a partisan issue. A nation that does not prioritize the education of its citizens is morally bankrupt. Every legislator and government official bears responsibility for failing the American people, especially our youth and young adults, in accessing critical funding for the pursuit of higher education. May I propose a better solution to increase FAFSA submission rates? Publicly apologize to the American people on national TV and gift $5k to every student who enrolls/matriculates for Fall 2024. Disburse the funds as direct payments to students like HEERF was administered, after each college's add/drop deadline. Watch the FAFSA completion rates jump up drastically when you pair an apology with financial restitution. How about an even more audacious proposal? Take the steps named above AND replace all Federal Direct Loans (except Parent PLUS) for 2024-25 with a one-time grant of the same value for every student. It's unconscionable to have students take loans this year when our government failed to do its job. #FAFSA #FAFSAFastBreak #CollegeAdmissions #FinancialAid #HigherEducation