1、Streamlining the Application:Why Colleges Cant Afford to Ignore Slate.orgJoe Johnson 17Lawrence UniversityStreamlining the Application:Why Colleges Cant Afford to Ignore Slate.orgSlate Summit,June 2023Joe Johnson 17(he/him)Associate Director of AdmissionsWestern Regional RepresentativeRoadmap Explor
2、ing Slate.org and its benefits Privacy&Transparency Sharing Settings overview&live demoGoal:You will leave with a stronger understanding of the benefits utilizing Slate.org,equipped to discuss/turn on data sharing.“Efficiency is key for a high school counselor with over 400 students on their caseloa
3、d.Slate.org provides a step in closing the equity gap between counselors with larger caseloads and fewer resources by providing information that can help them support their students without requiring individual conversations that are not sustainable with a larger caseload.When a counselor can access
4、 data-sharing information on Slate.org,we can initiate conversations that might never come to light without that knowledge.”ChristySlate.org streamlines and promotes transparency in the admissions process.but only if we utilize it collectively.What does Slate.org offer?What does Slate.org offer?Coll
5、eges/Universities:Colleges/Universities:Display relevant application&decision information for school counselors,with granular control Promote transparency in the admissions process View/accept visit/fair requests from high schools Improve processing time for application materials like transcripts,re
6、commendations,&school reportsWhat does Slate.org offer?What does Slate.org offer?School Counselors,IECs,&CBOs:School Counselors,IECs,&CBOs:Manage users from your school Track applications to particular Slate institutions Make lists of students,institutions Create visit/fair requests with institution
7、s Upload supporting materials on a students behalfWhat does Slate.org offer?What does Slate.org offer?Students:Students:Create&update academic profile(counselor verifies)Invite external counselor,IEC to have read-only accessCollege Discovery list-building toolRegister for upcoming visitsCentralized
8、application trackingSingle Sign-onCollege Discovery ToolWhy should you turn on Sharing?Promote(confidential)transparency in the admissions process!Build relationships with counselors Provide an alternative to the traditional counselor call Allow students to track application checklists for your scho
9、ol via SSO Process student documents more efficiently Display custom content on a Slate.org portalPrivacy of Student DataObstacles/questions you may encounter from leadership when setting up Slate.org:“Is it GDPR compliant?”Yes!“What about FERPA?”Under FERPA,a students admission record only becomes
10、an“educational record”that requires disclosure if the student matriculates at the university.Until then,FERPA does not apply at the post-secondary level.“Does Slate.org align with GEPCA?”Yes-counselors are held to the same ethical standards as colleges/universities,and are the ones directly serving
11、their students.Confidential transparency of information in the college admissions process supports students and builds trust.“What about our institutional data sharing policies?”If you have policies that exceed the ethical standards of the Guide to Ethical Practice in College Admission,thats of cour
12、se another story.Check in with your university counsel or other authority.(This is also a good opportunity to check in about your data retention obligations and policies.)Privacy of Student DataDocumentation from Technolutions:https:/ Sharing PreparationWe recommend having an internal conversation b
13、efore sharing data in Slate.org.Decide which materials should be made available for upload,which decisions should be shared,and when they should be shared.Check to see if your institution requires additional consent from students in order to share their application decisions with counselors.If so,in
14、clude this as an additional filter in the data sharing settings.Consider testing data sharing with a single school prior to pushing out all applications.This can be done through a CEEB code round filter.Slate.org Settings Permissions Security Administrator Portal Editor Events(Slate.org)DatabaseSlat
15、e.org Settings OverviewSlate.org Settings RoundsSlate.org Settings StatusesSlate.org Settings ChecklistsSlate.org Settings MaterialsSlate.org Settings DecisionsSlate.org Settings AdvancedStill getting pushback about Slate.org?Heres one workaround Lawrence implemented,that allows students to take own
16、ership of their own application information and opt-out:Slate.org DemoSlate.org for CounselorsSlate.org for StudentsWork still to be done1)List nav improvements“Next”&“Previous”buttons in list nav https:/ all students by college/university and decisionhttps:/ case load data directly to Slate.org for batch updateshttps:/ the date mid-year grades will be available with colleges/universitieshttps:/ wish to impersonate school counselors applicant viewshttps:/ more suggestions for updates and feature requests?https:/ Q&ASlate.org Links&Resources#SlateSummit