SCO Open House: Extension Campus Update

July 2019

•Introductions and Welcome

•Purpose

•Outcomes

•Notes About Today’s Open House

•System Demo

•System Scenarios

•Go/No-Go Vote

•Feedback Survey

•Next Steps

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Agenda

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Allison FisherIntegrated Colmery 107/501 Training TeamEducation Service, Department of Veterans Affairs

Joe WeltonManagement and Program AnalystEducation ServiceDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Chris SutherlandTeam Chief, AC&LEducation ServiceDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Schnell CarrawayColmery Policy LeadEducation ServiceDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Stephanie PriceProgram Integration OfficerEducation ServiceDepartment of Veterans Affairs

Introductions

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Attendees

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July 29 July 30 July 31 August 1 August 2

• 10:00am –11:00am ET

• 11:30am –12:30pm ET

• 1:30pm –2:30pm ET

• 10:00am –11:00am ET

• 11:30am –12:30pm ET

• 1:30pm –2:30pm ET

• 10:00am –11:00am ET

• 11:30am –12:30pm ET

• 1:30pm –2:30pm ET

• 10:00am –11:00am ET

• 11:30am –12:30pm ET

• 1:30pm –2:30pm ET

• 10:00am –11:00am ET

• 11:30am –12:30pm ET

• 1:30pm –2:30pm ET

Open House Overview

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Attended Open House

• As of August 7, VA’s Open House Series has reached over 1,620 attendees across 49 states, 1 territory, and 1 federal district

Participation Overview

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Set you up for success by:• Providing a system demo of VA-ONCE

system changes and scenarios• Answer your questions about the process,

solution, and timeline

PURPOSE

Purpose of Webinar

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1. Prepare you for the extension campus update in VA-ONCE

2. Provide you an opportunity to ask questions

3. Provide feedback on the way information is conveyed through training and open house events

OUTCOMES

Outcomes of Webinar

•Today is not an introductory training for VA-ONCE.

•Recordings of all demos and scenarios are available to virtual participants in the Files pod.

•Any questions we cannot respond to today will be reviewed and responses provided in the FAQ document that can be found on the Forever GI Bill website.

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Notes About Today’s Open House

System Demo

System Scenarios

Go/No Go Vote

Feedback Survey

Next Steps

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Ongoing: VA will continue to communicate on upcoming changes through regular webinars, email, blog posts, etc.

Short Term: Continue to reach out to the Forever GI Bill inbox with questions or suggestions.

Today: Complete the feedback survey and post about your experience to social media. Don’t forget to tag #GIBill.

Stay tuned over the coming months as VA keeps steady communication with all stakeholder groups as we progress towards the 107/501 Go-Live.

Next Steps1

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Share your experience at this week’s Open Houses on social media!

Facebook: @GIBillEducation

Twitter: @VAVetBenefits

Take a selfie, share a post, re-share a post from one of the accounts above and tag #GIBill

Share Your Experience!

THANK YOU!