School Counseling Department

TN Promise Seniors

You should be familiar with the contents of your tnAchieves Class of 2022 student handbook.

It is important to meet deadlines and complete all the requirements. Failure to comply will result in termination of your TN
Promise funding opportunity.
One very critical deadline to consider is the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filing deadline of March
1, 2022. Visit www.fafsa.gov to complete. See pages 6-8 of your student handbook for more details.
You must view your Mandatory TN Promise Webinar to remain TN Promise eligible. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the TN
Promise mandatory meeting requirement will be completed virtually via tnAchieves CONNECT. All details can be found on
tnAchieves.org and on page 9-11 of this handbook. The deadline to view the mandatory TN Promise webinar is March 1, 2022.
You are required to follow the directions to access the mandatory webinar and remain engaged for the entirety of the presentation.
Your parent/guardian is welcome to participate with you, but it is your responsibility as the student to log in and participate.
Another TN Promise requirement is completing and submitting at least 8 hours of community service prior to the beginning of
each semester. You may begin completion of your first 8 hours on November 2, 2021 with a deadline of July 1, 2022. It is important
to note that students who wish to attend a Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) during the summer trimester must
submit community service prior to April 1, 2022. To submit, you will visit www.tnachieves.org.

Please keep in mind the upcoming requirements and deadlines:

• Apply for the TN Promise Scholarship Program by November 1, 2021.
• March 1, 2022 is the 2022-2023 FAFSA completion deadline for TN Promise eligibility! If you have filed your 2022-2023 FAFSA, please save your confirmation email. If you have not yet  filed your FAFSA, you must do so as soon as possible!
• Attend your mandatory spring meeting which will be announced once the date is determined. Student attendance is required at this meeting for TN Promise eligibility.

• Parents are encouraged to attend but cannot attend for the student. If a student has an excusable absence (see policy #2 on pg. 41 of the student handbook), the student must follow the excuse form protocol highlighted on pg. 8 of the student handbook and complete a meeting excuse form. tnAchieves must recieve a completed meeting excuse form any time prior to the meeting or withing 72 hours of the conclusion of the student's assigned team meeting in order for the excuse to be considered. A student's failure to attend the mandatory meeting will result in the loss of the student's TN Promise scholarship. If a student is approved to miss their assigned meeting, the student will be required to attend another institution's meeting to satisfy the mandatory meeting requirement. 

• Apply to college! Many admissions applications can be found on the college website. If you have not yet applied to college, you are encouraged to do so now.
• Community service hours (8 hours) will need to be completed between November 2, 2021 - July 1, 2022.