Bartnicki Bulletin - I'm BBAACCKK!

Bartnicki Bulletin - I'm BBAACCKK!

Dear SASFAA,

I hope the summer is treating you well (or at least as well as Title IV rules and regs will allow nice treatment).  Now, I know my last Bartnicki Bulletin caused some unrest among the schools since I had announced I was leaving training.  So, for this bulletin I thought I would provide information that would make you happy (or as happy as financial aid officers can be).  Guess who is going to be your new training officer for the Southeast region…me.  I know, I know, I just left but when tasked with finding a replacement for David Bartnicki, we realized that the only person who could replace David Bartnicki was David Bartnicki.  

In all seriousness, some recent family concerns and issues had come to light that we realized were better dealt with under the flexibilities and opportunities afforded a training officer than with the demands and constraints associated with the School Participation Team.  We were also unable to find a training officer replacement at this time for the Atlanta Region so it was a win-win for everyone.  I guess once a training officer, always a training officer.

With all that said I am transitioning back into my training role this week – be kind with your emails and phone calls.  I am happy to report that I will be representing ED at the SASFAA NAOW in Spartanburg, SC later this month and hope to see many of you at future conferences and workshops. 

In the interest of preventing rumors I do want to point out the following:  I am not coming back because GASFAA has never given me an award (how ironic); I am not coming back because my American Idol tryouts were a disaster; I am not coming back because I was bored (though I have to admit you keep me on my toes); and I am not coming back because Amy Berrier won the SASFAA election and will need all the help she can get.  I can say that I love working with our schools and look forward to many years of productive, fun-filled and informative training sessions.  At this point I am the only training officer stationed in Atlanta but we hope down the road to be able to add another trainer as well.

I also promise to have information on the Bartnicki Boys in the next bulletin.  I can say that they are doing well and have all progressed to the next grade – yeah!!!!

I am once again your neighborhood FED (my contact information has not changed),

DAVE

David Bartnicki

Federal Training Officer

ED/FSA/Atlanta

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