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Teacher
shortage areas designated
The U.S.
Department of Education has designated the following areas as
teacher shortage areas for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 school years.
All subjects at the elementary and secondary levels in the
following areas:
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Bennett County
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Corson County
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Jackson County
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Mellette County
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Shannon County
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Todd County
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Cheyenne Indian Reservation
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Crow Creek Indian Reservation
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Lower Brule Indian Reservation
This federal
designation of teacher shortage areas enables borrowers who had
no outstanding Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) on July 1,
1987, but who had an outstanding FFEL on July 1, 1993, to
qualify for deferment of loan repayment under the Federal
Stafford and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS)
programs anytime within the life of the borrower’s loan(s).
The principals
at the schools are the delegated authority to provide
certification that eligible borrowers or scholars are teaching
in a designated teacher shortage area.
For information
concerning deferment under the Stafford Loan or SLS programs,
the borrower should contact the Federal Student Aid Hotline at
1-800-4FED-AID.
In addition,
this designation allows Paul Douglas scholars to qualify for the
reduction of teaching obligations under the Paul Douglas Teacher
Scholarship Program. Details concerning the reduction of a
teacher’s obligation can contact Roxie Thielen at the South
Dakota Department of Education, (605) 773-4699,
roxie.thielen@state.sd.us.
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