Teacher Shortage Areas
designated
The U.S.
Department of Education has designated the areas below as
teacher shortage areas for the 2006-07 school year. This federal
designation 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 Program anytime within
the life of the borrower’s loan(s). Questions should be
directed to the Federal Student Aid Hotline at 1-800-4FED-AID.
Federal Perkins
Loan borrowers who are full-time teachers of mathematics,
science, foreign languages, bilingual education, or special
education also may qualify for cancellation of up to 100 percent
of their loan. Perkins Loan borrowers should direct questions to
the school where they received the loan.
Designated teacher shortage areas for
South Dakota
All subjects at
the elementary and secondary levels in the following areas:
-
Bennett
County
-
Corson
County
-
Jackson
County
-
Mellette
County
-
Shannon
County
-
Todd County
-
Cheyenne
River Indian Reservation
-
Crow Creek
Indian Reservation
-
Lower Brule
Indian Reservation
Academic
discipline at all elementary and secondary levels
statewide:
Eligible
borrowers must provide documentation, signed by the school
principal, confirming that the borrower is teaching in a
designated shortage area.
For more
information, contact Roxie Thielen, South Dakota Department of
Education, (605) 773-4669 or
roxie.thielen@state.sd.us.
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