Teacher Shortage Areas
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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 Program anytime within the life of the borrower’s loan(s) for up to three years of service as a full-time teacher in a public or non-profit private elementary or secondary school in a teacher shortage area.
Federal Perkins Loan borrowers who are full time teachers of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, art, health, language arts, music, physical education, social science, special education, career & technical education, or speech pathologists may qualify for cancellation of up to 100% of their loan. Perkins Loan borrowers should direct questions to the school where they received the loan or the studentaid.ed.gov website.
These designations may also enable grant recipients to fulfill their teaching obligation under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program or the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program.
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.
A listing of the Teacher Shortage Areas nationwide for the 1990-91 thru 2012-13 school terms is available online at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html
CONTACT
For any questions concerning the reduction of a teacher’s obligation, contact Roxie Thielen at 605-773-4669.
Federal Perkins Loan borrowers who are full time teachers of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, art, health, language arts, music, physical education, social science, special education, career & technical education, or speech pathologists may qualify for cancellation of up to 100% of their loan. Perkins Loan borrowers should direct questions to the school where they received the loan or the studentaid.ed.gov website.
These designations may also enable grant recipients to fulfill their teaching obligation under the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program or the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program.
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.
A listing of the Teacher Shortage Areas nationwide for the 1990-91 thru 2012-13 school terms is available online at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html
CONTACT
For any questions concerning the reduction of a teacher’s obligation, contact Roxie Thielen at 605-773-4669.