Posted on 03.27.2001. For more information and/or further explanation, please contact Tammy Aliff, COEHS Education Credentials Specialist at 304/696-2857. Information is also available online at the West Virginia Department of Education's web site. 

 

MEMORANDUM

TO: West Virginia County Superintendents, Certification Officers, Personnel Directors, School Principals, RESA Directors, Teacher Education Deans, Chairpersons, and Financial Aid Directors
FROM: Phyllis Durden, Executive Director, Office of Professional Preparation
RE: Designation of Shortage Areas for Federal Loan Deferments
DATE: March 27, 2001

The United States Department of Education has notified the West Virginia State Board of Education that designated areas of General Education, Special Education, and Administrative/Support have been accepted as shortage areas for the 2000-2001 school year. Those designated areas are:

General Education Special Education
Chemistry  All Categories especially: 
Physics Behavior Disorders
Mathematics Mentally Impaired
All Foreign Languages Specific Learning Disabilities
School Library Media
Reading Specialist Administrative Support
American Sign Language Speech Language Pathology
English as a Second Language Counselor

Borrowers who had an outstanding Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) on July 1, 1993 and hold assignments in these areas are eligible 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). In addition, this designation allows Douglas Scholars to qualify for reduction of teaching obligation under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program.

I am requesting that you encourage persons who might be eligible for these deferments to contact 1-800-4FED-AID (for Federal Stafford/SLS borrowers) or Michelle Wicks at (304) 558-4618 (for Paul Douglas Scholarship recipients). Ms. Michelle Wicks is the Interim Scholarship Programs Coordinator at West Virginia Higher Education Central Office.

 

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