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Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 2021 Application Year (2020-2021 Academic Year)

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Q1: Who is eligible to apply?................................................................................................................................ 2 Q2: What are the license shortage areas?............................................................................................................ 2 Q3: What are the rural school districts?............................................................................................................... 4 Q4: Do previous recipients have to reapply?...................................................................................................... 11 Q5: Who isn't eligible to apply? ......................................................................................................................... 11 Q6: What if my license field is listed as a shortage area but my teaching assignment was administrative or did

not include providing classroom instruction during the 2020-2021 academic year?..................................... 12 Q7: How are applicants selected for an award? ................................................................................................. 12 Q8: What is the application deadline?................................................................................................................ 12 Q9: Is there a service commitment?................................................................................................................... 13 Q10: What are qualified student loans? ............................................................................................................. 13 Q11: What if an applicant needs to update information provided on the application? ....................................... 13 Q12: What if my federal student loans have been consolidated with private student loans into a private

consolidation loan? ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Q13: Are there tax consequences associated with receipt of Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Awards? ........ 14 Q14: Am I still eligible for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness if I receive a Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan

Repayment Program award? ....................................................................................................................... 14 Q15: Am I still eligible for Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness or Teacher Loan Cancellation if I receive a

Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program award? ................................................................. 14 Q16: Where can I find more information about how to repay my student loans?............................................... 15 Q17: Who is considered a teacher?.................................................................................................................... 15 Q18: Are licensed non-educator school professionals like Licensed School Counselors eligible to apply? ........... 15 Q19: Are current postsecondary students eligible to apply?............................................................................... 15 Q20: What defines a "school district?"............................................................................................................... 15 Q21: What license Tier must a teacher hold in order to be eligible?................................................................... 15

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Q1: Who is eligible to apply?

A1: The statute that governs this program defines an eligible teacher as "an individual holding a teaching license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standard Board who is employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction."

Applicants are eligible to apply if they:

1. Belong to a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in the Minnesota teacher workforce; or 2. Teach in a rural school district; or 3. Teach in a license shortage area.

Q2: What are the license shortage areas?

A2: License shortage areas

Licensure areas that are identified as a shortage area by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in coordination with the commissioner using data collected for the teacher supply and demand report under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.

For 2021, the licensure shortage areas identified by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board are:

Statewide License Fields Shortage Areas

License Code 199810 140100 10100 150110 60200 60201 190202 170302 140120 60301 190498 140000 140050

Licensure Field Description Academic and Behavioral Strategist Accounting Agricultural Education American Indian Language and Culture American Sign Language Arabic Autism Spectrum Disorders Auto Mechanics Banking and Finance Bilingual/Bicultural Education Blind or Visually Impaired Business Business

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License Code 140700 130301 60203 300000 171515 300100 92602 300400 60222 50800 50700 190497 199800 300500 180150 190500 130400 190200 60206 90100 140730 60209 60212 150800 60400 90000 300600 120500 60214 60401 60105

92603 130200 300200 300300 199801 140505 199802 60221 190490 130300 130302

Licensure Field Description Business Education - Secretarial Chemistry Chinese Communications Technology Careers Communications/ Media Occupations Construction Careers Cosmetology Creative Design Careers Dakota Dance Dance and Theatre Deaf or Hard of Hearing Developmental Disabilities Early Childhood Careers Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Special Education Earth and Space Science Emotional Behavior Disorders English as a Second Language Family and Consumer Sciences General Secretarial/ Clerical Occupations with Shorthand German Hebrew History Hmong Home Economics Hospitality Service Careers Instrumental and Classroom Music Japanese Korean Latin

Law Enforcement Life Science Manufacturing Careers Medical Careers Mild to Moderate Mentally Handicapped Model Office Moderate to Severe Mentally Handicapped Ojibwa Oral/ Aural Deaf Education Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) Physics

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License Code 180104 130600 130601 130500 60402 60219 50575 19090 179090 160000 149999

100100 50600 300700 20000 120400

Licensure Field Description Pre-Kindergarten Associate Science 5-8 Science 5-8 (endorsement) Science 5-9 Somali Spanish Speech and Theatre Arts Teacher-Coordinator Agriculture Co-op Program/ Non-Farm

Teacher-Coordinator Trade and Industrial Co-op Programs Teacher-Coordinator Work Based Learning Teachers of Computer, Keyboarding, and Related Technology Application

Technology Theatre Arts Transportation Careers Visual Arts Vocal and Classroom Music

Q3: What are the rural school districts?

A3: Rural school district means a school district with fewer than 30 resident pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 6, per square mile.

The identified rural school districts for the 2021 application are:

2020-2021 Rural School District

District Number

1 2 4 22 23 25 31 32 36 38 51 75 81 84

District Name

Aitkin Public School District Hill City Public School District Mcgregor Public School District Detroit Lakes Public School District Frazee-Vergas Public School District Pine Point Public School District Bemidji Public School District Blackduck Public School District Kelliher Public School District Red Lake Public School District Foley Public School District St. Clair Public School District Comfrey Public School District Sleepy Eye Public School District

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District Number

85 88 91 93 94 95 97 99 100 108 111 113 115 116 118 129 138 139 146 150 162 166 173 177 181 182 186 195 200 203 204 206 213 227 229 238 239 241 242 252 253

District Name

Springfield Public School District New Ulm Public School District Barnum Public School District Carlton Public School District Cloquet Public School District Cromwell-Wright Public Schools Moose Lake Public School District Esko Public School District Wrenshall Public School District Central Public School District Watertown-Mayer Public School District Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools Pillager Public School District Northland Community Schools Montevideo Public School District North Branch Public Schools Rush City Public School District Barnesville Public School District Hawley Public School District Bagley Public School District Cook County Public Schools Mountain Lake Public Schools Windom Public School District Brainerd Public School District Crosby-Ironton Public School District Pequot Lakes Public Schools Randolph Public School District Hastings Public School District Hayfield Public School District Kasson-Mantorville School District Alexandria Public School District Osakis Public School District Chatfield Public Schools Lanesboro Public School District Mabel-Canton Public School District Rushford-Peterson Public Schools Albert Lea Public School District Alden-Conger Public School District Cannon Falls Public School District Goodhue Public School District

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