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TEACH Grants Review of New Requirements Presented by: Michael C. Roberts Training Officer, Atlanta Regional Office AASFAA Fall Conference October 15, 2008. TEACH Grants Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEACH GRANT PROGRAM. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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TEACH Grants Review of New Requirements
Presented by:Michael C. Roberts
Training Officer, Atlanta Regional Office
AASFAA Fall ConferenceOctober 15, 2008
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEACH GRANT PROGRAM
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published March 21, 2008
30 Day Comment Period ended April 21, 2008
Final Regulations published June 23, 2008
TEACH Grant Summary Effective for the 2008-2009 award year. Agree to serve 4 years as a FT Teacher High-need field – Public or Private school Serve students from low income families Repaid as Direct Unsubsidized Loan if student does
not teach – For at least four years within eight years of completing
program, as a -
Highly Qualified Teacher At a Title I school In a specified subject area
TEACH Grants Subject Areas –
MathematicsBilingual education and English
language acquisitionForeign languageScienceReading specialistSpecial educationOther ‘high-need’ fields
Student Fulfills Service
Agreement
Maintaining Award
DLSSDisbursement Notification
CODAward and
Disbursement
ATSAgreement
to Serve
Student Application
Student Awareness
School EligibilityAnd
ParticipationOversight
TEACHGrants
NSLDS
TEACH Grant - Eligible Institution
GEN 08-07(June) Optional Participation Documentation of Institutional Eligibility Update the E-App (www.eligcert.ed.gov) Wait on Approval Letter Contact Regional Office -School Participation Team
TEACH Grant - Eligible Institution
Institution may establish eligibility in any of four ways –1. The institution offers a high-quality teacher
preparation program at the baccalaureate or masters level that is either –
• Accredited by a specialized accrediting agency recognized for the accreditation of professional teacher education programs, such as TEAC or NCATE, or;
• Is approved by a state and provides extensive pre-service clinical experience.
TEACH Grant - Eligible Institution
2. Offers a baccalaureate degree that, in combination with other training or experience, will prepare a student to teach in a high-need field and
• Has an agreement with another institution that offers a teacher preparation program or a post-baccalaureate program that prepares students to teach.
TEACH Grant - Eligible Institution
3. The institution offers one or more two-year programs of study that are acceptable for full credit to either –
• A baccalaureate teacher preparation degree program at an institution with which it has an agreement, or:
• A baccalaureate degree program in a high-need field at a TEACH Grant-eligible institution with which it has an agreement.
TEACH Grant - Eligible Institution
4. Offers a post-baccalaureate program that will prepare a student to teach, but does not offer a baccalaureate in education.
Note: An institution that cannot be eligible using this method will be eligible based on method #1.
TEACH Grant Counseling Requirements
Annual
• Initial prior to disbursement• Subsequent Counseling
Exit Counseling
Teach Grant - Eligible Program Prepares an individual to teach as a highly
qualified teacher in a high need field and • Leads to a baccalaureate or masters degree
or Post baccalaureate Program of Study
TEACH Grant - Student EligibilityUndergrad, Post-Bacc and grad students
Submit completed application Sign an Agreement to Serve Enroll in a Teach Grant eligible program
and institution Complete coursework necessary to begin a
career in teaching, or Plans to complete coursework necessary to
begin a career in teaching.
TEACH Grant - Student Eligibility Undergrad, Post-Bacc and grad students
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.25o From high school for first year student or first
semester of collegeo From college for other students
• Or above the 75th percentile on one of the batteries of an admissions test, such as:
o SATo ACTo GRE
TEACH Grant – Student Eligibility Current / Former Teachers and Retirees:
Must have expertise in a high-need field and be pursuing a master’s degree
• Former Teachers must be pursuing a certification through a high-quality alternative certification route
• Alternative certification must be offered by an eligible institution of higher education
TEACH Grant – Student Eligibility Transfer Students
Score above the 75th Percentile
School Incorporates transfer• Use grades assigned for 1st and subsequent periods
School Does Not Incorporate grades• Must calculate gpa for 1st payment period• Must, for all subsequent payment periods, use its academic policy
TEACH Grant - Student Eligibility All Title IV student eligibility requirements
– Regular Student Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizen Not in Default Satisfactory Progress
FAFSA required Does not affect cohort default rate
Student Awareness
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TEACH Grant ProgramWeb site has been developed and is available at ww.teachgrant.ed.gov
Student Application 2008-2009
FAFSA is the TEACH Grant application
January 1, 2008 – Added TEACH Grant question to 2008-09 FAFSA on the Web
Response from student is “yes/no” answer
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Agreement to Serve
• Only submitted electronically via the Agreement To Serve Web site.
• Must be signed by the student before first disbursement for each award year.
• An ATS must be accepted on the COD System in order to allow actual disbursements to be accepted by COD.
• Same ATS may be used by multiple schools within the same award year.
Agreement To Serve
Schools will be able to search and view all ATS information via COD Web site
ATS will be required each year a student is scheduled to receive a new TEACH Grant• No Master ATS
ATS will be linked to Award ID for TEACH Grant
COD will acknowledge completion of ATS and notify school
Full-time Annual Aggregate
First Undergraduate or Post-baccalaureate Degree
$4,000 $16,000
Graduate $4,000 $8,000
Three Quarters Half-timeLess than Half-time
$3,000 $2,000$1,000
If converted to loan –Does not count against annual or aggregate maximums. Interest accrued from date of grant disbursement.
TEACH GRANT – Scheduled Award
May not exceed Cost of Attendance
Teach Grants – Eligibility Determined each payment period
If the student becomes eligible within the payment period• May pay entire Teach Grant for that payment
period
If the student was paid but eligibility was later changed• May not pay for that period or adjust aid in
subsequent periods
Teach Grant – Eligibility
Make one Disbursement without• Final High school GPA• Cumulative GPA not available
School Assumes liability for overpayment
Teach Grant – Notification Notify student before disbursing
Student right to cancel
Return and/or cancel requests from students• 1st day of payment period or
14 days after notification
Teach Grant - Cancellation Requests after 14 days but within 120 days of
disbursement, school may cancel and or return the grant
If school does not cancel and/or return, student may notify Secretary - to request conversion of the direct Unsub Loan
Teach GrantsFrequency of Payments
Within Payment Periods• Installments that best meets the
student’s need
Prior Payment Periods• Lump sum for all prior periods of
eligibilityo Signed ATS must be on file
Reporting the Award
NSLDS will –
• Maintain history and reporting on TEACH Grants.
• Pass information to CPS for ISIR.
• Add TEACH Grant to Enrollment Reporting Rosters.
• Display TEACH Grants converted as Direct Unsubsidized Loan (TEACH).
Resources COD Technical Reference
2008-2009 Updates (Available Now)
2009-2010 Draft (Available July 2008)
Resources Electronic Announcements posted on IFAP
Web Site• 12/21/2007 - New TEACH Grant Program
Question Will Be Added to 2008-2009 FAFSA on the Web
• 02/05/2008 - New 2008-2009 SAR Comments for TEACH Grant Program
• 02/11/2008 - 2008-2009 ISIR Reprocessing on February 15, 2008 to Add TEACH Grant Comment Code 281
Resources Electronic Announcements posted on IFAP
Web Site• 03/07/2008 - Upcoming SAIG Message Class
File Update• 03/11/2008 - COD Common Record XML
Version 3.0a• 04/09/2008 - TEACH Grant Operational
Implementation Overview• 06/03/08 – DCL on Institutional Eligibility.
Contact me with any questions or assistance:
Region IV - Atlanta
Michael C. [email protected]
404-562-6261
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Supervisor of Training Officers Requests Feedback from FAAs Jo Ann Borel Supervisor of Training Officers United States Department of
Education/Federal Student Aid 202-377-3930 [email protected]