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Obligations
of Title II Scholarship Recipients
When scholarship applicants applied for a Title II scholarship,
they agreed to enter into a legal obligation with the U.S. Department
of Education. These agreement terms were presented
at the orientation meeting, as well as within the agreement document
itself.
Scholarship recipients are expected to
- Work in a high-need urban local education area (LEA) –which
is described in detail at the scholarship orientation session.
Basically, a high-need urban LEA meets several criteria, one of
the simplest being that it is a school district with over 50%
of its population qualifying for a subsidized lunch program.
- Work as a teacher in the high-need urban LEA for a time that
reflects the time that the scholarship support was received.
It is important to know how the expected service period of time
will be determined, according to the terms of the scholarship
- Fully repay the federal government for the amount of the scholarship
if the student does not work as a teacher in the high-need urban
LEA for the amount stipulated in the agreement. In addition to
repaying the scholarship funds if the service obligation is broken
by the recipient, the scholarship recipient will pay accrued interest.
(A repayment schedule is available.) If a scholar serves a portion
of the obligated period of service in a qualifying urban LEA,
but not the full time, the scholar will be obligated to repay
for the portion of time not served, equal to the amount of course
time covered by the scholarship
- Take responsibility for reporting their status of employment
to the Federal government. If there are circumstances that prohibit
a scholar from completing the agreed-to length of service, a waiver
process may be pursued. However, it is important to note that
the federal guidelines clearly state what is an excusable/forgivable
reason for having the scholarship waived.
Other conditions apply.
To print a copy of the "Verification
of Teaching Obligation" form that should be given to the school
principal after completing the teacher preparation program (per
instructions provided during the scholarship orientation; refer
to Student's Guide for a review), click
here. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF THE "VERIFICATION
OF TEACHING OBLIGATION" FORM. PLEASE USE THE NEW FORM AND DISCARD
ALL COPIES OF THE OLD FORM YOU MAY HAVE.
Persons needing to contact the US Department of Education about
the agreement:
Karen Gough, Title II Grants
US. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW # 6150
Washington, DC 20006-8525
Tel: 202-502-7663
E-mail: Karen.Gough@ed.gov
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