If you are a teacher in one of the listed subject-shortage areas for Kansas, follow the steps below to apply for deferment:
| Step 1 |
This is for DEFERMENT - not cancellation - of your loan.
At the beginning of the school year, contact the student loan repayment center where you presently pay or will make payments on your loan or loans. Ask them to send you the appropriate forms to apply for deferment of your loans.
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| Step 2 |
Fill out the deferment forms completely. |
| Step 3 |
Have your principal or superintendent of schools sign the forms verifying your employment. |
| Step 4 |
Mail your completed forms to your student loan repayment center. |
| Step 5 |
At the end of the school year, you must again have your principal or superintendent of schools sign the forms verifying your employment that you taught the entire school year. |
| Step 6 |
Mail your completed forms to your student loan repayment center. |
PLEASE READ: The following is part of a letter from the United States Department of Education stating the subject-shortage areas for Kansas:
December 21, 2005
"The Department of Education evaluated your State's proposed teacher shortage areas pursuant to section 428(b)(4)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, which was implemented by the regulations published in the Federal Register on December 18, 1992, (34 CFR 682.210(q)(5) to (7)). This federal designation of teacher shortage areas in your State enables borrowers who had no outstanding Federal Family Education Loan (FEEL) Program loan on July 1, 1987, but who has an outstanding FEEL Program loan on July 1, 1993, to qualify 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 the reduction of teaching obligation under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program permitted under 34 CFR 653.50(a)(2)(ii)."
34 CFR 674.53 (c) enables Federal Perkins Loan borrowers who are full time teachers of mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education or any other field of expertise where the State educational agency determined there is a shortage of qualified teachers to qualify for cancellation of up to 100% of their loan.
"...the Department has designated the following areas as teacher shortage areas during the school years noted --
2010-2011 School Year:
- Special Education
- Educational Interpreter
- Hearing Impaired
- Mental Retardation
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Severe Multiple Disabilities
- Speech/Language
Federal Student Aid Hotline is 1-800-4FED-AID for questions on Federal Stafford/SLS borrowers (including teacher shortage area deferment).
Douglas Scholars should contact the state agency that awarded the scholarship