TEACH GRANT

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TEACH GRANT

• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• A presentation given by Radford University
  Financial Aid Office and
• The College of Education and
• Human Development

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• WHAT IS THE TEACH GRANT??
• The (TEACH) Grant program provides up to 4,000
  per year (16,000 total for four-year programs)
  in grants to students who intend to teach
  full-time in high-need subject areas for at least
  four years at schools that serve students from
  low-income families.
• Graduate students are also eligible for
• 4,000 per year ( 8,000 total).
• The first TEACH grants will be awarded during the
  2009-2010 Academic Year.
• (September 1st, 2009 May 7th, 2010)

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• Student Eligibility Requirements
• In order for a student to receive a TEACH grant
  they must
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student
  Aid (FAFSA), although you do not have to
  demonstrate financial need.
• Complete RU's Application for Federal Teach
  Program Consideration.
• Be a U.S. Citizen or eligible non-citizen.
• Be fully admitted into a TEACH eligible major and
  concentration
• Meet the following academic achievement
  requirements
• For New Incoming Students, score above the 75th
  percentile on one of the following college
  admissions test(s)
• SAT, ACT, or GRE,
• After the first award year
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25
• Enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for
  undergraduate student. (5 credit hours as a
  graduate student).
• Complete TEACH Grant Entrance/Subsequent
  counseling
• Sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve

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What are High Need Subject Areas

• Currently High Need Subject Areas are
• (These are subject to change depending on the
  high need at the time you begin your Service
  Agreement)
• Bilingual Education and English Language
  Acquisition
• Foreign Language
• Mathematics
• Reading Specialist
• Science
• Special Education
• Other teacher shortage areas identified at the
  time you begin teaching. These are subject areas
  (not geographic areas) that are listed in the
  Department of Educations Annual Teacher Shortage
  Area Nationwide Listing at http//www.ed.gov/about
  /offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.doc.

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COUNSELING FOR TEACH GRANT

• Before receiving a TEACH Grant, Federal
  Regulations require that you complete an Entrance
  Counseling session. The Entrance Counseling
  session will provide you with information about
  the TEACH grant as well as the terms and
  conditions of a TEACH Grant service agreement.
  You will also be provided the rights and
  responsibilities that apply if your TEACH Grant
  becomes converted to a Direct Loan. You will
  also be required to complete subsequent
  counseling each year that you receive the TEACH
  grant funds.
• The TEACH grant will also require that you
  complete an Exit Counseling once you have
  graduated, left the University, left the TEACH
  eligible program or dropped below the ½ time
  status.

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Satisfactory Progress

• For the TEACH grant program, students must
  maintain a cumulative gpa of at least a 3.25 in
  addition to meeting the financial aid
  Satisfactory Academic Progress standards. If you
  stop attending classes (even if you do not
  officially withdraw from all classes), you will
  be treated as a withdrawal from the university
  for financial aid purposes. If you did not
  complete their TEACH eligible program, this could
  result in your TEACH grant being converted into a
  Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan.

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How do I apply to the RU Education program??

• For information on how to apply to the RU
  Education program, please visit
  http//eduweb.education.radford.edu/field_experien
  ce/adm_req_tep.htm

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• What happens if I change majors / concentrations
  or do not fulfill the requirements of the service
  agreement?
• If you do not fulfill the requirements of the
  Agreement to Serve you will have all Teach Grant
  awards converted to Federal Direct Unsubsidized
  Stafford Loan that must be repaid, with interest
  charged from the date when the Teach Grant was
  disbursed.

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TEACH GRANTand the Teacher Education Program

• Financial Aid staff helps secure aid for students
• Education Human Development can assist with
  teacher education requirements

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PROCESS

• Read all information about TEACH Grant
• Complete all financial aid applications
• Complete admission to teacher education program
  application http//eduweb.education.radford.edu/fi
  eld_experience/adm_req_tep.htm

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PROCESS

• Once Financial Aid has reviewed applications, a
  list of eligible students will be sent to the
  College of Education and Human Development.
  Students on that list will be reviewed to
  determine if they have been admitted to the
  Teacher Education program and are officially in
  TEACH Grant eligible program a must to receive
  grant.

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ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 52 hours of completed course work
• Minimum grade point average based on program
  pursuing
• Documentation of 50 hours of observation/
  experience in an educational setting

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ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS

• No record of criminal violations or violations of
  RU codes and policies
• Successful completion of HUMD 300 and EDEF 320
  (may vary depending on program)

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ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS

• Passing scores on praxis I and II and the VCLA
• Signed memorandum of understanding
• Completed application (written and on-line)

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TEACH Grant Eligible Programs at RU

• Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
• concentration in Early Childhood Education /
  Early Childhood Special Education
• concentration in Special Education / High
  Incidence
• concentration in Deaf / Hard of Hearing
• middle school science and/or middle school
  mathematics

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TEACH Grant Eligible Programs at RU

• Biology - if pursuing licensure
• Chemistry - if pursuing licensure
• Geology - Earth Sciences concentration and if
  pursuing licensure
• Mathematics - if pursuing licensure
• Physics - if pursuing licensure

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TEACH Grant Eligible Programs at RU

• Education -Graduate level -  with a concentration
  in Science Education - licensure only students
• Special Education - Graduate level All areas
  seeking licensure
• Reading

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WHAT DOES THIS REALLY MEAN FOR STUDENTS

• May have to apply for TEP earlier than originally
  planned
• Must maintain higher gpa than TEP requires
• Perhaps be more flexible / mobile to ensure
  employment in a school serving students from low
  income families in a high need teaching field

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• PRIMARY CONTACT FOR TEACH GRANT
• RADFORD UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
• WILLIAM ZUTI OR DONNA DUNN
• PHONE NUMBER 540-831-5424
• RADFORD UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID
• NICOLE WARD
• PHONE [phone]

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QUESTIONS?????