Transcript APLE Grant - West Hills Community College District

T.E.A.M. TEACH-SHOW ME THE MONEY!
12:00-12:20- Sign in, get your pizza, get your gear!
12:20-12:25- Road Trip Video!
12:25-12:30- Tiffani McGee- Summer/Fall Schedule
12:30-12:50- Mr. P and Guests- $ information
•See
you at our last huddle on Thursday, May 20th
for our “Transfer Celebration”!
•5C
Mentor application coming soon!
•Be
on the lookout for “How 2 B a CTE Teacher”
REGISTRATION DATES
SUMMER/FALL 2010
Be sure to preview the schedule
 Check your E-mail!
 You can “waitlist” a class if it is full!
 Priority Registration (Categorical programs):
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Students with 45-70 completed or “IP units”
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Friday, April 23rd
Students with 12-44.9 completed or “IP” units
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Tuesday, April 20th
Monday, April 26th
All remaining students
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Thursday, April 29th
CALIFORNIA STILL NEEDS TEACHERS!
A High demand for Teachers in
California = Job Security
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One-third of current teachers will retire
in the next ten years
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California needs 100,000 teachers in the
next ten years
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Currently critical shortages exist for
Science, Math, and Special Education
Teachers
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APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID
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be eligible for most types of state or
federal aid students must complete the Free
Application for Financial Student Aid
(FAFSA).
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priority deadline for submitting the
FAFSA is March each year!
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are two ways to submit: by hardcopy or using FAFSA-on-the-Web at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
Scholarship Time = $$
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Rose Denberg- 925-3313- [email protected]
Must personally research scholarship opportunities
Eligibility requirements, application forms and deadlines will vary
Award amounts will vary:
 Child Development Grants… check this out!
 www.fastweb.com
 www.financialaid.org
 www.fastaid.com
 www.collegeboard.com
 www.collegenet.com
 www.mach25.com
 www.collegequest.org
For more information on Financial
Aid Resources for Future Teachers
visit:
http://www.teachcalifornia.org
US Department of Education
www.studentaid.ed.gov
EdFund
www.edfund.org
California Student Aid Commission
www.csac.ca.gov
Earning a Teaching Credential is Affordable!
Financial Aid can assist Teacher Candidates
with college costs
GENERAL TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID
Grants & Scholarships
$$ you don’t have to
pay back!
Loans $$ you are required to
repay.
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs
Government Programs that help to pay back your student
loans in exchange for teaching service in a California
School!
Cal Grant A Community College
Transfer Entitlement Award
• Available to Community College transfer students
who were not awarded a Cal Grant A or B within a
year of graduating high school.
• Must have a minimum 2.4 GPA
• Be under age 24 at the time of transfer
• To apply submit FAFSA by March 2nd
• For more information visit www.calteach.com
CAL T (CAL GRANT EXTENSION
FOR TEACHING CREDENTIALS)
• If you have had a CAL grant as an
undergraduate and you are continuing your
education by entering a teacher credential
program, you may qualify for a one-year
extension.
• You must file an application for the extension
• For more information: www.calgrants.org
• To download an application visit:
http://www.csac.ca.gov/PUBS/FORMS/GRNT_FR
M/G-44.PDF
Applying for Cal Grants
• Must submit the FAFSA
• Undergraduate students must also submit a
GPA Verification Form
• Credential Program students must also
submit a “Request for Cal Grant
Teaching Credential Program Benefits”
Form (California Student Aid Commission
form # G-44)
• For more information visit
www.calgrants.org
Federal Pell Grant
 Pell
Grants are generally awarded to
undergraduate students—those who haven't
earned a bachelor's or graduate degree.
 In limited cases however, you could receive a
Pell Grant if you're enrolled in a postbaccalaureate teacher certificate program.
 For more information on the Pell Grant visit:
a http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html
TEACH GRANTS
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Available beginning July of 2008
$4,000 per year for undergraduate and credential work (for a
maximum of $16,000)
Must have a minimum 3.25 GPA
Must submit the FAFSA by March 2, 2008
Must be currently completing (or plan on completing) coursework
necessary to begin a career in teaching
Mist meet basic eligibility requirements
Must teach in a high-need field:
 mathematics, science, foreign language, special education,
bilingual education, reading specialist or other documented highneed fields
Must commit to teaching full-time in a high-need school for a
minimum of four years (within 8 years of receiving your credential)
If teaching service is not met, the grant must be repaid as an
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
STAFFORD LOANS
SUBSIDIZED LOANS (government pays the
interest on the loan)
or
UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS (student pays the
interest on the loan)
For Stafford Loan information visit:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWeb
App/students/english/studentloans.jsp
?tab=funding
FEDERAL STAFFORD
LOANS
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Must be enrolled in an eligible program at least half time
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Must meet general eligibility requirements
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Variable interest rate (might change each year) but does not
exceed 8.25%
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Apply using the FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA by March 2nd
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Must sign a promissory note from your lender or from your
school
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depending on the type of loan
For information on general eligibility requirements visit
www.calteach.com
Financial Aid”
and click on “Incentives and
FFEL STAFFORD LOANS
Undergraduate / graduate students; must be
enrolled at least half time
 Loan limits depend on your year in school and
whether you are a dependant student
 For subsidized loans you pay no interest while
you are in school
 Unsubsidized loans require you to pay the
interest while you are attending school
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Federal Perkins Loans
•Apply by completing the FAFSA
•Undergraduate / graduate students; Don’t have
to be enrolled at least half time
•Borrow up to $4,000 a year (maximum
of $20,000 as an undergraduate)
•5 percent interest rate
•Repayment to your school or
its agent for up to ten years
Perkins Loan Information
http://www.salliemae.com/get_student_loan/find_student_loan/und
ergrad_student_loan/federal_student_loans/perkins_loans/
ASSUMPTION PROGRAM OF
LOANS FOR EDUCATION (APLE)
 For
students pursuing a teaching career
 Will pay back up to $19,000 of qualified loans in
exchange for four consecutive years of teaching in
a low-performing k-12 California public school
 Can apply after completing a minimum of 60
semester units but before completion of a
credential.
http://www.csac.ca.gov/doc.asp?id=111
FEDERAL LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS
PROGRAM
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Stafford Loans– both Federal Family
Education Loan Program (FFELP) and Direct
Loan Program
You must be employed as a full-time teacher
at a qualifying school for five complete and
consecutive years
Will pay back up to $17,500 to highly
qualified teachers of math and science
After completion of five years of service
obtain an application from your Lender or for
more information visit: www.edfund.org
Troops to Teachers
Assists individuals transitioning from military
service to careers in education
 May pay for all normal intern program
charges
 Possible $5,000 bonus for teaching in
a qualifying school
 Eligible in certain regions
 For more information visit
www.calteach.com and click on
“Incentives and Financial Aid”
Tips for Standing Out in the
Scholarship Competition
 Follow all directions (everything requested for the scholarship
application process)
 Include a color photo
 Include a table of contents in your application packet (application,
essay, letters of recommendation, transcripts, cover letter, photo,
etc.)
 Use some color in your application packet (color digital photo,
colored paper for table of contents, etc.)
 Submit originals whenever you can, only first generation Xerox
(copy)
 Bind materials into a brightly colored report folder (so that it
won’t come apart)
 Mail flat (not folded) in a large envelope