Rural District Loan Forgiveness
CERRA was charged with the responsibility to develop and administer an incentive program to recruit and retain classroom teachers in rural and underserved districts that have experienced excessive turnover of teachers. One of those incentives includes loan forgiveness funds for eligible teachers in these districts. Below you will find a video with important details on this program.
2018-19 Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program
Since sending the Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program packet to the districts we discovered that one of the federal web addresses changed. For more information about federal loan forgiveness options, go to https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/teacher.
Also, we failed to provide an option for applicants who have taught for five years, have applied for forgiveness through the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs, and have previously applied for the Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program. If you meet all of these criteria, please cross out the bolded text in section C (but have not previously applied for forgiveness through the Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program) and check the box below that section that states, "I exhausted my loan forgiveness options through the Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program and/or the Perkins Cancellation Program, but still have a remaining balance on my undergraduate loan."
Also, we failed to provide an option for applicants who have taught for five years, have applied for forgiveness through the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs, and have previously applied for the Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program. If you meet all of these criteria, please cross out the bolded text in section C (but have not previously applied for forgiveness through the Rural District Undergraduate Loan Forgiveness Program) and check the box below that section that states, "I exhausted my loan forgiveness options through the Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program and/or the Perkins Cancellation Program, but still have a remaining balance on my undergraduate loan."
