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We have just received notice for the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP).  The application packet for the 2011-2012 VTSLP can be found at:  http://student.coe.jmu.edu/downloads/application.pdf   

Please note you must be a Virginia resident, have at least a 2.7 GPA and be enrolled in one of the critical shortage licensure programs for 2011-2012. Unfortunately, VDOE will NOT accept digital signatures so you will need to print and complete the packet. Application packets MUST be  received in our office by FRIDAY, MAY 20th.  You may turn  applications into 3270, Memorial Hall or mail them to: Asst. Dean’s Office, College of Education, MSC 6911, Memorial Hall 3270, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA 22807. Please be sure to complete all parts of the packet and sign in all required places. Applications  received after MAY 20th,  will NOT be considered.

The Virginia General Assembly funds the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program (VTSLP) as an incentive for students interested in pursuing a teaching career in a critical shortage teaching endorsement area.  These scholarships, subject to available funding, are awarded annually to teacher candidates, including graduate students and paraprofessionals from Virginia school divisions at an accredited public or private four-year institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, who:

  • are enrolled full-time or part-time in an approved teacher education program or are participants in another approved teacher education program;
  • have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent; and
  • are nominated for such scholarship by the institution where they are enrolled

In addition, the candidates must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • be enrolled in a program leading to an endorsement in a critical shortage area as established by the Board of Education;
  • be a male teacher candidate in an elementary or middle school education program;
  • be a minority teacher candidate enrolled in any teacher endorsement area; or
  • be a student in an approved teacher education program leading to an endorsement in career and technical education.  

The identified teacher shortage areas to be used for 2011-2012 Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program are as follows:

  • Special Education
  • Elementary Education preK-6
  • Middle Education Grades 6-8
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Mathematics Grades 6-12 (including Algebra I)
  • Science Grades 6-12
  • Foreign Languages preK-12
  • School Counselor preK-12
  • Health and Physical Education preK-12
  • English Grades 6-12

We expect 23 teacher candidates from James Madison University will be nominated.

VTSLP scholarship recipients are expected to teach in the public schools of Virginia or establish a repayment schedule through the Division of Finance and Accounting in the Virginia Department of Education to repay the full amount of the award in accordance with the Code of Virginia and the Board of Education regulations.  Students are expected to notify the Office of Teacher Education, Virginia Department of Education, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120, in writing of any change in enrollment status.  There is a sample Promissory Note posted athttp://student.coe.jmu.edu/downloads/sample.pdf

 

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