Little Lukes Teachers and Therapy Professionals Eligible for Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs
Certified teachers and related education and therapy professionals may be eligible for loan forgiveness when working at Little Lukes. This applies to certain loans including Perkins and Stafford Loans. Little Lukes has designation by the US Department of Education as an educational service agency classified as a low-income school for the following school years: 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014, 2012-2013
Details
and links to more information available at Federal Student Aid.
According
to the NY State website, “The Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching profession. If you
teach fulltime for five complete and consecutive academic years in certain
elementary and secondary schools and educational service agencies that serve
low-income families, and meet other qualifications, you may be eligible for
forgiveness of up to a combined total of $17,500 on your Direct Subsidized and
Unsubsidized Loans and your Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans.”
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the
school or educational service agency listed below is officially classified as a
low-income school for the 2012-2021 school year: https://studentaid.gov/tcli/ https://studentaid.gov/tcli/directory-search
Little Luke’s Preschool, NY State, “Special School” for 2012 - 2017. Location: Onondaga
Little Luke's Preschool and Childcare Center, "Special School" for 2017 - 2018 and 2018-2019. Location: Onondaga
Little Luke's Preschool and Childcare Center, "Special School" for 2019-2020. Location: Oswego or Onondaga
Little Luke's Preschool and Childcare Center, "Special School" for 2020-2021. Location: Onondaga
previous years:
(Please note we are listed as Luke’s not Lukes on the agency list.) It is listed under Onondaga county as the agency address, but all Little Lukes preschool sites are qualified and eligible for teacher loan forgiveness. The website for the TCLI directory is https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/tcliDirectorySearch.action
Speech Pathology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Special Education Teachers, Counseling and Recreational Therapy are also included under the Perkins program loan forgiveness according to Federal Student Aid.
If you have a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Federal Direct Loan, or Federal Perkins Loan/NDSL, and you are teaching at this school or educational service agency which serves low-income families, you may be eligible to have your loan payments postponed or canceled.
For information on how to apply for Teacher Loan Forgiveness or Teacher Loan Cancellation, please review Forgiveness,Cancellation, and Discharge on the FederalStudent Aid Website.
Please
contact your center’s HR Director if you need a letter to certify specific
years of employment with Little Lukes as you submit your loan paperwork. Little Lukes is a leading employer in Oswego
County, Onondaga County and Jefferson County for Special Education Teachers,
Certified Teachers, Early Education Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Speech
Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists and School
Psychologists. Apply today at apply@littlelukes.com or visit our Little Lukes Website.