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Erin Elmore
Associate Superintendent, Human Resources
2052 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334

(404) 656-2510

(404) 657-7840

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General Inquiries:

human.resources@doe.
k12.ga.us

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recruiter@doe.k12.ga.us

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Teacher Shortage Areas

If you are a teacher serving in a low-income or subject-matter shortage area, it may be possible for you to cancel or defer your student loans.

Recipients of the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship may reduce the years of service they must perform by teaching in a shortage area. Federal Perkins Loan borrowers may be eligible for cancellation for full-time teaching in three categories. If you have a loan or multiple loans from the Federal Direct Loan Program or the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL), you may be eligible for deferment if you are teaching full-time in a teacher shortage area.

The Georgia HOPE Teacher Scholarship Program encourages qualified individuals to seek advanced degrees in critical teaching fields and then serve as teachers in Georgia.

The U.S. Secretary of Education has approved the following areas as Georgia's critical teacher shortage areas:
2005-2006 Behavior Disorders (P-12) Biology (7-12) Business and Office Education Chemistry (7-12) French (7-12) or (P-12) Health Occupations Hearing Impaired (P-12) Interrelated/Special Education (P-12) Orthopedically Impaired (P-12) Trade & Industry Visually Impaired (P-12)	2004-2005 Behavior Disorders (P-12) Biology (7-12) Business Education Chemistry (7-12) English (7-12 French (7-12) or (P-12) Health Occupations Hearing Impaired (P-12) History (7-12) Interrelated/Special Education (P-12) Mathematics (7-12) Media Specialist Mental Retardation (P-12) Middle Grades (4-8) Orthopedically Impaired (P-12) Science (7-12) Spanish (7-12) or (P-12) Technology Education Trade & Industry Visually Impaired (P-12)
2003-2004 Behavior Disorders (P-12) Biology (7-12) Business Education Chemistry (7-12) English (7-12) French (7-12) or (P-12) Health Occupations History (7-12) Family & Consumer Sciences Interrelated/Special Education (P-12) Learning Disabilities (P-12) Mathematics (7-12) Mental Retardation (P-12) Middle Grades (4-8) Orthopedically Impaired (P-12) Science (7-12) Spanish (7-12) or (P-12) Trade & Industry Visually Impaired (P-12)	2002-2003 Behavior Disorders Interrelated/Special Education Mental Retardation Orthopedically Impaired Biology Business and Office Education Mathematics Science Spanish Technology Education Trade and Industry English
2001-2002 Business and Office Education English as a Second Language French Spanish Mathematics Biology Science Behavior Disorders Hearing Impaired Interrelated/Special Education Learning Disabilities Mental Retardation Orthopedically Impaired Pre-School Special Education Technology Education Trade & Industry	2000-2001 Business and Office Education ESOL French Spanish Mathematics Biology Science Behavior Disorders Hearing Impaired Interrelated Special Education Learning Disabilities Mental Retardation Orthopedically Impaired Pre-School Special Education Trade and Industry Technology Education
1999-2000 Trade & Industry Technology Education Business & Office Education Agriculture Biology French Spanish Behavioral Disorders Interrelated Special Education	1998-1999 Trade & Industrial Education (Construction Only) Technology Education (Industrial Arts) Spanish French German Behavioral Disorders Interrelated Special Education Learning Disabilities Orthopedically Impaired Visually Impaired Speech Language Pathology