Iowa Teacher Shortage Area
Iowa teacher shortage areas are designated annually by the Iowa Department of Education. Data used to calculate the shortages include the numbers of Class B licenses (conditionals) issued, the number and frequency of job postings on Teach Iowa (Department of Education statewide teacher recruitment website), and the number of projected graduates in each teaching discipline.
Teachers in shortage areas may be eligible for college student forgivable loans through both state and federal programs. Information regarding application for forgivable loans is available at the Iowa College Student Aid Commission website at: http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov
The Iowa Student Loan Commission offers one time grants to new teachers hired in shortage areas, The grants (up to $2,000) are made directly to the new teacher and can be used for any purpose (moving expenses, rent, living expenses, etc.). Apply online at www.studentloan.org/teachergrant
Iowa Teacher Shortage Areas – 2013-2014 School Year:
General Education:
- Early Childhood
- English as a Second Language (Kindergarten - Grade 12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Guidance Counselor (Kindergarten – Grade 8 and Grades 5 - 12)
- Health (Grades 5 - 12)
- Industrial Technology (Grades 5 - 12)
- Mathematics (Grades 5 – 12)
- Middle School Certification (Grades 5 – 8)
- Science - All Areas (Grades 5 - 12)
- Talented and Gifted (Kindergarten – Grade 12)
- Teacher Librarian (Kindergarten – Grade 8 and Grades 5 - 12)
Special Education:
- Early Childhood Special Education (Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten)
- Instructional Strategist II Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities
- Instructional Strategist II Mental Disabilities
- Instructional Strategist I Mild/Moderate
- Instructional Strategist II Physical Disabilities
- Itinerant Hearing Impaired (Birth to Age 21)
- Itinerant Visually Impaired (Birth to Age 21)