What is a “high-need” school?
For purposes of the TIF program, a high-need school means a school with more than 30 percent of its enrollment from low-income families, based on eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch subsidies, or other poverty measures that the State permits the LEAs to use. For middle and high schools, eligibility may be calculated on the basis of comparable data from feeder schools. (Note: Full-time teachers in schools that meet this definition may be eligible to have portions of their Perkins Student Loan forgiven.
Related Questions
- Ive been out of school teaching for some time and am interested in returning to become licensed in a new area within the high-need criteria. Would I qualify for the TEACH Grant?
- Im doing my student teaching right now in a low-income school in a high-need field. Does that count towards my time commitment in my agreement to serve?
- May charter schools participate in the grant? May a charter school serve as the high-need LEA?
