I completed 5 consecutive years of teaching at two low income qualifying schools in two different districts. When researching on whether I qualify, I don’t see anything about my teaching needing to be completed at a singular school. It just states 5 consecutive years of teaching at qualifying school. Does anyone have a similar situation as me? I believe the application only has room for one school. I’m worried that I’ll no longer qualify, even though I meet all the requirements listed.
TLF (teacher loan forgiveness) questions
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It just needs to be 5 consecutive years. I was at multiple schools because of the nature of my job and it was accepted.
You might have already, but something to think about, do you have qualifying payments for those 5 years? And how much do you have in loan debt? Depending on the answers, it might make more sense to wait out PSLF.
This is from the instructions to the form. You’ll just list all the schools on separate pages.
The chief administrative officer (CAO) of the school or educational service agency where you
performed your qualifying teaching service must complete Section 5.
If you taught at more than one school or for more than one educational service agency (ESA) during
the same academic year or during different academic years, a single CAO who has access to
employment records that establish your eligibility for loan forgiveness and is authorized to verify your
qualifying employment at each school/ESA may complete Section 5. However, all of the
schools/ESAs must be listed. Otherwise, the CAOs from each school/ESA must certify your eligibility.
If you need to list multiple schools/ESAs or need more than one CAO’s certification, the information
required in Section 5 may be provided on a separate piece of paper and submitted with your
completed form.