Teacher Corps Scholarships

The Yamashita Teacher Corps shall consist of students who have declared their intention to become educators and who are enrolled in the teacher educational programs at the University of Guam and who have been duly accepted into the Yamashita Teacher Corps Scholarship Program. Scholarship and financial assistance may be awarded to eligible students who meet the following criteria:

(a)are bona fide residents of Guam;

(b)are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States; COL6/24/2021 CH. 28 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

(c)are seniors or graduates of an accredited high school with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent;

(d)have been admitted to the University of Guam in accordance with its admissions policies;

(e)maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the term of assistance under this program;

(f)agree to practice education in a public school funded by the government of Guam in areas of need upon graduation and certification to practice on Guam. If no vacant teaching positions exist in such public schools in his or her area(s) of certification, a Teacher Corps graduate may teach in a private school on Guam towards meeting their Teacher Corps scholarship repayment obligations. The Guam Department of Education and the Guam Community College shall certify that no vacancies in the Teacher Corps graduates area(s) of certification exist prior to allowing private school employment. The required length of service to be rendered shall be for a period of one

(1)year for every academic year of scholarship received by the recipient. For purposes of this Section, a year of service is equal to twelve

(12)months. Only teaching service in public schools funded by the government of Guam and/or Guam private schools licensed by the government of Guam shall be credited for repayment of the Teacher Corps scholarship. Those Teacher Corps graduates who were allowed to teach in licensed private schools on Guam shall accept employment with the Guam Department of Education should a position in their area(s) of certification become available at the start of each semester until such time that their scholarship is repaid. The Guam Department of Education and the Guam Community College shall provide each eligible graduate a notice of available positions at least thirty

(30)days prior to the required date of employment. The student further agrees that, in the event of refusal to fulfill this obligation, the student shall repay the government of Guam an amount equal to the balance of the COL6/24/2021 CH. 28 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION total monthly allowances paid to the student which have not already been satisfied through service or payment, including tuition, stipends and the actual cost to the government of textbooks and supplies. Any deferment of repayment through services shall conform to rules adopted by the Board; and

(g)have been recommended to the program by:

(1)an educator, including a teacher/instructor, counselor or school administrator who worked in an educational institution at the time the applicant was a student in such educational institution; and

(2)by any other individual other than a relative who can attest to the character of the applicant.