Critical need subject areas are identified using the criteria established by the United States Department of Education for federal student loan forgiveness. Data collected through the annual Supply and Demand Survey administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA) are used in the identification of critical subject shortage areas and include, by subject area, the numbers of unfilled teaching positions, teaching positions filled through alternative routes, and total teaching positions hired.
Critical need geographic areas are identified using criteria established in S.C. Code Ann. § 59-26-20(j). Pursuant to statute, a critical need geographic area must be defined as a school that has an absolute rating of below average or unsatisfactory, or has an average teacher turnover rate for the past three years that is twenty percent or higher, or meets the poverty index criteria at the seventy percent level or higher.
For additional information regarding the identification of critical schools and subject areas, please contact Michael Carothers in the Office of Educator Services at 803-896-2160.
General information for educators returning to work as retirees is provided by the South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority. Additional information on the requirements to employ retired teachers without the loss of retirement benefits may be found in S. C. Code Ann. § 9-1-1795.
For additional information on the assurance form or process to document that a retired teacher is employed in an exempted position, please contact Kimberly Moss in the SCDE Finance Office at 803-734-8122.
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