Guam § 28706 - Teacher Corps Scholarships.

§ 28706. 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;

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(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

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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.