If you’re working under an endorsement that is considered a shortage area you may be eligible for benefits such as loan forgiveness and deferral and mortgage assistance.
The Connecticut State Department of Education identifies shortage areas based on multiple factors indicating the projected supply and demand of teachers in the state.
The designated shortage areas for 2024-25 are as follows:
- Bilingual Education, preK-12
- History and Social Studies, 7-12
- Mathematics, 4-12
- Special Education, preK-12*
- School Library and Media Specialist, preK-12**
- School Psychologist, prek-12**
- Science, 4-12
- Speech and Language Pathologist, preK-12**
- Technology Education, preK-12
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), preK-12
- World Languages, 7-12
* The Special Education shortage area designation comprises Partially Sighted, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Blind, Comprehensive Special Education, and Integrated Early Childhood teaching endorsement codes.
** High needs districts only. A district is designated as a High-Need District for teacher shortage area purposes if it is an Alliance District or if the percentage of students who qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in the district exceeded an established cutoff. The full inclusion criteria and list of High-Need School Districts are available in Appendix A of the Staffing Shortage Areas in Connecticut Public Schools report.
Read the complete data bulletin on teacher shortage areas from the State Department of Education.
