SUBMISSION OF LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATIONS TO HUMAN RESOURCES
The purpose of this page is to provide you with information regarding the method by which to submit your PSLF or TLF application to the BCSS Human Resources Department.
Questions regarding the system’s role in processing your application can be sent to bcss.verifications@bartow.k12.ga.us but NO specific questions pertaining to loan forgiveness itself will be answered.
The links below are provided to assist you with specific questions regarding loan forgiveness.
UNDERSTANDING LOAN FORGIVENESS
TEACHER SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS INFORMATION
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS INFORMATION
TEACH GRANT CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFYING TEACHING
PERKINS LOAN TEACHER CANCELLATION
LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS - PSLF Infographic
We are working to streamline the processing of PSLF verification approvals in our office. Please read this information in detail.
YOU CAN FILL OUT THE PSLF FORM IN ONE OF TWO WAYS:
DIGITALLY SIGN AND SUBMIT: This requires you to provide the correct email address for an authorized official to receive an email from the Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid requesting we (BCSS) certify your employment and digitally sign the form. THE CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THIS METHOD IS bcss.verifications@bartow.k12.ga.us .
Once we certify and sign your form, it is electronically submitted to the PSLF servicer for processing. If you need information to complete section 4, see system details below.
MANUALLY SIGN AND SUBMIT: You may also submit a PSLF form by downloading the PDF form after going through the PSLF Help Tool. You may email the form to bcss.verifications@bartow.k12.ga.us. If forwarding your application electronically, please send in PDF format only. No picture file attachment will be completed.
Click here for the PSLF application.
We accept hand-delivered or mail-in applications. Direct your request to Jacki Woodring.
You are required to complete the following sections:
Section 1: Borrower Information
Section 2: Borrower Request, Understanding, and Certification. Signature Required.
Section 4: You may complete this information IF you have accurate details to do so. If not leave blank and the information will be completed using our employee data.
Once Human Resources returns the completed form, you will be required to mail, fax, or upload your form to your loan servicer.
TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS
You apply for teacher loan forgiveness by submitting a completed Teacher Loan Forgiveness Application to your loan servicer.
Click here for the TLF application .
The employee is responsible for completing sections 1, 2, 3, & 4 prior to forwarding the application to the Human Resources. Section 4 requires the borrower's signature.
Department. The Human Resources Department will complete the certification section (5). Send all applications to bcss.verifications@bartow.k12.ga.us. The attachment must be received as a PDF. No picture file attachment will be completed.
We will also accept hand-delivered or mail-in applications. Direct your request to Jacki Woodring.
TEACH GRANT CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETED TEACHNG
The employee is responsible for completing sections 1, 2, & 3. The system will complete section 4 but the employee is required to confirm what year of completed teaching is being verified (Question #6). Additional information from the employee may also be needed. Current Employees- The "to" date for section 4 will be the same as the date the COA's signs the form.
Click here for the Teach Grant Certification of Completed Teaching application.
SYSTEM INFORMATION - PSLF
· The system FEIN/EIN # is 58-6000188
· Employer Name: Bartow County School System or Bartow County Board of Education
· Employer Address: 65 Gilreath Rd NW, Cartersville, GA 30121
· Employer Website: bartow.k12.ga.us
OTHER INFORMATION
If you have two or more separate work experience timeframes with our system, you will need to submit more than one application.
To benefit from PSLF, you should complete and submit the PSLF form every year while you’re making progress toward PSLF.
Use of Electronic Signature Information
CONTRACT EMPLOYEES
Contract employees are generally issued a 1099 form instead of a W-2 form. These employees are classified as receiving non-employee compensation. BCSS will not certify contract employees as employees of our organization for the purposes of PSLF unless they meet the exception below.
Note: Federal Student Aid, an office of the US Department of Education, recognizes that there may be cases in which an employee physically works in our facilities but is actually an employee of a contractually hired or separate organization. That person would be an employee of that other organization for PSLF purposes and should include the EIN that appears on their W-2 issued by that organization unless they meet the exception below.
The exception to this is when a contracted employee is filling a position or performing a service that under applicable state law, can’t be filled or provided by a direct employee of your organization. This is most common in states that have laws preventing health care facilities from hiring employees directly, so they contract with physicians’ groups to provide services.
