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Waco ISD
E-Rate & Technology Plan Review
Agenda
Introduction to E-Rate District Technology Plan Role of staff Q&A
What is E-Rate?
Education Rate (E-Rate)- federal funding to provide technology for schools and libraries
Levels the playing field for urban and rural students
Connects students to global resources
Universal Service Fund (USF)- funding mechanism $2.27B available per year
How does E-Rate Work?
Two levels of funding- Priority 1 (P1) and Priority 2 (P2)
P1 Services- recurring, leased services Telecommunications Services: phone, long
distance, cellular, WAN services, etc. Internet Access: Internet, Webhosting, etc.
How does E-Rate Work?
P2 Services- recurring or nonrecurring Internal Connections: Routers, Switches,
Cabling, Wireless Access Points, etc.
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections: Basic maintenance for eligible internal connections
How do we get our discount?
Based on Free and Reduced Lunch numbers
Percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Supported by National School Lunch Program
(NSLP)
Discount can be per campus or district-wide
What is our discount?
Waco ISD 2010 discount Based on 2009 PEIMS data
Go to 2009 NSLP type in “Waco” in District/Charter Name field, click submit
May use current year or last year’s data
WISD Funding Analysis
E-Rate funding over last three funding years
$0.00
$500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
2008 2009 2010
Priority 1Priority 2
E-Rate 2010 Funding
P2 funding allowed network connectivity for new University High School
2010 Priority 2 funding nearly $2.5M
Technology Plan
WISD Technology Plan Approved for 3 years (2011-2014)
Aggressive with technology integration
Opportunities for Professional Development
Infrastructure upgrades to support technology
Technology PlanGoals & Objectives Interactive website for students, teachers,
parents, stakeholders
Community Access to district technology
Technology integrated instruction
Support to provide efficient and effective level of instructional technology
Technology PlanGoals & Objectives Professional Development for technology
integration for teachers and administrators
High level of maintenance for district network equipment
Infrastructure upgrades including WAN, LAN, and Internet connectivity
Technology PlanGoals & Objectives Provide digital tools to support data driven
decision making
Promote use of standard hardware and software applications for instruction & administrative purposes
Technology Plan E-Rate Requirements Must have written technology plan before
filing FCC Form 470 for E-Rate Only applicable for P2 funding (as of 2011)
STaR Charts must be 100% prior to
submission in ePlan system
Must encompass all requests for E-Rate
What role can I play?
Encourage student participation in NSLP surveys (i.e.: Pizza party, Ice Cream Day)
Educate students on E-Rate and its impact
Complete teacher and campus STaR Charts at beginning of year by September
Summary
E-Rate funds many technology initiatives for WISD
Technology plan focuses on technology integration in teaching and learning
Everyone plays a role in technology plan and E-Rate
Thank You
Questions?