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?