Kim Davis ERate Presentation

1. Pearsall Maverickse-Rate Introduction Kim Davis EDLD 5306-Week 2

3. Provides discounts to eligible schools and libraries for Telecommunications Services, Internet Access, and Internal Connections

4. Applicants can be schools, libraries, or consortia, but only eligible recipients of services can receive discounts

5. Applicants must apply for discounts each year

6. Disbursements are capped at $2.25 billion annually(Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

7. Eligibility Eligible Entities Schools Must meet the statutory definition of elementary or secondary school found in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Must be a non-profit institutional day or residential school, including a public charter school, that provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under state law Must not be operating as a for-profit business Must not have an endowment exceeding $50 million (Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

8. Eligibility Eligible Entities Schools Must meet the statutory definition of elementary or secondary school found in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Must be a non-profit institutional day or residential school, including a public charter school, that provides elementary or secondary education, as determined under state law Must not be operating as a for-profit business Must not have an endowment exceeding $50 million (Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

9. Eligibility Eligible Entities Schools (cont.) Pre-kindergarten, Adult Education, Juvenile Justice Must meet state definition of elementary or secondary education Students and/or facilities may be eligible SLD requests updated information from state departments of education every two years (Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

10. Eligibility Eligible Entities Libraries Must meet the statutory definition of library or library consortium found in the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) of 1996 Must be eligible for assistance from a state library administrative agency under LSTA Budget must be completely separate from any schools Must not be operating as a for-profit business (Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

12. Form 470 – What services do I want?

13. Form 471 – What services did I order?

14. Form 486 – When did services start?

15. Form 472 or Form 474 – How do I receive reimbursements or discounts?

16. Online filing/certification available for most forms(Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

18. SLD Actions(Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

20. Not required for local/long distance phone service

21. Must be in place before Form 470 filing

22. Must be approved by an SLD-certified approver before Form 486 filing or start of services, whichever is earlier

23. Must cover five areas:Goals / Strategies for using technology Professional development Needs assessment Sufficient budget Evaluation process (Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

25. Tech Plan must establish the connections between the technology and specific curriculum reforms or library service improvements

26. Tech Plan should provide evidence of securing the resources needed to make effective use of the discounted services

27. Tech Plan should include an evaluation process to monitor progress toward established goals

28. Tech Plan Approver listed on Form 486 must be SLD certified(Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)

30. Review may include:

31. Competitive bidding process

32. Contracts and agreements

33. Discount calculation

34. Sufficient budget

35. Establishing Form 470

36. Technology Plan(Source: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-sessions/training-2003/2003-presentations.aspx, 2010)