Sponsors: Senator Angus King & Rep. Jared Polis September 8, 2016 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am EDT Presenters highlighted the critical need for high-speed broadband access both in and outside of school and discussed the updated recommendations for policy makers and school leaders via The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In this latest report, SETDA continues to advocate for increasing robust access both in and out of school to best prepare all students for college and careers. Recommendations include: 1. Increase Infrastructure to Support Student-Centered Learning 2. Design Infrastructure to Meet Capacity Targets 3. Ensure Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School 4. Leverage State Resources to Increase Broadband Access Moderator: Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA Opening Remarks: Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission Congressman Jared Polis Presenters: Laurence Cocco, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, New Jersey Department of Education Jeff Egly, Associate Director, Technical Services, Utah Education Network Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA Jeff Mao, Senior Manager, Common Sense Education Joseph South, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education Dr. Lisa Spencer, Exec. Director of Instructional Technology & Support, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Maryland

2. Broadband Imperative II:
Equitable Access for Learning
Report Release & Hill Briefing
Sponsored by Senator Angus King
& Representative Jared Polis
September 8, 2016
Russell Senate Office Building Rm 485,
Washington, DC

3. Briefing Sponsors
A special thank you to Senator Angus King and Representative Jared Polis for co-sponsoring this Hill Briefing.
Senator Angus King Representative Jared Polis

4. Thank You

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6. About SETDA
SETDA is a 15 year old non-profit that serves, supports, and represents U.S. state digital learning leaders.
Mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology
policy and practice.
Forum for:
• Advocacy for policy and practice
• Professional learning
• Inter-state collaboration
• Public-private partnerships
• State - federal relations

7. Tools and Resources
SETDA has a track record of advocating for digital learning:
• State K-12 Broadband Leadership 2016
• Navigating the Digital Shift 2015
• E-rate Modernization Toolkit 2015
• OER Case Studies 2015
• Guide to Implementing Digital Learning 2014
• Broadband Imperative 2012

8. Agenda
Welcome and Introductions. Dr. Tracy Weeks, Executive Director, SETDA
Opening Remarks:
• Representative Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District, Colorado
• Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission
Panelists:
• Joseph South, Director, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
• Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA
• Jeff Egly, Associate Director, Technical Services, Utah Education Network
• Laurence Cocco, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, New Jersey Department of Education
• Jeff Mao, Senior Director, Common Sense Education
• Dr. Lisa Spencer, Exec. Director of Instructional Technology & Support, Prince George’s County Public
Schools, Maryland

9. Federal Perspective
Congressman Jared Polis,
2nd District, Colorado

10. Federal Perspective
Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel
Federal Communications
Commission

11. U.S. Department of Education Perspective
Joseph South
Director, Office of Educational
Technology
U.S. Department of Education

12. The Broadband Imperative II
Christine Fox
Deputy Executive Director
SETDA
@cafox

13. Collaboration
Broadband Task Force
– In-person meetings at SETDA annual events 2015 &
2016
– Research & Drafting
– Webinars
– Reviewers

14. State K-12 Broadband Leadership 2016
• Importance of state leadership to districts and
schools
• Variety of state models and paths to achieve
high-speed broadband
• State leaders drive important policy decisions
• State leaders keep their states on the forefront of
the digital transition
http://www.setda.org/priorities/equity-of-access/statek12broadbandleadership/

15. Shift in Learning Models
• Personalized, Deeper Learning Experiences
• Content Development
• Hands-on Digital Learning Tools
• Online Collaboration

16. Recommendation 1
Increase Infrastructure to Support Student-Centered Learning

17. Recommendation 1 continued
Increase Infrastructure to Support Student-Centered Learning

18. Recommendation 2
Design Infrastructure to Meet Capacity Targets
• Design Flexible District Networks
• Build for Future Capacity
• Consider Network Providers
Privacy & Security Options
• Tips for Purchasing Internet
Service
• Utilize Wireless Connectivity to Meet
Infrastructure Needs

19. Recommendation 3
Ensure Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School
• Deliver outreach to families, particularly low-income
families, about the necessity for out-of-school access
• Leverage community partnerships for access
• Share out-of-school access options

20. Recommendation 4
Leverage State Resources to Increase Broadband Access
• Provide direct state funding for broadband services, including
funding for the E-rate match
• Enact state policies to support deployment and adoption
• Create and/or expand state broadband networks for
economies of scale
• Utilize innovative purchasing options for increased buying
power

21. State Perspective
Jeff Egly
Associate Director,
Technical Services
Utah Education Network

22. SETDA: The Broadband Imperative II – Equitable Access for
Learning
Jeff Egly, Associate Director
Utah Education and Telehealth Network

24. SETDA Broadband Imperative II
• UETN’s gigabit network ensures student access to broadband
• UETN has been connecting Utah schools with gigabit Ethernet for over ten years
• UETN currently meets or exceeds SETDA’s 2017/18 recommendations at most of
Utah’s public schools.
• There is more work to be done – via a 2 year E-Rate Modernization opportunity
UETN is working to fund fiber based broadband to some of Utah’s most remote
schools including schools within the Navajo Nation.
• UETN is proactive. Through constant measurement, monitoring and planning UETN
will continue to ensure Utah schools remain ahead of the curve with robust
broadband services. By leveraging the economies of scale as a state network UETN
will continue to work with providers to manage the cost for these services.

25. Core Education Responsibility
Provide a statewide wide area network (WAN) with robust and reliable
connectivity to the Internet for every public school, public college and
university, and most of Utah’s public libraries.
• The network is a public-private partnership between UETN and Utah’s
telecommunications providers.
• This approach continues to drive down UETN’s cost for broadband services in
Utah which in turn helps keep up with growth and demand.

26. UETN Broadband Services
• Wide Area Network (WAN) Connectivity
• Internet Access
• Internet2 Access
• Network Security Monitoring, Support &
Collaboration
• Content Filtering Support
• Network Design & Engineering
• Network Monitoring and Management

27. UETN Services for Education
• Network Services
• Distance Education Services
• Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) Services
• Web Conferencing
• Enterprise solutions for education
• Learning Management System (LMS)
• eMedia – Content Services
• Utah’s Online Library
• Professional Development
• KUEN Broadcast Television

28. Digital Learning
ROBOTIC STEM ACADEMY

29. Reach for the Stars
UETN Connects Students
Utah Museum of
Natural History and
Salt Lake Middle
School Students
connect with the
International Space
Station to meet with
Station Commander
Scott Kelly.

30. Digital Learning
• UETN’s expanding role to insure access in the classroom
• Statewide K12 Technology Inventory
• K12 Wireless Broadband Study
• State procurement for wireless technology and associated infrastructure
• (Pilot) Assess effectiveness of digital learning technology, tools and applications

31. State Perspective
Laurence Cocco
Director of the Office of
Educational Technology
New Jersey Department of
Education

32. New Jersey Digital Readiness for Learning &
Assessment Project – Broadband (NJDRLAP)
− Conceived by New Jersey Dept. of
Education (NJDOE)
– Component of three-part effort to
improve K-12 technology
– NJDRLAP-Broadband focused on
improving Internet access
− Concept:
– Use cooperative purchasing to combine
buying power of schools statewide to
drive down prices and increase service
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33. Bottom Line
− Why did it work? Because the consortium procurement reduced
the price per unit of bandwidth to a point where schools could
significantly increase the quantity of Internet access purchased
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• NJDRLAP-Broadband reduced the price of
Internet access by 74 percent for 200
participating school organizations across New
Jersey, increasing their bandwidth 2.2 times
while saving them $109 million

34. Partners
Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ)
– Founded in 1977, ESCNJ has provided cooperative educational services to
meet the needs of member schools
Bergen County Technical School District
– Prepares students to live, work and lead in a global community
Dellicker Strategies
− Management consulting firm helping schools adopt innovative technologies
and teaching methods to personalize instruction and improve student
academic performance
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35. RFP Vendors
− Companies awarded contracts
– Comcast
– Lightpath
– Affiniti
– DNS
– PenTeleData
– Sunesys
– Xtel
– Lightower 35

36. Participation by Schools
200 school organizations signed up for $25.8 million in
NJDRLAP-Broadband consortium contracts for Internet
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School Category Total School Districts Public Charters Private/Non-Public
Participating 200 180 15 5
Impacted 208 168 22 18
Non-Participating 340 250 50 40
Grand Total 748 598 87 63

37. Capacity of Networks
− Participating school organizations added 2.2 times their
current Internet capacity, on average, using NJDRLAP
– Internet bandwidth increased +122% (315 Mbps to 698 Mbps)
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Internet Download Gains among New Jersey Schools FY 2014 to FY 2016
School Category
Avg. Current Internet
Download (Mbps)
Avg. Purchased Internet
Download (Mbps)
Increase Current to
Purchased
Participating 314.5 697.7 152%
Impacted 283 347.7 23%
Non- Participating 248.8 401.9 61%
Grand Total 278.6 476.1 71%

38. Value of Contracts
− Average monthly Internet prices declined $26.30 to
$6.80 per Mbps- 74% less than former unit pricing
– This results in cost savings of $109 million full term
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Table 5: Monthly Price per Mbps- Internet Download- Current versus Purchased
School Category
Avg. Price/Current Internet
Download
Avg. Price/ Purchased Internet
Download
Participating $26.30 $6.80
Impacted $23.30 $10.30
Not Participating $40.60 $22.80
Grand Total $31.50 $13.80

39. Examples of Success
− Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ)
– ESCNJ tripled Internet access via NJDRLAP and purchased new
classroom technology tools for three schools
− ESCNJ also:
• Wrote a plan that tied their technology investments to
academic results
• Delivered a comprehensive training and instructional coaching
program for their teachers and administrators
• Implemented an evaluation program that tracked and analyzed
data, made adjustments and reported results
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40. ESCNJ Results
− Attendance improved by 7%
− Suspensions for bad behavior decreased 18%
− The number of students saying they enjoy class tripled
− Students in the Middlesex County Academy increased proficiency by
114% in English/Language Arts and 117% in Math
− Teachers noted improvements in development of higher order thinking
skills, ability to use technology, working with others on a team and
working independently
− ESCNJ used their new technology tools to improve student engagement
and academic performance
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41. More Information
For the NJDOE Press Release:
http://www.nj.gov/education/news/2015/0903broad.htm
For the Year One Report:
http://njdigitallearning.org/wp-
content/uploads/2016/09/NJDRLAP-Broadband-Report-
17JUL15v1.pdf
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42. District Perspective
Dr. Lisa Spencer
Exec. Director of Instructional
Technology & Support
Prince George’s County Public Schools,
Maryland

43. Prince George’s County Public
Schools
Lisa Spencer, Ed.D
Instructional Technology & Support

44. STUDENTs DEMOGRAPHICS
◼ STUDENT ENROLLMENT: 128,937
◼ STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS:
◼ Black or African American: 79,139 (61.4%)
◼ Hispanic/ Latino of any race: 38,133 (29.6%)
◼ White: 5,446 (4.2%)
◼ Asian: 3,589 (2.8%)
◼ American Indian/ Alaska Native: 452 (.4%)
◼ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 272 (.2%)
◼ Two or more races: 1,906 (1.5%)
◼ English Language Learners: 20,345 (15.8%)
◼ Special Education: 14,355 (11.1%)
◼ Free and Reduced Meals: 82,242 (63.8%)
DEMOGRAPHICS

45. ◼ANNUAL BUDGET: $1.8 billion
◼SCHOOLS AND CENTERS: 209
◼TOTAL BUILDINGS: 235
◼EMPLOYEES: 19,000
◼VOiP – 15,000 telephones
◼Intergovernmental Network (I-Net)
◼Wireless Access
◼235 Buildings
◼Two sets of Dark Fiber networks
◼Backbone 10 Gig
STATS...

46. PGCPS NETWORK
◼LightSpeed - Web content filter
◼Internet connection 10 Gig scalable to 20 Gig
◼Juniper Firewall 7 Gig
◼Two Data Centers
◼Disaster Recovery Backups Between Data Centers
◼Web servers Ektron
◼10,000+ Aruba Networks Wireless Access points
◼5,000+ Network switches
◼Active Directory on Windows Server 2012 R2
◼Elementary School 100 Meg (1 Gig available)
◼Middle School 1 Gig
◼High School 1 Gig

47. COMPUTING DEVICES
◼More than 110,000 devices
◼PCs
◼Macs
◼iPads
◼Chromebooks
◼Eleven one-to-one schools
▪ Ipads – four middle schools
▪ Chromebooks – two high schools, one K-8 academy
▪ Middle College – macs
▪ College Park Academy Charter
▪ Chesapeake IT Academy Charter (2)

48. National Perspective
Jeff Mao
Senior Director
Common Sense Education
@jmao121
commonsensemedia.org/kids-action

49. Questions?

50. Next Steps
• Collaborate to prepare ALL students for college and careers
• Advocate to increase access to digital tools and resources both
in and out of school to meet infrastructure needs
• Provide equitable, personalized, deeper learning experiences

51. Thank You