2121stst Century Century LearningLearning

Presented by: Jeff Hattrup

AgendaAgenda

What is E-Rate?What is E-Rate? Who is eligible for E-Rate?Who is eligible for E-Rate? How much can E-Rate save Klein ISD?How much can E-Rate save Klein ISD? What are the steps to apply for E-What are the steps to apply for E-

Rate?Rate? What is Klein’s technology plan?What is Klein’s technology plan? How is Eiland Elementary progressing How is Eiland Elementary progressing

towards Klein goals?towards Klein goals?

What is E-Rate?What is E-Rate?

The Schools and Libraries The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Program of the Universal Service FundFund

Provides discounts to assist most Provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet telecommunications and Internet access.access.

Who is eligible for E-Who is eligible for E-Rate?Rate? Schools must meet the following Schools must meet the following

requirementsrequirements– Must provide elementary or secondary Must provide elementary or secondary

educationeducation– May be public or privateMay be public or private– Must operate as non-profitMust operate as non-profit– Cannot have an endowment exceeding Cannot have an endowment exceeding

$50 million$50 million

How much can E-Rate How much can E-Rate save Klein ISD?save Klein ISD? Depending on the level of poverty Depending on the level of poverty

and the urban/rural status of the and the urban/rural status of the population served, E-Rate can save a population served, E-Rate can save a school between 20% and 90% of the school between 20% and 90% of the costs of eligible services.costs of eligible services.

Primary measure for determining Primary measure for determining discounts is the percentage of discounts is the percentage of students eligible for free and students eligible for free and reduced lunch.reduced lunch.

Discount MatrixDiscount Matrix

What are the steps to What are the steps to apply for E-Rate?apply for E-Rate? Step 1: Determine Step 1: Determine

EligibilityEligibility Step 2: Develop a Step 2: Develop a

Technology PlanTechnology Plan Step 3: Open a Competitive Step 3: Open a Competitive

Bidding ProcessBidding Process Step 4: Select a Service Step 4: Select a Service

ProviderProvider Step 5: Calculate the Step 5: Calculate the

Discount LevelDiscount Level Step 6: Determine Your Step 6: Determine Your

Eligible Eligible Step 7: Submit Your Step 7: Submit Your

Application for Program Application for Program SupportSupport

Step 8: Undergo Step 8: Undergo Application ReviewApplication Review

Step 9: Receive Your Step 9: Receive Your Funding DecisionFunding Decision

Step 10: Begin Receipt of Step 10: Begin Receipt of ServicesServices

Step 11: Invoice USACStep 11: Invoice USAC

What is Klein’s What is Klein’s technology plan?technology plan? Goal 1: Implement teaching and Goal 1: Implement teaching and

learning strategies that learning strategies that incorporate 21incorporate 21stst century tools, century tools, context and content.context and content.

Goal 2: Implement and sustain a Goal 2: Implement and sustain a high quality, on-going, systemic, high quality, on-going, systemic, job-embedded professional job-embedded professional development program for all staff.development program for all staff.

Goals continued…Goals continued…

Goal 3: Increase student and staff Goal 3: Increase student and staff productivity though the use of productivity though the use of technology.technology.

Goal 4: Provide a stable and Goal 4: Provide a stable and secure infrastructure to deliver secure infrastructure to deliver appropriate content and allow for appropriate content and allow for growth.growth.

How is Eiland Elementary How is Eiland Elementary progressing towards Klein progressing towards Klein goals?goals?

*Information pulled from 2007-2010 Eiland campus StaR Chart reports.

SummarySummary

E-Rate provides discounts to schools E-Rate provides discounts to schools and libraries based on poverty levels.and libraries based on poverty levels.

Klein ISD is working to achieve four Klein ISD is working to achieve four technology goals which include:technology goals which include:– Teaching with technologyTeaching with technology– Staff trained in technologyStaff trained in technology– Increased productivity using technologyIncreased productivity using technology– Stable technology infrastructureStable technology infrastructure

For more information For more information visit:visit: http://www.usac.org/default.aspxhttp://www.usac.org/default.aspx http://www2.ed.gov/about/http://www2.ed.gov/about/

offices/list/oii/nonpublic/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/erate.html erate.html

http://www.kleinisd.net/docs/1-http://www.kleinisd.net/docs/1-it.TechPlan.pdfit.TechPlan.pdf

http://starchart.esc12.net/http://starchart.esc12.net/