EDLD 5306 Week II Presentation

1. “E-Rate” Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund

2. Agenda What is “E-Rate” Who and what is eligible What is not eligible How much money is there How to apply for “E-Rate” St. John School Technology Plan

3. “E-Rate” Discount for schools and libraries that purchase telecommunication services How big of a discount for Eligible schools? 20 – 90% What can be discounted? Internet access, internal connections

4. Is Our School Eligible? All elementary and secondary schools Private schools that are not for-profit or have over $50 million endowments Library… Branches Facilities Systems consort

5. Available Discounted Services Telecommunication Teacher phone lines, high bandwidth, pagers Internet Access E-mail, WWW access Internal Connection Installation and maintenance Routers, hubs, servers

6. Uncovered Areas Student and teacher computers Fax machines Modems Software Professional development Paid subscriptions

7. Available Money $2.25 billion dollars per year! Discounts range from 20 – 90% Depending on economic demographics and location

8. How to Apply for “E-Rate” Create a Technology Plan Assess needs Get advice from experts Budget to implement the plan Collect info on eligibility for free and reduced lunch Check with State Education Department

9. St. John School Catholic k-8 School http://www.stjohns-healdsburg.org/

10. St. John School Technology Plan There is no formal plan in effect A plan was written 6 years ago and is not followed due to lack of a Tech committee Informal plan Make use of Smartboard in every subject and every lesson Provide Professional Development Integrate technology in a meaningful manner Get donations for technological needs

11. Current School Technology All classrooms have Smartboards All teachers were provided with a laptop computer 3 years ago 17 computers in the computer lab Limited wireless access Limited ethernet access 13 computers in the library with access on 4 days to students from 1 pm – 3 pm

12. Sources of Funding

13. Summary E-Rate is a way to obtain funding for technology An application is needed and proof of students from impoverished homes St. John School used E-Rate for 6 years

14. Conclusion St. John stopped using E-Rate because applying had too much red tape and the funding was not significant Our student population has no one from an impoverished family No current technology plan is in place The school would like to have a plan and a team to help with implementation