The Universal Service Fund of the Schools and Libraries Program:

E-Rate

Joanne Puryear September 4, 2011

EDLD 5306 ET 8037Assignment 2 Part 4

“Creating and Posting a Slide Presentation “

OverviewWhat is the Schools and Libraries Program?

What is E-Rate?How Does the Process Work?Who is Eligible?How to ApplyAlvin Independent School District’s (AISD) Technology Plan

What is The Schools and Libraries Program?

“The Schools and Libraries Program supports connectivity - the conduit or pipeline for communications using telecommunications services and/or the Internet. Funding is requested under four categories of service”

Telecommunications Services

Internet AccessInternal ConnectionsBasic Maintenance of

Internal Connections

http://www.usac.org/sl/about/overview-program.aspx

How Does the Process Work?Funding Flow

Federal Communications CommissionUniversal Service Administrative

Company (ASAC)Schools and Libraries Program

E-Rate and the Universal Services FundAlvin Independent School District

Schools must provide elementary or secondary education as determined under state law.

Schools may be public or private institutional day residential schools, or public charter schools.

Schools must operate as non-profit businesses.Schools cannot have an endowment exceeding $50

million.

http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/step01/

Who Is Eligible?

How to ApplyCreate PlanSelect ProviderSubmit Application

Apply on line at:

http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp

AISD Technology PlanImplement

"The Writer“” Type to Learn”, NOVA 5000, Promethean Activboards in classrooms

Provide on-site staff development for teachers/administrators

Upgrade synergistic labs to be compatible with to Windows 7

AISD Technology MissionIncrease Student AchievementImprove Daily Analysis and ReportingProvide Home – School connectionGive Teachers, Students, Administrators and

Parents tools that can ”enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.”

http://www.alvinisd.net/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=100&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-40276

Alvin Independent S School District

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Advanced and Enriched Educational Programs

Current PercentGoal Percent

Percetntage

44.5 PercentHispanic

34 Percent White

12 PercentAfrican Amer-

ican

9 Percent Asian1 Percent Native Amer-

ican

Alvin Independent School District Demographics

Teacher to Student Ratio 15/1

AISD STaR Chart

TL EP L INF0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2008-20092009-20102010-2011TARGET

TL = TEACHING AND LEARNINGEP= EDUCATIOR PREPARATION AND INSTUCTIONAL SUPPORT

L = LEADERSHIP ADMINISTRTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORTINF = INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY

ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL STAR CHART

Alvin High School

Conclusion: Mission Statement”

“ It is the mission of the Instructional Technology Department of Alvin ISD to increase student achievement, improve data analysis and reporting, provide a home-school connection, and give teachers, students, administrators and parents the tools that can enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.”

http://www.alvinisd.net/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=100&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-40276

Stuff the Bus Program at AISD

ESL Students Share Knowledge