Year 2: Wave 14 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
Message Posted October 12, 1999
* Internal Connections Threshold Lowered to 50% *
Congratulations to the following schools and libraries that are receiving
E-rate Funding Commitment Letters for Wave 14. With this wave, the SLD was
able to lower the discount threshold from 65% to 50% for internal
connections requests. This means that if you submitted a successful
application during the window and your discount is at least 50%, you will
be receiving E-rate discounts for your internal connections. You already
know that all successful applications for telecommunications and internet
access are funded, regardless of discount level. It is still unknown
whether the threshold will go lower than 50%. This is GREAT news for many
PA schools and libraries as you can see from the * marks next to the
applicants that are receiving internal connections discounts in this wave.
A more detailed description of this wave, including the exact discount percentage and
specific funding category, will be posted on the
SLD web site.
* There will several more waves, so if you haven't been listed
in any of the first 14 waves, don't panic. They have only committed about
$1.2 billion of the $2.25 billion available. I will send out a message when
we're nearing the end of the waves.
*** Important: You should have received by now
your Receipt Acknowledgement Letter for your Year 2 applications.
Apparently, of the 30,000 applications received, all but 300 have had
RALetters mailed and the other 300 have been contacted by problem
resolution. If you haven't received them yet, call 888-203-8100 to check
the status of your application. You will recall that the RAL letter is not a funding letter,
it just tells the applicant that the SLD has received your application and
it has been entered into their system. It also provides you with a listing
of what they have entered so you can double check that they have the correct
information.
* The next step is to file a Form 486 to indicate to the SLD that service
has begun.
* After you have received your funding commitment letter, check with your
service provider and ask if they plan to include discounts on bills. If
not, you should plan to begin submitting BEAR forms for reimbursement.
If you choose to submit a BEAR form, please
remember to mark "YES" in column i of the Form 486. As with year 1, they
prefer quarterly filing of BEAR forms, although you have the option of
filing semi-annually or at the end of the funding year.
*** Important: If you are one of the individuals who have been watching
other schools and libraries receive E-rate discounts and want to learn how
your school or library can get involved in the upcoming application cycle,
you are encouraged to attend the one-day E-rate for Beginners workshop in
Harrisburg on October 15. For more information, or to register, visit:
http://www.invest.iup.edu/cgi-bin/event?&EVENT=Erate99Oct
E-rate Year 2, Wave 14
Allegheny Intermediate Unit 179,905.40
Allentown School District 53,360.08
Altoona Area School District * 282,465.21
Assumption Elementary School 1,550.00
Bald Eagle Area School District * 3,911.70
Bedford Area School District * 15,300.00
Belleville Mennonite School * 3,006.50
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School * 41,271.00
Bloomsburg Area School District * 11,303.04
Bristol Boro School District * 4,800.00
Brownsville Area School District * 3,000.00
Butler Area School District * 2,086.20
California Area School District * 1,313.28
Cameron County School District 7,070.00
Canevin Catholic High School * 8,179.92
Columbia Borough School District * 13,702.50
Columbia-Montour AVTS District * 1,004.40
Corry Area School District * 1,674.00
Divine Redeemer School * 125.00
Erie City School District 260,700.00
Forest Hills School District * 18,573.95
Fox Chapel Area School District * 552.75
Franklin Area School District * 10,898.10
Free Library of Philadelphia * 130,012.80
Greater Latrobe School District * 8,427.50
Green Free Library 910.80
Holy Family School * 11,672.50
Holy Rosary School * 7,751.70
Huntingdon County Library * 23,517.30
Immaculate Heart School * 7,618.96
Indiana Area School District * 4,425.00
Intermediate Unit 11 * 31,354.37
Intermediate Unit 13 6,096.00
Jefferson Co-Dubois AVTS 24,033.60
Jefferson-Morgan School District * 30,615.00
Keystone Central School District 39,552.00
Lehigh County VTS * 27,968.40
Mercer Co Area Voc-Tech School * 4,892.40
Meyersdale Area School District * 8,236.25
Mifflin County School District * 10,530.00
Mohawk Area Jr & Sr High School * 3,600.00
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit 35,980.80
New Brighton Area School District * 19,500.00
New Emerson Elementary School * 50,980.80
New Kensington-Arnold District * 185,055.00
North Schuylkill School District * 6,391.24
Northern Tioga School District 72,550.80
Northwest Area School District * 12,688.20
Northwestern School District 28,500.00
Oil City Library 7,956.00
Palmyra Public Library 686.40
Pen Argyl Area School District 4,800.00
Penn Hills School District * 30,215.46
Philadelphia School District * 1,156,560.00
Pittsburgh School District * 2,317,852.42
Pocono Mountain School District * 6,600.91
Reading Public Library 26,622.00
Reading-Muhlenberg Area Vo-Tech School * 43,560.00
Ridgway Free Public Library 3,708.00
Ringgold School District * 38,864.00
Ringtown Public Library 296.40
Scranton City School District * 15,741.00
Selinsgrove Area School District * 6,627.90
St. Alphonsus School 720.00
St. Bernard School * 5,050.00
St. David School 1,920.00
St. Dorothy School 1,117.60
St. Eugene School * 5,191.32
St. Helena School-Center Square 1,588.80
St. Joseph School * 500.00
St. Kevin School 397.25
St. Lucy School * 184.14
St. Margaret Mary School 1,440.00
St. Sebastian School * 125.00
St. Stephen School * 2,800.00
Tamaqua Area School District 16,064.52
Thomas Beaver Free Library * 54.00
Towanda Public Library 504.00
Tuscarora School District * 9,899.19
Union City Area School District * 4,824.00
Weatherly Area School District * 2,455.01
West Side AVTS District * 804.60
Western PA School For The Deaf 9,792.00
Sum for State 5,444,136.37
* denoted internal connections funding.
Julie L. Tritt
Executive Policy Specialist
Office of Educational Technology
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 705-4486
(717) 787-7222 - fax
jtritt@state.pa.us
www.L2L.org
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