Year 2: Wave 17 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
Message Posted October 29, 1999
~~ ALL Internal Connections Will Be Funded ~~
~~ Year 3 Application Process Opens ~~
~~ PA E-rate Teleconference on Nov. 10 ~~
Congratulations to the following schools and libraries that are receiving
E-rate Funding Commitment Letters for Wave 17. The very exciting news in
this wave is that the SLD board voted to fund all funding requests that were
filed within the window. Previously they were able to fund all telecom and
internet access requests, but only applications with discounts of 50% and
higher were funded. Applicants still must wait to receive their funding
commitment letters before proceeding.
This means that if you submitted a successful
application during the window, you will receive E-rate discounts on all of
your requests.
This is GREAT news for many PA schools and libraries who filed applications
in Year 2 and provides an even greater incentive for all schools and
libraries to take advantage of E-rate in Year 3 (applications being accepted
now at http://www.sl.universalservice.org/). To assist applicants with this
process, the PA Office of Educational Technology is holding an live E-rate
teleconference on November 10 from 9:30a.m. - noon. More specific
information, including satellite coordinates and tentative agenda is posted
at the bottom of this message.
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 17 waves, it is still not time to panic. Please do not
call or write me as I have no way of checking on applications. If you have
received your Receipt Acknowledgement Letter, the only thing you can do is
wait and if you are contacted by the SLD's PIA staff, respond promptly.
* 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.
E-Rate Year 2, Wave 17
Agnes Irwin School 436.10
Akiba Hebrew Academy 1,434.00
Albert Gallatin Area School District 125,758.72
All Saints School 7,530.00
Aquinas Academy 6,029.36
Archbishop Ryan High School 27,721.20
Athens Area School District 4,887.84
Audubon Elementary School 7,200.00
Bart-Colerain Elementary School 1,692.22
Bethel Park School District 29,193.20
Bethlehem Area School District 13,051.80
Bishop Carroll High School 574.17
Bishop Guilfoyle High School 530.00
Bishop McDevitt High School 1,672.00
Boyertown Area School District 61,319.60
Butler County Federated Library System 4,622.45
Carnegie Free Library 3,565.32
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 911,107.83
Centennial School District 126,276.53
Central Catholic High School 5,200.00
Central Columbia School District 928.80
Champion Christian School 19,168.06
Chartiers Houston School District 765.00
Christ The Divine Teacher School 5,887.61
Coatesville Area Catholic Elem. School 3,744.80
Conemaugh Twp Area School District 1,617.00
Conn Area Catholic School 5,618.02
Cumberland County Library System 19,618.16
Diocese of Greensburg Schools 25,159.26
E H Phillips Elementary School 2,054.40
Easton Area Public Library 3,848.74
Ellis School 29,400.00
Ephrata Public Library 972.00
Father Judge High School 1,328.85
Fox Chapel Area School District 4,816.90
Greater Latrobe School District 37,240.00
Green Free Library 403.92
Gwynedd Mercy Academy 1,907.38
Holy Cross School 4,312.54
Holy Spirit Catholic School 11,435.32
Holy Trinity Elementary School 200.00
Intermediate Unit 06 90,505.63
Intermediate Unit 13 12,600.00
Intermediate Unit 19 83,825.60
Intermediate Unit 20 64,690.80
Kennedy Christian High School 3,830.40
Lampeter-Strasburg High School 6,466.47
Lancaster Co AVTS-Willow St 30,024.64
Lancaster County Library 2,435.40
Lebanon School District 159,582.76
Malvern Preparatory School 5,862.40
Manheim Township School District 4,103.66
Mater Dolorosa School 1,195.20
Memorial Library of Nazareth 1,396.80
Mother Of Sorrows School 3,663.75
Mount St Peter School 5,227.51
Neshaminy School District 17,505.36
Northampton Area School District 79,802.00
Northside Urban Pathways, A Public Charter School 6,165.00
Oley Valley School District 15,290.40
Our Lady Of Fatima School 3,218.00
Parkland School District 5,280.00
Penn Delco School District 21,152.00
Pequea Valley School District 114.80
Peters Township School District 12,045.00
Providence Elementary School 2,852.74
Punxsutawney Area School District 31,331.52
Quaker Valley School District 64,401.60
Quarryville Elementary School 4,902.47
Queen Of Angels Reg Catholic School 9,818.02
Queen of Peace School 4,101.20
Saint Boniface School 337.60
Salisbury Twp School District 5,280.00
Scranton Preparatory School 33,400.00
Somerset County Federated Library System 282.00
South Park School District 16,982.00
Southern Columbia Area School District 4,970.93
Springside School 28,016.00
St. Aloysius School 1,392.00
St. Catherine Laboure School 12,000.00
St. Edward School 1,778.96
St. John Evangelist School 9,636.04
St. John The Baptist School 9,659.70
St. Margaret Mary School 8,548.42
St. Margaret School 2,941.20
St. Martin De Porres School 1,260.00
St. Theresa Elementary School 2,520.00
Tenth Street Elementary School 22,000.00
The Miquon School 4,025.76
Tussey Mountain School District 5,880.00
United Hebrew Institute-Israel Ben Zion 8,463.86
Vandergrift Public Library 887.40
Washington School District 40,608.10
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library 623.60
Westmont Hilltop School District 3,600.00
Wilson School District 3,797.04
Woodland Hills School District 146,209.63
Wyoming Area Catholic School 840.00
Wyoming Area School District 31,274.88
Yeshivah Achei Tmimsm 52,188.80
York Area Technology in Education Consortium 157,650.00
Sum for State 2,890,674.15
On November 10, 1999 from 9:30 a.m. - noon, the PA Office of Educational
Technology will be presenting a free, live satellite teleconference for PA
schools and libraries to get them prepared to apply for Year 3. As you
know from a previous e-mail, the Year 3 application cycle has begun, the
forms have changed, and several rules have been changed to the E-rate
program. We encourage all Pennsylvania schools and libraries, as well as
their service providers, to participate.
There will be approx. 30-45 minutes of questions and answers at the end of
the broadcast where you will
be able to call or fax in your questions. We encourage you to have the new
470 and 471 along with their instructions onhand the day of the broadcast
(available at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/Reference/forms.asp)
If your site is willing to host individuals who would like to view the
teleconference but are unable to do so at their own facility, please e-mail
me and I will compile a list that will be distributed a few days prior to
the broadcast.
Although the agenda may change somewhat, it will include the following
topics:
Year 1: Making sure everyone has submitted 486s and BEARs for
everything in their funding commitment letters
Year 2: What you should have received by then
Who is getting funded and who is not
When you can and cannot change service providers after you file your
471
What you should do if you submitted a BEAR and haven't received a
BEAR approval letter
Year 3: Why every school and library in Pennsylvania should apply --
including schools that purchase Internet Access through their IU
New 471 window only
Application submission deadlines
Evergreen 470 for multi-year contracts
New rules for contract extensions and renewals
Making sure you are applying for everything you're eligible for
Going through the new forms 470 and 471 line by line
Raising discount percentages
How to get your application considered first
Why everyone should be applying online for year 3
How to make E-rate applications for PEPPM purchases
General: Review of consortia eligibility and what and how funds must be
reallocated back to consortia members
What to do if you've never applied for E-rate before
Entirely new SLD web site overview
This program will only be available on C-Band Satellite. The receive
specifications
are as follows:
Satellite: GE-2 (C-Band)
Transponder: 18
Polarization: Horizontal
Channel Number: 18
Downlink Frequency: 4060 MHz
Orbital Portion: 85 degrees West Longitude
Audio Frequency: 6.2/6.8
The satellite test will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The presentation will be uplinked from WITF in Harrisburg, with the
assistance of the the Pennsylvania Distance Education Consortium. If you
experience technical difficulties the day of the broadcast, call (717)
221-2959. The question call-in number and fax-in numbers will be posted on
the screen during the broadcast.
We look forward to your participation!
-- Julie
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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