Year 2: Wave 18 E-rate Funding Commitments Listed
Message Posted November 8, 1999
~~ ALL Internal Connections Will Be Funded ~~
~~ File 470 Now for Year 3 ~~
~~ PA E-rate Teleconference on Nov. 10 ~~
Congratulations to the following schools and libraries that are receiving
E-rate Funding Commitment Letters for Wave 18. As with Wave 17, all funding
requests that were filed within the window will be funded. 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 public downlink sites 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 2-3 more waves, so if you haven't been listed
in any of the first 18 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, you must respond
within 7 days.
* 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 18
Allentown School District 10,164.00
Archdiocese Philadelphia SCHS 162,462.00
Avon Grove School District 67,304.16
Beaver Area Memorial Library 1,814.40
Beaverdale Community Library 814.24
Belle Vernon Area School District 16,656.08
Catasauqua Area School District 26,601.73
Center Area School District 10,653.38
Cheltenham Twp. Library System 1,440.00
Coatesville Area School District 81,635.40
Conewago Valley School District 5,472.00
East Westmoreland Tech Center 5,100.00
Episcopal Academy 71,779.76
Fort Le Boeuf School District 2,027.50
Harmony Area School District 1,996.99
Highlands School District 29,989.08
Intermediate Unit 06 18,180.18
Intermediate Unit 19 285,168.72
James L LaVelle Memorial School 1,375.20
Jim Thorpe Area School District 11,134.02
Margaret Shontz Memorial Library 1,148.40
Meyersdale Public Library 1,958.00
Milton Area School District 38,750.40
Nativity School 787.20
North Catholic High School 6,008.80
Northern Cambria Catholic School 1,366.80
Northern Lebanon School District 9,384.00
Notre Dame Elementary School 1,134.00
Owen J. Roberts School District 2,160.00
Perkiomen School 10,332.82
Pine Grove Area School District 30,620.81
Sacred Heart School-W Reading 1,094.40
Schuylkill County AVTS Program 4,200.00
Schuylkill Valley School District 8,832.00
Shamokin-Coal Twp. Pub Library 734.11
St. Anselm School 2,280.00
St. Boniface Elementary School 1,092.00
St. Charles Borromeo School 878.40
St. Katharine of Seina School 2,083.20
St. Patrick Elementary School-York 1,486.32
St. Therese School-Munhall 768.00
Upper Dauphin Area School District 7,595.23
Villa Maria Academy Lower School 1,477.00
Waldron Mercy Academy 3,856.80
Whitehall-Coplay School District 6,072.00
Wilkinsburg Boro School District 826,042.04
Sum for State 1,783,911.57
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 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)
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.
If you are unable to watch the teleconference at your own facility, several
schools, IUs and libraries have generously donated their facilities if
individuals would like to view the teleconference with them. Downlink Sites
Available for Public Viewing:
ARIN IU 28, Indiana
Contact: Derrick Mergen
derrick@arin.k12.pa.us
IU 5, Edinboro
Contact: Wendy Carson
wendy_carson@iu5.org
814-734-5610 ext. 247
Fayette County AVTS
Contact: Mary Macar
724-437-2721
Altoona Area Public Library, Altoona
Board Room
Call 814-946-0417 ext 120 to register. Seating is limited.
Montgomery County IU 23, Norristown
Contact: Maria Johns
610-539-8550, ext. 234
mjohns@mciu.org
Oil Creek District Library
Contact: Julie Schill
oclibrary@csonline.net
Clarion County Career Center
Contact: Dave Green dgreen@ccccntr.org
Easton Area Public Library
Barbara Bauer
Please call 610-258-2917 ext 311 to confirm your seating.
Ephrata Public Library
Contact: Jennifer Raimo
jenraimo@prolog.net
B. F. Jones Memorial Library, Aliquippa
Contact: Lawrence E. Silverstein
les@iu27.bviu.k12.pa.us
724-375-2900
Cambria County Library, Johnstown
Contact: campub@ns.cclib.lib.pa.us
Scranton Public Library
Contact: Mary O. Garm, District Consultant
570-348-3000, x3012
garm@albright.org
Lincoln IU 12, New Oxford
Contact: George Zook
717-624-6449
ghz@lincnet-liu.k12.pa.us
Warren Public Library
Contact: Steve Thomas
sthomas@penn.com
CLIU 21
Contact: Ken Hess
hessk@cliu.org
Saint Mark Catholic Center Auditorium
429 East Grandview, Erie
Contact: Ned Smith
814-824-1240
IU 1
Contact: Kristin Van Strien
kpvs@iu1.k12.pa.us
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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