Year 11 (2008-09) Wave 1 E-rate Funding Committed!
Message Posted May 1, 2008

Congratulations to the following 213 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 11, Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $5,441,960.84. A summary of each commitment is listed below.  If you find that your funding commitment letter does not arrive in a timely manner, please call the SLD ASAP to get a replacement (888-203-8100). All Year 11 correspondence will be sent in BLUE.

A wave will be arriving every week until the Year 11 funding is exhausted. This wave consists of requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). There are many, many more waves coming, and your commitment will be in one of the upcoming waves.  To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted at the end of this message.

The next step for those entities funded in Wave 1 will be to file the Form 486 which tells the SLD it's OK to pay invoices, who approved your technology plan, and that you are CIPA compliant.  The Online Form 486 for FY 2008 should be available on Monday, May 5.  As soon as it's available, I will send a message to the listserve with instructions on how to complete that form.

If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.

E-rate Year 11, Wave 1

Applicant        Amount
A W Beattie Avts District        $12,029.28
Academy Of The Blessed Virgin Mary       $648.00
All Sts School   $2,340.00
Annunciation Bvm School          $9,600.00
Annville Cleona School Dist      $3,300.63
Arch Angels Academy      $1,728.00
Avella Area School District      $9,900.00
Beaver County Avts       $6,003.84
Belle Vernon Area School Dist    $29,128.32
Belleville Mennonite School      $2,252.23
Benton Area School District      $18,287.14
Bentworth School District        $16,052.10
Berks Career & Technology Center         $19,440.00
Bethel Park School District      $39,382.56
Bethlehem Area Public Library    $3,254.40
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School   $49,124.04
Bishop Carroll High School       $5,146.56
Bishop Guilfoyle High School     $1,656.00
Bishop Neumann Jr-Sr High Sch    $7,329.06
Blairsville-Saltsburg Sch Dist   $108,637.20
Bloomfield Public Library        $120.84
Blue Mountain School District    $17,754.93
Brookline Regional School        $1,212.42
Brownsville Free Pub Library     $1,198.18
Burgettstown Area Sch District   $16,888.34
Carlynton School District        $50,407.77
Catasauqua Area School Dist      $18,730.20
Cathedral Preparatory School     $13,306.51
Central Elementary School        $21,120.00
Central Greene School District   $17,900.34
Central Westmoreland Tech Ctr    $19,336.32
Chambersburg Area School Dist    $253,144.11
Chartiers Houston School Dist    $13,277.94
Citizens Library         $10,071.60
Clarion Co Career Ctr School     $3,124.80
Claysburg Elementary School      $20,988.38
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr-Sr H S       $2,027.76
Conemaugh Twp Area Sch Dist      $39,245.55
Conemaugh Valley School Dist     $12,827.04
Conestoga Valley School Dist     $16,200.00
Cornell School District          $19,036.80
Cumberland Valley School Dist    $49,029.87
Dallastown Area School Dist      $118,293.00
Daniel Boone Area School Dist    $36,540.00
Deer Lakes School District       $50,692.77
Delaware Co Christian School     $15,144.10
Delone Catholic High School      $7,827.24
Derry Area School District       $22,892.76
Devereux Beneto Brandywine       $24,987.32
Dillsburg Area Public Library    $719.52
Donora Public Library    $1,681.41
Dunmore School District          $7,401.18
Duquesne City School District    $37,180.88
East Berlin Community Library    $568.01
Eastern Lebanon Co Sch Dist      $3,302.64
Elizabeth-Forward Sch District   $110,874.24
Elizabethtown Area School Dist   $42,901.52
Elk County Catholic High School          $6,145.32
Elkland Area Community Library   $1,055.96
Emmaus Public Library    $883.01
Erie County Avts School          $5,813.04
Exeter Township School Dist      $48,879.09
Fayette Co Area Voc-Tech Sch     $13,055.52
Flenniken Memorial Library       $2,198.95
Fox Chapel Area School Dist      $32,508.00
Frackville Free Public Library   $2,289.60
Frazier School District          $11,750.16
Friendship House School          $45,254.69
Genesee Area Library     $348.52
Girard-Goshen Elementary School          $9,600.00
Glatfelter Memorial Library      $1,379.10
Good Shephard Reg Catholic Sch   $13,658.04
Great Valley School District     $49,836.38
Greater Johnstown School Dist    $163,786.80
Green Tree School        $51,030.00
Greencastle Antrim School Dist   $65,798.04
Harrisburg Academy       $5,447.90
Hazleton Area School District    $86,685.31
Hempfield Area School District   $55,429.76
Holy Name School         $1,800.18
Hufnagel Glen Rock Pub Library   $548.74
Huntingdon Co Career & Tech      $5,347.20
Immaculate Conception School     $1,175.76
Indiana County Technology Center         $12,096.58
Intermediate Unit 15     $482,227.77
Kaltreider -Benfer  Library      $674.69
Keystone Oaks School District    $30,575.52
Knoxville Public Library         $364.48
Kutztown Area School District    $27,447.84
Laboratory Charter School for Comm. & Languages          $64,305.89
Lancaster Catholic High School   $5,445.55
Lancaster Country Day School     $6,576.00
Lancaster Mennonite School District      $11,453.84
Lebanon School District          $79,176.09
Leechburg Area School District   $21,193.20
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute      $17,179.48
Lock Haven Catholic School       $900.00
Lourdesmount School      $40,676.90
Madonna Catholic Regional School         $2,336.00
Mahantongo Valley Elem Sch       $902.24
Mansfield Free Public Library    $1,318.38
Marion Center Area School Dist   $32,563.48
Mason-Dixon Public Library       $517.54
Mcadoo Catholic Elem School      $14,342.04
Mckeesport Area School Dist      $96,864.00
Mercer County Career Center      $7,703.64
Meyersdale Area School District          $9,269.23
Mifflin County School District   $115,733.92
Mifflin-Juniata Career & Technology Center       $17,488.80
Millersburg Area School Dist     $9,768.00
Mon Valley Area Voc-Tech Sch     $17,680.90
Montgomery House Library         $864.00
Moon Area School District        $55,261.44
Mt Lebanon Public Library        $2,136.00
Muhlenberg School District       $24,481.68
Muncy School District    $8,760.00
New Kensington-Arnold District   $33,819.03
Newfoundland Area Pub Library    $399.76
Newport Public Library   $562.86
Norristown Area School Dist      $38,400.00
North Allegheny School Dist      $90,799.77
North Pocono Public Library      $900.00
North Star School District       $35,841.00
Northampton Area Pub Library     $745.20
Northern Cambria Catholic Sch    $1,608.99
Northside Urbn Pathways Charter School   $36,591.69
Notre Dame High School   $4,592.26
Our Lady Of Fatima School        $1,607.52
Our Lady Of Grace School         $1,244.30
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional High School         $9,987.90
Our Lady Of Peace School         $1,362.96
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Sch   $2,228.78
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart H.S.        $8,171.64
Our Ladys Christian School       $3,048.00
Oxford Area School District      $43,827.77
Pace School      $16,308.00
Palmer Elementary School         $4,968.00
Palmerton Area Jr High School    $2,976.00
Parkway West Area Voc-Tech Sch   $5,242.14
Penn Hills School District       $94,676.88
Penn View Bible Institute        $5,046.05
Peoples Library          $1,329.37
Pike County Public Library       $2,049.60
Pine-Richland School District    $21,672.00
Pius X High School       $2,309.70
Pleasant Mount Public Library    $756.00
Pottsville Free Public Library   $1,851.19
Quaker Valley School District    $78,240.00
Quigley Catholic School          $1,595.70
Red Lion Area School District    $14,160.38
Ringgold School District         $59,396.89
Rochester Area School District   $20,675.62
Sacred Heart Elem Sch-Lewistown          $1,599.42
Sacred Heart School      $1,356.00
Saint Marys Catholic Elementary School   $2,160.24
Saint Marys Catholic Middle School       $2,107.32
Schuylkill Tech Ctr South        $14,400.20
Schuylkill Valley School District        $35,355.60
Serra Catholic High School       $3,537.12
Seton-Lasalle High School        $4,752.00
Shalom Christian Academy         $1,772.94
Shenango Area School District    $11,369.89
Somerset County Technology Center        $21,571.20
South Park School District       $51,845.62
South Side Area School District          $10,594.38
South Western School District    $5,342.40
Southern Fulton School Dist      $13,188.00
St Agnes School          $5,009.70
St Andrew School         $919.50
St Benedict School       $1,082.40
St Benedict The Moor School      $1,723.39
St Columba School        $287.76
St Ephrem School         $1,200.00
St George Elementary School      $1,492.56
St James School-Wilkinsburg      $1,488.00
St John Neumann          $2,740.98
St John The Baptist School       $3,414.91
St Joseph Elem Sch-Danville      $1,865.04
St Joseph High School    $6,536.78
St Joseph Regional Cath School   $1,607.76
St Mary Of The Assumption        $1,302.54
St Patrick School        $1,631.37
St Philip School         $630.00
St Rosalia School        $1,966.32
St Rose Of Lima School   $2,193.60
St Thomas More School    $4,127.76
St. John Of God School   $2,352.00
State College Area School Dist   $171,460.75
Sto-Rox School District          $37,986.85
Sullivan County School Dist      $11,779.98
Summit Academy   $187,905.52
Towamensing Elementary School    $3,702.00
Tri Valley School District       $24,659.63
Trinity Academy          $2,547.00
Trinity Area School District     $94,214.86
Turkeyfoot Valley Ar Sch Dist    $7,847.28
Tuscarora Blended Learning Charter School        $12,800.17
Uniontown Public Library         $1,910.37
Unionville-Chadds Ford School District   $73,008.00
Upper Merion Area School Dist    $97,034.55
Venango County Avts School       $7,680.00
Villa Maria Academy Lower Sch    $3,938.64
Villa Maria Academy      $2,882.59
Villa Maria Elementary School    $3,077.66
Visitation School        $5,579.37
West Allegheny School District   $92,115.36
West Middlesex Area Sch Dist     $10,653.00
West Phila. Achiev. Charter Elem. School         $77,453.09
Westfield Public Library         $733.66
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit   $16,524.00
Wilson Christian Academy         $3,930.00
Woodland Hills School District   $201,552.72
York City School District        $72,280.30
Year 1, Wave 1 Total     $5,441,960.84

FAQ's on Waves

* This wave only contains funding for priority one services -- telecommunications services and Internet access. There is sufficient funding for all approved Priority 1 requests, however, given total demand of nearly $4.307 billion with funds available of $2.25 billion, it is too early to determine how much funding will be available for internal connections. 

* If you disagree with a funding commitment decision, an appeal letter MUST be received at the SLD within 60 days of the date that is on the decision letter (not the letter's postmark date).

1. How will I be notified of my E-rate Funding Commitment?
The SLD will be sending out Funding Commitment Decision Letters to inform applicants of their E-rate discounts. These letters will be mailed in waves, rather than waiting for all applications to be fully processed before issuing any letters. Only those applicants who submitted complete requests within the "application window" will be receiving Funding Commitment Decision letters.

2. When will the first wave of letters be sent and how frequently will the waves of letters be sent?
A wave of letters will be mailed every week.  As each wave is sent, the SLD will announce its size and post state-by-state information on their Web Site.

3. How will I know which wave my letter is in?
There is no definitive way to know in advance which wave a particular Funding Commitment Decision Letter might be in. The SLD will post information about each wave on their public Web Site the first business day after it has been mailed.

4. Will I receive only one Funding Commitment Decision Letter?
No, not necessarily. The SLD will issue Funding Commitment Decision Letters according to the FCC's rules of priority (See questions 5 -6 for details) when answers are known about any of the requests made in your application(s). If you submitted multiple Form 471 applications for services, you will receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter.

5. How is each wave formed?
There are three factors that determine how each wave is formed:

a) The FCC Rules of Priority: There are two rules of priority.
"Priority One" requests are for discounts on telecommunications services and Internet access and "Priority Two" requests are for discounts on internal connections. If "Priority One" services can be fully funded, discount requests for internal connections, or "Priority Two" services, are funded beginning with the highest need at the 90% discount level.

b) Successful Data Entry: The date when the application was successfully entered into the SLD database will also determine when a Funding Commitment Decision Letter may be sent.

c) Complete Processing: Before a funding commitment can be made, the SLD must complete processing of your application, including the Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review process. The SLD has set aside funds to cover all telecommunications and Internet access requests received inside the filing window. They will consider priority two" requests - Internal connections requests - if there are remaining funds available.

6. If funds are available for internal connections requests below the 90% discount level, how will SLD make these funding decisions?

Consistent with FCC rules, the SLD will consider Internal Connections requests below the 90% discount level, by discount level - 89%, 88%, 87%, etc.

-- Julie