Year 12 (2009-2010) Wave 1 E-rate Funding Committed!
Message Posted April 28, 2009

Congratulations to the following 391 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 12, Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $9,241,422.05! A summary of each commitment is listed below. All Year 12 correspondence will be sent in YELLOW.
A wave will be arriving every week until the Year 12 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 2009 is now available and applicants listed below may file the form early as long as your technology plan has been approved and your recurring services will begin on or before July 31, 2009. I will be sending a message to the listserve shortly with instructions on how to complete that form.

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

E-rate Year 12, Wave 1
Applicant Amount
A W Beattie AVTS District $15,900.00
Adams County Library System $39,637.83
Adamstown Area Library $480.00
Admiral Peary AVTS District $3,099.09
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Sch Dist $18,305.78
Altoona Area Public Library $4,540.80
Altoona AVTS $5,970.45
Annunciation Bvm School $7,677.30
Annville Cleona School Dist $19,844.52
Avonworth School District $14,620.80
B F Jones Memorial Library $20,412.00
Baden Memorial Library $3,822.00
Beaver Co Federated Lib System $17,160.00
Beaverdale Public Library $946.51
Belle Vernon Public Library $750.00
Bellefonte Area School Dist $29,988.00
Belleville Mennonite School $2,476.44
Bentworth School District $11,829.60
Berlin-Bros Valley Sch Dist $27,060.00
Bermudian Springs School Dist $11,494.96
Bethany Public Library $352.46
Bethel Park School District $40,036.80
Bethlehem Area Public Library $24,314.40
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School $14,460.05
Bethlehem Center School Dist $18,683.41
Bible Baptist School $1,937.66
Blairsville Public Library $744.49
Blessed Sacrament School $1,288.56
Bloomfield Public Library $120.84
Blue Mountain School District $18,398.75
Borough Of Folcroft Public Lib $912.00
Bosler Memorial Library $1,518.00
Bradford Area Public Library $1,141.27
Bradford Area School District $46,463.72
Bradford County Library System $2,879.60
Brandywine Community Library $480.00
Brockway Area School District $6,416.13
Brownsville Area School Dist $23,295.65
Bucks County Free Library $61,781.79
Burgettstown Area Sch District $14,705.75
Burrell Township Library $714.00
California Public Library $239.90
Carbon Career And Technical Institute $6,138.96
Carbon Learning & Adj School $5,750.40
Career Institute Of Tech $3,418.50
Carlisle Area School District $29,877.90
Carnegie Free Library $9,461.38
Carrolltown Public Library $925.68
Catasauqua Area School Dist $20,326.36
Cathedral Elementary School $1,028.45
Cathedral Preparatory School $9,750.19
Central Catholic High School $9,302.40
Central Greene School District $16,150.34
Central Pa Institute Of Science And Technology $5,947.20
Central Westmoreland Tech Ctr $25,408.08
Chambersburg Dist Public Libraries $17,863.74
Chartiers Houston School Dist $2,623.02
Chartiers-Houston Comm Library $1,005.96
Christ The Divine Teacher Sch $2,071.98
Christopher Dock Mennonite Hs $6,253.60
Citizens Library $11,231.43
City Center Academy $2,218.03
Clarion Limestone Area Schools $3,516.47
Claysburg Area Public Library $1,087.85
Clearfield County Public Library $1,961.74
Clymer Library Association $2,091.68
Columbia Public Library $878.78
Conestoga Valley School Dist $16,224.00
Conewago Valley School Dist $26,890.39
Cornwall-Lebanon School Dist $22,173.84
Corry Area School District $30,479.64
Crawford Central School Dist $66,162.35
Crawford County Career And Technical Center $646.20
Cresson Public Library $720.00
Cumberland County Library Sys $47,930.40
Cumberland-Perry AVTS District $1,920.00
Dalton Community Library $600.00
Damascus Elementary School $10,497.48
Daniel Boone Area School Dist $40,590.00
Danville Area School District $26,172.98
Delaware County Library System $72,753.19
Derry Township School District $37,322.93
Dillsburg Area Public Library $758.45
Divine Redeemer School $1,713.30
Dover Area School District $12,900.00
Du Bois Public Library $1,634.14
East Berlin Community Library $568.01
East Lycoming School District $29,070.00
East Penn School District $41,535.70
Eastern Lancaster Co Sch Dist $22,935.80
Eastern Lancaster County Library $702.00
Eastern Lebanon Co Sch Dist $32,648.40
Easton Area Public Library $2,364.72
Easton Area School District $62,119.20
Ebensburg Free Public Library $600.00
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library $2,083.96
Elizabeth-Forward Sch District $5,508.00
Ellwood City Area Pub Library $1,085.78
Ellwood City Area School Dist $9,900.00
Emmaus Public Library $1,004.78
Ephrata Area School District $51,656.76
Erie County Public Library $16,885.42
Fairview School District $11,186.88
Fayette Co Area Voc-Tech Sch $13,605.41
Fleetwood Area Public Library $408.00
Flenniken Memorial Library $2,205.76
Forbes Road Career & Technology Ctr. $10,800.00
Forbes Road School District $9,152.28
Ford City Public Library $267.65
Fox Chapel Area School Dist $22,932.00
Foxburg Free Library $1,432.12
Freeport Area School District $19,562.40
Friendship House School $46,428.12
Fulton County Area Vocational Techional School $2,599.20
Gateway School District $64,272.00
Geibel Catholic Middle School - High School $5,165.16
Genesee Area Library $348.52
Girard-Goshen Elementary School $9,600.00
Glatfelter Memorial Library $1,341.54
Greater Canonsburg Public Lib $2,245.26
Greene County Library System $3,183.58
Greensburg Central Catholic Hs $5,052.69
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library $1,020.00
Greensburg-Salem School Dist $44,346.00
Greenville Area Public Library $529.92
Guthrie Memorial Library $3,641.18
Hampton Township School Dist $34,129.58
Hanover Public School District $18,559.67
Harbor Creek School District $19,860.00
Harrisburg Academy $3,727.87
Hastings Public Library $990.00
Helen K Furness Free Library $528.00
Hershey Public Library $5,917.20
Highland Community Library $1,512.00
Hillside School $1,778.11
Hollidaysburg Area Public Lib $2,348.76
Holy Family School $2,038.28
Holy Infancy School $2,543.52
Holy Innocents School $2,073.60
Homer Center School District $9,225.00
Hopewell Area School District $44,366.23
Horsham Township Library $729.60
Hufnagel Glen Rock Pub Library $657.65
Hughesville Public Library $196.80
Hyndman Londonderry Public Library $418.03
Immaculate Conception School $407.98
Incarnation Of Our Lord School $2,774.40
Indiana Area School District $65,129.76
Iroquois School District $34,860.00
Jeannette Public Library Assoc $864.00
Jefferson-Morgan School Dist $19,819.03
Jenkintown Library $1,008.00
Jersey Shore Public Library $878.47
Jim Thorpe Area School Dist $35,187.19
John Graham Public Library $648.96
John K Tener Library $1,080.00
Johnsonburg Public Library $1,404.00
Joseph & Eliz Shaw Pub Library $2,285.57
Kaltreider -Benfer Library $685.15
Karns City Area School Dist $34,242.85
Keystone Central School Dist $98,946.00
Keystone School District $10,101.00
Knoxville Public Library $356.58
Lakeview School District $7,923.66
Lancaster County Career And Technology Center $58,784.83
Lawrence Co Area Voc-Tech Sch $15,120.00
Lebanon County Career And Technology Center $9,840.00
Lebanon School District $5,102.31
Leechburg Area School District $15,451.80
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute $17,038.08
Ligonier Valley Library $1,452.00
Lilly-Washington Public Lib $618.98
Lititz Public Library $643.20
Littlestown Area School Dist $20,965.62
Lock Haven Catholic School $1,080.00
Lotus Academy $16,360.17
Lower Dauphin School District $91,062.64
Lower Providence Comm Library $1,005.94
Loyalsock Twp School District $9,241.62
M M I Preparatory School $3,149.70
Madonna Catholic Regional School $2,432.00
Mahantongo Valley Elem Sch $835.46
Manheim Central School Dist $78,064.65
Manheim Twp Public Library $388.80
Marion Center Area School Dist $46,046.54
Marple Public Library $1,052.21
Martin Library $24,513.51
Mary S Biesecker Public Lib $1,116.21
Mason-Dixon Public Library $518.06
Mcadoo Catholic Elem School $14,702.04
Meadowbrook School $9,019.34
Mechanicsburg Area Sch Dist $26,148.89
Memorial Library Of Radnor Twp $2,280.00
Mengle Memorial Library $1,288.81
Mercer Area Library $672.00
Mercer Area School District $11,605.26
Mercyhurst Prepartory School $865.68
Middle Bucks Area AVTS $7,417.10
Middletown Free Library $844.80
Midland Borough School Dist $7,200.00
Mifflin Community Library $751.14
Mifflin County Library $3,109.39
Mifflin County School District $95,476.77
Milanof-Schock Library $1,140.00
Millersburg Area School Dist $9,768.00
Minersville Public Library $882.00
Monaca Public Library $4,032.00
Montgomery Area Public Library $492.00
Montgomery Co-Norristown Library $8,166.14
Montoursville Area School Dist $9,738.00
Mt Union Area School Dist $16,650.00
Muncy School District $8,520.00
Nanty Glo Public Library $672.00
Neshannock Twp School District $4,674.00
New Bethlehem Area Fr Pub Lib $792.00
New Brighton Public Library $4,680.00
New Castle Area School Dist $150,027.75
New Castle Public Library $4,368.00
New Kensington-Arnold District $197,425.34
Newport Public Library $624.54
North Pocono Public Library $924.00
North Pocono School District $69,826.14
Northampton Area Pub Library $745.20
Northampton Area School Dist $3,670.42
Northern Cambria Catholic Sch $2,825.14
Northern Cambria Public Library $712.80
Northern Cambria School Dist $13,788.00
Northern Tier Career Center $12,289.20
Northern Tioga School District $63,171.96
Northern Wayne Community Library $611.60
Northwestern Lehigh School District $10,646.40
Norwood Public Library $414.38
Notre Dame Elementary School $2,862.00
Notre Dame Jr-Sr High School $6,609.84
Old Forge School District $11,233.20
Orwigsburg Area Fr Pub Library $553.44
Our Lady Of Peace School $1,391.76
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Sch $2,545.82
Our Lady Of The Angels Academy $1,967.40
Our Lady Of Victory School $1,106.78
Palmerton Area School District $47,449.80
Palmerton Library Association $1,296.00
Palmyra Area School District $29,751.59
Panther Valley School District $9,822.34
Patton Public Library $996.00
Paul Smith Library Of So York $865.54
Pen Ryn School $3,829.20
Penn Area Library $1,367.76
Penncrest School District $17,462.50
Peoples Library $1,349.73
Pequea Valley Public Library $726.00
Pequea Valley School District $32,386.13
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District $39,021.60
Phoenixville Public Library $1,588.80
Pine-Richland School District $40,512.00
Pius X High School $959.98
Pleasant Mount Public Library $756.00
Plymouth Meeting Friends Sch $1,505.86
Portage Public Library $864.00
Potter-Tioga Library System $701.65
Pottsgrove School District $133,122.00
Pottsville Free Public Library $8,469.89
Pressley Ridge School $62,143.20
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Lib $2,057.58
Punxsutawney Memorial Library $1,631.19
Quaker Valley School District $75,396.48
Quarryville Library $1,662.00
Queen Of Peace School $1,175.09
Quigley Catholic School $2,178.96
Rachel Kohl Community Library $720.00
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Lib $732.23
Red Lion Area School District $103,991.34
Rice Avenue Community Public Library $900.00
Ridgway Area School District $27,720.00
Ridgway Free Public Library $1,303.01
Ridley Township Public Library $1,470.00
Riverside Beaver Co Sch Dist $6,276.00
Riverview School District $24,623.04
Roaring Spring Comm Library $909.14
Rochester Public Library $4,255.20
Sacred Heart Elem Sch-Lewistown $1,554.00
Salem Public Library $756.00
Salisbury Township Branch Library $438.00
Salisbury Twp School District $17,892.00
Samuel W Smith Mem Library $1,243.20
Sarah Stewart Bovard Mem Lib $1,296.88
Saxton Community Library $1,369.20
Sayre Public Library $880.32
Schlow Centre Region Library $6,378.82
School District Of Philadelphia $3,586,891.44
Schuylkill Tech Ctr South $22,234.88
Scranton Preparatory School $13,036.80
Scranton Public Library $72,210.29
Seneca Valley School District $53,337.60
Serra Catholic High School $3,081.60
Shalom Christian Academy $2,582.46
Shenandoah Free Library $1,523.04
Shenango Area School District $12,216.73
Shikellamy School District $59,036.09
Shippensburg Area Sch District $30,307.68
Shippensburg Public Library $1,180.20
Smethport Area School District $10,592.40
Snyder County Library $5,853.50
Solanco School District $70,991.19
Solebury School $9,979.20
South Allegheny School Dist $47,240.35
South Eastern School District $28,698.06
South Fayette Twp School Dist $10,872.00
South Middleton School Dist $28,957.20
South Western School District $21,414.00
South Williamsport Area S D $12,250.89
Southeastern Greene Sd $97,920.00
Southern Lehigh School Dist $6,000.00
Southern Tioga School District $127,589.40
Spring Grove Area Sch District $43,258.80
Springdale Free Public Library $1,860.00
Springfield Township Library $809.81
St Anne School $480.60
St Boniface Elementary School $774.00
St Boniface School $2,323.92
St Clair Elem Middle School $5,520.00
St Francis Grade School $2,556.00
St Ignatius School $912.00
St James School $1,810.37
St Jane Frances Dechantal Sch $2,099.66
St Jerome Regional School $1,856.28
St Joan Of Arc Elementary Sch $3,479.71
St Joseph Elem Sch-Danville $1,166.88
St Joseph Grade School $1,927.87
St Joseph Regional Cath School $1,871.70
St Malachy School $780.00
St Margaret School $2,112.00
St Martin De Porres-Germantown $1,166.30
St Marys Area School District $28,353.60
St MARYS PUBLIC LIBRARY $1,081.01
St Michael's School For Boys $45,500.40
St Patrick School $4,515.30
St Stephen School $3,131.28
St. John Neumann Regional Academy $5,293.20
Steel Valley School District $12,883.54
Sto-Rox School District $11,694.91
Strasburg-Heisler Library $307.20
Sts Colman & John Neumann Sch $1,497.60
Sullivan County Library $1,116.86
Summerville Public Library $634.54
Sunbury Christian Academy $1,396.44
Susquehanna Co Ar Vo-Tech Sch $1,317.60
Susquehanna Comm School Dist $9,004.91
Swarthmore Pub Library Assoc $768.00
Sykesville Public Library $958.19
Tamaqua Public Library $669.60
Taylor Public Library $1,173.60
The Gladwyne Montessori School $2,216.45
The Green County Career & Technology Center $7,878.05
Tinicum Mem Public Library $384.00
Towanda Public Library $2,184.00
Township Lib-Lower Southampton $821.57
Trafford Community Pub Library $748.94
Trinity Academy $18,007.08
Turkeyfoot Valley Ar Sch Dist $6,255.10
Tussey Mountain School Dist $37,869.55
Tyrone Area School District $12,389.47
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library $1,829.81
Union County Library System $10,109.52
Union Library Company-Hatboro $1,414.99
Upper Darby-Sellers Library $2,016.00
Upper Dauphin Area School District $33,981.00
Upper Merion Township Library $1,717.63
Upper Perkiomen School Dist $92,145.60
Upper St Clair Twp District $59,782.50
Valley Community Library $1,140.00
Venango Catholic High School $2,125.30
Venango County AVTS School $7,680.00
Villa Joseph Marie Girls Hs $3,984.00
Villa Maria Elementary School $888.00
Warminster Twp Free Library $720.00
Warren Library Association $22,140.00
Waterford Public Library $295.27
Wattsburg Area School District $33,365.10
Wayne County Public Library $1,663.20
Wayne Highlands School Dist $56,122.42
Wayne Library Authority $4,449.82
Weatherly Area School District $13,496.41
West Chester Area District $81,171.36
Westfield Public Library $1,087.88
Williamsburg Comm Sch District $6,300.00
Williamsburg Public Library $1,634.40
Wilmington Area School Dist $10,232.92
Womelsdorf Community Library $432.00
York County AVTS $8,640.00
York County Library System $4,994.56
Year 12, Wave 1 Total $9,241,422.05

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 $3.986 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 Tritt Schell