Year 12 (2009-2010) Wave 3 E-rate Funding Committed!
Message Posted May 12, 2009

Congratulations to the following 165 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 12, Wave 3 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $5,755,490.76! 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 Waves 1, 2 and 3 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.

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

E-rate Year 12, Wave 3

Applicant Amount
Abington School District $ 26,322.00
All Sts School $ 12,431.70
Armstrong School District $ 217,593.43
Benton Area School District $ 24,825.17
Bentworth School District $ 1,788.75
Bethel Christian School $ 696.00
Bloomsburg Area School Dist $ 59,583.23
Camp Hill School District $ 33,468.00
Canon-Mcmillan School District $ 110,905.85
Career Institute Of Tech $ 15,913.92
Carlisle Area School District $ 71,476.13
Catasauqua Area School Dist $ 2,650.50
Centennial School District $ 65,297.13
Central Dauphin School Dist $ 215,705.07
Central Fulton School District $ 12,877.48
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit $ 15,540.37
Chambersburg Area School Dist $ 114,855.00
Chartiers Houston School Dist $ 8,570.34
Coatesville Area School District $ 354,646.53
Colonial School District $ 49,063.47
Commodore Perry School Dist $ 6,809.40
Community Lib of the Shenango Valley $ 1,612.80
Conestoga Valley School Dist $ 25,885.20
Cornell School District $ 18,096.00
Corry Area School District $ 5,561.19
Crestwood School District $ 30,657.16
Dallastown Area School Dist $ 111,043.35
Delmont Public Library $ 565.15
Delone Catholic High School $ 8,301.06
Derry Area School District $ 20,946.01
Devereux Beneto Brandywine $ 27,494.09
Diocese Of Greensburg Schools $ 18,251.09
Dover Area School District $ 43,706.94
Downingtown Area School Dist $ 50,968.22
East Allegheny School District $ 55,985.16
Eastern Lancaster Co Sch Dist $ 3,562.58
Easton Area Public Library $ 24,748.74
Easton Area School District $ 45,697.27
Elk Lake School District $ 11,343.36
Elkland Area Community Library $ 1,091.58
Fort Le Boeuf School District $ 17,045.28
Frackville Free Public Library $ 2,404.80
Franklin Area School District $ 52,897.41
Freeport Area School District $ 8,569.15
Girard School District $ 24,698.14
Greencastle Antrim School Dist $ 48,746.88
Grove City Area School Dist $ 37,228.00
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High Sch $ 3,365.88
Halifax Area School District $ 28,710.00
Hanover Area School District $ 58,783.10
Hazleton Area School District $ 39,929.39
Hempfield Area School District $ 69,552.00
Hermitage School District $ 21,558.70
Hope Lutheran School $ 600.00
Huntingdon Area School Dist $ 26,833.20
Immaculate Conception School $ 1,297.14
Indiana Area School District $ 11,606.40
Indiana Free Library $ 1,736.78
J Lewis Crozer Library $ 2,400.00
Keystone Central School Dist $ 819.72
Knox Public Library $ 887.04
Laurel Highlands School Dist $ 77,612.49
Lewisburg Area School District $ 708.62
Ligonier Valley School Dist $ 28,807.68
Line Mountain School District $ 26,535.15
Lower Moreland Twp School Dist $ 7,680.00
Manheim Township School Dist $ 22,579.20
Marple Newtown School District $ 33,840.00
Mast Community Charter School $ 35,670.00
Mcguffey School District $ 100,267.48
Middletown Area School Dist $ 64,762.81
Midd-West School District $ 89,772.15
Mifflinburg Area School Dist $ 9,796.46
Millville Area School District $ 3,064.32
Milton Area School District $ 75,843.55
Miquon School $ 2,845.78
Montoursville Area School Dist $ 14,585.04
Moon Area School District $ 45,524.05
Moore Memorial Library $ 570.00
Mt Carmel Area Sch District $ 56,630.16
Murrysville Community Library $ 419.97
New Hope-Solebury School Dist $ 31,849.70
New Life Youth & Family Center $ 45,684.00
North East School District $ 7,758.57
North Schuylkill School Dist $ 2,808.00
Northampton Area School Dist $ 90,657.53
Northern Lebanon School Dist $ 10,895.96
Northern Potter School Dist $ 18,998.55
Northern Tioga School District $ 138,667.42
Northern Westmoreland AVTS $ 4,157.57
Northside Urban Pathways CS $ 8,810.42
Northumberland Co Ctc $ 9,042.91
Northwestern Lehigh School District $ 31,638.00
Norwin School District $ 45,922.86
Octorara Area School District $ 10,152.00
Oil City Library $ 2,982.00
Oswayo Valley School District $ 8,702.40
Otto-Eldred School District $ 11,988.00
Our Lady Of Grace School $ 870.86
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional HS $ 8,617.26
Our Lady Of Port Richmond $ 780.00
Panther Valley School District $ 49,411.20
Penn Delco School District $ 62,485.62
Penncrest School District $ 38,137.19
Penns Manor Area School Dist $ 37,287.12
Perelman Jewish Day School $ 10,192.80
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District $ 6,922.50
Phoenixville Area Sch District $ 15,120.00
Pine-Richland School District $ 2,928.00
Pocono Mountain School Dist $ 173,129.18
Pottsville Area School Dist $ 20,678.00
Primos Branch Library $ 864.00
Punxsutawney Area Sch District $ 145,283.68
Queen Of Angels Cath.Sch $ 2,680.08
Reynoldsville Public Library $ 394.47
Richland School District $ 31,947.48
Sacred Heart School $ 1,691.66
Salisbury Twp School District $ 1,839.60
Schuylkill Haven Free Library $ 1,197.00
Scranton City School District $ 258,199.32
Shikellamy School District $ 27,646.40
Slippery Rock Area School Dist $ 24,571.80
Souderton Area School District $ 124,656.00
South Fork Public Library $ 415.58
Southern Columbia Ar Sch Dist $ 20,784.36
Southern Fulton School Dist $ 13,860.00
St Ambrose School $ 2,615.40
St Catharine Of Siena School $ 1,943.14
St John Neumann $ 2,626.56
St Joseph Regional Academy $ 1,265.04
St Luke The Evangelist School $ 2,243.18
St Malachy School $ 1,542.34
St Margaret School $ 211.20
St Thomas Aquinas School $ 1,963.77
St Thomas More School $ 3,263.76
St. John Neumann Regional Academy $ 947.40
Stella Maris School $ 2,966.40
Sun AVTS District $ 5,641.99
Susquenita School District $ 13,255.45
Tamaqua Area School District $ 42,111.62
Titusville Area School Dist $ 56,676.15
Towanda Area Sch District $ 14,472.00
Tri -Valley Free Public Library $ 1,016.32
Tri Valley School District $ 2,503.81
Troy Area School District $ 14,902.45
Union Area School District $ 12,467.79
Upper Bucks Voc-Tech School $ 4,364.83
Upper Perkiomen School Dist $ 4,387.50
Valley Forge Specialized Ed. Svs Corp $ 8,820.00
Visitation School $ 5,166.72
Warren County School District $ 231,475.14
Warrior Run School District $ 21,144.03
Wellsboro Area School District $ 42,681.84
West Allegheny School District $ 93,560.28
West Greene School District $ 88,573.12
West York Area School District $ 22,080.00
Western Area Career & Tech Center $ 8,217.08
Western Wayne School District $ 4,720.80
Williamsport Area Sch District $ 58,717.05
Wissahickon School District $ 33,864.00
Woodland Hills School District $ 187,430.76
Wyalusing Area School District $ 19,498.98
York County AVTS $ 7,779.46
York County Library System $ 16,040.00
Yough School District $ 65,306.01
Year 12, Wave 3 Total $ 5,755,490.76

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