Districts That Have Not Yet Filed 470's for FY 2011
Message Posted January 31, 2011
~ Only 31 Districts Remain ~
There are only 31 school districts listed below that have not yet filed their FY 2011 (Year 14) Form 470. If your district's name is on this list, I believe a 470 must be filed this year as I have checked your FY 2010 E-rate applications and not all of your services are under contracts that cover FY 2011. Although the Form 471 filing window will be closing a little later than normal, please don't put off filing your Form 470. My goal is to have all 470's posted by February 6.
To post a Form 470, go to: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp and click on 'Create Form 470.' At the bottom of this message are some helpful reminders and answers to the most common questions I've been receiving.
As always, if you have any E-rate questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.
1) File in both the Telecom and Internet categories. If you are at all unsure which category of service you should choose on the 470, put the services in both. It never hurts to have your service description listed in too many places and provides you the maximum flexibility when selecting the correct category of service on your Form 471. If you are filing for Blackberry/Treo Internet/e-mail services, it's best to file in the both categories listing 'cellular service with data plans'. Also, if you're planning to request funding for dark fiber service, lit fiber service, or hosted VOIP service, these services also should be listed in both the telecom and Internet categories to ensure that all possible vendors (telecom and non-telecom vendors) are able to submit proposals.
2) # of Billed Entities/# of Eligible Entities: Under Item 15 'Billed Entities' you do not need to list the entity number of every building in your district. The only entity number(s) that should be listed are those of the entity that will be paying the bills to the vendor. In the case of most school districts, you would only list the billed entity number of your school district (usually a 6-digit number that begins 125 or 126). How do vendors know how many buildings require service? That item has been moved to 5c 'Number of eligible entities for which services are sought.' Don't forget to include all administrative buildings when calculating this number.
3) Rebidding contracts and MTM services. Unless you are under a multi-year contract (that was originally competitively bid using a Form 470) that expires on or after June 30, 2012, YOU MUST POST A FORM 470 FOR EVERY SERVICE FOR WHICH YOU ARE SEEKING E-RATE DISCOUNTS.
4) Correcting a 470. It is not possible to make a chance to a 470 after it's been submitted. But you can simply file a new 470 and have your 28-day clock restart.
5) Extensions of contracts. If you wish to exercise a voluntary extension of a contract without posting a 470, you may only do so if your contract contains the terms of the voluntary extensions (meaning the exact number of years or dates that the extensions can be exercised and it's not just open-ended). Otherwise, you must post a Form 470 to extend the contract. For example, language which states, "At the end of the initial term, this contract will automatically renew" is not acceptable. Acceptable extension language would be, "The contract term is three years, with two 1-year renewal options."
6) Include all of your services on a single 470. There is no maximum number of 470's that you may submit, although it is a good idea to place all of your services on a single Form 470 because then you only have a single 470 number to keep track of for this year. However, there is no harm in filing two or more 470's.
7) Instead of using the print preview feature, after you've submitted your 470, go back to the "apply online" page and choose the "search posted" option. Then type-in your 470 number and print off a complete, clean copy of your application. At the top of the completed form it also will show you your allowable contract date (ACD), which is the first date you can sign contracts and file your 471.
District
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Abington Heights SD
19
Blackhawk SD
27
Blairsville-Saltsburg SD
28
Burrell SD
7
Central Valley SD
27
Chartiers Valley SD
3
Clarion Area SD
6
Clarion-Limestone Area SD
6
Fox Chapel Area SD
3
Galeton Area SD
9
Hampton Township SD
3
Highlands SD
3
Jim Thorpe Area SD
21
Juniata County SD
11
Lakeland SD
19
Nazareth Area SD
20
North Pocono SD
19
Northgate SD
3
Octorara Area SD
24
Pen Argyl Area SD
20
Penncrest SD
5
Pottstown SD
23
Riverview SD
3
Slippery Rock Area SD
4
South Butler County SD
4
South Western SD
12
Stroudsburg Area SD
20
Upper Dauphin Area SD
15
West Perry SD
15
Western Beaver County SD
27
Yough SD
7
-- Julie
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