Year 8 (FY 2005-2006), Wave 1 E-rate Funding Committed
Message posted June 24, 2005
Year 8 funding finally begins!!!! Congratulations to the following 221 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 8, Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $9,234,718.74. A summary of each commitment is listed below, and detailed information will posted on the SLD web site under Funding Commitments next week at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/funding/. 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 8 correspondence will be sent in BLUE.
A wave will be arriving every other week until the Year 8 funding is exhausted. This wave consists of requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). There are many, many more waves coming (there have been a total of 22 so far for Year 7), and your commitment likely 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.
NEXT STEP: FILE THE 486 NOW!
This form tells the SLD 3 things:
1) that they are authorized to pay invoices (either BEAR or SPIFs)
2) that your technology plan has been approved (and by which SLD-certified
approver)
3) that you are or will be CIPA compliant by July 1, 2005.
For applicants requesting discounted bills this year, the service provider must receive a copy of the 486 approval letter before they can begin discounting your bills. So the sooner you file this form, the better.
The 486 can be filed electronically under the "apply online" section of the SLD's website at www.sl.universalservice.org (on the right side toolbar). You can submit this form electronically even if you don't have a PIN number. If that's the case, simply hit submit, then print out the signature page and mail that to the SLD. If you would prefer to file the paper form, it's located on the SLD's website under the "SLD Forms" section (on the left side toolbar).
Because it's technically before the funding year begins (July 1, 2005), if you file the 486 BEFORE July 1, 2005, you should check item 6A on the Form 486 (for early filing). If you file the 486 on or after July 1, then you can ignore this box. Also, if you're CIPA compliant, you can also skip boxes 6B and 6C.
If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.
E-rate Year 8, Wave 1
Applicant Amount
Abington Friends School $ 13,728.00
Academy Of The Blessed Virgin Mary $ 13,208.33
Achievement House Charter School $ 82,180.80
Admiral Peary AVTS District $ 29,514.24
All Sts School $ 11,909.70
Allegheny Valley School Dist $ 31,422.00
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Sch Dist $ 20,462.40
Allentown Central Catholic High School $ 7,349.31
Alsace School $ 37,728.83
Aquinas Academy $ 3,477.05
Avonworth School District $ 24,673.92
Beaver County Avts $ 8,863.80
Bedford Area School District $ 42,482.88
Berks Career & Technology Center $ 32,160.00
Berlin-Bros Valley Sch Dist $ 19,200.00
Bethel Park School District $ 29,239.39
Blackhawk School District $ 28,743.23
Blacklick Valley School Dist $ 20,075.69
Blessed Sacrament School $ 1,924.37
Brentwood Boro School District $ 21,660.00
Brookville Area School Dist $ 16,992.00
Brownsville Area School Dist $ 57,989.31
Bucks County Free Library $ 85,323.17
Burgettstown Area Sch District $ 13,500.00
Burrell School District $ 18,413.19
Butler Area School District $ 63,132.00
Cambria County Library System $ 16,016.64
Canon-McMillan School District $ 160,640.98
Carbon Co Area Voc-Tech School $ 8,211.90
Centennial School District $ 81,048.00
Central Westmoreland Tech Ctr $ 7,049.88
Chambersburg Area School Dist $ 171,489.24
Chartiers Houston School Dist $ 4,975.44
Claysburg Elementary School $ 22,030.94
Clearfield Area School Dist $ 127,436.28
Clelian Heights School $ 7,101.87
Conemaugh Twp Area Sch Dist $ 44,966.75
Conn Area Catholic School $ 1,795.38
Crispus Attucks Youthbuild Charter School $ 66,331.11
Curwensville Area School Dist $ 17,899.31
Deer Lakes School District $ 41,885.48
Derry Area School District $ 25,808.69
Diocese Of Greensburg Schools $ 23,175.18
Divine Redeemer School $ 1,753.08
Du Bois Area School District $ 13,608.00
Duquesne City School District $ 26,643.71
Eagles Nest Christian Academy $ 14,208.30
East Lycoming School District $ 17,901.00
Erie City School District $ 472,511.89
Erie County AVTS School $ 3,626.04
Eva K Bowlby Public Library $ 3,192.00
Everett Area School District $ 53,521.54
Father Walter Ciszek Elem School $ 17,790.61
Fayette Co Area Voc-Tech Sch $ 17,008.99
Fleetwood Area Public Library $ 484.56
Forbes Road School District $ 18,202.39
Forest Hills School District $ 77,628.89
Fox Chapel Area School Dist $ 35,424.00
Franklin Area School District $ 53,511.98
Franklin County AVTS District $ 10,939.47
Frazier School District $ 28,448.52
Freedom Area School District $ 25,895.96
Germantown Friends School $ 44,640.00
Girard-Goshen Elementary School $ 12,600.00
Glen Mills Schools $ 203,000.90
Good Samaritan Catholic School $ 1,200.00
Good Shephard Reg Catholic Sch $ 13,774.82
Governor Mifflin School Dist $ 21,623.52
Graystone Academy Charter School $ 10,946.11
Greater Johnstown AVTS $ 12,816.00
Greene County AVTS District $ 44,140.80
Greene County Library System $ 1,988.36
Greensburg Central Catholic Hs $ 13,112.79
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library $ 1,740.00
Greensburg-Salem School Dist $ 238,631.44
Greenville Area School Dist $ 11,641.47
Haverford School $ 10,200.00
Hazleton Area School District $ 144,260.06
Hempfield Area School District $ 60,091.87
Highlands School District $ 95,253.68
Holy Family School $ 13,111.56
Hopewell Area School District $ 31,606.58
Immaculate Heart School $ 14,753.66
Indiana Area School District $ 84,429.00
Indiana County Technology Center $ 10,454.40
Intermediate Unit 01 $ 48,676.82
Intermediate Unit 05 $ 72,853.37
Intermediate Unit 06 $ 110,089.23
Intermediate Unit 27 $ 13,048.68
Intermediate Unit 28 $ 43,824.00
Iroquois School District $ 20,672.70
Jeannette City School District $ 30,669.39
Jefferson Co-Dubois AVTS $ 42,937.92
Jim Thorpe Area School Dist $ 42,151.85
Johnsonburg Area School Dist $ 22,144.40
Kennett High School $ 19,887.78
Keystone Oaks School District $ 40,230.00
Lampeter-Strasburg School Dist $ 6,672.00
Lancaster County Career And Technology Center $ 51,226.80
Lebanon School District $ 104,646.63
Madonna Catholic Regional School $ 1,780.08
Mahantongo Valley Elem Sch $ 11,056.61
Manheim Central School Dist $ 41,827.45
Marian Catholic High School $ 10,861.62
Marion Center Area School Dist $ 13,809.88
Martin Luther School $ 10,080.00
Martin Memorial Library $ 12,898.54
Mary S Biesecker Public Lib $ 903.72
Mast Community Charter School $ 14,220.00
Media-Upper Providence Free Lib $ 672.00
Meyersdale Area School $ 19,248.43
Midland Borough School Dist $ 68,995.20
Monaca School District $ 24,165.12
Monessen City School District $ 9,464.55
Moon Area School District $ 44,845.80
Mt Lebanon School District $ 87,878.70
Mt Pleasant Area Sch Dist $ 59,573.29
Mt Union Area School Dist $ 39,528.00
Nativity Bvm High School $ 13,649.64
New Brighton Area School Dist $ 15,900.61
New Kensington-Arnold District $ 90,004.43
North Allegheny School Dist $ 98,006.40
North Hills School District $ 33,143.04
North Star School District $ 42,597.36
Northampton Area School Dist $ 63,681.91
Northern Cambria School Dist $ 15,051.60
Northern Tier Career Center $ 13,622.40
Northern Tioga School District $ 21,474.72
Norwin School District $ 82,478.14
Notre Dame Of Bethlehem School $ 969.12
Our Lady Of Grace School $ 1,172.45
Our Lady Of Hungary School $ 1,491.69
Our Lady Of Peace School $ 1,536.00
Our Ladys Christian School $ 3,515.76
Oxford Area School District $ 40,110.00
Pace School $ 19,619.06
Palmyra Area School District $ 13,532.25
Penn Area Library $ 955.20
Penn Hills School District $ 115,998.72
Penn View Bible Institute $ 10,950.88
Penncrest School District $ 60,140.47
Penns Manor Area School Dist $ 32,745.33
Pennsylvania School For Deaf $ 27,000.00
Perelman Jewish Day School $ 17,400.00
Peters Township School Dist $ 37,952.88
Pine Grove Area School Dist $ 27,170.06
Pine-Richland School District $ 31,440.00
Portage Public Library $ 576.00
Punxsutawney Area Sch District $ 91,917.14
Purchase Line School District $ 36,703.78
Quaker Valley School District $ 98,049.61
Quigley Catholic School $ 3,546.00
Rachel Kohl Community Library $ 504.00
Reading Central Catholic High School $ 10,680.66
Reading Public Library $ 107,765.33
Ringgold School District $ 55,266.48
Riverview School District $ 58,669.11
Rockwood Area School District $ 56,772.00
Salisbury-Elk Lick School Dist $ 3,600.00
Schuylkill County AVTS Program $ 25,384.80
Scott Township Library $ 1,130.21
Scranton City School District $ 234,461.28
Scranton Preparatory School $ 14,568.00
Shaler Area School District $ 108,548.00
Sinking Spring Public Library $ 312.00
Somerset Area School District $ 52,419.82
South Allegheny School Dist $ 28,448.18
South Fayette Twp School Dist $ 22,652.98
South Park School District $ 39,775.20
South Side Area School District $ 18,784.00
Southeastern Greene S D $ 48,818.98
Southern Lehigh School Dist $ 24,681.40
Southmoreland School District $ 77,534.40
Spring Ford Area School Dist $ 23,760.00
Springfield Township Library $ 796.18
St Bede The Venerable School $ 4,320.00
St Benedict The Moor School $ 3,880.23
St Boniface Elementary School $ 938.30
St Clair Elem Middle School $ 22,558.20
St Denis School $ 1,984.37
St Gabriel School $ 1,566.00
St Gabriel Sorrowfl Virgin Sch $ 964.80
St Leo The Great School $ 4,520.93
St Lucy Day Sch-Visual Imprmnt $ 1,939.20
St Marys Area School District $ 34,970.27
St Michael's School For Boys $ 72,230.40
St Patrick Elem Sch-Carlisle $ 2,081.37
State College Area School Dist $ 178,309.81
Steel Valley School District $ 101,896.30
Sto-Rox School District $ 34,915.34
Susquehanna Comm School Dist $ 19,942.74
Tamaqua Area School District $ 48,683.69
The Broadband Rural Area Information Network $ 414,421.92
Trinity Area School District $ 42,222.58
Tussey Mountain School Dist $ 22,403.19
Tyrone Area School District $ 13,474.80
Union City Area School Dist $ 21,756.00
Union City Public Library $ 672.00
Union School District $ 15,246.00
Uniontown Area School District $ 109,627.78
Upper Dublin School District $ 60,730.08
Upper St Clair Twp District $ 77,886.38
Valley Day School $ 22,893.84
Warren County School District $ 167,595.79
Warren Library Association $ 25,308.00
Warrior Run School District $ 20,286.08
Washington School District $ 104,274.88
Wayne Library Authority $ 6,045.23
Wesley Academy $ 2,640.00
West Allegheny School District $ 80,839.93
West Jefferson Hills Sch Dist $ 61,641.60
West Mifflin Area School Dist $ 39,702.25
West Philadelphia Acheivement Charter Elementary School $ 47,674.19
West Shore School District $ 180,951.87
West Side AVTS District $ 31,528.80
Western Area Career & Technology Center $ 10,656.48
Western Beaver County Sch Dist $ 20,211.36
Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School $ 107,100.00
Westmont Hilltop School Dist $ 48,857.74
Wilson Christian Academy $ 5,807.04
Wilson School District $ 64,050.13
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 $3.65 billion with funds available of $2.25 billion, it is too early to determine whether there will be enough funding available for internal connections for all applicants.
* 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). There are no exceptions to this rule. Guidance on submitting appeals can be found on the PA E-rate website
at: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ed_tech/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=74280
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?
Every other week a wave of letters will be issued to applicants. 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. To obtain a general sense of the timing of your funding commitment, please see questions 7-9.
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 applications for services, you will receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter. If you submitted only one application for discounts on all three types of service -- telecommunications service, internet access, and internal connections -- you may receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter.
5. How is each wave formed?
There are three factors determining how each wave is formed:
* The FCC Rules of Priority: There are two rules of priority.
"Priority One" approved requests are for discounts on telecommunications services and Internet access and "Priority Two" approved requests are for discounts on internal connections. If "Priority One" services can be fully funded, discount requests for internal connection, or "Priority Two"
services, are funded beginning with the highest need at the 90% discount level.
* 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.
* 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.
7. I sent my Form 471 in to the SLD electronically -- very early in the process last November. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
The timing will depend on how much time your application spent in Program Integrity Assurance review. If there were no questions about eligibility or discount level or if you answered such questions promptly, AND if your requests were for "Priority One" services, then your letter may be in the first waves. Otherwise, you will receive a decision about your funding commitment in one of the later waves.
8. I filed my Form 471 on paper and it spent a long time in Problem Resolution. I received a number of phone calls and faxes from SLD offices in Kansas. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
The date of successful entry into the data system is one of the three key factors for forming the waves. The Problem Resolution process was focused completely on readying applications for data entry, so a lengthy Problem Resolution process would mean a later data entry date and therefore later delivery for review by the Program Integrity Assurance team. If your application didn't require lengthy PIA review, you may still receive your letter in on of the earlier waves.
9. I have some issues outstanding with the Program Integrity Assurance team based in New Jersey. The extra documentation they're looking for might take me several more days to complete. How will that affect the timing of my letter?
To receive a funding commitment, applications must have completed Program Integrity Assurance review, so you won't receive your letter until we've resolved any outstanding PIA issues with you. The SLD has, however, set aside funds to cover your telecommunications and internet access requests, and have included your internal connections requests in their working estimate of demand in your discount band, so that your PIA review won't affect your actual funding, only the timing of your Funding Commitment Decision letter.
Julie Tritt Schell
jtschell@comcast.net
(717) 730.7133 (voice)
(717) 730.9060 (fax)
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