{"id":33693,"date":"2021-10-18T00:29:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T00:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=33693"},"modified":"2021-10-20T00:31:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T00:31:20","slug":"fall-e-rate-training-workshops-scheduled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=33693","title":{"rendered":"Fall E-rate Training Workshops Scheduled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">October 18, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, I\u2019m pleased to announce this year\u2019s E-rate trainings for both returning (veteran) and beginner applicants as we pivot to applying for E-rate Funding Year 2022. \u00a0Trainings will be conducted virtually again this year and as always, archives of the PP presentations will be available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-ratepa.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D745&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7C605ed74d57124e857cf508d9923e06a3%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637701617356371286%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=l3MEib5rqfONDWbaLJ8INS5OyzA2gV7QL16heGV0i4Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fe-ratepa.org%252F%253Fpage_id%253D745%26data%3D04%257C01%257Cpl-erate%2540lists.psu.edu%257C605ed74d57124e857cf508d9923e06a3%257C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%257C0%257C0%257C637701617356371286%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3Dl3MEib5rqfONDWbaLJ8INS5OyzA2gV7QL16heGV0i4Y%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927712000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHyQdKdcapMcVombxKrGbU9HVY0-A\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?page_id=745<\/a>\u00a0for later viewing. \u00a0Please note: \u00a0These trainings are for school and library officials only (no vendors).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Veteran Applicants \u2013 Kicking Off FY 2022!<\/strong><br \/>\nThere will be a 1.5 hour workshop on Thursday, October 21 at 11:00 for PA applicants who are already familiar with E-rate (our &#8220;veterans&#8221;) to kick off the new filing season.\u00a0 Please join me to learn what&#8217;s new for Funding Year 2022, as well as reminders of what&#8217;s still needed to be done for FY 2020 and FY 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register Here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJwofuipqDktHNXsAcoTd0CwyH6DTtGQvCt9\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJwofuipqDktHNXsAcoTd0CwyH6DTtGQvCt9&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927712000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7Sa5PbpmKaN_w-Fi9DVRIpEDR4g\">https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJwofuipqDktHNXsAcoTd0CwyH6DTtGQvCt9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FY 2022 Anticipated Window Dates and Suggested Filing Timing<\/li>\n<li>Demo of New Form 470 for FY 2022<\/li>\n<li>Which FRNs Need to Rebid for FY 2022<\/li>\n<li>EPC School Profile Updates (known as the \u201cAdmin Window\u201d) \u2013 Changes due to NSLP\/COVID<\/li>\n<li>Category 2 Budgets and Where to Research What $ is Remaining for Your School\/Library<\/li>\n<li>What to Do if Exercising Contract Extension<\/li>\n<li>FY 2020 Form 472 BEAR and FY 2021 Form 486 Deadlines<\/li>\n<li>Best Resources to Use<\/li>\n<li>If you have other topics you\u2019d like to discuss, please include them in your registration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beginner Applicants \u2013 Let\u2019s Learn E-rate!<\/strong><br \/>\nThere will be 3 beginners\u2019 training workshops, each geared to a different type of applicant \u2013 public schools, nonpublic schools, and libraries.\u00a0 Trainings will be super condensed and will last approx. 2 \u2013 2.5 hours.\u00a0 The only two prerequisites to attending beginners\u2019 training are: \u00a01) you be a true beginner, and 2) you become set up as a \u201cUser\u201d in your school or library\u2019s EPC account\u00a0<em>prior to<\/em>\u00a0training and have successfully logged into EPC. Only your school or library\u2019s\u00a0EPC Account Administrator (AA) can create a new User. \u00a0If you\u2019re unsure who is your EPC AA or if they need assistance in creating a new User, contact USAC at 888-203-8100 for help with that process.\u00a0 \u00a0Please register with your entity type:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 100px;\" width=\"822\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Entity Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Registration Link<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Public Schools<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Thursday, Oct 28<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">1:00 \u2013 3:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEsdO2uqDwiGdy10Fe5bZaCQpKrzWsEJ9S6\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEsdO2uqDwiGdy10Fe5bZaCQpKrzWsEJ9S6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927712000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqw10ZL_4-IMnz85uQWxzBjgGBBw\">Register Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Non-Public Schools<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Monday, Nov 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">2:00 \u2013 4:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEvdOCtqjgtH9BKd3fTnYG1ZTCXwmOjJOoI\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEvdOCtqjgtH9BKd3fTnYG1ZTCXwmOjJOoI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927712000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqtoL9Kjb5rDnk52QQW5IXaEXalQ\">Register Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Libraries<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Wednesday, Nov 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">10 \u2013 noon<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAvfuuvrTIvHtIdyX-a941RflVJGmKzB_oo\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cciu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJAvfuuvrTIvHtIdyX-a941RflVJGmKzB_oo&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927712000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGyIzlX7QcrI1Dhv6s3aPcS63-2bw\">Register Here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Topics<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entity Eligibility<\/li>\n<li>E-rate Productivity Center (EPC) Overview<\/li>\n<li>Eligible Services<\/li>\n<li>Discount Calculations<\/li>\n<li>Category 2 Budget Calculations<\/li>\n<li>12 Steps of E-rate<\/li>\n<li>E-rate General Filing Timeline<\/li>\n<li>Competitive Bidding<\/li>\n<li>Contracts<\/li>\n<li>Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions about the trainings, please let me know.\u00a0 I look forward to seeing new and old E-rate faces in the next few weeks!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Julie<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33694\" src=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/training.jpg\" alt=\"training\" width=\"498\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julie Tritt Schell<br \/>\nPennsylvania E-rate Coordinator<br \/>\n717-730-7133 &#8211; o<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jtschell@comcast.net\">jtschell@comcast.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__www.e-2Dratepa.org_%26d%3DDwMFAg%26c%3DOiLvY2co1M-RscITtV9DJw%26r%3DS721QuK6ZpNiI61-26Eu9tfg5GvToARdCShpKHZ8oPM%26m%3DISsjVTkuPy4_JptpyLVbUK25xJ3_t8ZQWc2PVENWjWI%26s%3D9E1UJWoWopXxMjL1mCIc7ycH77NHsBOPCTwYpJeGiOw%26e%3D&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7C605ed74d57124e857cf508d9923e06a3%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637701617356381245%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Z91r7wlx1H4IvcHGd%2FSKyOoGBEYLr7KvuUfH7NGsEd4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Furldefense.proofpoint.com%252Fv2%252Furl%253Fu%253Dhttp-3A__www.e-2Dratepa.org_%2526d%253DDwMFAg%2526c%253DOiLvY2co1M-RscITtV9DJw%2526r%253DS721QuK6ZpNiI61-26Eu9tfg5GvToARdCShpKHZ8oPM%2526m%253DISsjVTkuPy4_JptpyLVbUK25xJ3_t8ZQWc2PVENWjWI%2526s%253D9E1UJWoWopXxMjL1mCIc7ycH77NHsBOPCTwYpJeGiOw%2526e%253D%26data%3D04%257C01%257Cpl-erate%2540lists.psu.edu%257C605ed74d57124e857cf508d9923e06a3%257C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%257C0%257C0%257C637701617356381245%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DZ91r7wlx1H4IvcHGd%252FSKyOoGBEYLr7KvuUfH7NGsEd4%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1634774927713000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqIpXFAtyw87D0EezbOPhhZRTEDQ\">www.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=eratepenn\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listserve_archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}