January 6, 2014<\/p>\n
Happy New Year, E-raters!<\/span><\/p>\n There are 149 school districts listed below that have not yet filed a Form 470 for FY 2014 (lots more than last year). If your district’s name is on this list, it means that no Form 470 has been posted yet and (based on your FY 2013 Form 471 filing) your district has at least one service that is not under contract that expires June 30, 2015 or after. Therefore, if your district’s name is on the list, you must file a Form 470 ASAP! I will send an updated list of non-filers on January 21. If you don’t believe you should be on this list because all of your contracts expire after June 30, 2015, please let me know. As always, if you have any E-rate questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.<\/p>\n 1) NEW: Single Priority Category 2) List Disqualification Reasons in Item 13. If you want to disqualify vendors, you must list those disqualification reasons in Item 13 of your Form 470 (or in your RFP).<\/p>\n 3) File online, even if you don’t have a PIN. If you haven’t received a PIN, file online, and then mail in your signature\/certification page after you hit submit. The SLD will then mail you a PIN in a few weeks. There is no way to request a PIN unless you have first signed a paper certification.<\/p>\n 4) 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. Also, there is no way to amend a 470 after it’s been submitted. If you need to change your services, you need to file a new Form 470 (in which case your 28-day clock restarts).<\/p>\n 5) Instead of using the print preview feature, after you’ve submitted your Form 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.<\/p>\n 6) 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, 2015, YOU MUST POST A FORM 470 FOR EVERY SERVICE FOR WHICH YOU ARE SEEKING E-RATE DISCOUNTS.<\/p>\n 7) Form 470’s for multi-year contracts: If you posted a Form 470 in a previous year, and then signed a multi-year contract that expires on or after June 30, 2015, you are not required to file a Form 470 for FY 2014 (you still must list the service on the Form 471). 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.<\/p>\n Districts that have NOT posted 470’s for FY 2014: If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net Julie Tritt Schell 717-730-7133 – o<\/span>
\nTo 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.<\/p>\n
\nUSAC has just released a new Form 470 and the most significant change is that they combined the telecom and Internet buckets into a single Priority 1 category. Applicants will still be required to choose the proper category on the Form 471, but if they don’t, this can be corrected. This change is only for Priority 1 services; Priority 2 service still must be posted in the correct category.<\/p>\n
\nDistrict
\nAbington Heights SD
\nAliquippa SD
\nAllegheny-Clarion Valley SD
\nAllentown City SD
\nAmbridge Area SD
\nApollo-Ridge SD
\nAustin Area SD
\nBaldwin-Whitehall SD
\nBeaver Area SD
\nBedford Area SD
\nBelle Vernon Area SD
\nBellwood-Antis SD
\nBig Beaver Falls Area SD
\nBig Spring SD
\nBlue Ridge SD
\nBrookville Area SD
\nBrownsville Area SD
\nBryn Athyn SD
\nBurgettstown Area SD
\nBurrell SD
\nButler Area SD
\nCentral Cambria SD
\nCentral Valley SD
\nChambersburg Area SD
\nChartiers Valley SD
\nChartiers-Houston SD
\nChester-Upland SD
\nClarion Area SD
\nClarion-Limestone Area SD
\nClearfield Area SD
\nCommodore Perry SD
\nConemaugh Township Area SD
\nConemaugh Valley SD
\nConestoga Valley SD
\nConneaut SD
\nCornell SD
\nCoudersport Area SD
\nCrawford Central SD
\nDanville Area SD
\nDelaware Valley SD
\nDonegal SD
\nDunmore SD
\nEast Allegheny SD
\nEast Lycoming SD
\nEast Pennsboro Area SD
\nEastern Lancaster County SD
\nEastern Lebanon County SD
\nEaston Area SD
\nElk Lake SD
\nFairfield Area SD
\nFannett-Metal SD
\nForest Hills SD
\nFort Leboeuf SD
\nFox Chapel Area SD
\nFreeport Area SD
\nGaleton Area SD
\nGeneral McLane SD
\nGlendale SD
\nGreencastle-Antrim SD
\nHampton Township SD
\nHatboro-Horsham SD
\nHazleton Area SD
\nHighlands SD
\nJamestown Area SD
\nJersey Shore Area SD
\nJuniata County SD
\nKane Area SD
\nKeystone Central SD
\nKeystone Oaks SD
\nLakeland SD
\nLaurel SD
\nLeechburg Area SD
\nLower Merion SD
\nLoyalsock Township SD
\nManheim Central SD
\nMarion Center Area SD
\nMcKeesport Area SD
\nMidland Borough SD
\nMontgomery Area SD
\nNazareth Area SD
\nNeshannock Township SD
\nNewport SD
\nNorth Clarion County SD
\nNorth Hills SD
\nNorth Pocono SD
\nNorth Schuylkill SD
\nNorthampton Area SD
\nNorthern Bedford County SD
\nNorthern Potter SD
\nNorthwestern SD
\nNorwin SD
\nOctorara Area SD
\nOxford Area SD
\nPenn Hills SD
\nPenns Manor Area SD
\nPhilipsburg-Osceola Area SD
\nPine Grove Area SD
\nPleasant Valley SD
\nPortage Area SD
\nPottstown SD
\nRedbank Valley SD
\nReynolds SD
\nRidgway Area SD
\nRidley SD
\nRinggold SD
\nRockwood Area SD
\nRose Tree Media SD
\nSaint Clair Area SD – listed as school
\nSalisbury Township SD
\nShanksville-Stonycreek SD
\nSharon City SD
\nShenango Area SD
\nSomerset Area SD
\nSouth Butler County SD
\nSouth Eastern SD
\nSouth Middleton SD
\nSouth Park SD
\nSouthern Tioga SD
\nSpring Cove SD
\nSteelton-Highspire SD
\nSto-Rox SD
\nStroudsburg Area SD
\nSusquenita SD
\nTamaqua Area SD
\nTitusville Area SD
\nTulpehocken Area SD
\nTyrone
\nUnion Area SD
\nUnion City Area SD
\nUnionville-Chadds Ford SD
\nUpper Darby SD
\nWarrior Run SD
\nWattsburg Area SD
\nWayne Highlands SD
\nWellsboro Area SD
\nWest Middlesex Area SD
\nWest Shore SD
\nWest York Area SD
\nWestern Beaver County SD
\nWestmont Hilltop SD
\nWhitehall-Coplay SD
\nWilkes-Barre Area SD
\nWilkinsburg Borough SD
\nWilliam Penn SD
\nWilmington Area SD
\nWilson Area SD
\nWindber Area SD
\nWyalusing Area SD
\nYork Suburban SD<\/p>\n
\n— Julie<\/p>\n
\nPA E-rate Coordinator<\/p>\n
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