From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon May 4 08:53:39 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:53:39 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 4, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F0B4253E2@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2009 and FY 2008 Funding Status. Wave 2 for FY 2009 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th.. Wave 50 for FY 2008 will be released on May 6th. * GAO E-Rate Report. The GAO released a report to Congress on the E-rate program focusing on: (a) undisbursed funds; (b) applicant participation; and (c) the lack of FCC performance goals. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Eligibility Guidelines for free meals for 2009-2010 are available. The SLD has sent a draft ESL for FY 2010 to the FCC for review. President Obama is planning to nominate Mignon Clyburn to one of the vacant FCC Commissioner slots. Solix, the contractor for program operations, has received a contract extension through at least 6/30/2010. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated May 1st. The SLD?s most recent News Brief discusses training schedules for service providers (this month) and applicants (next fall), and reviews the changes to the SLD?s SPIN Contact Search tool (covered in our April 13th newsletter). Sabrina Carson e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week_05_04 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 145408 bytes Desc: Week_05_04 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed May 13 15:56:03 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 15:56:03 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 11, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F0B658DBD@miranda.wesd.org> There are still several districts that have not submitted their Technology Plans for 09-12. If you have not yet submitted your plan, please do so as soon as possible by sending it to ode.techplans at state.or.us. Formal correspondence will be going out to the missing districts? Superintendents by the end of the week. If your district does not plan to participate in e-Rate or Ed-Tech Title IID, send an email to that same address clearly stating such, and include your name, title, and contact information. See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2007-- FY 2009 Funding Status. Three waves, one each for FY 2007 ? FY 2009 will be released this week. Wave 80 for FY 2008 will be the last regular wave. * 100% Funding Utilization. One or more telephone auditing firms have reportedly been approaching E-rate applicants suggesting that with less than 100% funds utilization, money is being left on the table. In fact, there are several valid reasons that 100% of E?rate funding is not always used, and reasons that 100% utilization may be problematic. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Applicants with technology plan approvals expiring June 30, 2009, must have updated plans approved by this date. A few applicants have been sent unrequested invoice deadline extensions for FY 2005. Training material for recent service provider workshops is available online. The SLD has released the first Form 470 RNLs, for FY 2010 * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated May 8th. The SLD?s most recent News Brief is the first in a series on Selective Reviews. 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The SLD issued a special three-part series on Selective Reviews (plus a number of hints on Selective Review responses) last week covering budgets, technology plans, competitive bidding, vendor selection, and contracts. Although only a minority of applicants are subjected to Selective Reviews each year, the material covered on E-rate rule requirements should be reviewed by all applicants. Sabrina Carson e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week_05_18 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 106496 bytes Desc: Week_05_18 - SECA.doc URL: From Theresa.Wilhelm at centrallinn.k12.or.us Wed May 20 11:46:40 2009 From: Theresa.Wilhelm at centrallinn.k12.or.us (Theresa Wilhelm) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 11:46:40 -0700 Subject: [Erate] Erate Digest, Vol 73, Issue 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4A13ED9F.4419.007B.0@centrallinn.k12.or.us> Sabrina, All I ever see on these Digest emails is your short synopsis on topics covered. Underneath your signature/contact info is always the following message, that I assume should be the link to the newsletter. I have apprised the ESD of this situation, but no resolution yet. Is there something you can adjust on your end to enable my to link to your email. Have I perhaps not gotten on the listserve correctly? Thanks, Theresa An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BlakelyAve. Brownsville, OR 97327 office: 541-466-3105 ext. 233 cell: 541-220-0946 theresa.wilhelm at centrallinn.k12.or.us >>> From: To: Date: 5/20/2009 8:50 AM Subject: Erate Digest, Vol 73, Issue 3 Send Erate mailing list submissions to erate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/erate or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to erate-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us You can reach the person managing the list at erate-owner at listsmart.osl.state.or.us When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Erate digest..." Today's Topics: 1. E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 18, 2009 (Carson, Sabrina) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 08:50:10 -0700 From: "Carson, Sabrina" Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 18, 2009 To: "erate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us" Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F0B771BA0 at miranda.wesd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 ? FY 2009 Funding Status. Wave 52 for FY 2008 and Wave 4 for FY 2009 will be released this week. * SLD News Brief Series on Selective Reviews. The SLD issued a special three-part series on Selective Reviews (plus a number of hints on Selective Review responses) last week covering budgets, technology plans, competitive bidding, vendor selection, and contracts. Although only a minority of applicants are subjected to Selective Reviews each year, the material covered on E-rate rule requirements should be reviewed by all applicants. Sabrina Carson e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/erate/attachments/20090520/5aeada7e/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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BlakelyAve. Brownsville, OR 97327 office: 541-466-3105 ext. 233 cell: 541-220-0946 theresa.wilhelm at centrallinn.k12.or.us >>> From: To: Date: 5/21/2009 9:16 AM Subject: Erate Digest, Vol 73, Issue 4 Send Erate mailing list submissions to erate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/erate or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to erate-request at listsmart.osl.state.or.us You can reach the person managing the list at erate-owner at listsmart.osl.state.or.us When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Erate digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Erate Digest, Vol 73, Issue 3 (Theresa Wilhelm) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 11:46:40 -0700 From: "Theresa Wilhelm" Subject: Re: [Erate] Erate Digest, Vol 73, Issue 3 To: Message-ID: <4A13ED9F.4419.007B.0 at centrallinn.k12.or.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sabrina, All I ever see on these Digest emails is your short synopsis on topics covered. Underneath your signature/contact info is always the following message, that I assume should be the link to the newsletter. I have apprised the ESD of this situation, but no resolution yet. Is there something you can adjust on your end to enable my to link to your email. Have I perhaps not gotten on the listserve correctly? Thanks, Theresa An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/erate/attachments/20090520/5aeada7e/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 18, 2009 (Carson, Sabrina) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 08:50:10 -0700 From: "Carson, Sabrina" Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for May 18, 2009 To: "erate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us" Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F0B771BA0 at miranda.wesd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 ? FY 2009 Funding Status. Wave 52 for FY 2008 and Wave 4 for FY 2009 will be released this week. * SLD News Brief Series on Selective Reviews. The SLD issued a special three-part series on Selective Reviews (plus a number of hints on Selective Review responses) last week covering budgets, technology plans, competitive bidding, vendor selection, and contracts. Although only a minority of applicants are subjected to Selective Reviews each year, the material covered on E-rate rule requirements should be reviewed by all applicants. Sabrina Carson e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/erate/attachments/20090520/5aeada7e/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This is an excellent opportunity to attend the annual training that might otherwise be impossible in this economic climate. We strongly recommended that as many Oregon e-Rate coordinators try to attend as possible. They don?t come to our neck of the woods very often, so don?t miss this chance! Keep checking the listserv announcements for the dates to be posted, and then for registration to open. Sessions fill up fast, so register as soon as possible when the time comes! See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 ? FY 2009 Funding Status. Wave 5 for FY 2008 and Wave 53 for FY 2008 will both be released this week. * The Case for Revising FCC Audit Procedures. There has been a groundswell of complaints has arisen regarding the unnecessary complexities and costs of the FCC-directed attestation audits. This article examines these factors and discusses a recent FCC filing questioning the need for these burdensome ?attestation? audits. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Applicants with technology plan approvals expiring June 30, 2009, must have updated plans approved by this date. The SLD has announced an eight-city training schedule for this fall. USAC issued an amended annual report for 2008. Two more people have been debarred from the program. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated May 22nd. The SLD?s most recent News Brief notes the beginning of the summer PIA deferment procedures, and indicates that out-of-the-window letters will be mailed shortly to 270 applicants. Sabrina Carson e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support Willamette Education Service District 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302 P: 503.540.4495 F: 503.540.2962 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week_05_25 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 111616 bytes Desc: Week_05_25 - SECA.doc URL: