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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>See the attached newsletter for
articles on:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FY 2007 – FY
2009 Funding Status.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> PIA began contacting applicants
regarding their FY 2009 applications last week. Wave 40 for FY 2008 is
being delayed until the first week in March so as to extend the last date
to receive non-recurring services for an additional year. One large FY
2007 funding award will be released next week. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Rate Evolution: </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>February 12<sup>th</sup>
was the important deadline date for FY 2009 applications, but it was also
Charles Darwin’s 200<sup>th</sup> birthday. This article summarizes the
key evolutionary developments of the E-rate program<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>E-Rate
Updates and Reminders. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The SLD suggests
that applicants needing to file FCC waivers of the FY 2009 application
deadline wait until they receive USAC’s out-of-the-window notifications.
The DOJ announced an $8.2 million settlement with a subsidiary of AT&T
for alleged E-rate violations.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated February 20<sup>th</sup>.
</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The
SLD’s most recent News Brief provides guidance on the preparation and
submission of Item 21 attachments.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Also, and update on Free and Reduced
Lunch numbers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>While some of you may have been able to
gather current stats for your schools to use on your form 471, many of you used
the previous year’s numbers. While ODE is preparing to release the Free and
Reduced Lunch statistics for 08-09, those numbers stand to be drastically
different than what your districts may be experiencing now. I suggest, if it is
feasible, for those districts that used last year’s numbers to conduct a survey
or an application drive in order to get current statistics before PIA review begins.
With the drastic changes in unemployment rates, more families need help, and
not only can you help identify those families and provide services, but you can
possibly increase the support provided to you by the e-Rate program. You can
provide the updated numbers to the PIA reviewer so that your discount rate can
be recalculated. Here is some information from USAC about acceptable ways that
this information can be gathered and calculated:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><a
href="http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step05/alternative-discount-mechanisms.aspx"><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step05/alternative-discount-mechanisms.aspx</span></b></a><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;
mso-highlight:yellow'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>As always, please contact me if you
have any questions.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:#1F497D'>Sabrina Carson</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Willamette Education Service District</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>2611 Pringle Rd SE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Salem, OR 97302</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>P: 503.540.4495</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>F: 503.540.2962</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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