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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:red'>IMPORTANT: WESD will be closed the
week of December 21-25<sup>th</sup>. I will not be available by phone or email
during that time. Please feel free to send me questions beforehand to prepare
for any application activities you may have planned for that week. I will do my
very best to respond to all of them before the break. <o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FY 2009 and FY
2010 Funding Status.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> FY
2009 Wave 31 will be released on Tuesday and will include Priority 2
funding at 80% and above. The application window for FY 2010 opened
last week and will close February 11, 2010.</span><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eligible Services List for FY 2010…and Beyond. </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The FCC released
the final version of the ESL for FY 2010 and requested comments on a
number of other services tentatively deemed ineligible. The most
important aspects of the 2010 ESL are: (a) a more flexible treatment of
VoIP services; (b) an apparently tighter definition of eligible Web
hosting services (include the possibility of making it completely
ineligible in future years); and (c) a decision to make unbundled
equipment warranties ineligible.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Rate Updates and Reminders.</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Over 2,000
Form 486 Urgent Reminder </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>letters were mailed last week. A large number of
Invoice Deadline Extension Requests for FY 2008 recurring services should
be approved shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Schools and Libraries News brief dated December 4<sup>th</sup>
—</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<b>Entity Numbers</b>. Last week’s News Brief is Part 1 of a series
discussing billed and site entity numbers. It includes information on
finding, correcting, and obtaining such numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:#244061'>Sabrina Carson<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</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'>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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