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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple id="role_body"><div class=WordSection1><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><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"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Funding Status. </span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The application window for FY 2011 will open January 11<sup>th</sup> and close March 24<sup>th</sup>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wave 36 for FY 2010 will be released this week.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Directions for E-Rate. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The new E-rate procurement and gift rules have more to do with business practices than with Internet technology. We question whether this re-direction of regulatory focus is in the right direction.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SMARTnet Is Being Replaced by CiscoBase. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To conform with the new maintenance rules, Cisco is replacing SMARTnet with a pair of new service products. New Form 470s may be required.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;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"'>The </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FCC requested additional pilot program information from EDU2011 applicants. The SLD’s DRT is now showing FY 2011 data.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;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 January 28. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Last week's News discusses: (a) recently released Form 486 Urgent Reminder Letters; and (b) the relationship between technology plans and Form 470s.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><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 Coordinator</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></div></div></body></html>