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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK12"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please see the attached newsletter for articles on:</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Funding Status:</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""> A funding wave for FY 2014 is scheduled this week. An additional wave for FY 2013 is already scheduled for early 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 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">District and Charter School Discount Rate Calculations:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There has been some confusion on whether charter schools should be included in the applications of the school districts in which they are located and, conversely whether separate charter
school applications should include district schools in their discount rate calculations. The key issue involves the definition of “central administrative agency.” For the most part, E-Rate Central believes that districts and charter schools operate independently
and should calculate their discount rates separately.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">E-Rate<i>
</i>Updates and Reminders:<o:p></o:p></span></b>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FY 2015 Form 471 Application Window (closes 3/26/2015)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">CEP Percentages Less Than 40%<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">S&L News Briefs Dated February 9 and 13 – FY 2015 Applications:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USAC’s latest Special Edition News Brief focuses on the phase-out of discounts for telephone voice services. Last week’s regular News Brief discusses important aspects of the competitive
bidding process.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Sabrina Carson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">e-Rate Coordinator | Willamette ESD</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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