[OPLINLIST] E-Rate Changes FY2011

[Katrina Miday]

(apologies for cross postings)

 

USAC E-Rate Changes for FY2011

 

Beginning FY2011:

 

Technology plans are required only for Priority 2 services (Internal
Connections and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections.)

 

Along with the Technology Plan requirement change, Technology Plans are
no longer required to include budget information.  While budget
information is no longer a requirement, it is recommended your library
still keep technology goals in mind when developing library budgets.

 

Technology Plans (FY2011 and beyond) should include the following
components:

*	Clear goals and a realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education or
library services. 
*	A professional development strategy to ensure that staff knows
how to use these new technologies to improve education or library
services. 
*	An assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware,
software and other services that will be needed to improve education or
library services. 
*	An ongoing evaluation process that enables the school or library
to monitor progress toward the specified goals and makes mid-course
corrections in response to new developments and opportunities. 
*	[Beginning with FY2011, this element is no longer required] A
sufficient budget to acquire and maintain the hardware, software,
professional development and other services needed to implement the
strategy for improved education or library services 

 

General E-Rate information can be found on the USAC website at
http://www.usac.org/sl/.

 

Lorrie Germann is the E-Rate Coordinator/Program Director at eTech Ohio.

She can be contacted at lorrie.germann at etech.ohio.gov, 614-485-6050.

 

For more information on Technology Plans, contact Katrina Miday at the

State Library at 800-686-1532 or kmiday at library.ohio.gov.

 

More information about the FY2011 changes can be found on the State
Library of Ohio's WebJunction page:

http://oh.webjunction.org/oherate

 

Additional informational documents can be found on the "Documents"
section of the page:
http://oh.webjunction.org/oherate/-/resources/bparticles

These documents include:

*	E-Rate FAQ 
*	Technology Plan writing information 
*	Technology Plan Template 
*	Sample Technology Plans 
*	Technology Plan Checklist 
*	Information about using TechAtlas for Technolgy Plan writing 

 

 

Katrina L. Miday

Library Consultant - Technology

State Library of Ohio

274 East 1st Avenue, Suite 100

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-466-1710

Fax: 614-466-3584

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