The E-Rate program provides funding to help schools obtain affordable internet access and telecommunications. NEISD receives a 60% discount on these services through E-Rate because over 39% of its students are economically disadvantaged. NEISD's technology plan aims to improve education through goals like increasing teacher skills and instructional levels. The plan costs over $67 million to implement, but E-Rate assists NEISD in making modern technology affordable.

1. Lacey Trevino
NEISD
Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr., Middle School
November 2010
E-Rate Assists NEISD
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal
Service Fund

2. Agenda
 E- Rate information
 NEISD Technology Plan
 NEISD Technology Budget
 Summary
 Overview information

3. E-Rate Information
How do we afford our multi- million dollar telecommunications
and internet access?
The E-rate discount is based on the amount of students eligible for the
National School Lunch Program.
Up to $2.25 billion is annually provided for schools that are eligible for the
discount.

4. E-Rate Information
Four service categories are funded so schools can have access to
modern telecommunications and information services:
 Telecommunications services
 Internet Access
 Internal connections other than basic maintenance
 Basic maintenance of internal connections

5. E- Rate Information
In order to apply, school districts must complete these steps.
• Prepare a technology plan
• Open the competitive process, form 470
• Seek discounts on service, form 471
• Confirm receipt of services, form 486
• Invoice for service, forms 472 and 474

6. NEISD Technology
Plan
 Developed to provide teachers and students with the skills needed
to work in the 21st
century.
 Goals:
1. Improve academic achievement
2. Increase knowledgeable educators
3. Increase level of instruction
4. Increase student and teacher support

7. NEISD Budget for Goals
2008 - 2011
3,109,300
1,846,621.00 1,790,018.00
22,212,101.00
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4

8. NEISD Technology
Plan
Technology Finances
 39.6% of NEISD students are economically disadvantaged.
 NEISD spends $1,092.79 on technology per student.
 The total cost for expenditures is $67,689,440.00
 The NEISD Technology Plan can be found at
http://www.neisd.net/techplan/NEISD%20ePlan%202008-2011.pdf

9. Summary
 E-Rate provides NEISD with a 60% discount on telecommunications
and internet access.
 We are eligible for this rate because 39.6% of our students are
economically disadvanted (free lunch).

10. Want more
information?
Use these links as resources:
U.S. Department of Education
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/erate.html
Universal Service Administrative Company
http://www.usac.org/sl/

11. References
References
Middleton, R. (2008, April 15). North east ISD technology plan for e-rate
year 11. Retrieved November 28, 2010, from
http://www.neisd.net/techplan/NEISD%20ePlan%202008-2011.pdf
Universal Service Administrative Company.(1997-2010). Universal Service
Administrative Company. Retrieved November 28, 2010, from
http://www.usac.org/sl/about/overview-program.aspx
U.S. Department of Education. (2008). Office of Innovation and
Improvement. Retrieved November 28, 2010, from
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/nonpublic/erate.html