eRate

Click here to sign-up to participate in eRate training
( your user name is archteacher and your password is sharepoint )
Other Resources for you
Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC) Overview of the process

Online Forms

USAC Help Number 1-888-203-8100
(This is a truly good support number where you WILL quickly receive help)

Preparation for AOB Training Session November 10

Name and phone number of primary person who will fill out the forms if not the same as that posted in sign-up for training
School Technology plan is in created and approved by Carole Redline before December training http://ideas4us.com/tech_plans.htm
A wish-list of all items within Priority 1 (internet and phone services) and Priority 2 (internal connections and maintenance). Here is a link to what is approved and what is not for funding: What is funded and what is not funded
Number of phone lines you have and, if applicable, how many you will be adding for the 09-10 school year. Since school supplied cell phones/pagers are approved, you will need a count of those as well.
Internal connections requests, you will need to know the number of drops (how many computers are internet connected) within the school and, if applicable, how many more you want to add for the 09-10 year.

More Help and an Incredible Offer you Can't Afford to Miss
( A new program and message offered by the media center and Director, Julia Rogers, jrogers@archbalt.org

There is a new program created to insure that all of our schools that are eligible for Erate funding are receiving it and it is being run through the Media Resource Center. We have identified schools that did not have paperwork or a funding commitment from Erate for the 2008-09 school year. We are offering this service as part of your subscription to our center in order to achieve full participation within the Archdiocese.

The Erate program is designed to help schools offset the costs of phone and internet services, as well as the possibility for funding for select computer/networking equipment, with discounts ranging between 20-90% off of the cost for the school year. The paperwork can become cumbersome so my office will take on the task of completing the paperwork in a timely manner for each identified school so as to ease your workload. I will complete each phase of the paperwork and all I will need from each school is a contact person that I can list on the paperwork in case there are any questions that relate to the school (i.e. verification of the number of students enrolled).