Tech planning

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Southern Westchester E-rate Consortium Shared
Services

• Consortium
• What are shared services?
• BOCES is the Billed Entity
• Intellipath
• Data Circuits
• TLS
• Fiber
• Echalk

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What services should the Component Schools apply
for E-rate Funding?

• School District is the Billed Entity
• Cellular service
• Local services
• Long Distance
• Internet Service
• Dedicated Lines
• Internal connections
• INTERNET SERVICE purchased from Southern
  Westchester BOCES

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Southern Westchester BOCES Internet Service
Provider

• BOCES is the Internet Service Provider.
• District responsible for Internet Access.
• Southern Westchester BOCES SPIN - 143008999

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E-rate Application Process
Funding Year 2006 E-rate Application Window
File 470
Competitive
Bidding Process
Funding Year 2004
Funding Year 2005
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E-rate Application Process
Funding Year 2006 E-rate Application Window
File 470 after July 1, 2005 For Funding Year 2006
File 470
Competitive
Bidding Process
Funding Year 2004
Funding Year 2005
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E-rate Application Process
Competitive Bidding Period Begins after 470 is
filed
Funding Year 2006 E-rate Application Window
File 470
Competitive
Bidding Process
Funding Year 2004
Funding Year 2005
Jan
Feb
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E-rate Application Process
Funding Year 2006 E-rate Application Window
File 470
File Form 471 after 28 days
Competitive
Bidding Process
Funding Year 2004
Funding Year 2005
Jan
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Competitive Bidding

• Document! Document! Document!
• Use a bid Matrix.
• List all vendors that contacted you.
• Price most heavily weighted criteria.

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Bid Assessment Matrix
http//www.e-ratecentral.com/applicationTips/bidAs
sessment/FRN_Bid.xls
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Southern Westchester BOCES Required Information

• Letter of Agency (LOA)
• Form 479 Certifies CIPA Compliance

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Southern Westchester BOCES Required Information

• Return LOA CIPA Form 479
• Regional Information Center
• Attn Lucille Figuereo
• 44 Executive Blvd.
• Elmsford, NY 10523
• Due 10/28/2005 ASAP

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Contact Info

• E-rate Exchange, LLC
• Shari Dwyer President
• Web www.erateexchange.com
• E-mail sld_at_erateexchange.com
• Tel [phone]