13 1. Pre-Application Planning. 14 Discount Calculations Calculated based on two factors 1.Percentage of students eligible for National School Lunch Program.

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13 1. Pre-Application Planning

14 Discount Calculations Calculated based on two factors 1.Percentage of students eligible for National School Lunch Program Urban or Rural status of Entity

15 Free and Reduced Lunch Information (NSLP) Reported to CDE in October of each year. (posted in April/May) Where the numbers come from –Claim Reimbursement from Food Services Manager for month of October –Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) looks at Dataquest information that is posted in April/May Dataquest Link: –Keep all Free and Reduced lunch information in your records for future USAC Inquiries

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17 Discount Matrix % Eligible Students for NSLP UrbanRural Less than 1%20%25% 1% to 19%40%50% 20% to 34%50%60% 35% to 49%60%70% 50% to 74%80% 75% to 100%90%

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19 District Students Enrolled # Free and Reduced Lunches % Free and Reduced Lunches Urban or Rural % E-Rate Subsidy Weighted Average for District Sample School District Urban Sample School %80%15.2 Sample School %60%501.6 Sample School %50%94 Sample School %80%96.8 Sample School %50%79 Sample School %40%420 TOTALS FOR DISTRICT WEIGHTED AVERAGE 50.87%

20 Billed Entity VS Entity Billed Entity vs Entity –An entity is considered a "billed entity" if it is responsible for making payments directly to a service provider District is “billed entity” Each school site has its own entity number NIF (non-instructional facility) must have an Entity Number

21 Non-Instructional Facilities (NIFs) Examples SCHOOLS:LIBRARIES: Administrative buildings School bus barns and garages Bookmobile garages Cafeteria officesInterlibrary loan facilities Facilities associated with athletic activities Library technology centers

22 Discount Calculations Instructional Facilities will have a discount that comes straight from Matrix Non-Instructional Facilities will use District Weighted Average (District Office, Maintenance, Bus Barn, Bookmobile Garages, Cafeteria, etc)

23 Eligible Services - Categories Priority 1 (P1) –Telecommunications –Internet Access Priority 2 (P2) –Internal Connections –Basic Maintenance on Eligible Internal Connections

24 Non-Instructional Facilities (NIFs) Are eligible for Priority 1 services, telecommunications and internet access Are NOT eligible for Priority 2 services, internal connections, UNLESS they are essential for the effective transport of information to an instructional building of a school or to a non-administrative building of a library

25 Eligible Services – Basic Concepts Key reference: Eligible Services List – This List is updated Annually Services must be used for “Educational Purpose” - poses.asp poses.asp End-user devices and content generally not eligible –PCs/PDAs-Printers-Television –Laptops-Phones- VCRs

26 Educational Purpose Activities that occur on library or school property are presumed to be integral, immediate and proximate to the education of students or the provision of library services to library patrons and therefore qualify as educational purposes. Customary work activities of employees of a school or library are presumed to fall under the definition of education purposes.