1. Joanne Puryear September 4, 2011 EDLD 5306 ET 8037 Assignment 2 Part 4 “Creating and Posting a Slide Presentation “

2. Overview What is the Schools and Libraries Program? What is E-Rate? How Does the Process Work? Who is Eligible? How to Apply Alvin Independent School District’s (AISD) Technology Plan

3. What is The Schools and Libraries Program? “The Schools and Libraries Program supports connectivity - the conduit or pipeline for communications using telecommunications services and/or the Internet. Funding is requested under four categories of service” Telecommunications Services Internet Access Internal Connections Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections http://www.usac.org/sl/about/overview-program.aspx

4. How Does the Process Work? Funding Flow Federal Communications Commission Universal Service Administrative Company (ASAC) Schools and Libraries Program E-Rate and the Universal Services Fund Alvin Independent School District

5. Schools must provide elementary or secondary education as determined under state law. Schools may be public or private institutional day residential schools, or public charter schools. Schools must operate as non-profit businesses. Schools cannot have an endowment exceeding $50 million. http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/step01/ Who Is Eligible?

6. How to Apply Create Plan Select Provider Submit Application Apply on line at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp

7. AISD Technology Plan Implement "The Writer“ ” Type to Learn”, NOVA 5000, Promethean Activboards in classrooms Provide on-site staff development for teachers/administrators Upgrade synergistic labs to be compatible with to Windows 7

8. AISD Technology Mission Increase Student Achievement Improve Daily Analysis and Reporting Provide Home – School connection Give Teachers, Students, Administrators and Parents tools that can ”enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.” http://www.alvinisd.net/education/dept/dept.php?sec tionid=100&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-40276

9. Alvin Independent S School District Teacher to Student Ratio 15/1

10. AISD STaR Chart

11. Alvin High School

12. Conclusion: Mission Statement” “ It is the mission of the Instructional Technology Department of Alvin ISD to increase student achievement, improve data analysis and reporting, provide a home-school connection, and give teachers, students, administrators and parents the tools that can enable great things to happen in every school through the use of technology.” http://www.alvinisd.net/education/dept/dept.php?sec tionid=100&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-40276

13. Stuff the Bus Program at AISD

14. ESL Students Share Knowledge

15. References Alvin High School – Home http://www.ed.gov/technology/net p-2010 http://www.ed.gov/technology/net p-2010 Schools and Libraries Program – USAC Schools and Libraries Program – USAC Texas STaR Chart