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E-Rate FY 2019 Inflation Factor Announced by FCC

Good Morning E-Rate Community,Per USAC’s News Brief released this past Friday, The FCC announced an inflation factor of 2.2% for FY2019.Based on the new factor, the rounded calculations for FY2019 Category Two budgets are:

Schools = Number of students * $159.67

Libraries with an IMLS locale code of 11, 12, or 21 = Total square footage * $5.32

Libraries with other IMLS locale codes = Total square footage * $2.45

Budget floor = $9,793.04

When calculating your remaining Category 2 budget, remember that the Category 2 Budget Lookup Tool in EPC does not reflect commitments from FY2015. Also, as of last weekend, the tool has not been updated to reflect the new FY 2019 budget factors.

Reminder of Upcoming E-Rate Deadlines

This is a reminder of the upcoming E-Rate filing dates/deadlines: February 26th – Extended invoice deadline for FY 2017 recurring services. February 27th – Last day to file a FY2019 Form 470 to meet the minimum 28-day posting requirement prior to the close of the Form 471 application window. March 27th – FY2019 Form 471 […]

October 2018 MR-81 Now Available

The Ohio Department of Education has released the October 2018 MR-81 document. To retrieve a copy, go to my website at www.ohio-k12.help/erate . It’s located under the “E-Rate Resources” table at the bottom of the page. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Lorrie Lorrie Germann State E-Rate Coordinator On […]

#FutureReadyOH offers free training at OETC – Feb 12

#FutureReadyOH will offer multiple events at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference, Feb. 12-14 in Columbus, including two sessions of free training open to the public on Feb. 12 and several sessions around each gear planned for OETC conference registrants only. The target audiences for all events are district leaders, curriculum teams, principals, librarians and instructional […]

E-Rate 470 and 471 Application Filing Windows Closing Dates

Please be aware of the following E-Rate application deadlines: 470 Application Filing Window closes Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 11:59pm EDT. 471 Application Filing Window closes Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 11:59pm EDT. Please be reminded of the following free E-Rate resources available to assist districts: Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator: https://www.ohio-k12.help/erate/, lorrie.germann@education.ohio.gov, 740-253-1153 Eliza Straim, Education […]

January Maintenance Schedule – AIR Online Systems

Dear District Testing Coordinators & District Technology Coordinators: AIR will be conducting periodic maintenance of the testing systems to ensure system stability and reliability throughout the school year. These maintenance periods will occur on the dates indicated below and can last up to 24 hours. During a maintenance period some or all of these systems […]

New Secure Browser for macOS 10.13 and 10.14

Dear District Testing Coordinators & District Technology Coordinators: This message pertains only to districts and schools using devices with macOS 10.13 and 10.14 to administer online tests; all others may disregard this message. AIR has completed the review of macOS 10.14 and determined a new secure browser is required to support this new operating system. […]

FY2019 Ohio K12 Network Subsidy Awards as of Nov. 9, 2018 (CLOSED)

Awards as of November 9, 2018 (CLOSED) IRN Type IRNs Awarded Subsidy Amount Public Districts 593 $5,005,800 JVSDs 47 $111,600 ESCs 44 $115,200 Community Schools 104 $187,200 Nonpublic Schools 258 $464,400 Total 1,046 IRNs $5,884,200 To lookup a district or school award, visit the Award Summary and Lookup page. To look up payment to your […]

AASCD Justifications for 2017-2018 Opens on Nov. 7

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires each district or community school to complete and submit a justification when it anticipates testing more than 1.0 percent of students with the Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. If your district anticipates testing more than 1.0 percent of your students with the alternate assessment in […]

FY2019 Ohio K12 Network Subsidy Awards as of Nov. 2, 2018

IRN Type IRNs Awarded Subsidy Amount Public Districts 578 $4,995,400 JVSDs 46 $104,400 ESCs 40 $106,200 Community Schools 97 $174,600 Nonpublic Schools 232 $417,600 Total 1,001 IRNs $5,758,200 To lookup a district or school award, visit the Award Summary and Lookup page. To look up payment to your district or school, use ODE Payment Search […]

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