1. E-Rate & the
District’s
Technology Plan
Mission CISD

2. E-Rate & District Technology Plan
• What is E-Rate?
• District Profile
• District Goals
• District Assessment
• How does the district leverage E-Rate
funding?
• Evaluation
• Next Steps

3. What is E-Rate
• Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal
Service Fund
• Administered by Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC)
• Directed by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC)
• Provides discounts to obtain telecommunications
and Internet access
• Web Resource
– http://www.universalservice.org/sl/

4. E-Rate Funding
• Provides new sites with:
– Infrastructure
– Telecommunications
– Internet access
– Internal Connections for new sites
• Provides existing sites with:
– Remodel
– Infrastructure upgrade

5. District Profile – Campuses
Mission CISD Technology Plan
• 22 schools with internet access
• 15,597 students
• Classrooms average 8 computers
• Computer labs
• Limited digital whiteboards
tablets and large plasma screen
• Online lesson plans
• Email

6. District Profile – Staff
Mission CISD Technology Plan
• 30 teachers certification for
Technology Applications K-12
• 5 Master Teachers
• 4 Masters in Science in Computer
Education & Cognitive Systems
• 350+ teachers completed Intel
Teach to the Future Staff
Development
• 75-150 hours of technology staff
development

7. District Goals
• Teaching and Learning (TL)
• Educator Preparation and Development (EP
• Administration and Support Services (AS)
• Infrastructure for Technology (IT).
• Established by the State Long-Range Plan for
Technology
• Texas STaR Chart

8. District Assessment
• Training to increase their comfort-level with
technology
• Integration of technology in the classrooms
• Students skill improvement
• Expansion of Technology Applications courses
• Acquisition of equipment and software
• Additional support personnel
• Increase community access to technology
resources

9. E-Rate & District Goals (example)
GOAL 4: Ensure that all students and teachers (100%) have access to
technology to meet the goals of the instructional program. (Infrastructure)
OBJECTIVE 4.1:
Provide a robust Infrastructure to meet the goals of the instructional
program.
Strategy Timeline Responsible Evidence
Continue to increase building
infrastructure by addition of
network cables, routers,
switches, servers, and other
peripherals necessary to
provide network access to
each classroom.
Yearly,
Ongoing
2009-2012
Technology
Systems
Department,
Campus
Principals
Records of
network
installations,
eRate
Funding

10. District Evaluation
• District Technology Advisory Committee
establishes evaluation criteria
• Evaluation includes (but not limited to):
– Documentation of technology proficiencies for
students as reported by Learning.com
– Documentation of technology proficiencies for
teachers as reported by How To Master
– Innovative incentive programs to recognize and
encourage classroom integration and teacher skill
development

11. Next Steps
• STaR Analysis indicates the district remains
above the state and region in many
categories
• Potential for growth remains
• Educator Preparation and Teaching and
Learning greatest need
• Leverage E-Rate funding for infrastructure,
access, professional development and equity

12. Discussion,
Questions & Idea
Sharing
Kimberly McKay
kjmcky@gmail.com