1. Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund and Grand Prairie ISD’s Technology Plan

2. Agenda What is the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund The impact of E-Rate GPISD’s Technology Plan Budget Evaluation Process Strategies Professional Development Ongoing Assessments

3. What is the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund? Commonly known as E-Rate Discounts- telecommunication and Internet access Dependent on poverty level & urban/rural status http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/overview-program.aspx

4. Impact of E-Rate 2005- 100,000 schools Internet access- 1994=35% 1999=95% Classroom access- 1994=3% 1999=63%

5. Grand Prairie ISD’s Technology Plan

6. Technology Budget

7. On-going Evaluation Process Surveys Interviews Inventory STaR Chart

8. Strategy for Using Telecommunications and Information Technology Access to Internet Individual Computers Computer Labs

9. Professional Development “Part 2” Sessions Forums Online sessions New Teacher in-services

10. On-going Assessments STaR Chart PDAS

11. Conclusion With the help of E-Rate, schools can afford the technology they need to help students to be successful. GPISD has a Technology plan in place to understand where we are coming from and what direction we need to head in.