New Jersey Digital Readiness for Learning and Assessment Project-Broadband Component Results from 2015 and Next Steps for 2016 September

NJDRLAP - Overview  Project A –Provided direct technology planning support to all test sites –Resulted in 98% of students taking the PARCC test online  Project B –NJTRAx interactive technology readiness database and reporting system –Guided efforts of Project A  Project C –Broadband Component 2

NJDRLAP-Broadband Recap  Conceived by New Jersey Dept. of Education (NJDOE) –Component of three-part effort to improve K-12 technology –NJDRLAP-Broadband focused on improving Internet access  Concept: –Use cooperative purchasing to combine buying power of schools statewide to drive down prices and increase service 3

Bottom Line  Why did it work? Because the consortium procurement reduced the price per unit of bandwidth to a point where schools could significantly increase the quantity of Internet access purchased 4 NJDRLAP-Broadband reduced the price of Internet access by 76 percent for 145 participating school organizations across New Jersey, increasing their bandwidth 2.5 times while saving them $89 million Return on investment of 7,700 percent

DRLAP - Broadband Partners Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission (MRESC) –Founded in 1977, MRESC has provided cooperative educational services to meet the needs of member schools Bergen County Technical School District –is an educational model that prepares students to live, work and lead in a global community Dellicker Strategies  Management consulting firm helping schools adopt innovative technologies and teaching methods to personalize instruction and improve student academic performance 5

Request for Proposals (RFP)  NJDOE contracted with Dellicker Strategies to develop concept  Partnered with Bergen County Technical Schools and Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission (MRESC) on RFP  Procurement Timeline: –Jul 2014MRESC issued RFP –Sep providers submitted proposals –Nov 2014MRESC announced results –Jan 2015Consortium contracts available for execution –Apr 2015School sign-up deadline for FY –Jul 2015New consortium Internet access begins 6

RFP Vendors  Companies awarded contracts –Comcast –Lightpath –Affiniti –DNS –PenTeleData –Sunesys –Xtel 7

2015 Program Results Criteria for Success 1.Participation by schools 2.Capacity of networks 3.Value of contracts 4.Competitiveness of marketplace 8

Participation by Schools 145 school organizations signed up for $20.6 million in NJDRLAP-Broadband consortium contracts for Internet –Approx. 70% of operating districts eligible for FY 2015  Participation by schools was good- could have been even better 9 School CategoryTotalSchool DistrictsPublic ChartersPrivate/Non-Public Participating Impacted Non-Participating Grand Total

Capacity of Networks  Participating school organizations added 2.5 times their current Internet capacity, on average, using NJDRLAP –Internet bandwidth increased +152% (284 Mbps to 718 Mbps) –Total bandwidth for inter-district data exchange +385%  Capacity of school networks was enhanced significantly 10 Internet Download Gains among New Jersey Schools FY 2014 to FY 2105 School Category Avg. Current Internet Download (Mbps) Avg. Purchased Internet Download (Mbps) Increase Current to Purchased Participating % Impacted % Non- Participating % Grand Total %

Value of Contracts  Average monthly Internet prices declined $26.77 to $6.40 per Mbps- 76% less than current unit pricing –This results in cost savings of $89 million full term (42 months)  Value of Internet service contracts increased substantially 11 Table 5: Monthly Price per Mbps- Internet Download- Current versus Purchased School Category Avg. Price/Current Internet Download Avg. Price/ Purchased Internet Download Participating $26.77$6.40 Impacted $23.81$10.73 Not Participating $39.69$22.48 Grand Total $31.50$14.22

Competitiveness of Marketplace  Even schools that did not sign consortium contracts will spend millions less on Internet access for FY 2015 –13 companies competed; 7 earned awards  Competitiveness of K-12 marketplace has advanced dramatically 12

Participation in 2016  A Second RFP will be issued this Fall to allow participation of districts, charter schools and non-public schools that currently are not under a DRLAP contract  Regional meetings and targeted outreach for eligible entities is now underway  Ultimately, the three year goal is to sign up the majority of districts and charter schools, and as many nonpublic schools as possible, to create a statewide cooperative purchasing and shared services network 13

More Information For the NJDOE Press Release: For the Full Report: DRLAP_Broadband_Component 14

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