1. Technology Readiness in Michigan Intra-Michigan Consortium E-Rate MAEDS 2014

2. E-Rate Project Manager  Bill Thompson Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD) Computer/Network Operations Manager Forty years at MISD in Technology Department Involved with E-rate since “Day 1” Experience as School, District and Consortium MAEDS 20142

3. E-Rate Project Manager  Josh Hayes Wexford-Missaukee ISD (WMISD) Technology Coordinator 15 Years in Technology Department Involved with E-rate for 7 years Experience as School, District and Consortium MAEDS 20143

4. E-Rate Advisory Committee IMC Tom Johnson GMEC Beth Soggs Jim Rarus KIC Phil Carolan RNMC Jason Kronemeyer Darren Schiltz SWMC Sam Accorso Ben Daugherty LEA Craig McBain Joe Bouman MAEDS 20144

5. E-Rate Benefits to Local Districts Drive costs down as low as possible Simplify E-Rate filing Make sure all legal assurances are met Exploit E-Rate to the most benefit MAEDS 20145

6. E-Rate Deliverables Y1 Design and implement a statewide bid for Internet connectivity Establish training for school staffs and consultants that oversee the USF process will be ongoing and will integrate the statewide bid process MAEDS 20146

7. E-Rate Deliverables Y1 Develop state master contracts that districts can leverage to drive down their cost of Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity Successful implementation and utilization should ensure that every school has enough Internet bandwidth to take high stakes online assessments MAEDS 20147

8. E-Rate “E-rate Central” Provide technical assistance and training to schools Regular Communication with the Michigan E-Rate community Regular coordination and support of E-rate consortiums and E-rate applicant consultants MAEDS 20148

9. E-Rate “E-rate Central” Serve as a point of contact for E-Rate reviewers seeking additional help in resolving issues with applicants Monitor, track, alert and intervene to ensure that E-rate funds are obtained/recovered in a timely manner Participate on the MDE’s behalf in the State E-Rate Coordinators' Alliance (“SECA”) Provide technical assistance and bid support for statewide bid MAEDS 20149

10. E-Rate Cost Savings\Benefits Vendors cut prices by over 50% from 2012 bids ISD’s have been connected Increased access Districts have seen lower prices in local bids MAEDS 201410

11. E-Rate Walkerville Public Schools MAEDS 201411

12. E-Rate Ludington Area Schools MAEDS 201412

13. E-Rate West Shore ESD MAEDS 201413

14. E-Rate Wexford-Missaukee ISD MAEDS 201414

15. E-Rate Cost Savings  Survey Sent out to ISD’s Years 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Questions Aggregate Internet Bandwidth (in MB) Annual Aggregate Connectivity and Internet Cost - pre-discount Total number of students served MAEDS 201415

16. E-Rate Cost Savings  37% reporting $1,314,371 3.26% increase in spending 256% increase in bandwidth 60% reduction in per MB cost MAEDS 201416

17. E-Rate 2.0 Changes  Multi-year contracts (up to five years) will be reviewed in depth only in the first year  Technology plans will not be required  Lower-dollar purchases of “commercially-available business-class Internet services” will be exempt from competitive bidding rules MAEDS 201417

18. E-Rate 2.0 Changes  E-rate support will be eliminated for: Paging Email Web hosting Voice mail Directory assistance Text messaging Custom calling features Direct inward dialing (“DID”) 900/976 call blocking Inside wire maintenance plans MAEDS 201418

19. E-Rate 2.0 Changes  Phased out support for voice including: Local & long distance phone service (POTS) 800 service Satellite telephone Centrex Wireless telephone service, including cellular Voice over IP Circuits dedicated to providing voice services MAEDS 201419

20. E-Rate Year 2 Reduce local district cost, effort and risk; while increasing access to Internet bandwidth for Michigan students MAEDS 201420

21. E-Rate Year 2 Goals Refine the Statewide TRIG E-Rate consortium and establish Master Contracts Leverage cumulative purchasing power and to provide participating TRIG districts with highly competitive pricing for connectivity Participating TRIG districts use statewide USAC/E- Rate Form 470, reducing bidding, legal and service costs MAEDS 201421

22. E-Rate Year 2 Goals Participating TRIG districts have the connectivity and support structure to successfully complete high stakes assessments in the future To ensure that the needs of all stakeholder districts are considered throughout the implementation of the Technology Readiness Grant MAEDS 201422

23. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Coordinate statewide USF/E-Rate bid and bid results Internet Connectivity Web Hosting VOIP  Provide E-Rate Statewide Coordination Services of behalf of MDE (E-Rate Central) MAEDS 201423

24. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Internet Connectivity RFP Released 9/19/14 Request for clarification 9/29/14 Clarifications and/or answers 10/8/14 Bid opening 10/20/14 Award 11/17/14 Agreements finalized 12/19/14 http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-one-a/rfp/ MAEDS 201424

25. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  VOIP RFP Released 9/19/14 Request for clarification 9/29/14 Clarifications and/or answers 10/8/14 Bid opening 10/20/14 Award 11/17/14 Agreements finalized by 12/19/14 http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-one-a/rfp/ MAEDS 201425

26. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Web Hosting Posted 10/14/14 Request for clarification 10/29/14 Clarifications and/or answers 11/5/14 Due 11/20/14 Award 12/15/14 http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-one-a/rfp/ MAEDS 201426

27. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Provide E-Rate training opportunities  Coordinate efforts with ISDs, LEAs, MDE and Michigan Legislature  Develop online Bid-evaluation tool MAEDS 201427

28. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Provide E-Rate training opportunities 2014 TRIG Workshops Other Trainings Webinars MAEDS 201428

29. E-Rate Year 2 Activities  Develop online Bid-evaluation tool http://trig.drivepath.info/ MAEDS 201429

30. E-Rate TRIG E-Rate Activity Website: http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-one-a/e-rate- 20/http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-one-a/e-rate- 20/ E-Rate Central Website: www.e-ratecentral.comwww.e-ratecentral.com Newsletters: www.e-ratecentral.com/subscribe.aspwww.e-ratecentral.com/subscribe.asp MAEDS 201430

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