Technology
Plans
Requirements
FUNDS CANNOT BE
GUARANTEED IF TECHNOLOGY PLANS DO NOT
MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW.
A hard copy of all
approved Technology Plans must be in place,
without gaps in coverage, and on file
with RIDE to be eligible for ERATE,
RITEAF and grant funds.
Plan cover must include:
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Name of District/School |
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Creation Date - Date that
the plan was written |
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Submission Date – Date the date that
plan is submitted to RIDE. This MUST
be prior to RIDE’s submission of
Form 470 for ERATE. Ride will submit
form 470 annually in September. Refer
to the RIDE web site for
exact dates.
Approved coverage will begin the
following fiscal year. In other
words, a plan submitted in Sept. 2008
would begin coverage on July 1, 2009.
Plans will be date stamped upon arrival
at RIDE. |
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Approval
Date – (List but leave blank.
RIDE will fill in approval date.)
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Coverage
Dates
– Plans MUST cover a period no
longer than THREE years in length. Plan
coverage dates begin July 1 of the year
following submission to RIDE. Please
use the following format when listing
coverage dates: |
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One Year
Plan Revisions / Modifications
- FY 20____
(SY20___/20___)
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Three Year
Plan
- FY 20____
(SY20___/20___)
- FY 20____
(SY20___/20___)
- FY 20____
(SY20___/20___)
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Plans
must include a minimum of the first FIVE
elements:
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Goals and a realistic strategy
for using telecommunications and
information technology
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A professional development
strategy
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An assessment of telecom
services, hardware, software,
and other services needed
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Sufficient budget and other
resources needed to implement
the plan
Include the services subsidized
by ERATE and the local MATCH.
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An ongoing evaluation process.
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Established goals and strategies
for building public engagement
and (business and higher
education) partnerships in
support of technology in the
curriculum
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Plans
must include the TECHNOLOGY PLAN
REQUEST FOR REVIEW FORM. Plans
submitted without the Request for Review
form will be returned.
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FUNDS CANNOT BE
GUARANTEED IF TECHNOLOGY PLANS DO NOT
MEET ALL OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.
Technology Planning Cycle
A technology plan passes through many
hands at the local, State and Federal
levels. Proper planning is necessary to
allow time for processing at each level
as well as ensure coverage at all times
to meet funding requirements. (Check
Tech Plan Status)
There are two main areas in the
Technology Plan cycle: 1) Plan creation
and approval and 2) Plan coverage. Plan
creation and approval includes writing
the plan, receiving local approval,
submitting the plan to RIDE for
approval, and receiving RIDE approval
and/or guidance. Plan coverage must be
no longer than THREE years in length
with coverage beginning July 1, the year
after the plan is
submitted to RIDE. This coincides with
ERATE funds beginning July 1 as a result
of Form 470 being filed the previous
September.
Consider the following scenario when
using the chart below in assisting you
in your planning. The district knows
that they have to have a Technology Plan
(Plan A) in place to ensure continued
coverage by the 2009/10 school year.
Planning, writing and receiving local
approval might occur during the 2007
school year. The district would then be
in a comfortable place to submit the
Technology “Plan A” to RIDE in September
of 2008 and wait their approval and/or
guidance. Technology “Plan A” would
then begin coverage in July of 2009 for
a three year period. [FY 2009 (School
Year 2009 / 2010), FY 2010 (School Year
2010 / 2011) and FY 2011 (School Year
2011 / 2012)]
During that three year period the
process would begin again… The district
knows that they have to have a
Technology Plan (Plan B) in place to
ensure continued coverage by the 2012/13
school year. Planning, writing and
receiving local approval might occur
during the 2010 school year. The
district would then be in a comfortable
place to submit the Technology “Plan B”
to RIDE in September of 2011 and wait
their approval and/or guidance.
Technology “Plan B” would then begin
coverage in July of 2012 for a three
year period. [FY 2012 (School Year 2012
/ 2013), FY 2013 (School Year 2013 /
2014) and FY 2014 (School Year 2014 /
2015)]
Click to enlarge the Three Year
Technology Plan Cycle chart:
Technology Plan Scenario Chart
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Scenario 1 |
Scenario 2 |
Scenario 3 |
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Current Approved
Plan
on File at RIDE
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FY 2005
(SY 2005/06)
FY 2006 (SY 2006/07)
FY 2007 (SY 2007/08)
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FY 2006 (SY 2006/07)
FY 2007 (SY 2007/08)
FY 2008 (SY 2008/09)
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FY 2007 (SY 2007/08)
FY 2008 (SY 2008/09)
FY 2009
(SY 2009/10)
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Creation Date:
Date plan
is started
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(Sometime
during the 2006/07 school year)
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(Sometime
during the 2007/08 school year)
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(Sometime
during the 2008/09 school year)
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Submission Date:
Date plan is submitted
to RIDE (PRIOR to 470 in Sept.)
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September
3, 2007
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September 5, 2008
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September
4, 2009
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Approval Date:
RIDE Approval Date
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(Allow
2-3 months for approval)
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(Allow
2-3 months for approval)
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(Allow
2-3 months for approval)
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Coverage Dates:
New Plan
Coverage Dates (Max. 3 Years)
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July 1, 2008
FY 2008 (SY2008/09)
FY 2009 (SY2009/10)
FY
2010 (SY2010/11)
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July 1, 2009
FY 2009 (SY2009/10)
FY
2010 (SY2010/11)
FY 2011 (SY2011/12)
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July 1, 2010
FY
2010 (SY2010/11)
FY 2011 (SY2011/12)
FY 2012
(SY2012/13)
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Annual
Budget Update Submitted to RIDE:
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•Sept.
2005,
•Sept.
2006,
•Sept.
2007
(included
in
plan submitted Sept. 3,
2007)
•Sept.
2008
•Sept.
2009
•Sept.
2010 (included in plan
submitted Sept. 2010)…
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•Sept.
2006,
•Sept.
2007
•Sept.
2008 (included
in
plan submitted Sept. 5,
2008)
•Sept.
2009
•Sept.
2010
•Sept.
2011 (included in plan
submitted Sept. 2011)…
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•Sept.
2007
•Sept.
2008
•Sept.
2009 (included
in
plan submitted Sept. 4,
2009)
•Sept.
2010
•Sept.
2011
•Sept.
2012 (included in plan
submitted Sept. 2012)…
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