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.
(Libraries should have technology
plans on file with Chaichin Chen (cchen@olis.ri.gov)
at the Office of Library and
Information Services.)
Technology Plan covers 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 1. 2010
would begin coverage on July 1, 2011.
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
- Funding Year 20____
(SY20___/20___)
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Three Year
Plan
- Funding Year 20____
(SY20___/20___)
- Funding Year 20____
(SY20___/20___)
- Funding Year 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:
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Plan
Creation / Approval -
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.
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Plan coverage
- 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.
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Current
Technology Plan Status
Scenario |
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Current Approved Plan on
File at RIDE |
Funding Year 2008 (SY
2008/09) |
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Funding Year 2009 (SY
2009/10) |
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Funding Year 2010 (SY
2010/11) |
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Next Plan Due |
September-2010 |
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New
Tech Plan Dating |
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Creation Date
(Date plan is started) |
(Sometime during the 2009/10
school year) |
Submission Date:
Date plan is submitted to
RIDE (PRIOR to 470 in
Sept.) |
Sept. 1, 2010 |
Approval Date:
RIDE Approval Date.
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(Allow 2-3 months for
approval) |
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Coverage Dates: |
Coverage begins July 1, 2011 |
New Plan Coverage Dates
(Max. 3 Years)
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Funding Year 2011 (SY
2011/12)
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Funding Year 2012 (SY
2012/13)
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Funding Year 2013 (SY
2013/14)
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Next Plan will be due: |
September 2013 |
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Annual Budget Update
Submitted to RIDE: |
Submitted annually to
RIDE in Sept. |