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   * [[https://​docs.google.com/​presentation/​d/​1w7JO8oXXUZjzcbm5KeHl2AKb3cPzPYord8Fe7QW3NFU/​edit|Presentation Link]]   * [[https://​docs.google.com/​presentation/​d/​1w7JO8oXXUZjzcbm5KeHl2AKb3cPzPYord8Fe7QW3NFU/​edit|Presentation Link]]
   * [[https://​docs.google.com/​document/​d/​1eZkxOnScFTLo63w3_1F6VA1oKhsabpiSO6qCt6uHDxE/​edit|Meeting Agenda]]   * [[https://​docs.google.com/​document/​d/​1eZkxOnScFTLo63w3_1F6VA1oKhsabpiSO6qCt6uHDxE/​edit|Meeting Agenda]]
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 +===== Form 470 - (Competitive Bidding) =====
 +  * will be open for 28 days
 +  * can post as early as July 4
 +  * phasing phone systems out
 +  * phone/voice must be filed every year
 +  * 470 does not need to be filed every year for multi-year agreements (only on renewals)
 +  * up to three years is recommended
 +  * on spam proposals refer vendors to 470 with form number
 +  * keep copies of all bids and score sheets, document single bids
 +  * E-Rate documentation must be keep for **10 years**
 +  * E-Rate equipment must be kept for 3 years
 +  * MN requires a RFP for purchases when the contract larger than $100K
 +
 +===== Form 471 - Application =====
 +  * Need free and reduced lunch information
 +  * 471 is used to selection contracts and bidders
 +  * for audit process it is safer to go by Oct. free and reduced lunch data
 +  * program integrity review => 15 day review process
 +  * as soon as you get funding commitment letter **(FCL)** file form 486
 +  * you have 120 days from July 1st or date the service starts
 +  * you have 15 days correct errors in **FCL**
 +  * file BEAR form quarterly => you might need to file to receive money
 +
 +===== Child Internet Protection Act =====
 +  * Internet filtering
 +  * Internet AUP
 +  * Internet safety student education
 +  * only students need to be filtered
 +  * no requirement to filter off campus
 +
 +===== Category 2 Funding =====
 +  * $150 per student over five years period beginning at 2015 of the pre-discount costs
 +  * budget is allocated by school site, not the district
 +  * available to all Free and Reduced lunch levels
 +  * budget is adjusted up and down depending on student poplation
 +
 +===== Category 2 allocation =====
 +  * Straight line
 +  * proportional
 +  * specific => dist identifies sites
 +
 +===== USAC Web Site =====
 +  * [[http://​www.usac.org/​sl/​]]
 +  * bidding clock on usac SL web site
 +  * [[http://​www.sl.universalservice.org/​menu.asp|search tools]] => need building entity number (BEN)
 +  * [[http://​www.slforms.universalservice.org/​DRT/​Default.aspx|Data Retrieval tools]] => use **Select Data Points**
 +  * [[http://​www.sl.universalservice.org/​Forms/​SPIN_Contact_Search.asp|SPIN Search Tools]]
 +
 +===== EPC Portal =====
 +  * RFPs posted to EPC news section => can find sample RFPs
 +  * Go to Tasks to see reminders and upcoming deadlines
 +  * Go to Records to see list of filed 470s, E-Rate consultants
 +  * **My Landing Page** => located under the Reports tab
 +  * Go to **Actions** to get to Contact, Search and Export for 470, 471, customer service
 +  * Fill out 470 at **My Landing Page**
 +
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