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IU1 Consortium Awarded $1,840,535 over 2 years!

Verizon Awarded 5-year contract (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2011)

RWAN Initiative Update - Important Dates

Updated: June 20, 2005

PHASE 1
Date Description
January, 2005 Advisory Council Presentation
February 2005 Agreed to hire consultant, K.Dellicker
March 23, 2005 Meeting with consultant
March - July 1st Assessment. This is the background research and analysis phase.
March 31, 2005 RWAN zoomerang survey due from TC
April 26, 2005 9:00am - 11:00am Community/Business/Political/Supers/Board
11:00am - 2:00pm RWAN Superintendents/Technology Committee
2:00pm - 4:00pm Higher Ed/Public libraries
April 29, 2005 RFI available
May 9, 2005 9:00am - 11:00am Vendor Q&A
May 26, 2005 1:30pm - 3:30 pm Content Meeting
June 10, 2005 Vendor RFI responses due
June 15, 2005 Act 183: e-Fund School Grant program released
June 30, 2005 Act 183: Online e-Grant application opens
July 1, 2005 9:00am - 4:00pm RFI Assessment (RWAN subcommittee)

End of Phase 1

PHASE 2
Date Description
July - October Plan. This is the phase where the project is laid out and developed July through mid-November.
July 7, 2005 Content Meeting
July - September Additional content meetings
Additional community/business/ etc. meetings
Additional higher ed/public libraries meetings
August 4, 2005 Content Meeting
August 9, 2005 Technology Council Meeting/Regional WAN
September 2, 2005 RFP available to interested respondents
September 2, 2005 E-Rate 470 forms for 2006-2007 RFP filed
September 8, 2005 RFP Vendor Q&A at 10:00 AM at IU1
September 8, 2005 Content Task Force meeting at 1:15 - 3:15 PM at IU1
September 19, 2005 CCC & content task force meeting for E-Fund Grant (1:30 - 3:00)
September 21, 2005 Final Questions from providers
September 29, 2005 Final addenda issued
September 30, 2005 Technology Council meeting (Regional WAN & content update)
October 7, 2005 Leadership Task Force meeting, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
October 10, 2005 Draft of RWAN
October 21, 2005 RFP proposals due from service providers by 10 AM
October 21, 2005 Review E-Fund Grant
October 24, 2005 Technology Council Meeting
October 27, 2005 E-Fund grant anticipated submission
October 31, 2005 Completed online e-Grant applications due to PDE

End of Phase 2

PHASE 3
Date Description
January - March Execution. This is where the RFP is reviewed, contracts are signed, etc. to correspond with the e-rate cycle.
November Grant proposals evaluated and scored
November 29, 2005 RFP anticipated award date
December 15, 2005 Anticipated grant award announcement date
December 15, 2005 Anticipated RFP award announcement date
January 2006 File E-Rate 471 forms for 2006-2007
Contingent upon Board, E-Rate, E-Fund approval
January/February School District presentations
January 2, 2006 Tentative contract approval
February/July Data Center Construction
Outside conduit, inside innerduct, fiber tested, Canoga Perkins installed, Active TLS circuit tested, Cisco 3750 installed and connected to POTS line and modem, SES (Switched Ethernet Service) tested and working.
February 16, 2006 Final Contract Signed
E-Rate 471 forms filed
June 2006 Delivered UPS, modem & Cisco cable kit to Year 1 & Year 2 schools
July 1, 2006 WAN anticipated start date.
July 5, 2006 Internet2 circuit to 3ROX (Three Rivers Optical Exchange) installed at Pittsburgh Super Computer Center at Carnegie Mellon University
July 21, 2006 Commodity Internet installed by Telecove
August 1, 2006 KITS Network up and running

End of Phase 3

PHASE 4
Implementation: Use of KITS Network
Date Description Time Room
August 23, 2006 MAGPI/Internet 2 Certification Training. All Year 1 schools are required to attend.
October 12, 2006 Internet 2 Applications Team Meeting 8:30 am - 11 am 119B
November 29, 2006 Internet 2 Applications Team Meeting 8:30 am - 11 am Board Room
February 1, 2007 Internet 2 Applications Team Meeting 8:30 am - 11 am Board Room
April 19, 2007 Internet 2 Applications Team Meeting 8:30 am - 11 am Board Room

End of Phase 4

Outline: How can community organizations partner with regional schools?

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  1. VoIP
  2. Wireless Technology
  3. Mix of technologies - Vendor decision
  4. $6M questions
    1. Over 5 years
  5. E-Rate deadlines will be met
  6. School districts will save per Mb cost not overall cost
  7. RFP - build into contract to "buy-out"?
  8. Hopefully 10 - 15 SD initially
  9. E-Rate 1 470 filed on behalf of all SD; SD file their own 470
  10. Results of RFP will be known by Dec. for E-Rate
  11. Grant $ will cover: connectivity - build-out; distance education; equipment; community initiatives
    1. Business park - DCED $ to subsidize infrastructure together
    2. Look for other sources of $
      1. Administrative software
      2. Student performance
  12. Manufacturing $ - Cross-over link - Vo-Tech
    1. Ex. WACTC & Mon Valley
    2. Many ex. - telemedicine, etc.
  13. Collaboration technologies?
  14. Counting on vendors to coordinate collaboration
    1. Different models
    2. Best means?
    3. RFI will demo collaboration
  15. Physical rollout - West Greene
  16. How can vendors positively affect "homes"!
    1. use SD project to drive community & home
  17. Economic Development partners NEEDED by June 2005
  18. SD looking for 3 things:
    1. Regional projects - Please let us know
    2. Buildings / SD want added
    3. Creative applications

Outline: Higher Ed and Public Libraries - Ideas / Questions / Support

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  1. Content?
  2. Distance Education Initiative
  3. Wireless? YES probably
  4. Design of Network - Vendor driven
  5. Libraries
    1. Automated but not interconnected
    2. Single library card
    3. Searching at one time
    4. Initiate inter library loans
    5. IU1 collaboration with public libraries
      1. IU1 content
    6. E-Rate application
      1. Individual libraries at the current time
  6. PACE - Adult Education
  7. Pittsburgh Technology Council
  8. Penn State Libraries - University Park
  9. Penn State World Campus - issue licensing
  10. Interested in working with high school students
  11. OC3 McKeesport, Fayette, etc.
  12. Coordinate BELL schedules for distance learning
  13. ONLINE learning
  14. Non Traditional students
    1. Online content
    2. Problem - students connection at home
    3. Wireless hotspots - Huge benefits
  15. HB 30 Act 186 - NEW LAW
    1. Drive deployment with 30 signatures?
    2. Writing rules as we speak
    3. Feasible to identify spots for residential broadband
    4. Have students sign up
    5. Build out might drive residential solution
  16. Bring more systems into the game
    1. Students with "hands on" solutions
    2. Internship from Penn State - Fayette
    3. Internships from LBI
  17. CAREER LINK?
  18. FAY PENN - 4 companies
  19. 6 M cash match
    1. Technology
    2. Networks
    3. Bring into the IU1
  20. Housing Authority - Rural PA project, great need

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