If you intend to file for E-Rate for FY2020 other than the services
Networkmaine provides, the time has arrived to start your preparations in
earnest.



*The FY2020 Administrative Window opened today (October 11) and will remain
open until just before the FY2020 Form 471 Filing window opens (likely
early January 2020).*This is your only opportunity to update the NSLP and
enrollment numbers in EPC. This data will be used to calculate your E-Rate
discount on FY2020 filings.

Although it probably seems like you have all the time in the world to make
these updates, I would recommend getting them in as soon as you have your
updated figures lest you forget as time passes. Once the window closes, the
EPC system will lock your profile and will not allow any changes. Outdated
data may affect the processing of your FY2020 Form 471 during PIA Review.

During the Administrative Window, independent schools and school districts
must update their EPC profiles for the following:

   - the data used to calculate E-Rate discounts (total students and total
   eligible for NSLP) - for best results use the lunch data from October 2019
   reported to the Department of Education and/or the data reported to
   Networkmaine on an Alternative Discount Mechanism form)
   - organization relationships such as the list of schools belonging to a
   district

Contact me directly for assistance if you are aware of any structural
changes to your organization (e.g. split or merged school districts, new
schools, or schools that will be closed effective July 1, 2020).

Complete instructions for logging into EPC and updating the NSLP data in
your profile are attached.
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Anne Perloff
Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools
Networkmaine, University of Maine System US:IT

Web: erate.networkmaine.net

Email: [log in to unmask]

Phone: 207-581-3584

Mail:
Networkmaine
5752 Neville Hall, Room 255
Orono, ME 04469-5752