If your school or library filed a Form 471 requesting any Priority 2 E-Rate
funding for FY 2013, be sure that you have a technology plan that covers
the services included in your Form 471(s) and that the plan covers the full
Funding Year 2013 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014).

Note that approved technology plans are required by State statute as well
as for Priority 2 E-Rate funding. If you do not file for any E-Rate funding
other than what is requested on your behalf as a member of the Networkmaine
consortium or if you only file for Priority 1 funding, you do not need a
technology plan for the purposes of E-Rate eligibility. However, you are
still obligated to abide by State statute and maintain an approved
technology plan per the Maine Department of Education's guidelines.

If your technology plan expires or needs to be updated, a completed
technology plan must be sent to the Maine Department of Education for
approval review before May 25, 2013.

Contact Pam Goucher at (207) 624-6897 or [log in to unmask] with any
questions and for information on how to submit your technology plan to the
Maine Department of Education.
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*Anne Perloff*
Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools
Networkmaine ... a division of the University of Maine System

Web: http://networkmaine.net/erate/

Email: [log in to unmask]

Phone: 207-561-3584

Fax: 207-561-3531

Mail:
Networkmaine
5752 Neville Hall Rm 244
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469

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