Updates+2011-2012

The following changes to the District Technology Plan have been approved for 2011-2012 (funding year July 1 - June 30)

__E-rate Requirement Changes:__

 * Beginning with FY2011, technology plans are required only for Priority 2 services (Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections).


 * Beginning with FY2011, Budget resources are not required to be part of the technology plan for eRate purposes


 * On September 28th, the FCC has released the eligible services list (ESL) for funding year 2012 for the schools and libraries universal service program (E-rate). The ESL identifies the services and products that are eligible for E-rate funding. In the ESL Public Notice, the FCC proposed minor changes and other edits to the ESL to provide clarifications or additional information only, and did not change the eligibility status of any services in the E-rate program.


 * [[file:Eligible Services List FY2012.pdf]]

__CIPA Requirements - FY2012__
New Requirements come from the **__Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act__,** which updated the **__Children's Internet Protection Act__**.


 * __**FOR SCHOOLS**__- By July 1, 2012, amend your existing Internet safety policy to provide for the education of minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms, and cyberbullying awareness and response. Specific social networking sites are not automatically considered "harmful to minors" or assumed to fall into a blocked category
 * Local Authorities should make decisions in this area about procedures and curricula used
 * Another public meeting is not required to meet the new requirements -
 * a public notice and public hearing or meeting is required for any newly adopted Internet safety policies
 * notice and hearing or meeting is not required for AMENDMENTS to Internet safety policies
 * Changes to the Forms 486 and 479 will reflect the new requirements


 * **__FOR LIBRARIES -__** No new requirements


 * **__DOCUMENT RETENTION INFORMATION -__** Districts must retain copies of their Internet safety policies for at least **__5 years after the funding year__** in which the policy was relied on to obtain E-rate funding.

__**NOTE:**__


 * The FCC plans to seek public comment in a separate proceeding on the following issue:
 * Do CIPA requirements apply to the use of portable devices owned by students and library patrons - such as laptops and cellular telephones - when those devices are used in a school or library to obtain Internet access that has been funded by E-Rate?


 * [[file:2011-Fall-CIPA-Update.pdf]]


 * Resource for Faculty Mobile Device Agreement Ysleta ISD- [[file:MobileDeviceAgreement.pdf]]