When
developing the Instructional Technology plan, we recognized that every school is
unique and has its own site-specific needs for technology. Therefore, we carved
out $10/student FTE for buildings to
make site based decisions on how to best support the Instructional Technology
Levy at their buildings. These funds are being issued during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school
years.
What is
the levy already providing?
For
details, please visit our website at: http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/capitallevy/technology/
- Instructional
laptops for teachers - .4
FTE
- Computers
for secondary counselors
- Projector
and document camera for each instructional space
- Mobile
labs of 15 wireless laptops/school (2 each at four comprehensive high
schools)
- Two
digital cameras and one digital camcorder/ school (4 cameras and 2
camcorders each at four
comprehensive high schools)
- Wireless
network throughout building (2005-2006 school year)
- Servers
for student work while at school (After wireless network
upgrade)
- One
HP4345MFP (multi-function printer, scanner, copier, fax) in 2005-2006, with
more in subsequent years.
- Additional
student tech tools in up to 40% of our classrooms throughout the district
(2006-08 school years)
- Electronic
management system for online grading, progress reports, student portfolio and
path to graduation/anthology system
What
type of items may we purchase with these funds?
These
funds may only be used for qualified
capital expenses. The following is a sample list of what will and will not
qualify.
|
|
Qualified
Capital Expense |
Not
Qualified Expense |
|
?
Computers
?
Printers
?
Monitors,
keyboards and mice – to go with levy issued
computers
?
Carts
– to hold levy
equipment
?
Software
– to install on levy issued
computers
?
Ceiling
mounting brackets and labor to mount levy issued
projectors
?
Digital
cameras and camcorders
?
Palm
pilots |
?
Toner
and paper for printers
?
Blank
CD/DVD
?
Monitors,
keyboards and mice – to go with non-levy issued
computers
?
Carts
– to place non-levy equipment on
?
Software
– to install on non-levy
issued computers
?
Ceiling
mounting brackets and labor to mount non-levy issued
projectors
?
Staff
pay
|
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Your
building coordinators, Lori Soderberg or Steve Goodwin are available to help you
identify tools that will best support your building needs.
Lori
ext. 7291
soderbergl@edmonds.wednet.edu
Steve
ext. 7297
goodwins@edmonds.wednet.edu
How much
money will my building receive this year and what is the account code for these
funds?
The $10/FTE is based on your
Oct. 1st count. A letter was inter-office mailed to you last month. Please
contact Kim Mathey if you would like another copy.
Procedure
to access allocation
- Pull
together your Levy Implementation or Learning Team to discuss needs, as they
pertain to instruction and curriculum. Identify building needs. Make sure
these fit into Qualified Capital Expenses (See above).
- Contact
Dustin Altshuler for pricing/ordering information and to check for purchasing
limitations.
- Ext.
7103 or altshulerd@edmonds.wednet.edu
- Complete
a B-150, B-195, B-3, or warehouse order and send to Cynthia Nelson – You cannot use procurement
cards or employee reimbursement to order equipment with levy
funds!
- Cynthia
will check on some consolidation of orders to get volume discounts and let you
know if that is possible.
What
happens if we don’t spend the allocation by the end of the
year?
You may
carry over funds to the following year. These funds are NOT subject to the 15%
carry-over limitation. You will receive a 2nd allocation of $10 per
student FTE next school year (Nov. 2006), which will also carry-over if needed.
At some point, we will give you a
deadline for spending all funds or losing them. This is to ensure that all
money is spent before we run the next tech levy.
May we
combine building funds with levy funds to purchase a higher priced
item?
Yes, you
may combine funds as long as the expense is a qualified capital
expense.
