<<From Joe Polasek, State E-Rate Coordinator>>

Hi folks,

I wanted to pass along an E-Rate training opportunity from our good friends at the State Educational Technology Directors Association. I will be joining several of my fellow E-Rate State Coordinators from around the country in leading these trainings and I couldn’t be more excited. From SEDTA:

SETDA has launched the new E-Rate Training Series: Ask the State Experts. These trainings are designed to support the applications and implementation of the E-Rate program for school, district, consortium and library leaders. The information will further support the processes, rules, and strategies for applicants to be successful in maximizing the available reimbursements for Funding Year 2021. Below are the specific dates and topics. Participants will have access to both the live sessions and session archives and may choose the fall, winter or a combination package.

The format of the trainings will be 90-minute online, interactive sessions launching October 22 and running monthly through April, 2021. These trainings will be conducted by leaders from SETDA's E-Rate Collaborative, a subset of the SETDA membership, who are subject matter experts on the topic of E-Rate and include state E-rate Coordinators and their staff. Registration and additional details are available online via this link.

Fall Session 
October 22

• Welcome Newbies (E-rate overview)
• The EPC Portal and the Administrative Window

November 5

• C1 Procurement and the Form 470
• C2 Procurement and the Form 470

December 3

• Bid Evaluation and Vendor Selection/Interaction
• Contracts

Winter Session

Jan 7

• Form 471 Category 2
•  Form 471 Category 1

Feb 11

• Changes: RAL, Service Substitutions, SPIN Changes
•  Questions and Review, PIA interaction, Audits

April 1

• Post Commitment, Document Retention, Appeals
• April 1 - Forms 486 & 472

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please sign up using the links in the message. If you have questions, I’ll do my best to answer them. I hope to see you all there!

Joe Polasek

State E-Rate Coordinator

Education Technology Unit

Office of Systems, Evaluation, and Technology (OSET)

608 W Allegan

Lansing, MI  48933

Phone: 517-335-1291

Email: polasekj3@michigan.gov

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