Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant 2.0 Application

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Broadband Infrastructure Improvement

Grant 2.0 Application

Important Reminder

Please note that this "site" application is for school sites and single site school districts who seek to upgrade their bandwidth capacity.

Assurances:

I understand that first priority will be given to sites with a current connection below 20 kbps per student, that will be unable to administer the 2016 computer‐based CAASPP and are unable to improve their Internet connection.

I understand that second priority will be given to sites with less than 100 kbps per student and which have limited options to improve their connections for the computer‐based CAASPP. I understand that if funds are available after awarding first and second priority sites, grant

funds shall be awarded to underconnected schools ranked by the lowest connection capacity.

Contact Information

1. Applicant Information

First Name Last Name Title Email Phone Number Organization

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2. Is the technical contact for this school site, the same as the person identified

above?

Yes No

2A. (If previous answer is YES) Technical Contact for School

First Name Last Name Title Email Phone Number Organization

Which of the following best describes the Technical Contact's role?

School support District support

Professional consultant Teacher (with special assignment)

School site Information

3. Please select the site type that best describes your application.

School Site

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3B. (If previous answer is Single Site School District) Single Site School Districts

should fill this application on behalf of the school site. However, please provide

the district CDS code below.

County District School (CDS) Code

4. Site Information

County District School Code

Name of County Alameda

Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno

... 37 additional choices hidden ... Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba Name of School District

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Name of School

Physical address of the school site that will be served

City Zip Code

5. Did students at this site participate in the 2015 California Assessment of

Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)?

Yes No

5A. (If previous answer is YES) Please select the option that best describes any

technology obstacles related to the administration of the CAASPP tests.

School administered the test in 2015, but had to transport students to an offsite location due to inadequate connection to the Internet.

School administered the test but could only simultaneously test a limited amount of students at one time due to low bandwidth to the Internet (e.g. experienced “white screens” during

testing).

School administered the test but only by shutting down all or virtually all other online instructional activity, and essential business operations and services.

School administered the test but the connection is not scalable when considering growth in enrollment, computing devices and and network utilization..

School administered the test without any complications, issues or concerns.

6. Is this school site a charter school?

Yes No

6A. (If previous answer is YES) Please indicate what type of funding mechanism

is used to support this school.

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Locally funded charter school

6B. Is this school site leasing or renting the facility in which it is currently

housed?

Yes No

6C. When does the lease or rental agreement end?

____/__/__ (YYYY/MM/DD)

6D. Please provide a brief description of the facilities where the school site is

located.

7. Does this school site have approved plans to relocate within the next 36

months?

Yes No

7B. (If previous answer is YES) If known, please provide the following

information for the new site, this school will be moving to.

Address City Zip Code

8. What is the current student enrollment at this school site?

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9. How many student devices are available on campus for teaching and

learning?

10. How many new student computing devices will be added to this school site

within the next 12 to 24 months?

Connectivity Information

11. What is the current connection speed (capacity) for this site's primary circuit

(Mbps)?

Less than 1.5 Mbps (Less than T‐1) 1.5Mbps (T‐1) 3Mbps (2 x T‐1) 4.5Mbps (3 x T‐1) 6Mbps (4 x T‐1) 10Mbps 20Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 1,000Mbps (1 Gbps) 10,000Mbps (10 Gbps)

Other, please specify... ______________________

12. Where does the circuit connect?

Your district or school within your district K12HSN node site/County Office of Education CENIC ‐ CalREN hub site

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Community College

Other Higher Education Site

Commercial Internet Service Provider Other

12A. Specify the name of the organization this site connects to.

13. Who is the current commercial provider for the circuit at this school site?

AT&T;

Bright House Networks

Central Valley Independent Network / Vast Networks Century‐Link Charter Comcast Cox Cable Time Warner Frontier Optimum

Plumas Sierra Telecom Sierra Sprint Sunesys T‐Mobile Time Warner Verizon Wilcon Windstream XO Zayo

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Other, please specify... ______________________

14. Is there a more suitable location to which this school site can connect?

Yes No

14A. (If previous answer is YES) Please provide the following information about

the more appropriate circuit connection.

County _Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Del Norte El Dorado Fresno

... 37 additional choices hidden ... Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba Organization Name

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Address City Zip Code

15. What is the network utilization at “Peak” (%) for this school site (download)

during school hours?

1‐10% 11‐20% 21‐30% 31‐40% 41‐50% 51‐60% 61‐70% 71‐80% 81‐90% 91‐100%

16. What is the monthly recurring cost for the circuit at this school site?

Base price before any discount(s)

Price after Erate and CTF discounts are applied

Service Provider Information

17. Does this school have a current contract with a service provider for Internet

connectivity?

Yes No

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17A. (If previous answer is YES) When does this school site's contract with the

service provider end?

____/__/__ (YYYY/MM/DD)

17B. Please upload a copy of your current contract with your service provider.

18. What are the early termination fees associated with your service contract, if

any?

Please provide the cost to terminate your contract early.

19. Please upload a copy of this site's monthly invoice from the service

provider.

20. Does this school site already have a plan in place to upgrade equipment to

enhance connectivity (i.e. circuit) to the Internet within the next 12 to 18

months?

Yes No

20A. (If previous answer is YES) Please provide the following information about

your planned upgrade in connectivity.

Bandwidth Capacity _{Less than 1.5 Mbps (Less than T‐1)} 1.5Mbps (T‐1)

3Mbps (2xT‐1) 4.5Mbps (3xT‐1) 6Mbps (4xT‐1) 10Mbps

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20Mbps 50Mbps 100Mbps 1,000Mbps (1 Gbps) 10,000Mbps (10 Gbps) Other

Monthly Recurring Cost

Length of Term (in months)

Service Provider _AT&T;

Bright House Networks

Central Valley Independent Network / Vast Networks Century‐Link Charter Comcast Cox Cable Time Warner Frontier Optimum

... 2 additional choices hidden ... Sunesys T‐Mobile Time Warner Verizon Wilcon Windstream XO Zayo

Local / Regional Carrier Other

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21. Did this school apply for E‐rate funds on the current open funding year (E‐

rate Year 19)?

Yes No

22. Does this school site provide Internet connectivity to other school sites or is

it physically co‐located with other sites?

Yes No

22A. (If previous answer is YES) Please provide the following information for

any co‐located sites or sites which share bandwidth with this school site.

CDS Code Bandwidth Capacity "Other" Bandwidth Enrollment Student Device Count

23. Does this school site currently support a bring‐your‐own‐device (BYOD)

model?

Yes No

Network Utilization

Instructions | Network Utilization Test1. Visit

http://www.speedtest.net/2. Click on the button that states "Begin

Test"3. Allow the speed test to take place

To copy the URL of your speed test:1. Once the speed test has concluded, click on "Share This Result"2. From the shareable options, select "Web"3. Copy the URL providedTo copy an Image of your speed test:1. From the shareable options, select "Image"2. Copy the image link

provided3. Open a new tab in your browser and paste the copied link, then press "Enter" on your keyboard4. Right click on the image and "Save" to your computer

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Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant 2.0 Application