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FCC 54.508
Revised as of October 1, 2006
Goto Year:2005 |
2007
Sec. 54.508 Technology plans.
(a) Contents. The technology plans referred to in this subpart must include
the following five elements:
(1) A clear statement of goals and a realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education or
library services;
(2) A professional development strategy to ensure that the staff understands
how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services;
(3) An assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and
other services that will be needed to improve education or library services;
(4) A budget sufficient to acquire and support the non-discounted elements
of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development, and other
services that will be needed to implement the strategy; and
(5) An evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor
progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in
response to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(b) Relevance of approval under Enhancing Education through Technology.
Technology plans that meet the standards of the Department of Education's
Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT), 20 U.S.C. 6764, are
sufficient for satisfying paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) and (a)(5) of
this section, but applicants must supplement such plans with an analysis
demonstrating that they meet the budgetary requirement described in
paragraph (a)(4) of this section. Furthermore, to the extent that the
Department of Education adopts future technology plan requirements that
require one or more of the five elements described in paragraph (a) of this
section, such plans will be acceptable for satisfying those elements of
paragraph (a) of this section. Applicants with such plans will only need to
supplement such plans with the analysis needed to satisfy those elements of
paragraph (a) of this section not covered by the future Department of
Education technology plan requirements.
(c) Timing of certification. As required under 54.504(b)(2)(vii) and
(c)(1)(v), applicants must certify that they have prepared any required
technology plans. They must also confirm, in FCC Form 486, that their plan
was approved before they began receiving services pursuant to it.
(d) Parties qualified to approve technology plans required in this subpart.
Applicants required to prepare and obtain approval of technology plans under
this subpart must obtain such approval from either their state, the
Administrator, or an independent entity approved by the Commission or
certified by the Administrator as qualified to provide such approval. All
parties who will provide such approval must apply the standards set forth in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
[ 69 FR 55110 , Sept. 13, 2004; 69 FR 59145 , Oct. 4, 2004]
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