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Brownsville ISD Technology Funding. Julie Parker-Garza EDTC 6342. BISD Technology Funding. BISD has a 3 year technology plan in place. Funding: E-Rate State Technology Allotment Local Title II Part D. E-Rate. BISD has 93.1% economically disadvantaged students.
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Brownsville ISDTechnology Funding Julie Parker-Garza EDTC 6342
BISD Technology Funding BISD has a 3 year technology plan in place. Funding: • E-Rate • State Technology Allotment • Local • Title II Part D
E-Rate • BISD has 93.1% economically disadvantaged students. • 90% discount rate through the E-rate program for telecommunication services. • Total requested from BISD over $200 million in the last 10 years. • Committed over $100 million in the last 10 years.
E-Rate Cont. Distribution: • Staff development • Telecommunications • Internet access • Materials • Supplies • Equipment
State Allotment • $30 per student • Incorporated $1,400,000 in 3yr plan. • Attendance rates used Distribution: Staff development, materials, supplies, equipment and maintenance.
Title II Part D • BISD attempts to have students technology literate before 5th grade. • Used for professional development. • $200,140 distributed to BISD.
STaR Chart • Monitor progress of technology plan. • $152,444,066 in budget for STaR chart categories. • Bulk of budget is for infrastructure of technology.
Findings • 52 schools • 6 HS • 10 MS • 36 Elem. • Expenditure per student is $3,163.66 • Student to computer ratio is 3:1 • Enrollment is 48,837
Findings Cont. • 3,761 classrooms with direct connections to internet • 1 computer per teacher
Ideas • 1 TST per campus • Limit TST assignments • 1 MTT per campus • More staff development opportunities • More money for staff development • Annual review of available technology