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JULY 29, 2018 | JUNEAU, ALASKA Alaska K-12 Broadband Initiative EducationSuperHighway Image courtesy of Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report EducationSuperHighways Mission We accelerate broadband upgrades in Americas K-12 schools with

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Alaska K-12 Broadband Initiative

EducationSuperHighway

JULY 29, 2018 | JUNEAU, ALASKA

Image courtesy of Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report

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We accelerate broadband upgrades in America’s K-12 schools with data-driven programs and tools. In partnership with governors and state agencies, we work directly with school districts to get scalable connections to schools that need it, to make sure districts have adequate bandwidth to support digital learning, and to ensure classrooms have robust Wi-Fi.

EducationSuperHighway’s Mission

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Phase 1

2012-2013

Phase 2

2013-2014

Phase 3

2015 & beyond

BUILD AWARENESS SECURE RESOURCES ACCELERATE UPGRADES

Make school connectivity a national priority Ensure all schools have the resources they need to upgrade Work with states and districts to catalyze action and upgrade all schools

Our Strategy

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Alaska EducationSuperHighway Team

Aarti Bhatnagar

Program Manager aarti@educationsuperhighway.org

Brian Shih

Senior Network Consultant brian@educationsuperhighway.org

Christine Yoo

District Consultant christine.yoo@educationsuperhighway.org

Sophia Green-Robinson

State Engagement Manager sophia@educationsuperhighway.org

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Our team works directly with school districts to understand their technology needs and helps them utilize available funding to meet digital learning goals. All of our tools and services are free of charge.

We are here to support Alaska’s school districts with network upgrades.

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Work with state leaders Plan school district broadband upgrades Engage service providers for competitive bids Make broadband procurement easier

Alaska K-12 Broadband Initiative In May 2018 Governor Walker and DEED partnered with EducationSuperHighway to assist in upgrading Internet access to schools across Alaska so that all students have access to the network needed to take advantage of digital learning

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Fiber Program Bandwidth Program Wi-Fi Program

Work with your district to get scalable infrastructure (e.g. fiber or equivalent) to every district office and school building Work with your district to help you, cost effectively,

btain enough bandwidth to

meet the FCC-adopted 2014 goal of 100 kbps/student for IA bandwidth Work with your district to help you understand and best use all your school’s available Category 2 funding to get sufficient connectivity in your classrooms

Overview of Our Programs

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Upgrading their network is a year-long process. We encourage districts to get started early!

E-RATE CYCLE

Summer

START

Funding year

begins. Assess

needs.

Fall

PLAN

Design upgrade, plan and release E-rate 470/RFP .

Winter

EVALUATE

After 28-day window evaluate bids.

Spring

AWARD

Select provider & apply for E-rate funding (Form 471).

Summer

IMPLEMENT

Funding commitments issued. Upgrade network.

Our Work with Schools - The Annual E-rate Cycle

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AlaskaK12BroadbandInitiative@alaska.gov

FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS:

EducationSuperHighway.org

@EdSuperHighway Linkedin.com/company/educationsuperhighway facebook.com/EducationSuperHighway AlaskaK12BroadbandInitiative@alaska.g