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JULY 29, 2018 | JUNEAU, ALASKA Alaska K-12 Broadband Initiative EducationSuperHighway Image courtesy of Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report

EducationSuperHighway’s Mission 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.

Our Strategy BUILD AWARENESS Phase 1 2012-2013 Make school connectivity a national priority SECURE RESOURCES Phase 2 2013-2014 Ensure all schools have the resources they need to upgrade ACCELERATE UPGRADES Phase 3 2015 & beyond Work with states and districts to catalyze action and upgrade all schools

Alaska EducationSuperHighway Team Aarti Bhatnagar Sophia Green-Robinson Program Manager State Engagement Manager aarti@educationsuperhighway.org sophia@educationsuperhighway.org Brian Shih Christine Yoo Senior Network Consultant District Consultant brian@educationsuperhighway.org christine.yoo@educationsuperhighway.org

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

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

Overview of Our Programs Fiber Program Bandwidth Program Wi-Fi Program Work with your district to get Work with your district to Work with your district to scalable infrastructure (e.g. help you, cost effectively, help you understand and fiber or equivalent) to every obtain enough bandwidth to best use all your school’s district office and school meet the FCC-adopted 2014 available Category 2 funding building goal of 100 kbps/student for to get sufficient connectivity IA bandwidth in your classrooms

Our Work with Schools - The Annual E-rate Cycle Upgrading their network is a year-long process. We encourage districts to get started early! E-RATE CYCLE Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer START PLAN EVALUATE AWARD IMPLEMENT Select provider & Funding Funding year Design upgrade, After 28-day apply for E-rate commitments issued. begins. Assess plan and release window funding (Form Upgrade network. needs. E-rate 470/RFP . evaluate bids. 471).

FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS: EducationSuperHighway.org AlaskaK12BroadbandInitiative@alaska.g ov AlaskaK12BroadbandInitiative@alaska.gov @EdSuperHighway Linkedin.com/company/educationsuperhighway facebook.com/EducationSuperHighway