Yeah they won't adhere to the school only part of it. Plus as cheap as it is to get some more minutes anymore it is just as easy for them to use their own cell phone. They will have to have one anyway since they aren't suppose to make personal calls on the district phone.
I think its better to leave the lid on that can of worms... JL On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:33 AM, Bob Morse wrote: > Tom, > > As always you provide great insight. As I was sitting trying to remember > where I heard/read that I kind of remember at one of our trainings at our > local ISC that the “state” e-rate guy told us that we shouldn’t list them > because they almost never adhere to the strict provisions you so eloquently > laid out. > > Thanks again, > > Bob > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steele, Thomas C > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:26 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] e-rate and cell phone usage > > From the 2010 USAC Eligible Services document: > > ---------- > Eligible users and locations are those that are involved > with activities that are integral, immediate, and proximate > to the education of students or the provision of library > services to patrons. The presumption is that activities on > school or library property meet this standard. > The term “school or library property” includes a District > Office of similar facility, but does not include businesses or > organizations separate from a school or library > organization. For example, the facilities of a business that > has contracted with a school to provide bus service do not > constitute a location eligible for E-rate support. > Employees of a school or library with a normal duty > station at an eligible location are eligible users. Employees > of a non-school or non-library activity, even if located on > school or library property, such as a state government > office with responsibilities other than education or library > services (e.g., a division of motor vehicles), are not > eligible users. > For example, wireless telephone services outside of a > school or library location can be eligible for discount in > certain cases. Examples include: > · Use by a school bus driver while delivering children > to and from school. > · Use by a library staff person in a library mobile unit > van. > · Use by teachers or other school staff while > accompanying students on a field trip or sporting > event. > ---------- > > Based on this, if a reasonable case could be made that the board president > is “involved with activities that are integral, immediate, and proximate to > the education of students” AND used the phone EXCLUSIVELY for school > business (with documentation to prove it in case of an audit) ,then there > would not seem to be anything that would prohibit it. However, I think this > could be very difficult to prove and adhere to – this is something I probably > wouldn’t go anywhere near! > > The best advice would be to get a ruling from USAC on the issue. > > -TS > > Thomas C. Steele > Technology Director > Manteno CUSD #5 > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Morse > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:05 AM > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > Subject: [tech-geeks] e-rate and cell phone usage > > I need a little help… > > Somewhere I remember reading that School Board President’s cell phones were > not eligible for e-rate. Am I delusional or is this in fact true? > > Bob Morse > E-Rate Coordinator > Technology Specialist > Community Consolidated Schools District 168 > 708-758-1610 ext. 124 > Skype: bmorse68 > > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks Jason Livezey Director of Technology New Lenox School District #122 Cell: 815.693.9338 ACMT Certified
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