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Computers for Learning: For Schools. Tommy Tran Area Property Officer General Services Administration. Executive Order 12999. Title: Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century -- 1996 Purpose:
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Computers for Learning: For Schools Tommy TranArea Property OfficerGeneral Services Administration
Executive Order 12999 • Title: • Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century -- 1996 • Purpose: • “to ensure that American children have the skills they need to succeed in the information- intensive 21st century” • Guidance to Federal agencies: • “To the extent permitted by law, all agencies shall give highest preference to schools and nonprofit organizations… in the transfer, through gift or donation, of educationally useful Federal equipment.”
Authorities • Executive Order 12999 – Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century -- 1996 • 15 USC 3710 (i) • Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
What is it? • Computers for Learning • A program whereby educationally useful Federal equipment excessed by Federal agencies are transferred directly to schools and educational non- profit organizations • A websitedeveloped by GSA to facilitate the CFL program.
Definitions EO12999 • “Schools" means individual public or private education institutions encompassing prekindergarten through twelfth grade, as well as public school districts. • "Educationally useful Federal equipment" means computers and related peripheral tools (e.g., printers, modems, routers, and servers), including telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in prekindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school education.
Web Site Eligibility • Schools • Public, Private, Parochial School • Grades Prekindergarten through 12 • Home Schools • Must meet state requirements • Located in: • One of the 50 states • U.S. Virgin Islands • American Samoa • Guam • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico • Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands • National Center for Education Statistics Number
Educational Nonprofits An educational nonprofit is eligible if it is classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c) of the United States tax code and serves pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. In addition, education nonprofit organization must meet ALL of the following criteria to participate in the CFL program: • Be tax exempt under section 501(C) of the U.S. tax code, AND • Serve some portion of the pre-kindergarten through grade 12 population, AND • Operate primarily for the purpose of education.
The Process • School • registers on computersforlearning.gov website • screens computers in GSAXcess® • selects computers desired for transfer using a virtual shopping cart and proceeds through checkout • System notifies the agency of school selections • Agency • allocates the computer to a school • System • Sends emails transfer order to allocated school • School • signs transfer order • faxes transfer order to holding agency • Agency • signs transfer order • faxes transfer order back to school • School • Presents signed order to agency at time of pickup (by school or the school’s transportation agent)
Cost and Ownership • School • does not pay for computers and other equipment • must pay for packing, handling, and transportation fees • takes ownership upon receipt
Help Resources • Help screens available on line • GSA Area Property Officers throughout the U.S. • Web site “http://gsa.gov/apo • For questions or assistance… Thanh-Tommy Tran Area Property Officer Thanh.tran@gsa.gov 732-284-1881
We make dreams come true ! • “ When I took the five minutes necessary to post our school's information to the site, I was hoping to receive a few computers to use in my classroom with students. Your donation of 252 Pentium 3 computers, 54 monitors, and 32 printers was well beyond my wildest dreams.”Emily Butler, Patterson HighSchool • Let schools know about our program !!