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Empowering Education through Technology: Computers for Learning Program

The Computers for Learning program, initiated by Executive Order 12999 in 1996, aims to ensure that American children acquire essential skills for success in the 21st century. This federal initiative facilitates the transfer of surplus educational technology from government agencies to schools and nonprofit organizations. Eligible entities can register to receive computers and related equipment at no cost, aside from minor shipping fees. By promoting access to technology, we empower students and enhance educational opportunities across the nation.

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Empowering Education through Technology: Computers for Learning Program

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  1. Computers for Learning: For Schools Tommy TranArea Property OfficerGeneral Services Administration

  2. 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.”

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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)

  9. Home Page: computersforlearning.gov

  10. NCES Number

  11. Public School Search for NCES No.

  12. Preliminary Search Results

  13. Search Results

  14. Registration

  15. Choose School

  16. NCES Number

  17. Prefilled Data

  18. Additional Questions

  19. Completed Registration

  20. Email Notice

  21. Sign In

  22. Sign In with Temporary Password

  23. Create Permanent Password

  24. Category Page

  25. Category Breakdown

  26. Search Results

  27. Searching in Search Results

  28. Property Data Sheet

  29. Add to Cart

  30. Checkout

  31. Successful Checkout

  32. Email to Approving Official w/Attachment

  33. Attachment: Notice to Approving Official

  34. Attachment: Transfer Order

  35. Cost and Ownership • School • does not pay for computers and other equipment • must pay for packing, handling, and transportation fees • takes ownership upon receipt

  36. 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

  37. 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 !!

  38. Questions

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