FY2024 C2 ERATE
FY 2024 C2 RFP - Technology
Vendor Questions and Corresponding Answers Will Be Listed Below:
12/07/2023
Question: We noticed the license and warranty quantity for switches was listed as 4 +/- but the switch quantity was listed as 5 +/-. Should we quote 5 for the license and warranty?
Answer: Since we listed +/- next the the quantities, we are recommending vendors quote it as stated on RFP and we can adjust to the correct quantity to match the switch count. We will not penalize a vendor for quoting four or five for the switch warranty and license.
12/11/2023
Question: The RFP states that "WBCCSC will provide access to a lift for access points installation in the cafeteria, gymnasiums, etc." I want to confirm whether this means a lift will be accessible onsite for our use, or if we are expected to bring our own lift for the installation.
Answer: Western Boone has a lift onsite available for use. Vendors may use our lift or may opt to bring their own if they so choose.
Vendor Questions and Corresponding Answers Will Be Listed Below:
12/07/2023
Question: We noticed the license and warranty quantity for switches was listed as 4 +/- but the switch quantity was listed as 5 +/-. Should we quote 5 for the license and warranty?
Answer: Since we listed +/- next the the quantities, we are recommending vendors quote it as stated on RFP and we can adjust to the correct quantity to match the switch count. We will not penalize a vendor for quoting four or five for the switch warranty and license.
12/11/2023
Question: The RFP states that "WBCCSC will provide access to a lift for access points installation in the cafeteria, gymnasiums, etc." I want to confirm whether this means a lift will be accessible onsite for our use, or if we are expected to bring our own lift for the installation.
Answer: Western Boone has a lift onsite available for use. Vendors may use our lift or may opt to bring their own if they so choose.
WEBO NEXT >>
WeBoNext describes a unique learning experience in Western Boone County Community Schools.
By focusing on WeBoNext skills, Western Boone is preparing students for a global workforce that will require them to think critically, communicate effectively, and meet the demands of a changing society using innovative tools with today's proven instructional practices.
WeBoNext Is:
- Innovation - Fostering the NEXT movement toward a culture of change
- Responsibility - Taking the NEXTstep in students accepting ownership for their learning experience
- Equality - Providing all students the NEXT great opportunity
- GlobalAwareness - Embracing the NEXT generation's role in an increasingly connected society
- Engagement - Developing a NEXT level, student-centered classroom
1:1 Technology Initiative
WBCCSC has 1:1 technology for students in grades 5-12. Each student in grades 5-12 is issued a Windows laptop with access to the Office 365 Suite and Canvas learning management system.
Parent Laptop Agreement
During summer registration, parents/guardians will be required to sign off on a laptop agreement confirming they have read the above policies and understand the financial responsibilities assumed with the laptop. This consent form will be available in Harmony as part of online registration.
Device Care
Students (and parents) should care for the devices as if they are their own. Accidents do happens. Many repairs can be conducted in house, and parents will only be charged for necessary parts purchased at reasonable prices. If an outside vendor must be used for repair, the parents will be billed the cost of the repair. Parents will be responsible for the cost of replacement if the device or its components are lost, stolen or damaged due to improper care or neglect. Parents are welcome to find a company to purchase insurance if they so choose. Please insure the device for the full replacement cost of $475.
To learn more about Western Boone’s 1:1 technology program, click here: 1:1 Learning
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Promise Scholars
What Is It?
The Western Boone Promise Scholars program addresses two realities of the 21st century: quality jobs of today and tomorrow require at least some level of post-secondary education, and students with an expectation of attending college achieve more at every level of their elementary and secondary education than their peers without such expectations. This project makes a long-term investment in our community by investing in the academic future of its youngest students. With a long-term funding commitment from the Greater Jamestown Area Fund (GJAF), each kindergarten student in Western Boone Schools, for the next twelve years, will be presented with an Indiana CollegeChoice 529 college savings account funded at $100. Each student still enrolled at Western Boone through third grade will receive an additional $50 for their account.
How Does It Work?
Through the schools and with the support of an experienced Edward Jones Financial Advisor, parents of kindergarten students will be presented information about the funds in a series of evening seminars, and will be given assistance in completing the application process. Western Boone Schools will then distribute the funds from the GJAF to each student's account along with the completed applications.
Families will be provided financial counseling opportunities as the students age, and additional contributions can be made by families and community members. A twelve-year commitment for the initial account funding from the GJAF means that at the end of the commitment cycle, every student in Western Boone Schools will have a college savings account which can be used not only for traditional four-year colleges, but for any accredited post-secondary education, including trade and vocational schools. Virgil Benge's endowment will have supported the education aspirations of some 1,500 Western Boone students!
The WBEF board oversees the program and its future growth and implementation.
What Are Its Benefits?
At its most basic level, the Promise Scholars program will increase the percentage of Western Boone graduates continuing their education beyond high school. However, research indicates that establishing a college savings account also provides the following benefits:
The Western Boone Promise Scholars program addresses two realities of the 21st century: quality jobs of today and tomorrow require at least some level of post-secondary education, and students with an expectation of attending college achieve more at every level of their elementary and secondary education than their peers without such expectations. This project makes a long-term investment in our community by investing in the academic future of its youngest students. With a long-term funding commitment from the Greater Jamestown Area Fund (GJAF), each kindergarten student in Western Boone Schools, for the next twelve years, will be presented with an Indiana CollegeChoice 529 college savings account funded at $100. Each student still enrolled at Western Boone through third grade will receive an additional $50 for their account.
How Does It Work?
Through the schools and with the support of an experienced Edward Jones Financial Advisor, parents of kindergarten students will be presented information about the funds in a series of evening seminars, and will be given assistance in completing the application process. Western Boone Schools will then distribute the funds from the GJAF to each student's account along with the completed applications.
Families will be provided financial counseling opportunities as the students age, and additional contributions can be made by families and community members. A twelve-year commitment for the initial account funding from the GJAF means that at the end of the commitment cycle, every student in Western Boone Schools will have a college savings account which can be used not only for traditional four-year colleges, but for any accredited post-secondary education, including trade and vocational schools. Virgil Benge's endowment will have supported the education aspirations of some 1,500 Western Boone students!
The WBEF board oversees the program and its future growth and implementation.
What Are Its Benefits?
At its most basic level, the Promise Scholars program will increase the percentage of Western Boone graduates continuing their education beyond high school. However, research indicates that establishing a college savings account also provides the following benefits:
- Students are nearly seven times more likely to graduate high school
- Students are two times more likely to attend college
- Students maintain a higher rate of attendance and a lower rate of discipline referrals
- Parents begin planning for their child's future at an earlier age with guidance from a professional
- Parents improve their own financial literacy and long-term economic stability
Indoor Air Quality
For information regarding Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), please contact:
Mr. Dennis McKinney, Director of Facilities and Maintenance
Office: 765-482-6333
Click here to send an email
Address: Western Boone Schools
1201 N. State Road 75
Thorntown, IN 46071
