Points

Rationale (These are some of the items to consider when reviewing each question, however, the answers may be found in any of the responses or elsewhere in the application.)

Question 1

1-5

• Primary contact person has the expertise, experience and time to oversee the implementation of this product.

Question 2

1-40

• These purchases are for school buildings identified as having a greater than 10:1 student to modern computer ratio in the Technology Survey 2000.

• The school buildings for which this hardware is being purchased have not reached a 10:1, student to modern computer ratio in the 1999-2000 school year.

• This request will enable the school buildings to reach a 10:1, student to modern computer ratio.

• The pricing on the hardware is competitive.

• The hardware selections maximize the monies requested (e.g., upgrades will go further towards increasing the numbers with minimal expense.)

• The peripherals requested are reasonable.

• There are no hardware or services requested which may be eligible for reimbursement through E-Rate.

• This hardware will be modern as identified in the RFP.

• The hardware is for student use.

Question 3

1-5

• The purchase of this hardware is aligned with the school district’s Technology Plan.

Question 4

1-10

• There is evidence of local commitment in proportion to what the district is capable of providing to technology in the classroom.

• There is evidence of the professional staff commitment to providing and using technology in the classroom.

• There is adequate commitment to professional development in technology, or a reason for the limitation thereof.

• There is evidence of attempting to fund technology from outside sources.

• There is evidence of progress towards the schools technology goals if the school district has been a recipient of TLCF funding in the past.

Question 5

1-5

• There is a plan for monitoring the implementation of this hardware.

• The proposal indicates that a minimum of 75% of teachers within the district will complete a technology assessment provided by the NH Department of Education.

Question 6

1-5

• The school district has the personnel with the expertise to install and maintain this hardware, or there are funds requested in this application for that purpose.

• The personnel identified above have the expertise, experience and time to oversee the implementation of this product.

Equitability

1-30

• EES points determined by Table

• Is access to this product provided through another source?

• Does this award distribute access equitably across the geographical regions of NH?

Total

100