Broadband Access in Nevada PK-12 Schools
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Broadband Access in Nevada PK-12 Schools
Nevada Broadband Taskforce MeetingJune 19, 2014Presented by: Alan Medeiros, Lyon CSDDan Slentz, Oasis OnlineDuane Barton, Elko CSDJohn Endter, Douglas CSDKimberly Vidoni, Nevada Department of EducationScott Lomari, Lyon CSD
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OverviewSupporting DataNevada Ready 21 (One-to-One
Initiative)Community PartnersRural School NeedsPossible SolutionsRole of Task Force in Solution
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Data CollectionEducation Superhighway – State
School Speed Test Month, October 2013
Nevada Educational Technology Survey
Nevada School District Broadband Survey
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State School Speed Test~75% of Nevada schools
participatedTested the speeds of at least 10
devices per school
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SETDA Thresholds
Source: State Educational Technology Directors Association, http://www.setda.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Broadband_Trifold.pdf
Broadband Access for Teaching, Learning, and School Operations
2014-15 SchoolYear Target
2017-18 SchoolYear Target
An external Internet connection to the Internet service provider (ISP)
At least 100 Mbps per 1,000 students/ staff
At least 1 Gbps per1,000 students/staff
Internal wide area network (WAN) connections from the district to each school and among schools within the district
At least 1 Gbps per 1,000 students/staff
At least 10 Gbps per 1,000 students/staff
Nevada Schools: Online Assessment Readiness
<20 kbps/student 20-50 kbps/student 50+ kbps/student0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
17%
44%39%
32%
47%
21%
Nevada Schools Online Assessment Readiness (avg kbps/student)
% of schools % of studentsMedia-rich
assessment readyBasic assessment
readyNot ready for online
assessment
At current bandwidth availability, 39% of schools can support media-rich online assessment, while 17% of schools are not ready for any online assessment
Nevada Schools: Digital Learning Readiness
<10 kbps/student 10-50 kbps/student 50-100 kbps/student 100+ kbps/student0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1%
32%39%
28%
0%
54%
34%
12%
Nevada Schools Digital Learning Readiness (max kbps/student)
% of schools % of students
Digital learning ready
Basic connectivityNot ready Emerging
reliance
Schools’ long-term connectivity goals should focus on developing capacity for digital learning; 28% of schools today are ready for technology-rich digital learning
Impact of lower connectivity in rural areas on students
Note: Excludes 93 schools with 1000+ students (analyzed separately, ~163k students)
Not ready Basic_x000d_(10-50)
Emerging_x000d_(50-100)
Tech. rich_x000d_(100+
)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
4%
20%25%
52%
0%
20%
49%
31%
Rural Schools: Bandwidth per Student
Remote Rural Rest of NV
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Greater proportion of rural schools
are not ready
In urban and suburban areas, concentration of very large schools reduces bandwidth availability per student
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20%40%60%80%
100%
67%48% 36%
2%
15%36% 54%
62%
6%
17% 16% 10%36%
94%
0.0089123617758706 0.00680038859363392
Measured Bandwidth per Student
100+ kbps/student 50-100 kbps/student 10-50 kbps/student <10 kbps/student
School Size (number of students)
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Nevada Ed Tech SurveyAnnual inventory surveySpring 2014Smarter Balance Assessment
Consortium (SBAC) compliant devices
“Red Flag” list
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Nevada School District Broadband SurveySurvey broadband connectivity
modalities across the stateDetermine how many students
attend schools that are not connected via fiber
Esmeralda, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, White Pine are not connected via fiber
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One-to-One Student ComputingNevada Commission on
Educational Technology One-to-One Plan◦Nevada Ready 21◦In the process of revising
Same capacity issues as for online testing◦Broadband capacity issues◦Personnel expertise issues
Communication to stakeholders
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Gaps in Home/School Coverage
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Gaps in Home/School Coverage
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Gaps in Home/School Coverage3G networks offer download speeds of 600
kilobits per second (kbps) up to 1.4 megabits per second (mbps), with bursts up to 3.1 mbps.
Sprint says its 4G WiMax network can deliver average download speeds between 3 mbps and 6 mbps, with bursts up to 10 mbps. The network can deliver upload speeds of up to 1 mbps.◦Sprint: Download: 2.14 Mbps | Upload: 0.17 Mbps◦Verizon: Download:13.3 Mbps | Upload:5.5 Mbps
Fact vs. Fiction – school districts need facts
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Community PartnersProvides project sustainabilityCosts would be spread between
partners◦Hospitals/Clinics◦County Agencies – Human Services,
Libraries, Court, Fire, Rescue, Police◦Private Companies – ISP’s,
Manufacturing, Hospitality, Service, Mining
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eRate ReformNew eRate Goals
◦Increased Broadband Capacity◦Create Affordable access to
BroadbandProposed Rulemaking
◦Simplify rules on fiber deployment◦Prioritize funds for new fiber
deployments◦Phase out support services - paging◦Allocating funding on a simplified,
per-student
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Rural School NeedsHigh Capacity Broadband
◦Access for 24/7 learners◦Access to Distance Education resources◦Testing requirements- current and future
Distinctions between rural and frontier◦Limited broadband availability for rural
schools having to use limited wireless backhauls
◦Nearly Impossible to find/fund broadband connections to frontier schools like Duckwater and Montello.
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Prime Example – Elko70% of students attend schools
connected through fiberTried to connect other schools
◦$1 million to run line◦~$14K/month to lease line◦For just 2 schools
Lack of competition
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Grant OpportunitiesNevada Commission on Ed TecheRateConnectED
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Possible SolutionsBetter coordination between K-12
public education, higher education, and state agencies, including maps of state owned lit and dark fiber
Nevada Assessment Readiness Team (NV-ART)
Superintendent’s Online Testing Summit in August 2014
Nevada Ready 21 Plan includes a committee focused on broadband capacity issues
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Role of Task Force in SolutionHelp us ensure that ALL Nevada
students have school access through fiber
Accountability for Internet service providers◦They’re installing what they say
they’re installingAvailability of trained, network
experts in all districts
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Questions?