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Funding Posts
The Next E-Rate Funding Cycle
by Adam Letica | Oct 19, 2020 | Education, Funding
It’s time for some good news! The next E-Rate Funding Cycle is upon us and the timing has never been more perfect. We’ve all learned some important lessons during COVID. One of those lessons is that IT infrastructure is mission-critical to modern education. Many...
Count Day During Coronavirus
by Christian Anderson | Oct 1, 2020 | Education, Funding
*Due to continuously evolving legislation, some of these requirements and calculations may change. We will update the post as more information becomes available.* Count Day is just around the corner, on October 7, 2020, and with deadlines quickly approaching we're...
5 Cost-Saving Ideas for Your District
by Adam Letica | Jun 30, 2020 | Education, Funding, General
The Coronavirus dealt a massive financial blow to Local, State, and Federal governments. With that comes the tough consequence of shrinking budgets, even for education. The 2019/2020 Foundation Allowance Funding was $8,111 per student for most school districts. With...
2020 Michigan Competitive School Safety Grant Program
by Adam Letica | Jan 31, 2020 | Education, Funding
Transcript: Hey everyone, it’s Adam at Macro Connect, and I’m here to announce that the Competitive School Safety Grant program is back for fiscal year 2020. This is a great opportunity for your school or district to get access to funding to help upgrade or install...
The 2020 E-Rate Update
by Adam Letica | Jan 15, 2020 | Education, Funding
In 2020, there will be an important and unexpected change to the E-Rate Program from the FCC. We wanted to make sure you have all the correct information: The new Five-Year Category Two funding approach has been made permanent, but rates will not reset until 2021....
How You Can Benefit From A School Safety Grant
by Adam Letica | Nov 4, 2019 | Education, Funding
The Rising Atmosphere of School Safety Since 1999 there have been almost 300 school shootings, over 25% of schools don’t have a written safety plan, 15% of students admit to experiencing some form of digital bullying, and 6% of students report missing school at least...
3 Ways Macro Connect Is Saving Schools Time and Money on Count Day
by Adam Letica | Sep 24, 2019 | Education, Funding
If there’s one thing every educator is short on, it’s time. If there are two things, they’re time and money. We want to save you both this Count Day, via our expert Count Day consulting and innovative 10-Day Worksheets. Around this time last year, we took a deep dive...
Apply For a School Safety Grant
by Miguel Davis | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Funding
This blog post is not meant to be alarmist. We sincerely hope that the kind of situations we use for illustration never happen in your school, or any school. But the realities we now live with require conscientious planning and forethought to give our children and...