To the Committee Members:

Le Jardin Academy has already used all of its E-Rate Category 2 allotment to upgrade our campuswide wireless and install internal broadband connecting our campuses to a data center where network servers reside. 

The connectivity provided by these Category 2 items has improved our school or district's educational experience by reducing our infrastructure spend and allowing us to move to a managed network that is now an operational cost and frees up capital budgets that can go toward playgrounds and other educational investments. Additionally, our wireless service is much more reliable, which is important because we are a Google school. 70-80% of student work on devices requires internet connectivity.

Melissa Handy
Education Technology Director