FY 2018 Funding Formula Booklet 2_21_18

3. Of the $7,099,160 appropriated in S.B. 2964, the sum of $883,680 or $4,910.27 per college per month will be distributed to the colleges to (1) upgrade the 2 GBps Cspire Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to a 10 Gig DIA and (2) upgrade the two 1 Gig Cspire circuits between the Venture Data Center and MCCB to 4 GBps. 4. Of the $7,099,160 appropriated in S.B. 2964, the sum of $1,500,000 will be divided evenly ($100,000) among the 15 districts for technology positions ($50,000 X 2 positions per district.) 5. Of the $7,099,160 appropriated in S.B. 2964, the approximate amount of $540,000.00 will be transferred to ITS for the community and junior colleges’ share of backbone costs and internet connectivity for a 10 Gb circuit. 6. Of the $7,099,160 appropriated in S.B. 2964, the sum of $3,460,000 will be utilized by the MCCB to offset education technology needs of the Board and Colleges. Contractual obligations to Instructure, Respondus, MELO, and Wimba will be paid from these sources. Up to $788,000 of this amount will be utilized for salaries at the MCCB.

In Senate Bill 2964, the Legislature appropriated out of the state general fund a total of $7,099,160 to the MCCB for the purpose of defraying the cost of the Education Technology Program at the public community and junior colleges for FY 2018. The Education Technology Program consists of recurring technology costs and funding for technology positions, in order to provide more flexibility to our districts in the education technology area. The Mississippi public community and junior colleges utilize the following set of guidelines to provide a shared network architecture that accesses a set of centralized services and resources, which generate significant economies of scale savings: 1. Available funds appropriated in S.B. 2964 will be used to pay line costs for 1 GBps ethernet circuits for the community and junior college system. This circuit will provide data and video transmission for internet access and distance learning transport service.

2. Network line charges will be distributed based on estimates provided by AT&T in December 2015 for 15 colleges and the MCCB, which include (1) an upgrade to the shared MetroE circuits to a full 1 Gig ASE circuit for each college and (2) an upgrade from the 2 Gig to a 10 Gig DIA. The former AT&T prices included the enhanced features of Priority Plus Q-Forwarding and Metro Ethernet Reporting for 100 MB Fixed ME pricing per site. The cost for 100 MB metro Ethernet AT&T connections to the college campuses varied from $970 per month to $1,630 per month for a total of $352,469. The new pricing estimates from AT&T are at the speed of 1 GB at a cost of $899.00 per month or $10,788 per college. The $491,589 calculation for the MCCB consists of $167,832 for the cost of 14 colleges’ circuits at $899 + $100 per month or $11,988 per college per year. MGCCC will pay for their circuit directly. MCCB has 3 monthly costs of $16,439, $3,005, and $5,288 and 15% of community and junior colleges’ line charges (179,820 x 15% = 26,973) for additional unforeseen costs that may arise during the year.

9. The MCCB will disburse education technology funds on a schedule of 1/2 in July 2017 and 1/2 in January 2018. 10. If there is a question about the purpose for expending Education Technology funds under S.B. 2964, please consult with the MCCB office prior to encumbering those funds. 11. Funds appropriated for recurring technology needs must be spent in accordance with S.B. 2964 and the above guidelines.

7. The balance of funds available after line charges, technical positions, backbone costs, and after the Mississippi Community College Board receives its share of S.B. 2964, recurring costs will be distributed to the 15 community and junior college districts based upon the following formula: a) one-half evenly among districts, and b) the remaining one-half based on full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment for FY 2017. 8. “Other Recurring Costs” may include the following: a) Maintenance on computer hardware and/or software (including parts to maintain existing computer equipment that is purchased under the account number 705 - Repairs and Maintenance), b) Technology training needs for faculty and staff (including travel related to technology training), c) One-time non-recurring line installation costs, d) Other line charges related to voice, video and data, and e) Equipment upgrades.

Guidelines for Disbursement of Education Technology Funds

P UBLIC C OMMUNITY AND J UNIOR C OLLEGES

FY 2018

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