| What is AvailableVouchers will be issued in two | | | | Server, including client access licenses, Eligible |
| categories: 1) General Purpose Vouchers and 2) | | | | software bundled with a computer purchased with |
| Software Vouchers. General Purpose Vouchers may | | | | the General Purpose VouchersIT Support Services |
| be used to purchase specific hardware (listed below), | | | | available for Orange County schools: Services that |
| any non-custom software for that hardware, | | | | primarily involve the maintenance of hardware |
| evaluation tools, information technology (IT) services, | | | | procured through this Settlement and the installation |
| and professional development services. IT and | | | | and maintenance of software procured through this |
| professional development services must be obtained | | | | Settlement.Professional Development Services |
| from approved providers in Orange County schools. | | | | available for Orange County schools: Professional |
| Software Vouchers may only be utilized to purchase | | | | development services directed solely at leadership |
| specific categories of software (listed below) that | | | | development for school administrators in the use of |
| are published or sold by any software provider. Both | | | | education technology to improve learning at the site |
| the General Purpose and SoftwareVouchers may be | | | | or district; Professional development services directed |
| applied by Orange County schools in an amount no | | | | solely at general curriculum development and |
| greater than the standard academic price, or if an | | | | instructional strategies which utilize educational |
| academic price is not available, in an amount not to | | | | technology to improve instruction; Professional |
| exceed the normal or standard price established by | | | | development services directed solely at the |
| the manufacturer or vendor for such software. The | | | | improvement of technology integration for any |
| following list gives examples of eligible goods and | | | | software title acquired through this Settlement; |
| services that may be purchased with one or the | | | | Training in the use of any hardware or software title |
| other category of the vouchers:Hardware available | | | | acquired through this Settlement; Certification training |
| for Orange County schools: Any new laptop, | | | | for software and networkingWhat Schools are |
| desktop, or tablet computer for any operating | | | | EligibleOrange County Public school districts that have |
| system platform; Peripheral devices: printers, | | | | a state-approved technology plan may apply on |
| scanners, monitors, keyboards, pointing devices (e.g., | | | | behalf of their eligible schools. Orange County offices |
| mouse, trackball, etc.); Equipment needed for | | | | of education, direct-funded charter schools, and State |
| networking and infrastructure (e.g., routers, servers, | | | | Special Schools do not have to meet the |
| wireless network cards, or wireless access points); | | | | state-approved technology plan requirement and can |
| Hardware for accessing the Internet through | | | | apply on their own behalf. "Eligible Schools," as defined |
| television sets and Internet access for such hardware | | | | in the Settlement Agreement, means all public |
| for students' homes; Non-custom assistive | | | | kindergarten through twelfth grade schools at which |
| technology devices for use by students with special | | | | at least 40 percent of the attending students are |
| needsSoftware available for Orange County schools: | | | | eligible to receive free or reduced price meals through |
| Purchased with General Purpose Vouchers - Any | | | | the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). "Eligible |
| non-custom software titles (any platform) that are | | | | Schools" also include all public high schools in Orange |
| designed for use on any qualifying hardware (see | | | | County California that serve students from public |
| Hardware above); purchased with Software | | | | elementary, middle, and junior high schools at which |
| Vouchers - Specific categories of software offered | | | | at least 40 percent of the attending students are |
| by any software publisher or vendor, including: | | | | eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals through |
| Operating system, Word processing, Spreadsheet, | | | | the NSLP.Stacy Andell is a staff writer for Schools |
| Presentation, Desktop relational database oriented | | | | K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public |
| towards single users and typically residing on a | | | | and private K-12 schools. Stacy has a nose for |
| standard personal computer, Web-authoring, | | | | research and writes stimulating news and views on |
| Productivity and/or Productivity Suite, Encyclopedia, | | | | school issues. |