Orange County and Microsoft Technology Voucher Program

What is Availablestandard personal computer, Web-authoring,
Vouchers will be issued in two categories: 1) GeneralProductivity and/or Productivity Suite, Encyclopedia,
Purpose Vouchers and 2) Software Vouchers.Server, including client access licenses, Eligible
General Purpose Vouchers may be used to purchasesoftware bundled with a computer purchased with
specific hardware (listed below), any non-customthe General Purpose Vouchers
software for that hardware, evaluation tools,IT Support Services available for Orange County
information technology (IT) services, and professionalschools: Services that primarily involve the
development services. IT and professionalmaintenance of hardware procured through this
development services must be obtained fromSettlement and the installation and maintenance of
approved providers in Orange County schools.software procured through this Settlement.
Software Vouchers may only be utilized to purchaseProfessional Development Services available for
specific categories of software (listed below) thatOrange County schools: Professional development
are published or sold by any software provider. Bothservices directed solely at leadership development for
the General Purpose and Softwareschool administrators in the use of education
Vouchers may be applied by Orange County schoolstechnology to improve learning at the site or district;
in an amount no greater than the standard academicProfessional development services directed solely at
price, or if an academic price is not available, in angeneral curriculum development and instructional
amount not to exceed the normal or standard pricestrategies which utilize educational technology to
established by the manufacturer or vendor for suchimprove instruction; Professional development
software. The following list gives examples of eligibleservices directed solely at the improvement of
goods and services that may be purchased with onetechnology integration for any software title acquired
or the other category of the vouchers:through this Settlement; Training in the use of any
Hardware available for Orange County schools: Anyhardware or software title acquired through this
new laptop, desktop, or tablet computer for anySettlement; Certification training for software and
operating system platform; Peripheral devices:networking
printers, scanners, monitors, keyboards, pointingWhat Schools are Eligible
devices (e.g., mouse, trackball, etc.); EquipmentOrange County Public school districts that have a
needed for networking and infrastructure (e.g.,state-approved technology plan may apply on behalf
routers, servers, wireless network cards, or wirelessof their eligible schools. Orange County offices of
access points); Hardware for accessing the Interneteducation, direct-funded charter schools, and State
through television sets and Internet access for suchSpecial Schools do not have to meet the
hardware for students' homes; Non-custom assistivestate-approved technology plan requirement and can
technology devices for use by students with specialapply on their own behalf. "Eligible Schools," as defined
needsin the Settlement Agreement, means all public
Software available for Orange County schools:kindergarten through twelfth grade schools at which
Purchased with General Purpose Vouchers - Anyat least 40 percent of the attending students are
non-custom software titles (any platform) that areeligible to receive free or reduced price meals through
designed for use on any qualifying hardware (seethe National School Lunch Program (NSLP). "Eligible
Hardware above); purchased with SoftwareSchools" also include all public high schools in Orange
Vouchers - Specific categories of software offeredCounty California that serve students from public
by any software publisher or vendor, including:elementary, middle, and junior high schools at which
Operating system, Word processing, Spreadsheet,at least 40 percent of the attending students are
Presentation, Desktop relational database orientedeligible to receive free or reduced-price meals through
towards single users and typically residing on athe NSLP.