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Volume 1 Issue 2December 1997

Chancellor's Office Releases California Community College TTIP Allocation Information

José Michel
Telecommunications Unit, CCCCO

The Chancellor's Office announced the proposed allocation of funds for the 1997-98 Telecommunications Technology Infrastructure Program for the California Community Colleges.

The State Budget Act provides $18 million for the continued build out of the Community Colleges Technology Infrastructure. This year $13,865,000 was allocated for: (1) network services provided by the California State University and California Community Colleges Network (4CNet), including, the acquisition and installation of equipment, lease of communication lines, software, and other costs associated with connecting to the network; (2) video conference connectivity, transport, maintenance, and training; (3) local planning and development for improving library technology, including library automation, connections to college local area networks, library technology plans, and connections to external databases; (4) digital and analog satellite systems and components not funded in fiscal year 1996-97; (5) the development and expansion of local area networks both within and between buildings; (6) development of districtwide area networks for interconnecting multiple campuses and off campus centers within the district; and (7) implementation of local technology applications that are intended to improve student learning and other services.

As last year, districts are required to certify their 1997-98 TTIP budgets. District Offices should anticipate receiving their 1997-98 TTIP Certification documents the week of December 1. Districts will be required to submit the certification documents by Monday, February 12, 1998. Once districts' documents have been received and reviewed by the Chancellor's staff, districts will receive their funds through a special apportionment in March, 1998.

A series of point to point video workshops will be conducted by the Chancellor's Office staff over the Community College video conferencing network during the first two weeks of December and during the second week on January, 1998. For a listing of workshop sites, please refer to the Chancellor's Office web site at www.cccco.edu under 'What's New'.