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Help Drive Strong Broadband Survey Participation
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | April 17, 2013
Yesterday, Deputy State Superintendent Mike Thompson emailed a letter (pasted below) to all district administrators asking them to work with parents and community members to participate in surveys created by the Public Service Commission to help determine local broadband coverage and need. I don’t have to tell you how important this work is for education and economic development efforts. Please give this effort the attention that it so critically deserves. Thank you.
Dear District Administrators:
Increasing broadband accessat less cost in Wisconsin schools and libraries is critical as we continue to implement major reform initiatives in our state. To that end,the Public Service Commission (PSC) is creating a statewide broadband plan under the banner of LinkWisconsin. The PSC has done extensive additional broadband mapping, created cost models for estimating broadband build out across the state, and gathered extensive information about broadband needs.
The PSC is now asking partners to help them with another step. They have created surveys for both residences and businesses to determine existing broadband coverage and potential market demand. A pilot for these surveys was run in Fond du Lac County last year and was supported by the schools and libraries in the area. Based on the success of the pilot, they are now taking those surveys statewide and ask for your support on communicating with your parents and communities about the surveys to foster a high response rate.
To help facilitate the survey process, we have created some materials for you to use if you wish to support the survey effort in your district. We hope you will share information with parents and community members to help drive strong survey results. We have drafted a brief letter you could share with parents, if you choose, to help participate in the broadband survey effort. We also have a button you could place on your district and school web pages that would direct parents and community members to the survey. Please note that the PSC is only requesting you inform folks about the survey as all information will be sent directly back to the PSC. If you have questions about this effort, please contact Stuart Ciske on our Instructional Media and Technology Team (stuart.ciske@dpi.wi.gov).
Sincerely,
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