Chapter 4
Starting in 2021, a new five-year category 2 E-rate budget cycle is beginning in the United States. With $8 billion in E-Rate funding set to become available during this cycle, learn how Cisco can help K-12 schools and libraries make the most of E-Rate.
Provide your teachers and students with a reliable, robust experience that bridges the physical and virtual classroom. Cisco is your committed partner and is dedicated to helping you optimize E-Rate funding to modernize your network infrastructure to improve internet access and security for students, faculty and staff.
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Reading School District | United States
Reading School District leveraged E-Rate funding to empower digital learning. Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Reading School District, is the fourth largest school district in the state with 13 elementary schools, four middle schools, one intermediate high school, and one senior high school, with additional special use schools and administrative locations, totaling 25 buildings. The district is committed to providing reliable wireless coverage, secure network access, and physical safety for students and teachers with the classroom engagement and technology resources they deserve.
With over 1,400 access points providing district-wide wireless coverage, security appliances aggregating six gigabits of traffic, switches making network troubleshooting a breeze, mobile-device management securing 300 school iPads, and security cameras allowing for simplified video management, Reading School District’s full-stack Meraki solution provides an amazing network experience for students, teachers, and the IT team.
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