The Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF)was established by the Legislature of Texas to provide telecommunication infrastructure to rural and economically disadvantaged populations. Four entities were identified as the eligible recipients of grants to be distributed by TIF. These include schools, libraries, non-profit health service agencies/hospitals, and higher education institutions. Schools received a large portion of the grants distributed during the first two years of TIF operations.
The study reported in this paper identifies the methods by which the school-based telecommunications infrastructure projects were evaluated. Also, it describes the levels of satisfaction expressed among members of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Board with the ways in which the school-based telecommunications infrastructure projects funded during the first two years of TIF operation were evaluated. Finally, it recommends evaluation methods that offer the greatest prospects for satisfying the members of the TIF Board in the future.
Learning Objectives: List the categories of evaluation used in determining success of school-based telecommunications infrastructure projects across Texas. Describe the levels of satisfaction among members of the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board with the ways in which school-based projects were evaluated
Keywords: Evaluation, Infrastructure
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Texas Telecommunications Infrastruture Fund
Rural schools of Texas
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
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