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D.C. Public Schools Partners With SchoolNet to Accelerate Student Progress

Posted on: Monday, 22 May 2006, 00:05 CDT

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SchoolNet, Inc., the nation's leader in Instructional Management Solutions (IMS), today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), one of the 50 largest school districts in the nation. The new partnership builds on SchoolNet's record growth success with large districts making strategic investments to utilize high-impact technology to impact education reform.

"We are excited to be working with DCPS to improve academic achievement," said Jonathan D. Harber, CEO and president, SchoolNet. "School districts like DCPS are adopting 21st Century management practices, and SchoolNet is proud to be their partner regarding these important initiatives."

SchoolNet will provide its suite of IMS solutions, consulting and integration, customer support and managed services to DC Public Schools.

The District will be implementing the following SchoolNet Solutions: * Instructional Data Mart(TM) -- to put data into an immediately actionable format for use in assessing performance and individualizing instruction * Account(TM) -- to analyze, present, and apply data for district, school, and classroom impact * Align(TM) -- to disseminate curriculum, integrate lessons, and assess student data * Assess(TM) -- to deploy assessments and administer benchmark testing * Implementation and Professional Development Services -- to implement data services and instruct staff in a hands-on learning environment

DC Public Schools is over 200 years old and serves approximately 59,000 students in 147 school buildings. It is a diverse district, in the nation's capitol, of students that speak more than 100 languages and represent 135 countries. SchoolNet will assist DCPS with achieving their goals of providing all students with outstanding education as well as being among the first major school districts to eliminate the achievement gaps among all subgroups of its student population.

"SchoolNet's IMS will provide regular, quality data on schools and students, which will ensure that our teachers and principals have universal, reliable, and timely access to student achievement data," said DCPS Superintendent Dr. Clifford Janey. "Educators need this information to adapt their individual instructional strategies and school improvement efforts in light of new learning standards and higher expectations."

About SchoolNet, Inc.

SchoolNet is the leader in Instructional Management Solutions (IMS) and Human Capital Management Solutions (HCMS) that improve efficiency and increase achievement in K-12 school systems. SchoolNet's solutions are built upon an open, scalable platform that provides users with the data, reports, tools, and content to individualize instruction and improve schools. SchoolNet's IMS are used successfully by some of the nation's largest school districts including Philadelphia and Chicago and meet industry standards such as Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF), as recommended by the U.S. Department of Education's National Education Technology Plan, and the Gateway to Education Materials (GEM).

SchoolNet, Inc.

CONTACT: Jennifer Solar, PR Manager of SchoolNet, Inc.,+1-646-496-9044, jsolar@schoolnet.com

Web site: http://www.schoolnet.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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