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Calvert Partners Adds Two New Distance Learning Providers in Ohio

Posted on: Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 10:10 CDT

BALTIMORE, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calvert Education Services is pleased to expand its distance learning options for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade students in Ohio this fall through new partnerships with Portage County Educational Service Center and Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium (SPARCC). Calvert Partners provides several significant advantages to districts and schools in Ohio: more academic control in managing students, greater teacher interaction, a balance of online and offline instruction, and a world-renowned curriculum. Additionally, the Calvert program allows Portage and SPARCC to retain the majority of their per-pupil revenue providing funding for other district priorities in a difficult economic climate.

"Calvert Partners is pleased to welcome Portage ESC and SPARCC to our growing consortium of educational partners in Ohio," notes Brady Locher, Calvert Director of Group Services. "It provides further evidence of the forward looking educational leadership at work in the state of Ohio."

Portage County Educational Service Center has provided quality services to the greater educational community for 94 years. Portage County Superintendent, Dewey Chapman, remarked, "We are excited to be able to offer the Calvert program to the families of Ohio at no cost. Calvert curriculum is research-based and aligned with national standards, and has proven results. We have chosen to collaborate with Calvert to provide a robust curriculum and individualized attention for students and families in Ohio. "

SPARCC provides technology support to school districts in Stark and Carroll Counties. Its mission is to provide high quality support for the selection, acquisition, installation, maintenance, and integration of technology as well as online learning into the community.

Calvert, the trusted leader in distance learning for over a century currently serves more than 175 schools in 30 states and 21 countries ranging from small school co-ops to cyber charter schools with thousands of students. More than 20,000 students use the Calvert curriculum each year.

Calvert welcomes Portage and SPARCC to this educational community.

SOURCE Calvert Education Services

Source: PR Newswire

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