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2/23/2009
)New York, NY - February 23, 2009 - Schoolnet, Inc., the award-winning education technology company that helps school districts improve efficiency and increase academic achievement, today announced the acquisition of Campusware™, the provider of the GradeSpeed™ Gradebook, the leading web-based district grade book. GradeSpeed can be used as part of GradeSpeed SIS, or can interface seamlessly with any SIS, allowing the easy exchange of data between both programs.
GradeSpeed is used at hundreds of school districts in the United States, including the largest installations anywhere of district-wide grade books.
This strategic acquisition gives both Schoolnet and Campusware a unique opportunity to enhance the products and services they provide. Schoolnet and Campusware already share customers such as Chicago Public Schools and San Antonio’s Northside ISD.
“We are continually looking for solutions that help school districts improve efficiency and increase academic achievement,” said Jonathan D. Harber, Schoolnet’s Chief Executive Officer. “GradeSpeed is by far the most scalable and celebrated of grade books around the country. In this new economy, school districts are being asked to do more with less. Combining the power of an Instructional Management System with a web-based grade book will enable districts to align their strategy from the board room to the class room to the living room – and save money by eliminating non-integrated systems.”
“Thousands of educators already know the power of GradeSpeed, our online grade book,” said Bobby Knuth, Founder of Campusware. “We are proud to have been approached by Schoolnet for this acquisition, and to be the online grade book provider to add to Schoolnet’s wide spectrum of education products and services.”
“Schoolnet and Campusware have both provided great products and services to San Antonio’s Northside ISD over the past few years,” said Kelly Smith, Northside’s Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services. “We anticipate great things to come with their union. Both companies bring strengths and resources to the table which, when combined, will certainly help our students, teachers, and administrators continue to be very successful in the classroom.“
GradeSpeed links directly with a district’s SIS and enables teachers to enter standard aligned assignments and record grades easily online as well as to create progress reports, take attendance, and manage seating charts. Administrators have separate tools to review summary reports as well as teachers’ grade books. And, through GradeSpeed’s ParentConnection module, parents can log in to see their student's grades, attendance, and even set up triggers to be notified by phone, SMS text, or email.
About Campusware Campusware, based out of San Antonio, Texas, has been making the grading process easier with GradeSpeed since 1989. GradeSpeed is used by teachers, administrators, and parents in over 270 districts, including Austin, Chicago, Dallas, and Nashville. In addition to the grade book software and SIS, additional modules are available to districts including a parental access portal, discipline tracking, attendance, lesson plan management, custom report cards, and more. http://www.gradespeed.net
About Schoolnet
Schoolnet, Inc. is the leader in data-driven education software for Public Schools, helping K-12 school systems to improve efficiency and increase achievement. Schoolnet’s solutions provide users with the data, reports, tools, and content to develop talent, individualize instruction, and ensure school improvement. Schoolnet’s solutions are used successfully by some of the nation’s largest school districts including Chicago and Philadelphia. Schoolnet won the 2007 Codie Award for Best K-12 Enterprise Solution. The company was a finalist for four Codie Awards in 2009. Schoolnet also has been recognized by both Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 List and Deloitte’s Fast 50 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country. For more information, please visit www.Schoolnet.com
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