March 10, 2009 (NEW YORK, NY) - Schoolnet, Inc., an education technology company that helps public school districts improve efficiency and increase academic achievement, today announced that it is a Codie Award finalist in four categories: Best K-12 Enterprise Solution (for the Instructional Management Suite or IMS), Best Classroom Management Solution (for the Curriculum Management solution), Best Student Assessment Solution (for the Formative Assessment solution), and Best Social Networking Solution (for the SchoolNet Community www.schoolnet.com).

The CODiE Awards, presented by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), showcase the software and information industry’s finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts. The CODiE Awards program has raised the standard for excellence and serves as prestigious representation of outstanding achievement and vision in the software and information industry.

“I’m extremely proud of this fantastic achievement,” said Jonathan D. Harber, CEO of Schoolnet. “It is a great honor in itself to be among the finalists for these awards. Even in these difficult times as we are all asked to do more with less, Schoolnet is committed to innovation. I look forward to continuing our innovations in teaching and learning, working with the nation’s largest school districts to improve efficiencies and increase academic achievement.”

Schoolnet offers modules for assessment, reporting, curriculum deployment and management, professional development management, advanced analytics, parent portals, web-based gradebook, and enterprise dashboards. Schoolnet's products and services are used by many of the nation’s largest school districts including Chicago Public Schools and the School District of Philadelphia.

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