Scantron Works with Align to Achieve to Integrate K-12 State Requirements into Achievement Series(TM) Platform
24 Marzo 2004 - 11:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
Scantron Works with Align to Achieve to Integrate K-12 State
Requirements into Achievement Series(TM) Platform Content-Neutral
Test Management and Delivery System to Incorporate A2A's Academic
Standards e-Library IRVINE, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Educational content standards in mathematics, English language
arts, science and social studies will be integrated into Scantron
Corporation's new Achievement Series(TM) platform thanks to an
agreement between Scantron and Align to Achieve (A2A). The
licensing agreement between Scantron Corporation, a recognized
leader in education testing and assessment tools for more than
three decades, and A2A, a national, non-profit organization that
integrates education standards with a research-based alignment
system, will result in A2A's Academic Standards e-Library becoming
an integral component of Scantron's new test management and
delivery platform. It will provide school districts with an
integrated, efficient turnkey solution for aligning any classroom
material to state requirements. Achievement Series is a
content-neutral, Web-based system designed to increase the
flexibility, collaboration and efficiency of test development and
deployment. It also enables educators to better managestudent
performance and help guide instruction in the classroom. A2A's
e-Library offering, comprised of the A2A State Standards Database
and the A2A+McREL Compendix(TM) Alignment system, is a
research-based classification of state and national organization
academic benchmarks. "Scantron is setting the new standard for
aligning classroom content to state requirements by using A2A's
products in its Achievement Series platform," said Frederick M.
Balfour, president of A2A. "This agreement will allow educators to
rapidly and accurately find resources that align to their specific
regional guidelines." According to Balfour, Scantron's use of the
A2A e-Library addresses a critical issue for teachers, who must
meet more stringent and changing state standards and deliver an
increasing amount of content and instruction during the school
year. Achievement Series makes it easier for teachers to develop
tests that conform to state standards and the requirements of the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Italso features real-time scoring
of tests that enables educators to quickly gauge student
performance and spend time on developmental areas. With Achievement
Series, tests can be delivered in both online and traditional paper
formats, allowing school districts to migrate technology at their
own speed. The Web-based benefits of Achievement Series are
available in both formats since traditional paper tests can be
scanned with the results uploaded to the Web server. "Educators
must deploy resources that align with individual state standards,
and do so quickly and economically," said Tim Loomer, president of
Scantron's Testing and Assessment division. "Our partnership with
A2A makes that happen, and because Achievement Series is content
neutral, districts can create assessments using their test items,
Scantron's bank of test questions, or content from other publishers
and test developers." Achievement Series is currently available for
purchase. For more information visit http://www.scantron.com/.
About Align to Achieve, Inc. Align to Achieve, Inc.
(http://www.aligntoachieve.org/) is an independent, 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization created in October of 2001 as an
outgrowth of its parent company, Achieve, Inc. Align to Achieve
(A2A)'s main purpose is the following: -- To build, maintain, and
license a Standards Database of the latest K-12 content standards
and benchmarks from states, national organizations, and selected
countries; -- To provide educators, publishers, and education
solution providers with a clear, concise, and consistent format of
skill expectations across the nation and beyond in K-12 education;
-- To develop, grow, and license a research-based alignment system
for education content standards; and -- To give states, districts,
local communities, and parents and students a venue for analyzing
and sharing skill expectations across grade levels and across the
nation. About Scantron Corporation Scantron Corporation
(http://www.scantron.com/) is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based John H. Harland
Company (NYSE:JH). Scantron is a leading provider of software
services and systems for the collection, management and
interpretation of data to the educational, financial and commercial
markets. The company has approximately 700 employees worldwide and
annual revenues exceeding $100 million. About Harland Atlanta-based
John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) (http://www.harland.net/) is a
leading provider of software and printed products to the financial
and educational markets. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc.,
(http://www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com/), a wholly owned
subsidiary, supplies software and services, including customer
relationship management, deposit and loan origination, core systems
and mortgage services to thousands of financial institutions of all
sizes. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct
marketing and financial forms. This press release contains
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