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Pearson Perspective Online Remediation and Enrichment Program, $1-$7 per student annually Perspective is a research-based remediation and enrichment tool designed to provide professionally selected materials that improve students’ knowledge and skills in areas where they are having difﬁculty. Perspective links students’ test results with targeted learning resources and facilitates parental involvement in student improvement. Educators can create custom assignment sheets, explore unit plans, and access an ever-growing library of teacher support materials and professional development resources. Perspective helps families view student progress, helps educators prepare for their classes, and details what both can do to help each student succeed. www.pearsonperspective.com Princeton Review/NationalTeacher EVON Professional Development Resource, Pricing varies based on district needs The Princeton Review and NationalTeacher have partnered to offer this series of state-speciﬁc professional development videos online. EVON (Educational Video Online Network) provides training concerning child abuse reporting, sexual harassment and discrimination prevention, disability accommodations, and other topics to help comply with state and federally mandated requirements. Each video in the series offers closed-captioning, a table of contents and informative slides, postcourse tests to verify comprehension, and a management reporting system. www.theprincetonreviewk12.com PublicSchoolWorks StudentWatch Suite Student Safety Resource, Starting at $ 3,000 The StudentWatch Suite is an automated Web-based system for managing student safety. Features include a Student Bullying Reporting System and anonymous Student Helpline. The Student Accident Reporting System offers trend reports so school safety committees can better manage accident prevention, and the Student Behavior Management System serves as the school or district’s automatic student-behavior referral management, documentation and reporting system, and it also includes a positive behavior reporting capability. www.publicschoolworks.com Saf-T-Net AlertNow Notiﬁcation System, $ 3 per student Saf-T-Net’s Web-based notiﬁcation system manages and hosts the hardware, software and telephone infrastructure required to deliver voice, e-mail or text-based messages to telephones, mobile phones, PDAs or any Internet-enabled devices. Features include the displaying of “411” on the recipient’s caller ID when sending an emergency message; a proprietary, redundant nationwide network for the delivery of emergency messages; and translation into 11 different languages, including Mandarin and Cantonese. www.alertnow.com SchoolSpring SchoolSpring.com Education Employment Resource, Job searches free, prices vary for employer services SchoolSpring is a job search Web site exclusively for educators. The company aggregates school job postings from around the country, allowing teachers to search for jobs by location, category, grade or type for free, administrators to search for executive-level positions, and district employers to recruit for open positions through single or unlimited postings for a small fee. SchoolSpring also offers a variety of services to facilitate every aspect of district recruiting, including job postings, interview schedules, applicant evaluations and job offers. www.schoolspring.com Study Island Online Test Prep Program, Pricing varies Study Island is an online standards mastery and test preparation program with customized content built around each of the 50 states’ standards. Recently added to the program are materials based on the Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRT) that are built speciﬁcally on the core curriculum standards that are tested annually on the CRT in grades 3-8. Foundationally and statistically research-based, the program enables students to choose their style of learning and work at their own pace, using either a standard test format or any of a variety of interactive games. www.studyisland.com www.DistrictAdministration.com January 2009 31 http://www.pearsonperspective.com http://www.theprincetonreviewk12.com http://www.publicschoolworks.com http://www.publicschoolworks.com http://www.alertnow.com http://www.schoolspring.com http://www.schoolspring.com http://www.schoolspring.com http://www.studyisland.com http://www.studyisland.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - January 2009

District Administration - January 2009
Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Security
Facilities & Construction
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Conversations
Leadership Books
Research Center
District Web Site Essentials
The Second Annual X-Factor Student Achievement Grant
Social Studies for the 21st Century
Tech Disruptions
Professional Opinion
New Products
Product Focus
Understanding the Times

District Administration - January 2009