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Online Learning is Rising Trend, Future of Education – Grade Results, an online instructional company offering interactive, on-demand learning services, today announced the formation of a national franchise organization and the subsequent roll-out of a nationwide expansion.

Dallas, FL, July 24, 2010 –(PR.com)– Grade Results, an online instructional company offering interactive, on-demand learning services, today announced the formation of a national franchise organization and the subsequent roll-out of a nationwide expansion.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for an individual or franchise group to be involved in a fast-growth, high-impact industry and work with a company that has consistently demonstrated tangible, measurable results for school districts and colleges,” said Steve Berkman, President of Grade Results Franchising, LLC. “The added – and most important – benefit is that we can help improve the lives of the students we serve every day.”

Grade Results’ scalable results-driven solution can be customized for a number of learning environments, encompassing K-12 public schools and districts, charter schools, community colleges and universities. Grade Results has developed an exclusive technology platform that provides interactive tools for students to engage with the company’s proprietary, state-aligned curriculum, or receive one-to-one live instruction from advance-degreed teachers. The curriculum spans the educational spectrum from basic skills, such as reading and math, to courses for gifted and talented students, as well as college entry exam prep modules.

Grade Results helps schools improve student performance and mitigates some of the most significant challenges facing schools today, including remediation, credit recovery and drop out prevention.

“Grade Results is focused on helping schools and colleges achieve tangible improvements. We’re not limited to one mode of learning the way typical software solutions are,” said Suzanne McElyea, CEO of Grade Results. “Our advance-degreed instructors create custom programs based on the specific needs and objectives of our clients, leveraging our extensive resources, technology and flexibility. We’re very excited about the development of the franchise organization, which will help to bring this innovative learning solution to more schools across the country.”

Grade Results currently serves elementary through college students in Texas, Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana.

Individuals or business groups interested in developing a Grade Results territory in their area may contact Steve Berkman at sberkman@graderesults.com or (888) 627-6488.

About Grade Results
Grade Results is an online instructional company offering interactive, on-demand learning services for K-12 school districts, charter schools, community colleges and universities. Grade Results’ proprietary, state-aligned curriculum is developed by its team of advance-degreed experts and enhanced by its superior technology platform. Providing a number of instructional tools, including self-paced modules, one-to-one live tutoring and a hybrid of the two services, Grade Results’ student-focused, prescriptive methodology equips each student to measurably improve his or her performance. For more information, visit www.graderesults.com

Contact Information

Grade Results
Lynaia Lutes
817-226-4332
lynaial@bsapr.com
www.graderesults.com

Pembroke enjoys dramatic academic gains

In 2002, the year B.J. Howery was hired as Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 superintendent, the district’s academic performance was in shambles.

Pembroke was a regular fixture on the state academic watch list. And that year, in a dismal display of academic failure, only 6.8 percent of eighth-grade students were meeting Illinois State Learning Standards in math.

It took time, focus and plenty of persistence to do it, but Lorenzo R. Smith School, the district’s single school, has completely reversed its fortunes. And as Howery is set to retire this year, she has plenty of solid data to prove it.

The percentage of eighth-graders meeting state standards in math climbed to 62.1 percent of students in 2009, according to the latest published results. In 2008, the entire school district met state standards for the first time and was subsequently lifted off the state academic watch list.

“She is relentless,” Edna Dixon, the school’s speech and language pathologist, said of Howery. “She can be tenacious, especially if it’s best for the children. That’s her motto — what’s best for the children.”

For her part, Howery will be returning to Atlanta to be near her son and daughter when her tenure expires June 30. But she’ll be bringing
good memories with her, including one of her most cherished.

This year, the Illinois State Board of Education designated Lorenzo R. Smith School as one of the state’s 975 “Honor Roll” schools for maintaining academic excellence. It has also been named a “Spotlight School” for beating the odds overcoming a high poverty rate to achieve
that designation.

“I got to see that,” Howery said. “That’s enough fanfare for me.”

Interview with Grade Results Founder Craig Ullman

Students at Perry Walker High School in New Orleans Succeed with Grade Results’ Online Tutoring

Carrollton, Texas – June 30, 2009 — Over ninety percent of students at the O. Perry Walker charter school in New Orleans who received Grade Results’ one-to-one online tutoring passed the Louisiana state tests in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.

O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School had long suffered from stagnant test results and low school performance scores. Walker educates a traditionally underserved population that is ninety-seven percent African-American. Previously, less than a third of their students were deemed proficient in English, and only forty-three percent were proficient in math.

In 2009, Walker contracted with Grade Results for its curriculum that is aligned with Louisiana state standards, and to do online instruction for students during a part of the school day designed for preparing the Graduate Exit Exam (GEE). The GEE is a statewide test administered to 10th-12th grade high school students that they must pass to graduate. The ninety-seven students received one-to-one, live online instruction in Math, Language Arts, Science and/or Social Studies for four days per week for approximately three months leading up to the GEE.

The students then took the GEE, and nearly all the students who received the Grade Results live, online instruction passed the GEE.

The Assistant Principal of O. Perry Walker, Mark Bailey, said, “Our students have benefitted from our relationship with Grade Results. The responsiveness of the organization, the effectiveness of the online tutors, and their commitment to student achievement played an integral part in our academic success. Grade Results remains a critical element of our instructional strategy as we look to build on this year’s improvement.”

“We’re delighted with the results of the statewide tests,” said Suzanne McElyea, CEO of Grade Results, Inc. “The school administration, their teachers, and their students did a remarkable job, and we’re happy to have played a role in their success.”

The results of students receiving the Grade Results’ tutoring helped drive the overall results of the school. Last year, less than a third of students were deemed proficient in English. This year, nearly half of students who took the test were. But the biggest changes came about in math, where 85 percent of students scored at proficient levels, compared with only 43 percent last year.

According an article in The Times-Picayune, “… the bounce at Walker stood out, both for its sheer size and the fact it occurred among high school students, whose test scores are usually considered harder to improve than those of students in younger grades.”

For more information, download the complete press release at http://www.graderesults.com/pdf/Louisianastatetests.pdf 

Leading Online Instructional Service Launches New Program for Students in Grades 3 - 12

Carrollton, TX, December 8, 2008 - GRADE RESULTS, Inc.(www.graderesults.com) a market leader in providing online instruction and academic support to students, has announced the launch of an innovative new program for the Recovery School District of New Orleans, Louisiana.  Students in grades 3 through 12 will be able to access a special, live, online instructional service in school and at home for math, science and language arts. The goal of the project is to lower the dropout rate, improve student scores on the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, known as LEAP, and raise overall student achievement.

It will offer a small group environment for students who will work with a live, online instructor in a rich, interactive environment, viewing animations, asking questions, and taking assessments.  Alternatively, students can also email their questions to the online instructors, who will answer their questions and provide additional learning materials.

“We are always looking for innovative programs to help all of our students, not just a select few,” said Paul Vallas, Superintendent of the Recovery District.  “Grade Results enables us to extend the learning experience beyond the classroom, and using small group instruction online means we can do it in a very cost effective manner.”

Approximately 4,000 RSD students will be able to access the program at school or from home.

“Our instructors will work with small groups of students online, reviewing the material they were presented earlier that day in class,” said Suzanne McElyea, President of Grade Results, Inc.  “By integrating our instruction with the district’s, and by providing immediate reinforcement of that day’s lesson, we can help students get ahead of the curve.”

School administrators, teachers, and parents will have the ability to monitor and assess each tutoring session. Grade Results will offer the program during the school day and at home, Monday through Thursday.  The service is supported by the company’s instructors, all of whom have graduate degrees in their subject area and years of experience teaching.

Additional program details can be found at www.graderesults.com.

For more information, visit www.graderesults.com, or call 800-928-5570.

About GRADE RESULTS: GRADE RESULTS, based in Carrollton, Texas, is a leader in providing online instruction, tutoring, academic support, and test preparation to students around the country. School districts, colleges, universities, and textbook publishers and companies partner with GRADE RESULTS to improve learning outcomes, one student at a time. GRADE RESULTS connects students and instructors for assistance in math, science, language arts, reading, and English language learning any time, anywhere they have a computer and an Internet connection. GRADE RESULTS currently works with students throughout the country.  For more information, visit www.graderesults.com.