Catapult Learning Announces Catapult Online, Live, Individualized, Direct Instruction
07 Giugno 2005 - 7:06PM
PR Newswire (US)
Catapult Learning Announces Catapult Online, Live, Individualized,
Direct Instruction Enables Districts to Overcome Geographic
Barriers, Logistical Challenges, and Concerns About Quality
Supplemental Education BALTIMORE, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Catapult
Learning, LLC, a leading provider of public school, non-public
school, and community based education services, including the free
tutoring services required under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), today
announced the launch of Catapult Online, an interactive,
research-based tutoring service that delivers live, individualized,
direct instruction to students - right in their homes. Catapult
Online combines powerful state-of-the-art technology with
state-certified U.S. teachers and a proprietary instructional
methodology to deliver measurable, proven gains in student
achievement. "School districts across the country face logistical
challenges that limit participation in after-school programs,
including limited space, transportation complexities, and
geographic barriers," noted Jeffrey H. Cohen, president, Catapult
Learning. "Catapult Online helps districts overcome these
challenges because the service is delivered in the safety and
convenience of each student's home. No other supplemental education
product or service can deliver live, individualized instruction
with this breadth, and no other program has our proven track record
of helping students improve academically. For all these reasons,
early district response to Catapult Online has been extremely
favorable. We look forward to establishing more district
partnerships in the coming months to deliver academic services via
Catapult Online." Catapult Online is already being used by school
districts large and small, urban and rural, to overcome logistical
challenges and geographic barriers that often prevent students from
participating in after-school programs, including supplemental
educational services required under NCLB. Approximately 1,500
students are currently enrolled in the Catapult Online tutoring
program. Some of the school districts that have utilized Catapult
Online to serve these students include: Los Angeles Unified School
District (CA), Hartford Public Schools (CT), Chicago Public Schools
(IL), Central Consolidated Schools (NM), Prince George's County
Public Schools (MD), Richland County Public Schools, District One
(SC), and Albuquerque Public Schools (NM). Catapult Learning
recently partnered with the Association of Education Service
Agencies (AESA) to develop a pilot program supported by a $5
million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to deliver
Catapult Online to students in rural and remote areas. Under the
grant, Catapult Online is working in partnership with AESA to
provide free tutoring to 2,300 rural public school students in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Georgia over the next five years. Catapult
Online blends 25 years of proven instructional methodology with
digital technology to provide a unique and enriching learning
experience that generates consistent academic achievement. On
average, students participating in 36 hours of Catapult Online
instruction achieve a grade level gain of 1.2 years in reading and
1.8 years in math. The Catapult Online curriculum was accredited in
July 2002 by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional
Accreditation (CITA) and in November 2002, by the Middle States
Commission on Elementary Schools. Catapult Online's proprietary
curriculum is delivered on a personal computer that is provided
free of charge by Catapult. Students earn the right to keep the
computer by completing the program. Unlike most online programs
that offer only asynchronous instruction, Catapult Online provides,
live, synchronous instruction, using voice over internet protocol
(VoIP) and electronic whiteboard technologies. Catapult Online's
state-certified U.S. teachers utilize more than 11,000 math and
reading lessons to engage students in live, two-way verbal
instruction and written exercises. Student work is continuously
monitored, and teachers can view session history and track progress
on specific skills for each student using an online Curriculum
panel. Parents are also given the ability to log-on to a secure web
page to check on their child's progress or modify the schedule at
any time during the program. Catapult Online's diagnostic and
prescriptive curriculum allows teachers to deliver the most
appropriate lessons to address specific needs of individual
students. Students are taught one skill at a time, according to an
individualized learning plan. They must demonstrate skill mastery
and the ability to apply new skills in the classroom before
advancing in their learning plan. Catapult Online offers maximum
flexibility and customization by enabling teachers to monitor
student work continuously and adjust the curriculum accordingly.
About Catapult Online Catapult Online is a wholly-owned and
operated subsidiary of Catapult Learning, a leading provider of
public school, non-public school, and community-based education
services. Catapult Online provides a research-based, online
tutoring program that delivers live, individualized, direct
instruction to students - right in their homes. Catapult Online
combines powerful, state of the art technology with state certified
teachers and a proprietary instructional methodology to deliver
measurable, proven gains in student achievement. School districts
large and small, urban and rural, have turned to Catapult Online to
break down geographic barriers and overcome logistical challenges
to deliver supplemental instruction and test preparation services
to thousands of students in grades 3-12. Catapult Online and
Catapult Learning are owned by parent company, Educate, Inc.
(NASDAQ:EEEE) About Catapult Learning Catapult Learning, formerly
known as Sylvan Education Solutions, is a leading provider of
public school, non-public school, and community-based education
services, including supplemental reading and math instruction and
special education services. For more than 15 years, Catapult
Learning has partnered with schools and school districts to provide
high-quality, research- based supplemental education services,
including those called for through the enactment of the landmark No
Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Catapult Learning is a sister company
of Sylvan Learning Center, which operates well-known tutoring
centers in locations across North America. Catapult Learning is a
division of Educate, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEEE). More information on
Catapult Learning can be found at http://www.catapultlearning.com/.
About Educate, Inc. Educate, Inc. (NASDAQ:EEEE) is a leading
pre-K-12 education services company delivering supplemental
education services to students and their families. It has a
portfolio of highly acclaimed brands including Sylvan Learning
Centers, North America's largest and most trusted network of
tutoring centers, providing supplemental, remedial and enrichment
instruction; Hooked on Phonics, delivering highly regarded early
reading, math and study skills programs; and Catapult Learning, a
leading provider of educational services to public and non-public
schools. More information on Educate, Inc. can be found at
http://www.educate-inc.com/. Forward-looking Statements This
release includes information that could constitute forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, the Company's actual results could differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements. The
following factors might cause such a difference: the development
and expansion of the Sylvan Learning Center franchise system;
changes in the relationships among Sylvan Learning Center and its
franchisees; the Company's ability to effectively manage business
growth; increased competition from other educational service
providers; changes in laws and government policies and programs;
changes in the acceptance of the Company's services by
institutional customers and consumers; changes in customer
relationships; the seasonality of operating results; global
economic conditions, including interest and currency rate
fluctuations, and inflation rates. Additional information regarding
these and other risk factors and uncertainties are set forth from
time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, available for viewing on the Company's website
http://www.educate-inc.com/. (To access this information on the
Company's website, click on "Investor Relations" and then "SEC
Filings".) All forward-looking statements are based on information
available to the Company on the date of this Release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Catapult Learning, LLC
CONTACT: Alice Cherry of Catapult Learning, +1-410-843-6374, or ;
or Jodie Pozo-Olano of Sequoia PR for Catapult Learning,
+1-540-720-9811, or Web site: http://www.catapultlearning.com/
http://www.educate-inc.com/
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