IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volusia County Schools (VCS), a 65,000 student preK-12 school district located in central Florida, has selected Scantron's Achievement Series(tm) as the platform for an innovative testing program to identify student strengths and needs, and improve teaching and learning district-wide, the company announced today.
Achievement Series is a Web-based formative testing solution that gives educators the ability to score and analyze benchmark tests in real time, to diagnose student needs, and to make informed instructional decisions to improve student achievement. Along with Scantron's Performance Series(tm), a computer-adaptive diagnostic test that allows educators to quickly pinpoint students' proficiency levels, the combined solution helps educators meet No Child Left Behind requirements and raise the level of student achievement.
"As of last year Volusia County Schools didn't have a district-wide formative assessment solution. Officials told us they were looking for a way to automate assessment and help inform instruction," said Sean Ryan, vice president of testing and assessment sales. "Scantron is a perfect fit for their needs because we offer a complete, flexible solution with an open content structure that allows numerous possibilities."
Volusia County Schools will roll out Achievement Series this year in all 82 of its schools upon completion of teacher training.
About Scantron Corporation
Scantron Corp. (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. For more information call 1-800-722-6876.
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 Printed Products' offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation (http://www.scantron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of both paper and electronic-based services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.
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