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2009 News Archive
August 20, 2009
School Specialty, Inc. Acquires AutoSkill
Award-winning Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH® software for at-risk students expands School Specialty Intervention's technology resources
School Specialty, Inc. an education company providing innovative and proprietary products, programs and services for the pre-K–12 market has acquired AutoSkill, a technology-based reading and math intervention company.
Award-winning Academy of READING® and Academy of MATH® software for at-risk students expands School Specialty Intervention's technology resources
School Specialty, Inc. an education company providing innovative and proprietary products, programs and services for the pre-K–12 market has acquired AutoSkill, a technology-based reading and math intervention company.
June 2, 2009
AutoSkill Celebrates Academy Star Award 2009 Winners
Two Students and Two Teachers Honored for Achievements in Reading and Math
AutoSkill International today announced the winners of its Academy Star Awards 2009. The two outstanding teachers who earned the Academy Innovator Award in its debut year are Elizabeth Allen, Reedy Creek Middle School, Cary, N.C.; and Amy Bjork, instructional specialist, George E. Anderson Elementary, Spring, Texas. The two Academy Star Student winners are Jonathan from Ware County High School in Waycross, Ga.; and Tia from Kingstree Elementary School in Kingstree, S.C.
Two Students and Two Teachers Honored for Achievements in Reading and Math
AutoSkill International today announced the winners of its Academy Star Awards 2009. The two outstanding teachers who earned the Academy Innovator Award in its debut year are Elizabeth Allen, Reedy Creek Middle School, Cary, N.C.; and Amy Bjork, instructional specialist, George E. Anderson Elementary, Spring, Texas. The two Academy Star Student winners are Jonathan from Ware County High School in Waycross, Ga.; and Tia from Kingstree Elementary School in Kingstree, S.C.
April 22, 2009
AutoSkill's RTI Package for the Academy of READING Honored as 2009
Best in Tech by "Scholastic Administr@tor"
Response to Intervention Solution Recognized for Innovation in Education Technology
AutoSkill International announced today that the RTI Package™ for the Academy of READING® was named 2009 Best in Tech by "Scholastic Administr@tor" magazine. The RTI Package is honored in the Reading/RTI Assessment Solutions category.
Response to Intervention Solution Recognized for Innovation in Education Technology
AutoSkill International announced today that the RTI Package™ for the Academy of READING® was named 2009 Best in Tech by "Scholastic Administr@tor" magazine. The RTI Package is honored in the Reading/RTI Assessment Solutions category.
March 4, 2009
AutoSkill Honored as Finalist in Two Categories of Software & Information
Industry Association's 2009 CODiE Awards
Response to Intervention Package Recognized in Best K–12 Instructional Solution, Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students Categories
AutoSkill International's RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING® has been named a finalist in two categories of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 24th Annual CODiE Awards. The RTI Package is honored in the Best K–12 Instructional Solution and Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students categories.
Response to Intervention Package Recognized in Best K–12 Instructional Solution, Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students Categories
AutoSkill International's RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING® has been named a finalist in two categories of the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 24th Annual CODiE Awards. The RTI Package is honored in the Best K–12 Instructional Solution and Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students categories.
February 18, 2009
New Study Concludes AutoSkill's Intervention Solutions Close Achievement Gap,
Improve State Test Scores
Texas Title I Students on Track for Academic Success After Training With Academy of READING and Academy of MATH
As U.S. school districts strive to meet the ambitious goal of ensuring that all students are proficient in math and reading by 2014, struggling learners using the Academy of READING® and the Academy of MATH® from AutoSkill are seeing remarkable gains on state and national assessments. Recent research conducted at Spring Independent School District (ISD) in Houston revealed that both intervention solutions were successful in closing the achievement gap and improving state assessment scores.
Texas Title I Students on Track for Academic Success After Training With Academy of READING and Academy of MATH
As U.S. school districts strive to meet the ambitious goal of ensuring that all students are proficient in math and reading by 2014, struggling learners using the Academy of READING® and the Academy of MATH® from AutoSkill are seeing remarkable gains on state and national assessments. Recent research conducted at Spring Independent School District (ISD) in Houston revealed that both intervention solutions were successful in closing the achievement gap and improving state assessment scores.
February 10, 2009
Utah Adopts Academy of READING and Academy of MATH as "Recommended Student
Resources"
Research Demonstrates AutoSkill's Targeted Intervention Programs Can Help State Students Close the Achievement Gap
AutoSkill International announced today that the Academy of READING® and the Academy of MATH® have been adopted by the Utah State Department of Education. Students throughout the Beehive State can now use these powerful intervention solutions to realize significant grade-level gains and close the achievement gap, improve results on high-stakes tests and dramatically improve retention and graduation rates.
Research Demonstrates AutoSkill's Targeted Intervention Programs Can Help State Students Close the Achievement Gap
AutoSkill International announced today that the Academy of READING® and the Academy of MATH® have been adopted by the Utah State Department of Education. Students throughout the Beehive State can now use these powerful intervention solutions to realize significant grade-level gains and close the achievement gap, improve results on high-stakes tests and dramatically improve retention and graduation rates.
January 29, 2009
AutoSkill Invests in Growth and Development of Latina/Latino School
Leaders With Sponsorship of Mentoring Program
Innovative California Program Designed to Increase Latina/Latino School Leaders, Support Retention Enters Sixth Year
The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) announced today that AutoSkill International is continuing its commitment to mentoring Latino and Latina school leaders by sponsoring the 2008-2010 Cohort of the CALSA Administrator Mentoring Program. This is the second year that the company has invested in the program designed to increase the number of new Latina and Latino school leaders, as well as support their retention in leadership roles.
Innovative California Program Designed to Increase Latina/Latino School Leaders, Support Retention Enters Sixth Year
The California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA) announced today that AutoSkill International is continuing its commitment to mentoring Latino and Latina school leaders by sponsoring the 2008-2010 Cohort of the CALSA Administrator Mentoring Program. This is the second year that the company has invested in the program designed to increase the number of new Latina and Latino school leaders, as well as support their retention in leadership roles.
January 27, 2009
Rural Ohio School Wins Grant for Innovative Cookie Academy Project
Designed to Build Student Financial Literacy, Math and Reading Skills
AutoSkill X-Factor Program Awards More Than $50,000 in Cash, Software and Services to Creative Programs Designed to Raise Student Achievement
Students at Antwerp Local School District in Ohio will become young entrepreneurs this year as they launch a cookie-baking business designed to build their financial literacy, math and reading skills. As recipients of the grand prize in the Second Annual "District Administration" X-Factor Student Achievement Grant, teachers from the rural Ohio school will use a $20,000 cash prize, a one-year subscription to AutoSkill's award-winning reading and math intervention solutions and professional services package to start their innovative "Cookie Academy" and put special needs students in grades K-12 on the path to improved achievement.
AutoSkill X-Factor Program Awards More Than $50,000 in Cash, Software and Services to Creative Programs Designed to Raise Student Achievement
Students at Antwerp Local School District in Ohio will become young entrepreneurs this year as they launch a cookie-baking business designed to build their financial literacy, math and reading skills. As recipients of the grand prize in the Second Annual "District Administration" X-Factor Student Achievement Grant, teachers from the rural Ohio school will use a $20,000 cash prize, a one-year subscription to AutoSkill's award-winning reading and math intervention solutions and professional services package to start their innovative "Cookie Academy" and put special needs students in grades K-12 on the path to improved achievement.
January 22, 2009
Response to Intervention Package From AutoSkill Earns Top Honors
From Readers of "District Administration"
Award-Winning, Web-Based Solution Streamlines RTI by Combining Management Tool, Intervention Program and Professional Development
AutoSkill International announced today that its recently launched RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING® was honored as one of "District Administration" magazine's Top 100 Products of 2008. Chosen from thousands of new products voted on by "District Administration" readers last year, the company's solution is the first reading RTI product to deliver oral fluency assessments over the Web and combine an RTI management tool with an intervention program and professional development. When used with the award-winning Academy of READING intervention solution, the RTI Package gives schools a single, Web-based environment for fully supporting the RTI model.
Award-Winning, Web-Based Solution Streamlines RTI by Combining Management Tool, Intervention Program and Professional Development
AutoSkill International announced today that its recently launched RTI (Response to Intervention) Package for the Academy of READING® was honored as one of "District Administration" magazine's Top 100 Products of 2008. Chosen from thousands of new products voted on by "District Administration" readers last year, the company's solution is the first reading RTI product to deliver oral fluency assessments over the Web and combine an RTI management tool with an intervention program and professional development. When used with the award-winning Academy of READING intervention solution, the RTI Package gives schools a single, Web-based environment for fully supporting the RTI model.
