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Iowa City Community School District Selects the Psychological Coprorations AIMSweb Prpgress Monitoring System
Product will assist the District to track the progress of students participating in a Response to Intervention program
SAN ANTONIO, August 31, 2007 - The Psychological Corporation, a division of Harcourt Assessment, Inc., announced today that the Iowa City Community School District school district has selected its AIMSweb® Progress Monitoring System, as a solution for identifying and tracking the progress of struggling students. AIMSweb is a three tier assessment, intervention and progress monitoring system that informs the teaching and learning process by providing continuous student performance data.
AIMSweb is the most comprehensive progress monitoring solution available today," said Psychological Corporation President Dr. Aurelio Prifitera. "We are excited Iowa City Community School district has chosen AIMSweb and are confident it will provide them with the knowledge they need to ensure students are achieving to their highest potential."
"In evaluating the solutions that are available on the market today, AIMSweb clearly stood out as the most comprehensive solution that would provide our teachers with the knowledge they need to maximize learning in the classroom," said Mark Cannon, Special Education Staff Development Facilitator.
The Iowa City Community School District is the fifth largest, and one of the fastest growing, public school systems in Iowa. The district covers more than 130 square miles and includes 18 elementary schools, three junior high schools, two high schools and one alternative school, serving a multi-cultured student population of more than 11,000 students.
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About Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
Based in San Antonio, Harcourt Assessment, Inc. is a leading provider of high-quality assessment instruments and testing programs published under two brand names -- Harcourt Assessment and PsychCorpTM. For more than 85 years, Harcourt Assessment has been providing insight about children and adults; informing instruction, curricula, and clinical practice; collaborating with educators and clinical professionals; assisting human resources, admissions and credential professionals; and creating assessment innovations, in order to provide the most effective assessment solutions for the success of all individuals.
The company is a unit of Harcourt Education, a global education provider serving students and teachers in PreK through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages. Harcourt Education is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc. (www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading publisher and information provider. It is owned equally by Reed Elsevier PLC (NYSE: RUK) and Reed Elsevier NV (NYSE: ENL).