Press Release - September 13, 2006

Santa Rosa County School District Selects Vantage Learning's MY Access! Instructional Writing Program for Multi-Year Implementation

Highly regarded Florida district to utilize the award-winning MY Access! program to support writing achievement for 10,000 students

Newtown, Pa., September 13, 2006 - Vantage Learning (www.VantageLearning.com), the world's leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring tools, today announced that the Santa Rosa (Fla.) County School District will begin using the latest version of MY Access!®, an innovative instructional writing tool that allows students to practice and revise their assigned essays via the Internet, both in the classroom and at home. The announcement was made today at the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS) Fall Leadership Conference being held in Tampa, Fla. September 13-15, 2006.

MY Access! provides immediate feedback, specific to the student's writing style, using Vantage's IntelliMetric&trade essay scoring technology, and engages students in the writing process by encouraging them to revise their essays based on this individualized instruction. The latest version incorporates a number of exciting new enhancements, including:

Improved navigation for both students and teachers, including easier, one-click access to MY Tutor® and MY Editor® via individual buttons within the student writing area and a graphic display of students progress on the main menu page for teachers.
An expanded Word Bank, including SAT® Power Plus words, to energize students' writing and to help students prepare for college admissions and other testing events.
Unlimited prompt library for educators to add prompts and receive immediate accurate holistic scores via the Approximator, as well as trait feedback.
New readability levels in MY Tutor® so teachers can select the appropriate level of feedback for students on a case-by-case basis for developing, proficient, or advanced students.
A wider selection of Professional Development packages to support educators using MY Access!, such as regional workshops, programs focusing on the connection between writing and reading, and real-time coaching and mentoring that occurs in the classroom.

"We are delighted that the educational leaders of the Santa Rosa School District have selected MY Access! to support the ongoing achievement and future success of their students," said Harry Barfoot, VP of Marketing for Vantage Learning. "The implementation of this program is one example of Floridas school superintendents' dedication to empower their students and create an inspirational environment to encourage success."

For more information regarding MY Access!, please contact Harry Barfoot at 267-756-1125, or HBarfoot@Vantage.com..

About Vantage Learning

With over 146 million online test transactions last year, Vantage Learning is the world's leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring. Recognized as the gold standard for scoring quality, consistency, reliability, and scalability, Vantage Learning's award-winning education tools meet the needs of educators and school administrators, businesses and government agencies that need a comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring, and reporting platform. Vantage developed IntelliMetric®, which administers and scores responses to open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Vantage Learning's MY Access!® instructional writing program won a Codie Award in 2006 for Best Instructional Program: English/Language Arts Secondary, was a Codie Awards dual winner in 2005, and was a 2004 Award of Excellence winner from Technology and Learning Magazine. Eduventures selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies.

Vantage Learning provides services across a broad spectrum of clients. The College Board, ACT, and the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), all utilize Vantage technologies for college readiness and admissions. Oregon, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia leverage the Vantage Learning Platform™, the Student Progress Monitoring System™, and the Uniform Online Testing System™ for formative, summative, and computer adaptive assessments that drive instructional programs. Respected publishers like Hampton-Brown offer customized versions to support assessment linked to their proprietary content. School districts such as Los Angeles Unified School District, Red Clay DE, Milwaukee Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, and many other respected districts integrate MY Access! into their core language arts curriculum. Learn more at www.VantageLearning.com

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