Spectrum K12 School Solutions Partners with Software Answers to Provide School Districts with...

TOWSON, Md. -- Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive management solutions for special populations in K-12 education, and Akron, Ohio-based Software Answers, the leader in comprehensive solutions for monitoring student progress in a standards based world, today

announced a partnership designed to provide school districts with Spectrum K12's market leading ENCORE! solution. For those districts or educational service centers with a strong need for a comprehensive special education data management solution, Software Answers will refer customers to Spectrum K12's ENCORE! solution.

"Software Answers is excited to partner with Spectrum K12 School Solutions, the market leader in special education data management. Spectrum K12 is known for helping school districts eliminate compliance issues, reduce paperwork, increase efficiency, and improve staff morale and retention," said Paul Chaffee, founder and president of Software Answers Inc..

Formally endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) and named a finalist for the EdNET 2006 Pioneer Award, Spectrum K12's ENCORE! is a web-based software solution that serves as a foundation for managing all phases of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process for special populations. In addition, Spectrum K12 offers professional development training courses to meet the needs of all K-12 educators and administrators.

Spectrum K12's ENCORE! is an award-winning, web-based solution suite. ENCORE! uses effective business practices and proven data and process management systems to help districts eliminate compliance issues, reduce the administrative paperwork burden, increase efficiency and revenue recovery, improve staff morale, ensure accountability, automate Medicaid claims processing, and support successful achievement of individual education program goals -- directly and positively impacting student learning.

About Spectrum K12 School Solutions

Based in Towson, Md., Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. helps school districts more effectively manage the individualized learning process for all students receiving special services or interventions. Spectrum K12 works collaboratively with districts of all sizes to deliver scalable, easy-to-use software solutions that lift the burden of paperwork from education professionals so they can focus on the most important part of their work: educating children and improving student achievement.

About Software Answers, Inc.

Based in Akron, OH, Software Answers Inc. helps K-12 school districts more efficiently track and report student progress in both a traditional and standards based educational environment. Software Answers' software product ProgressBook(TM) is a web-based grade book, lesson plan and parent access system intergraded into one comprehensive solution.