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Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc. Partners with Edustructures

TOWSON, MD and SALT LAKE CITY, UT – December 14, 2006 – School systems across the country that use Spectrum K12 School Solutions to manage the individualized learning process for all students receiving special services or interventions will have a more seamless integration of instructional, administrative and communication tools thanks to a new business partnership between Spectrum K12 and Edustructures.

Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc. helps school districts more effectively manage the individualized learning process for all K-12 students receiving special services or interventions. Edustructures is the leading provider of Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF®) solutions for the K–12 education market.

The companies will be working together to bring a more comprehensive, SIF-compliant special education data management solution to districts and educational service centers based on Spectrum K12’s ENCORE! and Edustructures SIFWorks integration platform.

SIF is a leading industry standard, based on a robust technical specification, which enables diverse education software solutions to interact and share data efficiently, reliably, and securely regardless of the platform. SIF increases the value of school districts’ technology investments, allowing them to integrate new software and online tools into the ones they are already using. A single investment in SIF infrastructure provides interoperability across all SIF compliant software solutions resulting in greater effectiveness and significant cost savings.

“This partnership between market leaders—Spectrum K12 in special education software and Edustructures, the top SIF-based solution provider—will give our customers the greatest flexibility and power to use technology tools most effectively,” said Scott Cary, vice president of marketing for Spectrum K12 School Solutions.

“As more districts and state education agencies adopt SIF for data interoperability, we’re seeing a growing demand for the integration of special education data via SIF,” said Steve Curtis, CEO of Edustructures. “We’re pleased that our partnership with Spectrum K-12 will allow both companies to better respond to the needs of educators.”

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 Edustructures

Edustructures is the recognized leader in SIF integration solutions for the K-12 education market, making it possible for market-leading solutions to reliably and securely share data in real-time. Through its SIFWorks® integration platform, comprehensive professional services and business relationships with technology providers and educators, Edustructures connects the systems that power education. For more information about Edustructures, please visit www.edustructures.com.