Spectrum K12 Partners with Thinkronize to Provide Technology Solution that Helps Special Needs Students Achieve

Thinkronize Becomes ‘Sales Agent’ for Spectrum K12

TOWSON, Md. – April 15, 2008 – Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive management solutions for special populations in K-12 education, and Thinkronize, developers of netTrekker d.i.®, America’s #1 educational search engine that delivers high quality digital content at each child’s individual learning level, today announced a partnership designed to share complimentary products and services  to better serve the special needs student as well as, their parents, teachers, and administrators.
Designed specifically for the K-12 education market, Encore ® Clarity helps school districts increase the effectiveness of their programs for special populations by automating time-consuming data collection and reporting processes, and reducing the paperwork burden. As data is entered, compliance requirements are automatically verified, ensuring that paperwork is completed accurately and on time. As a result, educators can spend more time in the classroom, focusing on improving student learning and achievement.
Thinkronize will be authorized to sell Encore Clarity and Spectrum K12’s highly acclaimed professional development and training offerings.

“Partnering with Thinkronize represents a significant opportunity for us as we continue to serve the special needs student, parent, teacher, and administration customer,” said Jim Marshall, President and CEO of Spectrum K12. “Current and future customers look to both Spectrum K12 and Thinkronize for solid products, services and premier customer service and support.  Partnering with Thinkronize lets us immediately expand these capabilities to our customers, while also providing us with strong support to create new value-added services in a competitive market.”

“We’re pleased to work with the market leader in special education data management to provide solutions to educators and students. Our mission is to provide high quality educational tools and resources that help EVERY child achieve at his or her individual level. And, our partnership with Spectrum K12 School Solutions provides us with another opportunity to deliver on that goal,” said Randy Wilhelm, CEO of Thinkronize.

About Spectrum K12 School Solutions
Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. is the leading provider of special education and IEP management software serving almost 10% of the U.S. K-12 student population including 20 of the top 100 school districts in the United States. Spectrum K12 helps school districts close the achievement gap for special education and at-risk students through more effective management of 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 administrative burden from education professionals so they can focus on the most important part of their work: educating children and improving student achievement. For more information visit http://www.spectrumK12.com.

About Thinkronize
Founded in 1999, Thinkronize is a leader in the digital delivery of K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education of today’s youth with highly effective technologies that deliver the rich educational value of the Internet to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format.  With the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform education, Thinkronize was first to market with a standards-based educational search engine, utilizing the services of Academic Benchmarks (www.AcademicBenchmarks.com), the premier provider of comprehensive standards-based K-12 educational databases, alignment tools and integration products.  Thinkronize's flagship product, netTrekker d.i., is the #1 educational search engine in K-12 schools and is currently used in over 20,000 schools nationwide. The company's consumer product, netTrekker home, gives parents and students whose school or district has not yet purchased a netTrekker d.i. subscription access to its 180,000+ educator-selected resources. Peers, educators and parents have honored Thinkronize and the netTrekker product suite 24 times for their contribution to education.  Most recently, netTrekker d.i. was named the 2007 Best Education Solution in SIIA's CODiE award competition. In addition, Thinkronize was named to the 2007 Inc. 5000 and 2006 Inc. 500 lists as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. The company was founded by Robert Reinders and currently serves over 11 million students in all 50 states, including adoptions by key districts and states nationwide.  For more information visit www.Thinkronize.com or phone 877-517-1125.

About the netTrekker Product Suite
The netTrekker product line includes award-winning educational search products for both the education (netTrekker d.i.) and consumer (netTrekker home) markets.  Unlike ordinary search engines, products from the netTrekker suite provide fast and easy access to only the best educational resources from the entire Internet in a safe, organized, standards-aligned format. Using netTrekker search products, educators, school librarians, students and parents save valuable time because they are directed to relevant, reliable, educator-selected Web sites every time – meaning less time spent on searching and more time focused on teaching, learning and achieving.  For more information about the netTrekker product suite, visit www.netTrekker.com.