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The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Names Dr. Dennis Gilliam New President

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In September 2023, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees named Dennis Gilliam, Ed.D, the eighteenth AIDB President, following the retirement of John Mascia, Au.D.

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  • TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In September 2023, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees named Dennis Gilliam, Ed.D, the eighteenth AIDB President, following the retirement of John Mascia, Au.D.
  • "It is my distinct honor to be named the next President of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.
  • He is the son of deaf parents; his father being educated at AIDB, and his mother being educated at the American School For The Deaf in Connecticut.
  • Dr. Gilliam also completed the STAR/CAEBER/AEBPD Schools on Bi-Lingual/Bi-Cultural (Deaf) Education program.

Renaissance Named Best Global Edtech Company for the Fourth Year in a Row

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renaissance, a leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has won several nominations in the 2023 Tech Edvocate Awards, including Best Global Edtech Company for the fourth year in a row. This recognition highlights Renaissance's commitment to excellence and innovation in education technology.

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  • BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renaissance , a leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has won several nominations in the 2023 Tech Edvocate Awards , including Best Global Edtech Company for the fourth year in a row.
  • In addition to being named Best Global Edtech Company, Accelerated Reader was named Best Literacy App or Tool, eduCLIMBER was named Best Learning Analytics/Data Mining App or Tool, and Renaissance Professional Development was named Best Professional Development App or Tool.
  • The Tech Edvocate Awards were established in 2017 to recognize "the best that edtech has to offer by recognizing outstanding companies, people, products, etc."
  • This is the fifth year in a row that Accelerated Reader has been named Best Literacy App or Tool, and the fourth year in a row that Renaissance has been named Best Global Edtech Company.

Renaissance Analytics Enhances Back-to-School Insights for Student Success

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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By offering insights that span classrooms, buildings, and districts, Renaissance Analytics empowers administrators to make well-informed decisions that positively impact student learning."

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  • By offering insights that span classrooms, buildings, and districts, Renaissance Analytics empowers administrators to make well-informed decisions that positively impact student learning."
  • Recent Renaissance Analytics updates include the following:
    Expanded Star Assessments Metrics : Renaissance Analytics brings comprehensive metrics for both Star CBM and computer-adaptive Star Assessments.
  • As part of its commitment to building a connected K–12 ecosystem, Renaissance provides Renaissance Analytics at no cost to Renaissance customers.
  • Renaissance Analytics offers administrators a holistic view of student performance and engagement across different Renaissance programs, empowering them to tailor interventions and support to meet individual student needs.

Renaissance Unveils New Back-to-School Resources to Help Educators Personalize Teaching and Address Learning Gaps this School Year

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renaissance, a leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has released new back-to-school resources and product updates to support educators in personalizing instruction to address pandemic learning loss during the new school year. This includes a new interactive webpage for educators to increase their access to critical How Kids Are Performing data. The page allows educators to review and compare their students' academic performance and growth data by subject and grade level to national averages. Additionally, the page provides valuable resources—such as Renaissance's Focus Skills and an MTSS Toolkit—to accelerate student learning.

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  • This includes a new interactive webpage for educators to increase their access to critical How Kids Are Performing data.
  • The page allows educators to review and compare their students' academic performance and growth data by subject and grade level to national averages.
  • Additionally, the page provides valuable resources—such as Renaissance's Focus Skills and an MTSS Toolkit—to accelerate student learning.
  • This includes an all-new Back-to-School resources page with product-specific setup steps, checklists, rostering information, professional learning, and more to help educators prepare for the new year.

Paper Mate® Partners with Max Greenfield and AdoptAClassroom.org to Surprise Teachers in Need with Funds for Their Classrooms in Celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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ATLANTA, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paper Mate®, a #1 Teacher Choice brand and part of the Newell Brands global portfolio of brands, today announced its partnership with actor and children's book author, Max Greenfield, alongside its non-profit partner, AdoptAClassroom.org, to kick off the brand's Thanks to Teachers initiative. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-12), Paper Mate is thanking teachers for everything they do for their students by donating $1 for every Paper Mate product purchase to teachers in need.1

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  • These funds will be distributed evenly among the school's teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, so they can purchase school supplies via their AdoptAClassroom.org account.
  • "When Paper Mate reached out and explained what they were doing, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this initiative," says Greenfield.
  • "Teacher Appreciation Week should be every week, but it's a good reminder to everyone how much our teachers do, how important they are and how much they give to our children.
  • To be able to designate a week when we can express the gratitude we have for our teachers is really important."

Jefferson County Public Schools Expands Partnership with Upbeat Districtwide to Support Strategic Teacher Retention Goals

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) announced their expanded partnership across 152 schools with Upbeat, an innovative teacher retention organization led by former teachers and school leaders. The district began working with Upbeat in fall 2020, focused on improving retention in 18 of the district's Accelerated Improvement Schools. Since the beginning of the partnership, teacher retention has grown 12.7% across the AIS (CSI) schools, identified by the district through the Kentucky Accountability System.

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  • Jefferson County Public Schools announced their expanded partnership across 152 schools with Upbeat, an innovative teacher retention organization led by former teachers and school leaders.
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) announced their expanded partnership across 152 schools with Upbeat, an innovative teacher retention organization led by former teachers and school leaders.
  • The district began working with Upbeat in fall 2020, focused on improving retention in 18 of the district's Accelerated Improvement Schools.
  • Since the beginning of the partnership, teacher retention has grown 12.7% across the AIS (CSI) schools, identified by the district through the Kentucky Accountability System.

National Report Shows Signs of Growth, Recovery Among Early Learners and Middle Schoolers

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today released the latest edition of How Kids Are Performing, a report detailing student academic performance and growth during the 2021–2022 school year. The new report reveals that overall, student performance during the past school year continued to fall in reading and was consistent in math—it improved in the elementary grades and declined in the upper grades. Results vary considerably by individual grade level, but the report gives clear reasons for optimism as well as underscoring the need for the action and momentum to continue forward.

Key Points: 
  • Results vary considerably by individual grade level, but the report gives clear reasons for optimism as well as underscoring the need for the action and momentum to continue forward.
  • "In many cases, younger students are now exceeding what we would consider 'typical' growth in a single school year," said Dr. Gene Kerns, chief academic officer at Renaissance.
  • Yet after initial declines during the 20212022 school year, those two areas are now showing the strongest improvements in growth.
  • Kerns highlighted other "great examples of the progress educators and students have been making over the past year across the country.

Star Assessments Now Connect to Nearpod to Accelerate Student Growth

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is pleased to introduce a powerful new connection between its industry-leading Star Assessments and Nearpod platforms to accelerate learning in the 2022–2023 school year. This is just one of the many exciting new product features that schools and districts can access for Back to School. Renaissance has also curated fun, engaging, and helpful resources for its products to help ensure a strong start for both educators and students as they are together again in the new school year.

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  • To better connect assessment, instruction, and practice, Star Assessments users now have one-click access to Nearpod's lesson library and learning resources within the Star platform.
  • Educators who are using Nearpod Math have access to additional content and tools within Star to support students' math achievement.
  • Star Phonics and Star CBM Lectura complement the company's other assessment offerings, providing educators with detailed insights on students' achievement and instructional needs.
  • Our portfolio includes solutions for assessment (Star Assessments, Star Phonics, and myIGDIs for Preschool); practice (Accelerated Reader, myON, Freckle, and Lalilo); data-driven insights (Schoolzilla); and teacher-facilitated instructional delivery (Nearpod).

Renaissance and MetaMetrics Extend Partnership to Accelerate Student Learning

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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El Sistema Lexile para Leer, MetaMetrics' framework for Spanish reading, is now available in Star Assessments in Spanish as well.

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  • El Sistema Lexile para Leer, MetaMetrics' framework for Spanish reading, is now available in Star Assessments in Spanish as well.
  • "Lexile measures have played an important role in myON's success, and we are pleased to continue our partnership with MetaMetrics," said Todd Brekhus, chief product officer at Renaissance.
  • "We're committed to providing educators and students with insights to accelerate learning and growth, and our partnership with MetaMetrics builds on this commitment."
  • "We are excited to extend and expand our long-term partnership with Renaissance, a true global leader in creating education technology solutions that improve learning," said Malbert Smith, CEO and co-founder, MetaMetrics.

Mastercam Retains Top Ranking Worldwide

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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According to CIMdata, Inc., an independent research firm specializing in the NC industry, Mastercam is the number one CAM software used worldwide for 27 years in a row.

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  • According to CIMdata, Inc., an independent research firm specializing in the NC industry, Mastercam is the number one CAM software used worldwide for 27 years in a row.
  • In the latest report, Mastercam retained the top spot for CAM software in three categories: industry, education, and support network.
  • Mastercam topped the list in both educational and industrial categories, with nearly twice as many installed seats.
  • Mastercam topped the list in both the educational and industrial categories, with nearly twice as many installed seats as the nearest competitor*.