January 24, 2007, FETC, Orlando, FL â CompassLearning, one of the nation's leading providers of K-12 education software, announced today that it has appointed noted education, literacy and assessment expert Quality Quinn as an external senior advisor to the company. In her role, Quinn will advise CompassLearning on software development and key education initiatives and provide professional development services.
During her more than 25-year career, Quinn has received numerous awards as an outstanding educator from various districts throughout the United States. Formerly Teacher of the Year for the State of Michigan and Reading Teacher of the Year in San Diego, Quinn is currently an advisor to the extremely successful Texas Reading Initiative that has resulted in minority students attaining some of the highest gains in reading improvement in the country. In addition, through her own non-profit organization, Project EarlyWord, Quinn is leading a new bilingual initiative between Mexico and the United States. Quinn is also a member of the Austin Chamber of Commerce Report Card Task Force and the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors; an Advisory Board member of Marfa Public Radio and American YouthWorks; and the immediate past president of The Austin Public Library Foundation.
"We are delighted to add Quality to our growing team of the nation's foremost education and curriculum experts," said Eric Loeffel, president, CompassLearning. "Quality's experience and expertise with reading and assessment are unparalleled in the industry and will help us achieve our goal of using technology to empower educators to teach â and students to learn â more effectively."
"I am very excited about this partnership with CompassLearning," said Quinn. "CompassLearning is on the cutting edge of the education technology revolution. Their education software enables our nation's teachers to personalize and individualize their instruction to improve the achievement of all learners."
About CompassLearning
CompassLearning is one of the nation's leading providers of K-12 education software that helps educators teach and students learn more effectively. With more than 35 years of experience in the field of research-based education software, CompassLearning delivers standards-aligned curriculum, assessment and comprehensive data reporting products that reduce what CompassLearning calls "edu-stress," the stress associated with succeeding in today's complex education environment. CompassLearning serves more than 11 million students in more than 20,000 schools nationwide. For more information about CompassLearning, visit www.compasslearning.com.
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