Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Teams Up With Revolution K12 to Help Spur School Turnaround

Sixteen Partnership schools to benefit from Revolution K12's academic improvement programs through organization's largest collaboration

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Revolution K12, a rapidly growing web-based adaptive software division of Revolution Prep, has joined with the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to help sixteen of its middle and high schools improve student outcomes in math and English Language Arts. The Partnership is the first school system to implement Revolution K12's full product line, a $1 million investment over two years. The program includes access to Algebra Readiness, Algebra I, Algebra Support, Geometry, College Readiness, English Language Arts, CAHSEE 380 and CAHSEE Intervention, as part of a blended learning approach to supplement curriculum and support teachers.

"We are grateful Revolution Prep has joined with the Partnership in our effort to bring technology into historically low-income, high-need schools," said Mayor Villaraigosa.  "The math and English software programs Revolution Prep is providing will allow our teachers to better support the differentiated learning needs of their students and bridge the digital divide that separates so many low income students from their wealthier peers."

"The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is completely committed to helping students learn the skills they will need to graduate and get accepted into college," said Jake Neuberg, co-founder of Revolution Prep. "Through use of our proven, adaptive programs, we will better support the Partnership's educators by providing tools to help them understand student academic deficiencies, enhance their teaching methods to efficiently and effectively focus on individual student's needs and ultimately improve academic outcomes."

"We evaluated many programs and schools' successes with each when deciding who to partner with and Revolution K12 showed great gains with some individual schools in our service area," said Partnership for Los Angeles Schools' CEO Marshall Tuck. "This partnership marks the first time we have taken on an outside vendor to make significant change in our teaching and learning. By incorporating online assessments and instruction, our teachers will have the tools to offer a blended learning approach to student achievement."

The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is a collaboration between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District to turn around LA's lowest performing public schools and to create a model for doing so district-wide. Today it is one of the largest public school turnaround projects in the nation, serving nearly 17,000 students across 22 schools in some of the city's underserved communities.

One of the first Partnership schools to pilot Revolution K12's programs in Spring 2011, Mendez Math and Science, has already shown remarkable results. An additional 15% of 10th grade students passed both the Math and ELA sections of the CAHSEE, with an overall pass rate increase from 45% to 60%. As a result, Mendez's Math and Science Center now ranks sixth in terms of CAHSEE pass rate improvement among all LAUSD comprehensive high schools. Results similar to Mendez's are expected to be mirrored in all Partnership middle and high schools, which implemented Revolution K12's programs in October 2011.

The Partnership's middle and high schools have committed to working with Revolution K12's programs through 2013 and 2014, respectively. The organization has also furthered their commitment to using the programs with fidelity by hiring a full-time Revolution K12 program manager who will work exclusively with the Partnership to provide professional development and support.

Revolution K12 representatives will be on hand to support the Partnership's February 1st Digital Learning Day (www.digitallearningday.org) celebration, which will showcase the Partnership's blended learning classrooms and technologies, including Revolution K12's adaptive software.

To learn more about Revolution K12, go to revolutionk12.com or call (877) 463-8951. To learn more about the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, go to partnershipla.org.

About Revolution Prep
Revolution Prep is an educational software and services provider that, since 2002, has helped more than 100,000 students improve college readiness academic skills and score higher on the SAT, ACT, GMAT and other high-stakes exams. The company's rapidly-growing web-based adaptive software division, Revolution K12, helps students prepare for entrance into college by improving Mathematics and English Language Arts skills. Revolution K12 software is used by several of the nation's largest school districts with documented success in boosting student achievement.  From world-class test prep to online and in-person academic tutoring to software enabling educators to provide differentiated instruction, Revolution Prep is committed to its mission of transforming education by leveraging technology. For more information, visit revolutionprep.com and revolutionk12.com.

About Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools was founded in 2007 as the cornerstone of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's strategy to improve education in Los Angeles. It is a unique collaboration between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District to turn around LA's lowest performing schools and to create a model for doing so district wide. The largest non-district school operator in Los Angeles, the Partnership today manages 22 schools with nearly 17,000 students and 1,500 employees. The Partnership is a 501(c) 3 non-profit education management organization with nearly 37 full-time employees. For more information, go to PartnershipLA.org.

SOURCE Revolution K12