The IDMS system is a
Web-based software application designed to help K-12 educators manage and
use assessment data to drive instructional practices and improve student
achievement."
Five separate modules have been developed to provide educational
activities for grades K-12. Downie, the supervisor of curriculum and instruction and the
federal program coordinator for the Punxsutawney Area School District ,
where she coordinates all kindergarten through twelfth grade
curriculums.

Wal-Mart will recognize Hispanic Heritage Month through a variety of
additional programs including the distribution at select stores of children's
educational materials and Hispanic Heritage calendars , and a special edition
of Viviendo magazine, Wal-Mart's own quarterly Hispanic publication. "Our alignment tools ensure that Promethean lessons now
address the needs of students and meet state education standards.

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Through the IDMS application, educators can:

-- identify critical state standards
-- align their curricula, lesson plans and materials to their state
standards
-- pace instruction throughout the school year
-- create formative assessments using ETS's Formative Assessment Item Bank,
an online database of 30,000 math and language arts test questions
aligned to state standards
-- disaggregate state and local assessment information
-- generate district, school , class and student reports that are
meaningful, actionable and easy to use
-- maintain an electronic grade book and produce standards-based
report cards

IDMS Version 6.

Padilla previously was an editorial writer at the Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando, Florida and helped launch and was the founding editor of the
Sentinel's award-winning Spanish-language weekly, El Sentinel and its
companion website, elsentinel. To
further increase class interactivity and formatively assess individual student
or group progress, students can use the wireless ACTIVote device.

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Downie holds a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and
early childhood education and a masters of education degree, both from
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate of education in
administration and leadership studies from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. She also served in writing/editor
roles at the Reno Gazette Journal in Reno, Nevada; the San Juan Star
in San Juan, Puerto Rico; the Orange County Register in Santa Ana,
Calif.

* Denise Bates Enos, is a writer specializing in educational and
lifestyle topics. From ACTIVstudio and ACTIVprimary software that
helps teachers prepare lessons from multiple media sources and interactively
present on ACTIVboard , the industry's most durable interactive whiteboard,
Promethean's solutions are class-leading.

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1 include a student profile, new grade
book features, and enhanced test-builder conveniences, such as the ability
to create mini assessments that test mastery of a single standard.ets. The tools are designed to teach children and
teens more about Hispanic history and culture, as well as give students a
better understanding of the Spanish language.

In addition to writing for an array of national publications, Enos
creates educational materials for Harcourt Publishers, Inc. By closely
collaborating with educators worldwide in the development of new pedagogy-
based technologies , Promethean supports local curriculum standards while
providing tools to formatively assess student performance instantly and ensure
their success.
The group is headquartered in Blackburn, UK , and has overseas offices in
the USA (Atlanta, Ga.

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Throughout the year , Wal-Mart recognizes several multicultural events,
including Hispanic Heritage Month, in our stores . The
company's securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges
under the symbol WMT.
Promethean ACTIVclassroom solutions are helping educators teach and
students learn worldwide .

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"From the classroom view, educators can
confirm that students have learned a particular standard so that they can
move on to the next lesson, or see that they need to re-teach a standard
that was not mastered. In serving individuals,
educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS
customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional development
products and services, classroom and end-of-course assessments, and
research-based teaching and learning tools .com home page.
The new website is part of Wal-Mart's ongoing "Latin Roots, American
Dreams " initiative which is intended to build awareness, interest and pride in
Hispanic traditions and culture .walmartfacts. Online merchandise sales are available
at http://www.

Standards -aligned flipchart lessons will be available spring 2006 for all
Promethean users.

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ets. The new tools were developed in response to
teacher requests for educational materials Wal-Mart distributed in its stores.
"At Wal-Mart, we believe that our strong commitment to diversity is
fundamental to our success," said Esther Silver Parker, vice president
diversity relations for Wal-Mart Stores , Inc.
Her duties for Harcourt include writing and editing teaching guides,
classroom materials, assessments, and audio-visual and website
materials for Pre-kindergarteners to students in twelfth grade. These programs combine
information and inspiration, as well as practical and useful resources to
empower individuals and families to explore their history, preserve their
heritage as well as broaden their knowledge and understanding of others.
Internationally, the company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China,
Germany, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.com .

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Wal-Mart Strengthens Hispanic Heritage Month Educational Offerings

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Promethean's integrated ACTIVclassroom empowers teachers to deliver rich,
animated and sound-enabled content to enliven classroom experiences and
learning .

Materials intended for teachers and/or parents to use to help teach children various topics.

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* Angie Torres Moure, website writer/translator, specializes in
bi-lingual and translation projects and web-content development.

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http://www. ATLANTA, Promethean, a global leader in interactive
learning technology, announced today the alignment of its flipchart lessons
and resources for teachers to state education standards . The thousands of
standards-based flipchart lessons will be available to all Promethean users in
a searchable database that can be queried by state, subject area, grade level
and keyword.

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Padilla is a writer and researcher.

Promethean and Academic Benchmarks Align Teacher Lesson Plans to State Education Standards

By partnering with Academic Benchmarks, the leading provider of K-12
academic curriculum standards and alignment tools for education, Promethean
has access to the state standards data, including both core- and non-core
subjects to align with its lesson plans.

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"The IDMS application is based on the principle that school administrators
and teachers should have immediate access to assessment data that is
specific to their needs," says Gregg Driben, Associate Vice President , ETS
Elementary & Secondary Education.1 more timely, efficient and effective for schools and
districts ., Did you know why
September 15 was chosen as the start date of Hispanic Heritage Month? The
answer and dozens more fun facts about Hispanic history and culture are
included in a new set of educators ' tools available online from Wal-Mart
starting September 15. We are proud to bring these educational
materials to teachers and parents to help share the vibrant diversity of the
Hispanic culture . Used in conjunction with ACTIVotes, Promethean's formative
assessment devices, teachers have access to a complete learning solution tied
to state education standards. Beyond the
classroom, Promethean offers comprehensive training and support services to
ensure maximum results and realization on investment .

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1 also introduces the ability to create lesson plans that
teachers can align to the pacing guides and easily share with other
educators. Each module includes discussion
notes, worksheets and activities built around a common theme.

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Academic Benchmarks organizes standards in a consistent yet flexible format,
maintaining the integrity of the original documents and delivering timely
standards to its clients, which include Houghton Mifflin, Scantron
Corporation, Compass Learning, ETS Pulliam, and netTrekker.

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To
learn more about ETS's comprehensive System 5 suite, visit
www. Founded in 1947, ETS today
develops, administers and scores more than 24 million tests annually in
more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. Retailer Launches New Web-Based Educators' Tool Kit

Children's Educational Materials, Hispanic Heritage Calendars , and Special
Edition of Viviendo Magazine Also Available Again This Year

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responsible for producing a wide range of online content including
Hispanic parenting, cooking and wedding sites.,
publishers of educational materials for teachers and classroom use.

About Academic Benchmarks
Academic Benchmarks ( http: //www.

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ETS announced today significant upgrades to
its Instructional Data Management System (IDMS) application,
including the ability to assess students online. Additional
information is available at www. Also included
are downloadable support materials and supplemental ideas to enrich these
classroom activities.academicbenchmarks.

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For more information about the IDMS application , visit www.org/system5."
Created for use with the Promethean interactive whiteboard, the ready -made
flipchart lessons are available in a range of K-12 subject areas including
core curriculum and other areas such as technology, visual arts, and health
education.), France, Germany and China .

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About ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and
equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research, and
related services for all people worldwide. "We also believe that valuing
differences extends beyond our stores and workplace to our relationships with
the people and communities we serve. More information about Wal-Mart can be found by
visiting http://www.prometheanworld.

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; and the Wall Street Journal.
Developed by and for educators, Promethean's curriculum delivery and
assessment technologies enable teachers to create , customize and integrate
texts, Web, video and audio content to interactively capture students'
attention and accommodate their different learning styles.

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"Promethean's license to our collection of state , district, and national
education standards provides teachers access to engaging materials that
reliably support a standards-based curriculum," said Kelly Peet, president of
Academic Benchmarks.com ) is the
definitive source for standards and alignment tools, and has been developing
educational technologies since 1989.

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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15 ,
2005, Wal-Mart will again provide educational materials including a specially-
created educators ' tool kit designed to teach children and teens more about
Hispanic history and culture.
Teachers and educators around the world developed the flipchart lessons
for the interactive whiteboard to include text, video, web, and digital
content using Promethean's award-winning ACTIVprimary and ACTIVstudio lesson
development software. Collaboration is enhanced through
the wireless ACTIVslate which permits instructional mobility in the classroom
while enhancing student engagement and reducing disciplinary issues. Their flexible, extensible, web-based alignment tools offer
a unique and configurable blend of automated and manual alignments resulting
in a cost-effective, efficient, sustainable, and reliable system for
maintaining up-to-date standards and alignments.

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"Having our lesson plans aligned to state education standards will not
only help ensure teachers are instructing based on what states have mandated,
but also save them time by providing quality, turn-key tools for instruction,"
said Mark Elliott, president of Promethean, Inc. They provide the most comprehensive,
accurate, technically sound, and up-to-date collection of state, district,
local, national, and international standards to all segments of the K-12
education market.

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The IDMS application and the Formative Assessment Item Bank are key
components of a set of data-driven decision making resources under ETS's
System 5 suite of K-12 products and services designed to improve school
performance and student achievement .
The new tools, offered exclusively online, will provide teachers online lesson
plans to assist them in talking to their students about Hispanic Heritage
Month. (NYSE: WMT) operates Wal-Mart Stores , Supercenters,
Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. Teachers can take the lessons and implement them in the
classroom as they are, or edit and customize the lessons to meet their special
needs.

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is a former content editor for Yupi Internet Inc.

About Promethean
Promethean is a global leader in interactive learning technology helping
to empower teachers to engage, educate, assess and motivate students.

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Teachers and parents can access the resource kit from the
http://www.

The website development team includes:

* Karen S.walmart. For more information,
please visit http://www.com/n-america .

About the Academic Benchmark Standards
Academic Benchmarks is the largest and fastest-growing aggregator of K-12
education standards, providing continuously updated databases of standards, as
well as other education-based services, with turnkey delivery systems.

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The ability to administer those assessments online
makes IDMS Version 6.

Other new features of IDMS Version 6.ets.walmartstores .com .