Dell Cloud Business Applications Helps Schoolwires Tap into the Power of Integrated CRM • Schoolwires is integrating salesforce.com’s Sales Cloud with on-premise applications • Dell Cloud Business Applications provides Schoolwires scalability and one, trusted partner with turnkey, end-to-end services Schoolwires® Welcomes New Board Member: William Fowler State College, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12, 2012 — William Fowler, a leader in building effective, innovative and scalable technology-based programs for education, has joined the Board of Directors for Schoolwires, it was announced today. Schoolwires®, Mayor Honor State College Teachers for Contributions to Greenleaf™ International Classroom Exchange Program State College, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10, 2012 – Three teachers from State College Area High School were recognized last night for their contributions to an innovative global learning program that was developed by Schoolwires. The teachers were early adopters of the Schoolwires Greenleaf International Classroom Exchange Program that pairs State College students with peers in China in a virtual environment. Higley Unified School District Implements Schoolwires® PassKey Manager™ to Maximize Learning and Improve Security Higley Unified School District values the role of technology in building stronger connections with its constituents and supporting student success. However, managing a secure electronic environment poses some challenges. The district stores all users in its active directory, supported by a strict password security policy for logging in to the district’s system. The district’s tech-savvy teachers and other users also access numerous other online sites. But keeping track of the multitude of passwords was difficult. Schoolwires® Introduces Nimbus™ Safe Social Learning Environment Designed to Engage Students in Familiar Facebook-like Platform Schoolwires is launching Nimbus, a safe social learning environment that is designed to foster student engagement so that districts can extend participatory learning in and beyond the traditional classroom in support of student success and 21st century learning skills. Higley Unified School District Improves Communications While Reducing Costs with Schoolwires Centricity2 State College, Pa, November 10, 2011 – By implementing Schoolwires Centricity2, Higley Unified School District has greatly improved communication with its community while significantly reducing costs. Schoolwires Centricity2 is designed to be a transformational and unifying platform that goes beyond website and community management to address some of the most pressing challenges facing K-12 education today. Schoolwires® Centricity2™ Meets Current and Future Needs of Whittier Union High School District Whittier Union High School District was an early adopter of Schoolwires’ Centricity™ and has successfully leveraged the communications capabilities within the platform for several years to strengthen relationships with its constituents. However, the district wanted to increase the solution’s value by bringing more third-party online applications into the platform, and make them easily accessible to its teachers and staff with a single sign-on (SSO). Also, the district wanted to incorporate more social media functionality to strengthen engagement and learning with its students. New Research Data on Social Learning from Speak Up Survey Presented at Schoolwires® Webinar Oct. 26 State College, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 2011 – Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, will release and discuss new research data about the vision of K-12 students, parents, teachers and administrators for 21st century learning during a Schoolwires webinar Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. EST. The webinar is free and open to the public. Kent School District Wins Award for Website Built on Schoolwires® Centricity2TM Platform State College, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 2011 — Kent School District in Washington received the 2011 Best of the Web/Digital Education Achievement Award in the K-12 District Education Website category for its website built upon the Schoolwires Centricity2 Platform. American and Chinese Students to Participate in Greenleaf™ Online Exchange Program Students Will Use Innovative Online Tools to Foster Relationships, Learn Foreign Culture, and Meet Digital Learning Standards Schoolwires® CentricityTM Supports Student and District Success as Districts Get Back to School State College, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2011 – As the new school season gets fully under way, districts across the nation are leveraging their Schoolwires Centricity unifying web content management platform to transform and energize their communities around school and student success. Gilbert Public Schools Implements Schoolwires® Centricity2™ to Strengthen Communications and District Image State College, Pennsylvania, September 19, 2011 – Gilbert Public Schools in Arizona has implemented the Schoolwires Centricity2 unifying Web content management platform to help strengthen communications with its shareholders and enhance the district’s image. Melissa Kalinowski Joins Schoolwires® As Vice President of Marketing State College, Pennsylvania, September 12, 2011 – Melissa Kalinowski has joined Schoolwires as Vice President of Marketing. Ms. Kalinowski will be responsible for strategies and tactics related to B2B brand management, industry thought leadership, company and product positioning, lead life cycle management, content and social media marketing, industry association relations, and tradeshows and event management. Schoolwires® Ranks as a Top Education Company on the Inc. 500|5000 for Fifth Consecutive Year State College, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2011 — Inc. Magazine ranked Schoolwires as one of the Top Education Companies on its 2011 Inc. 500|5000 for the fifth consecutive year, it was announced today. ButlerEagle: School District Websites Are Valuable Tool for Parents The Butler Eagle quoted Schoolwires’ Peggi Munkittrick in an article about the role of school district websites in helping parents learn more about their children’s education. 06.26.2011 Schoolwires® Launches Greenleaf International Classroom Exchange Program Program Pairs American and Chinese Students in Safe Social Learning Environment; Fosters Global Citizenship and Collaboration 06.26.2011 Schoolwires® PassKey Manager™ Helps Accelerate Adoption of District Web Solutions Single Sign-On Management Solution Also Saves Time and Resources 06.26.2011 Schoolwires® Announces Three New Initiatives to Drive Deeper Engagement Within Safe Social Learning Environment 05.05.2011 Schoolwires, Inc. Joins America’s Promise Alliance’s Business Leadership Council as an Education Innovator In Support of Grad Nation Campaign Council Brings Together Nation’s Business Leaders to Take Action and Provide Support to Reduce High School Dropout Rates 04.14.2011 Schoolwires Centricity2 Selected as 2011 CODiE™ Awards Finalist Product Recognized as one of Education Industry’s Finest Products 04.05.2011 Schoolwires Customers Win Awards for Outstanding Websites Built on Centricity Platform