Calvert Partners Adds Two New Distance Learning Providers in Ohio

BALTIMORE, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calvert Education Services is
pleased to expand its distance learning options for Kindergarten through
Eighth Grade students in Ohio this fall through new partnerships with Portage
County Educational Service Center and Stark Portage Area Computer Consortium
(SPARCC). Calvert Partners provides several significant advantages to
districts and schools in Ohio: more academic control in managing students,
greater teacher interaction, a balance of online and offline instruction, and
a world-renowned curriculum. Additionally, the Calvert program allows Portage
and SPARCC to retain the majority of their per-pupil revenue providing funding
for other district priorities in a difficult economic climate.

"Calvert Partners is pleased to welcome Portage ESC and SPARCC to our growing
consortium of educational partners in Ohio," notes Brady Locher, Calvert
Director of Group Services. "It provides further evidence of the forward
looking educational leadership at work in the state of Ohio."

Portage County Educational Service Center has provided quality services to the
greater educational community for 94 years. Portage County Superintendent,
Dewey Chapman, remarked, "We are excited to be able to offer the Calvert
program to the families of Ohio at no cost. Calvert curriculum is
research-based and aligned with national standards, and has proven results. We
have chosen to collaborate with Calvert to provide a robust curriculum and
individualized attention for students and families in Ohio. "

SPARCC provides technology support to school districts in Stark and Carroll
Counties. Its mission is to provide high quality support for the selection,
acquisition, installation, maintenance, and integration of technology as well
as online learning into the community.

Calvert, the trusted leader in distance learning for over a century currently
serves more than 175 schools in 30 states and 21 countries ranging from small
school co-ops to cyber charter schools with thousands of students. More than
20,000 students use the Calvert curriculum each year.

Calvert welcomes Portage and SPARCC to this educational community.

SOURCE Calvert Education Services

Michael Wilmeth, Director of Marketing of Calvert Education Services,
+1-410-785-3400 ext. 3316