| | Business Summary | | Renaissance
Learning,
Inc.,
formerly
known
as
Advantage
Learning
Systems,
Inc.,
provides
learning
information
systems
to
kindergarten
through
senior
high
schools
in
the
United
States
and
Canada.
The
Company's
learning
information
systems
consist
of
computer
software
and
related
training
designed
to
improve
student
academic
performance
by
increasing
the
quality,
quantity
and
timeliness
of
performance
data
available
to
educators
and
by
facilitating
increased
student
practice
of
essential
skills.
The
Company's
flagship
product,
Accelerated
Reader,
is
software
for
motivating
and
monitoring
increased
literature-based
reading
practice.
Other
primary
learning
information
system
products
include
STAR
Reading,
Accelerated
Math,
STAR
Math
and
Perfect
Copy. | | More
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Business Description |
| | Financial Summary | | Renaissance
Learning
provides
learning
information
systems
to
grades
K-12,
consisting
of
computer
software
and
related
training
designed
to
improve
students'
academic
performance
by
increasing
the
quality,
quantity
and
timeliness
of
performance
data.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
24%
to
$62.8
million.
Net
income
rose
35%
to
$12.9
million.
Results
reflect
a
strong
growth
in
math
and
reading
sales
and
an
improvement
in
operating
profit
margin. | | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Judith Paul, 54
Chairman | $213K | Michael Baum, 53
CEO | 224K | John Hickey, 45
Pres | 217K | Terrance Paul, 54
Vice
Chairman | 213K | Steven Schmidt, 46
CFO,
VP, Sec. | 183K | | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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