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PowerSchool to acquire Kinvolved, expanding K-12 Platform to provide critical messaging and communication Solution to Improve Engagement and Student Outcomes. PowerSchool has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kinvolved, a leading provider of K-12 communications, attendance, and engagement solutions supporting over 250,000 students and used within three of the top four school districts in the U.S. Adding Kinvolved's leading communication engine to PowerSchool's Unified Home solution will enable schools and districts to strengthen and simplify overall communications and notifications between school and home to increase engagement and help reduce absenteeism. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool to acquire Kickboard, a leading provider of K-12 Education Behavior Management Solutions. PowerSchool has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kickboard, a leading provider of K-12 education behavior management solutions that helps educators effectively manage social-emotional learning and multi-tiered systems of support to help improve student well-being, school culture, and achieve more equitable outcomes. Adding Kickboard to PowerSchool's award-winning Unified Classroom will enable educators to securely input and analyze student behaviors, interactions, and outcomes by connecting one of K-12's leading behavior management solutions, including the only evidence-based, behavior management platform that meets federal standards, such as Every Student Succeeds Act Level II, with industry-leading student information, learning management, professional learning, and data analytics systems. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool announces launch of initial public offering. PowerSchool, the leading provider of cloud-based software for the K-12 education market in North America, announced that it plans to commence the roadshow for its proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. PowerSchool is offering 39,473,685 shares of its Class A common stock to the public. Additionally, PowerSchool intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 5,921,052 shares of its Class A common stock. The IPO price is expected to be between $18 and $20 per share. PowerSchool has applied to list shares of its Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PWSC”. [Full Announcement].

Renovus Capital Partners Completes Sale of Hoonuit to PowerSchool. Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area private equity firm focused on investing in the education and technology services sectors, announced the sale of Hoonuit to PowerSchool, the largest U.S. provider of K-12 education technology solutions. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool to acquire Schoology, creating the most comprehensive unified classroom solution for K-12 Education. PowerSchool, a leading provider of K-12 education technology solutions, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Schoology, a leading K-12 learning management system. PowerSchool currently supports 45 million students with its full suite of K-12 technology solutions, including industry-leading student information systems, assessment and analytics, special education, finance, HR, and talent management tools. Schoology supports more than 20 million users through its learning management and embedded formative assessment platform. Combined, this will allow all customers to access a world-class unified classroom solution that will integrate with any student information system (SIS) they currently use. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool expands international presence, announces acquisition of Canadian-based SRB Education Solutions. PowerSchool, the leader for K-12 education technology solutions, announced the acquisition of SRB Education Solutions, a leading provider of complementary administrative and ERP solutions for K-12 school boards and districts in Ontario and throughout the Canadian provinces. Acquiring SRB allows the company to more rapidly expand on its mission of improving the K-12 education experience by empowering educators and driving student growth. SRB has achieved broad adoption in Ontario and other Canadian Provincial K-12 school markets by providing robust, integrated administrative solutions such as Trillium, atrieveERP, SchoolLogic, and L4U Library management systems. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool acquires InfoSnap to deliver SIS industry's first full-featured Online Registration Solution. PowerSchool Group has purchased InfoSnap, the leading provider of cloud-based Online Registration Management and School Choice / Lottery solutions for K-12 public, private and charter schools. The acquisition cements a long-established, successful partnership between two market leaders and will allow InfoSnap and PowerSchool to grow more rapidly as a combined organization. [Full Announcement].

Pearson to acquire PowerSchool. Apple and Pearson announced an expansion of their relationship to enhance teaching and learning through technology. Pearson will acquire PowerSchool, Apple's award-winning student information systems division, and develop educational content for teachers and students compatible with iPod. [Full Announcement].

Apple to acquire PowerSchool. Apple announced plans to acquire privately-held PowerSchool, the leading provider of web-based student information systems for K-12 schools and school districts. PowerSchool gives school administrators and teachers the ability to easily and cost-effectively manage student records and gives parents real-time access to track their children's progress. The PowerSchool student information system has been selected by 2,000 schools nationwide. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool releases Version 2.0. PowerSchool announced that they recently distributed Version 2.0 of the PowerSchool web-based student information system to customers. The upgrade streamlines tasks and increases information access for teachers so they know more about their students and can enhance learning in their classrooms. [Full Announcement].

Tutor.com and PowerSchool partner to create PowerSchool Tutoring Network. Tutor.com, the world's leading provider of on-demand online and in-person tutoring services, announced that they have formed a partnership with PowerSchool, the leading web-based student information system and online community provider for K-12 schools. The partnership will give PowerSchool users access to tutor.com's vast database of tutors who are available 24/7 in multiple areas of study. [Full Announcement].

E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co., LLC, Invests $28.3 Million in PowerSchool, Inc. Private equity firm, E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co., LLC announced that it has invested $28.3 million in PowerSchool Inc., a privately held company that is the leading provider of web-based student information systems to K-12 schools. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool announces its ASP offering. At $6 per student per year, PowerSchool just made it as easy to budget for and manage costs pertaining to student records management as it is to purchase text books. This subscription-based pricing alternative, commonly known as the Application Service Provider model, provides schools and school districts the option to outsource the software, hardware and maintenance associated with enterprise applications. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool adds executive staff. PowerSchool announced two key executive hires: Pam Nelson as senior vice president of marketing and education strategy and John Helmick as vice president of business development and general counsel. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool Inc. Portal launch provides doorway to Internet. PowerSchool launched its portal page marking its first step toward enhancing its login screen and leveraging the significant amount of traffic from its users. As the leading provider of K-12 web-based student information systems, PowerSchool provides its users with real-time information and increases communication between students, parents, and educators. The new portal expands on those services by furnishing a safe doorway to educational content online. [Full Announcement].

Steve Young teams-up with PowerSchool. PowerSchool announced that San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young will serve as the company's national spokesperson. PowerSchool, the leading provider of K-12 web-based student information systems, will team-up with Young in a variety of promotional roles, and include him on the company's advisory board. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool Inc. closes Series A Financing. PowerSchool, the leading provider of web-based student information systems to K-12 schools, announced the closing of its Series A financing in the amount of approximately $2.5 million. Investors include Group One, Snider Capital, Bain & Company, Iter Occidentale and several strategic individuals. [Full Announcement].

PowerSchool Inc. announces the Release of PowerSchool. PowerSchool announced the availability of PowerSchool, a new, full-featured, web-based school management system. PowerSchool's capabilities include the basics such as transcripts, report cards, attendance, and discipline as well as many other specialized capabilities, including parental access to real time student grades on the internet and district wide support for multiple schools on a single server. As teachers use the cross-platform gradebook to keep grades and take attendance, this information is communicated electronically to the PowerSchool system where authorized users can access it. This means that not only administrators but also parents, teachers, and students have access to real-time data. With traditional reporting methods parents may not find out how their student is performing in school until the end of the quarter or semester — usually too late to correct a problem situation. PowerSchool allows parents to know how their student is doing on a continual basis by using the internet or PowerSchool's automated telephone system. PowerSchool can even send electronic progress reports to parents via email on a weekly, monthly, or even daily basis. Because system access is through a browser, all major computing platforms are supported for all users equally — Macintosh, Windows, and even Unix. [Full Announcement].