CIVISnet and Wayzata School District To Launch Web Community.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

CIVISnet's SchoolExtra(TM) Will Enable

Schools to Improve Communications and Raise Funds

CIVISnet, a school-focused technology company based in Minneapolis, announced today that the Wayzata School District will use its SchoolExtra(TM) service to boost communications for the 2000-2001 school year. A CIVISnet technology team will work with the schools to build a Web community that will increase communication between teachers, parents, and students, as well as raise funds through a school e-store.

"We're very excited about the potential SchoolExtra(TM) holds for enabling teachers to effectively communicate with parents. Over 30 years of research shows that parental involvement is key to student success at school," says Paul Beilfuss, superintendent of schools for the Wayzata School District. "SchoolExtra(TM) provides an easy and effective way for parents to stay in touch.

"In this age of the Internet, educators have become overwhelmed with the now-necessary task of maintaining a Web site - principals know they need one, but it's the last thing they have time to think about when their primary responsibility is facilitating learning with teachers and students. SchoolExtra(TM) enables teachers to easily post classroom information and meet the growing information needs of parents and students."

The Wayzata School District is establishing trial sites for Wayzata High School, Wayzata West Middle School, Oakwood Elementary School, and Community Education Services. The remaining eight schools in the district hope to implement SchoolExtra(TM) in upcoming months.

CIVISnet's SchoolExtra(TM) includes easy-to-use Web self-publishing tools and the necessary training and support to enable schools to:

-- create an easy-to-access Internet connection between teachers, students,
administrators, and parents that is accessible from home, school, the office,
or anywhere with Internet access;

-- develop an effective communication channel to share local, school-specific
content;

-- build a school e-store from which a portion of proceeds are directed back to
the school.

The SchoolExtra(TM) service is available to schools for little or no up-front investment.

"Principals are seeing the real value of SchoolExtra(TM), which is to enable schools to take advantage of new technology without taking valuable time away from the tasks at hand," says Jim Legus, CIVISnet's president and CEO. "Schools are in the business of educating our kids; SchoolExtra(TM) helps them do that even more effectively without requiring them to learn a new set of skills."

Other Twin Cities-area schools using SchoolExtra(TM) include Eagan High School, Bloomington Kennedy High School, Saint Thomas Academy, and the fourteen schools that make up the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District.

About CIVISnet, Corp.

Minneapolis, Minn.-based CIVISnet connects schools with parents, students, and the community with its SchoolExtra(TM) product, which includes software, Web self-publishing tools, a school e-store, and continuous technical training and on-site support for schools to set up their Internet communities. For more information, contact Jessica Maier (612-337-0740 or [e-mail]), or visit CIVISnet on the Web at www.civisnet.com.