College Preparatory Academy Charter School Opens Doors with Accessible Technology for Every Student.

Business Editors & High Tech/Education Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000

NetSchools Corporation is pleased to announce that College Preparatory Academy Charter School in Dover, New Jersey is opening its doors with NetSchools Constellation(TM), a one-to-one e-learning system that provides every student with a portable wireless laptop computer with 24-hour access to the Internet.

College Preparatory Academy is one of fourteen new schools to be granted a charter by the State of New Jersey under Governor Whitman's recent educational reform program. The school is opening its doors with 180 students, grades 7-9. Every student will be equipped with a NetSchools StudyPro(TM) laptop computer. Designed specifically for K-12 students, the StudyPro is portable and wirelessly connects to the school's server through infrared transceivers mounted in the ceiling. It also has a rugged magnesium casing, a water-resistant keyboard, an LCD screen protector, dial-up capability from home, and a handle, which makes it easy for students to carry from class to class and to and from school.

In addition to providing every student with a StudyPro, College Preparatory Academy has equipped every teacher with his or her own master laptop, which can control and monitor the student machines by using NetSchools' proprietary EduLAN software. NetSchools also provides training workshops for students and parents to explain the system and assigns an instructional and technical person to work with the school throughout the year to ensure that the system is seamlessly integrated into the day-to-day activities of learning.

According to Ms. DeRoo, Provost of College Preparatory Academy, "College Prep is a diverse school with children from various ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. We are very excited to have a system that provides equity and access to technology for all of our students. Therefore, we are not only excited about being one of the first charter schools in the State of New Jersey, but we are also excited about being the first school to implement the NetSchools' one-to-one e-learning system - giving our teachers, students, and parents access to the latest technologies available."

Teachers, students and parents will also have access to NetSchools.com, an online service that provides teachers, parents and students with e-mail, calendars, lesson planning, assessment tools and tutorial assistance, all customized to meet their school's needs. However, the most unique component of NetSchools.com is its curriculum browser, known as the Academic Information System (AIS). AIS will allow every teacher at College Preparatory to search and browse a database of over 40,000 web pages that are correlated to College Preparatory Academy standards, as well as New Jersey State Core standards.

Scott Redd, Chairman and CEO of NetSchools, says, "We are delighted that Provost DeRoo has chosen to work with us as she undertakes the challenge of opening one of the first charter schools in New Jersey. As this is also our first charter school installation, we hope that this is the beginning of a very productive relationship where students are engaged and excited about learning and, as a result, enjoy strong academic success."

For more information about College Preparatory Academy, please visit their web site at www.collegeprepacademy.org.

About NetSchools

NetSchools Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the leading one-to-one e-learning company focused on transforming K-12 education through technology integration. The company offers NetSchools Constellation(TM), a complete Internet-based learning system that fosters focused interaction between students, teachers, and families by providing every student with a rugged wireless laptop computer, a local area infrared network allowing high speed system connectivity for every student, proprietary curriculum software, and technical and long-term instructional support. NetSchools has installed its comprehensive Constellation product in more than 39 schools for approximately 14,000 students in 14 states and the Country of Barbados. The Internet-based curriculum, assessment and community-building components of NetSchools Constellation(TM) are also separately available to schools nationwide on the company's new web service, NetSchools.com. For more information about NetSchools Corporation, please visit www.netschools.com.