News release

Vancouver Public Schools and HP to Personalize Student Learning

VANCOUVER, Wash., June 22, 2001

Vancouver Public Schools and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) plan to announce Monday, June 25, a public-private relationship to develop technology-supported solutions that focus education on the needs of the individual student.

The announcement will take place with the presentation of a collaborative agreement and a press conference at the George C. Marshall House, 1301 Officers' Row in Vancouver. Events will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Over the past decade, Vancouver Public Schools and HP have collaborated in many local efforts to improve education. However, this marks the first corporate-level relationship between the two entities. School district leaders have been working with HP managers and engineers based in Washington, California, and Colorado to develop a new model for education.

The relationship will center on three areas:

• Leadership development by promoting a vision for public education in the 21st century;

• Community development by supporting the integration of health, recreation, education, and community services to create a connected learning community, and;

• Learning design and technology development by creating and enriching a personalized learning environment through the application of technology.

"We share a common vision to transform learning into an anywhere, anytime personalized experience," said Dr. Jim Parsley, superintendent of Vancouver Public Schools.

"For several years, we've been working on innovations such as the delivery of digital curriculum content and performance assessment data through Web applications," said Parsley. "HP helps provide a total solution that addresses the breadth and complexity of the challenges facing public education."

"We can merge the power of HP's e-learning solutions, e-services and computing, imaging and printing products with Vancouver Public Schools' educational expertise and leadership to truly personalize the learning experience," said Juletta Broomfield, manager, HP e-Education.

Vancouver Public Schools and HP are developing technology-supported solutions intended to help schools, families and young people by:

• Clarifying academic standards, graduation requirements and pathways to achieve those goals;

• Matching curriculum and instruction with individual learner strengths and needs;

• Personalizing the learning process-the ability to screen, diagnose, prescribe, verify progress, intervene, certify, mentor and support each learner;

• Measuring and monitoring the continuous growth of every learner in effective and efficient ways;

• Obtaining a clear picture of the "whole child" (educational attainment, physical and mental health, etc.) and linking every learner with the appropriate school and community-based resources.

Pilot programs featuring solutions at home, at school and in the community will begin in September 2001 at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School and the Jim Parsley Center (a newly constructed education, family and community center) and extend into neighborhoods throughout the Vancouver area.

"We want education locally, nationally and internationally to benefit from the work we do with Vancouver Public Schools," said Broomfield.

More about Hewlett-Packard Company and Vancouver Public Schools:

Hewlett-Packard Company-a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services-is focused on making technology and its benefits accessible to all. HP had total revenue from continuing operations of $48.8 billion in its 2000 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.

Vancouver (Wash.) Public Schools is recognized nationally by corporate, governmental and educational entities for leadership and innovation in creating programs of choice for students, using technology to enhance learning, and providing state-of-the-art facilities. Located in one of the nation's 10 fastest growing counties, the school district's enrollment exceeds 21,500 students in grades K-12. With the support of Hewlett-Packard and other strategic partners, Vancouver schools are engaging their local community in a transformational process aimed at preparing young learners for the 21st century. In June 2000, George W. Bush selected Vancouver as the site of a national policy announcement on educational technology.