Diversified Industrial Staffing: Employers Take a Page from NFL Playbook; Businesses Use Same Cognitive Skill Testing as NFL Draft

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by 2030 the senior population (65+) will outnumber that of school-age
children. Engaging, Multisensory Curriculum Will Support Nearly All Students in
K-3 Classrooms

EMERYVILLE, Calif. Nearly 9,000 students in grades K-3 classrooms
throughout the district will have access to the award-winning LeapTrack (R)
Assessment + Instruction System, The Literacy Center program, the Language
First!(R) program , and Spanish/English programs.
LeapFrog SchoolHouse's multisensory products currently reach students in
more than 100,000 classrooms across the United States with more than 200
interactive books and 500 skill cards, representing more than 6,500 pages of
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, leading caregiving stress researcher at the University of Pittsburgh
who participated in the creation of the new assessment tool.com/ud_public.
"LeapFrog SchoolHouse is thrilled to work with the Paterson School
District to help advance student achievement and inspire a new generation of
learners, " said Jessie Woolley-Wilson, president of LeapFrog SchoolHouse. The Language First! program will be used in ELL classrooms, and
bilingual classrooms will incorporate LeapFrog SchoolHouse's Spanish /English
programs into their curriculum. These tools and
programs enable teachers to personalize student instruction, instantly assess
and monitor student progress relative to state and national standards, and
easily integrate the programs into classroom learning. The company was founded in 1995 and is
based in Emeryville, California.

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To help family caregivers deal with the onset of stress as a result of
caregiving, the eldercare experts at Home Instead Senior Care have created a
new , interactive online Caregiver Stress Assessment Tool, available at the
newly launched web site http: //www. They have more than
500 offices in United States and Canada that employ more than 27,000
professionally -trained CAREGivers, with expansion growing internationally into
Japan, Ireland, Australia and Portugal .
For more information about Home Instead Senior Care or to find a local
office in your area , visit http://www.

LeapFrog SchoolHouse Technology to Benefit 9 000 Paterson Students in New Jersey's Third Largest District

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The fact that our company uses the same
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About LeapFrog Enterprises
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So whether an organization is looking for a wide receiver or a
shipping department receiver, cognitive testing is helping to ensure
they get employees who are ready to take the ball and run with it.com for additional information.

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Each year, potential draft picks undergo a rigorous series of both
physical and mental tests at the NFL Combine. LeapFrog SchoolHouse will also provide 40 days of program training to
teachers , administrators, and literacy specialists throughout the district.
Administrators plan to use the multisensory learning tools to promote
literacy and support the district's focus on individualized and differentiated
instruction within a daily 90-minute learning session.
"At Paterson Public Schools, our mission is to put 'Children First,'" said
Dr. LeapFrog
SchoolHouse(TM) product areas currently include assessment, reading, language
arts, math, English language development, and early literacy. LeapFrog SchoolHouse is a business division within the
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Created by Leading Eldercare and Stress Experts ,
the New Online Caregiver Stress Assessment Tool at Caregiverstress.com ."

About LeapFrog SchoolHouse Division
LeapFrog SchoolHouse publishes research-based assessment and curriculum
content for the PreK-grade 8 education market.

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----As NFL
teams across the country prepare for the draft on April 23 and 24,
they will be looking to acquire new talent that makes an immediate
impact on performance, and perfectly complements the existing team.D.

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By answering 20 multiple-choice questions (in under five minutes),
caregivers will be able to gauge their level of stress and be provided with
resources to tap into, as well as helpful tips and articles. "Our
technology-based curriculum appeals to today's digital generation of learners
through highly engaging content and interactive, personalized instruction.nj.us

Heather Forsythe
LeapFrog SchoolHouse
510-420-5131
PRInfo@LeapFrogSchoolHouse .

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Todd Palmer, President of Diversified Industrial Staffing
explains the benefits of testing: "We've been using intelligence
testing as part of our Eight-Star Selection Process for years, and
it's proven to be a great way to match our candidate abilities with
client needs, and provide them with the highest caliber industrial
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OMAHA, Neb., According to the U.caregiverstress.jsp?userid=516631
Dr. Twenty-two percent of K-3 students in the
district are ELL or bilingual.

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com or call 1-888 -484-5759. "We chose LeapFrog SchoolHouse programs because they deliver
personalized instruction; empower teachers to easily assess student progress;
and can thereby provide students with the best chance for academic success.

For more information contact:

Jennifer Mandel Laura Constable
Infotech Strategies Paterson Public Schools
202-585-0252 973-321-2430
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Developed by the
Home Instead Senior Care Advisory Board -- a group of leading eldercare and
caregiver stress experts -- the free, online stress assessment tool can help
determine what support a caregiver may need for themselves.
LeapFrog SchoolHouse's digital tools have been proven effective time and again
in increasing students' learning productivity and literacy skills.

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Richard Schulz
http://profnet. These comprehensive literacy
programs use personal learning tools (PLTs) to deliver effective,
technology-empowered curriculum to the classroom . The system also provides a take-home
report for parents.

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With millions of dollars and a title at stake, it's important that
organizations have as much information as possible on every player. Both
want a high caliber candidate who can make a positive impact.
"Full of important family caregiver information, ranging from coping with
stress and providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or other
dementia to dealing with the challenges of spousal caregiving, family
caregivers will find this site as a helpful resource," says Richard Schulz,
Ph. Students in grades 1-3,
as well as special education students, will utilize the LeapTrack system,
which assesses strengths and weaknesses in critical skill areas; delivers
individualized instruction; and provides progress reports at the student,
classroom, school, and district levels.

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PLTs redefine the
relationship between curriculum and technology, delivering portable,
affordable, special-purpose learning devices to children.

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When you look at what
our clients expect from their employees, and compare it with what the
NFL wants from their draftees, it actually makes a lot of sense.

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NOTE: LEAPFROG SCHOOLHOUSE, the LeapFrog SchoolHouse logo, LEAPTRACK, and
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But NFL teams are not the only organizations that need advance
information on potential employees.com) is based in Farmington Hills ,
MI, and provides skilled personnel for long-term positions in the
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"While providing assistance for an aging family member can
be rewarding, this meaningful experience may be coupled with exhaustion,
elevated levels of stress , inadequate resources and failure to take care of
oneself," explains Paul Hogan, president and founder of Home Instead Senior
Care, the world's largest provider of non-medical home care services for aging
adults.com/ud_public. (NYSE: LF),
today announced that it has signed a major contract with the Paterson, New
Jersey School District, becoming an important component in the district's
elementary education effort.

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Title I funds were used to purchase the LeapFrog SchoolHouse programs,
which will be implemented in 359 classrooms, serving 8,875 students in grades
K-3.k12.

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One of these, the
Wonderlic test, assesses cognitive skills and characteristics that
indicate how well a player can be expected to learn new techniques,
how he will respond to direction, and how well he fits the needs of
the team.
Home Instead Senior Care is an Omaha-based company that began in 1994 to
help meet the needs of the elderly and their caregivers. Kindergarten classrooms will have access to The Literacy
Center, which provides instruction in the five key components of a successful
reading program: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.

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Cognitive ability is widely
regarded as the key factor in determining future job performance in a
wide range of occupations, and some staffing companies are now using
this same assessment test in an effort to provide clients with the
most comprehensive picture of each candidate's skills and potential.jsp?userid=516445

Glascoe, State District Superintendent of Paterson Public
Schools. Its interactive, multisensory
curriculum programs and electronic learning aids are enhanced by LeapFrog's
proprietary technology -based personal learning tools (PLTs).