compared to a 31 point increase for the District). This was a meaningful 86% performing at or above proficient compared to the District’s 52% for 2005. In fifth grade, there was 22 percentage point gain (as compared to a 15 point gain for the District). As a result of these scores, the 3rd and 5th grade Year over Year PSSA Math Gains students met or exceeded the absolute AYP ; nates goals for math instruction - a first for the school. (200s so 2005 /epolntinctease) (Note: k12 did not supply the Reading curriculum, Third Grade therefore, only Math results are applicable to the k12 program). Hunter 46 These gains are an extraordinary achievement for District 31 a school and its district. They are also difficult to maintain over time, however this goal is shared Fifth Grade between the District and k12. The Hunter School accomplished these gains through the staff's hard Hunter 22 work, commitment to their students and — dedication to implementing the k12 program. District 15 New programs often take two to three years to generate similar results. While k12 and the Hunter staff are pleased with the first year’s results, it is only the beginning of a longer effort because, despite the gains, more than half of last year’s fifth graders still did not score at or above their grade level. Therefore, although there is pride in the progress, the overall scores demonstrate how much more is to be done. 13.5. Direct to Consumer (3% of 2006E Revenue) k12 sells its curriculum direct to consumers who either home school their children or use k12’s curriculum to supplement their child’s education. k12 believes that it offers children and their parents an education comparable to that offered in the nation’s best public and private schools, utilizing optimal multimedia methods and research-tested approaches to learning. In addition, integrated assessments allow a parent to test his or her child’s mastery of skills and enables the child to progress at the appropriate pace. Children can mo