Lawrence W. Lezotte, Nationally Recognized Educational Consultant, Partners with TetraData Corporation

Together, Dr. Lezotte and TetraData will seek out opportunities to blend practical School Improvement processes and software tools to support and measure the efficacy of those processes. To be effective, school improvement processes must rely on hard data and longitudinal analyses; Dr. Lezotte writes of the EASE-e software suite: We have always associated the level of the students achievement with the 'quality of instruction, the distribution of the students achievement with the 'equity of instruction. Systems like EASE-e make it possible to frequently monitor both quality and equity at the school and classroom level."

Greenville, April 15, 2002.
Lawrence W. Lezotte, nationally recognized educational consultant and leader in the Effective Schools movement, has partnered with TetraData Corporation, makers of the EASE-e software suite-sophisticated but easy-to-use measurement and assessment software. Dr. Lezotte notes that [a]ny attempt to close the gap in student achievement between the advantaged and disadvantaged is going to require close monitoring of the data[.]" Together, Dr. Lezotte and TetraData will seek out opportunities to blend practical School Improvement processes and software tools to support and measure the efficacy of those processes. To be effective, school improvement processes must rely on hard data and longitudinal analyses; Dr. Lezotte writes of the EASE-e software suite: We have always associated the level of the students achievement with the 'quality of instruction, the distribution of the students achievement with the 'equity of instruction. Systems like EASE-e make it possible to frequently monitor both quality and equity at the school and classroom level."
Martin Brutosky, TetraDatas CEO, remarked of the partnership, TetraData is honored to announce a partnership with Dr. Larry Lezotte and Effective School Products, Limited; this partnership represents an opportunity to bring much needed effective school improvement processes to K-12 and Higher Education organizations. As with our other TetraData partners, we appreciate Dr. Lezottes creativity, commitment, and effectiveness in creating positive change."

Lawrence W. Lezotte, Ph.D.
Lawrence W. Lezotte has devoted his career to assisting schools in their efforts to assure all students learn. He was a member of the original team of effective schools researchers who identified the characteristics of effective schools-schools where all students learn. Dr. Lezotte earned his doctorate from Michigan State University in 1969, joining the faculty there that same year. During his 18-year tenure at MSU, he served in various capacities as a leader in school improvement processes. The author of such books as Learning for All and The Effective Schools Process, Dr. Lezotte is currently an educational consultant and commentator with Effective Schools Products, Ltd., Okemos, Michigan.

Effective Schools, Ltd
Effective Schools Products, Ltd. is a consulting and publishing firm that is dedicated to advancing the vision of successful learning for all children. Their efforts are based on the effective schools research and practices that have been identified over the last 35 years. They have been involved with school reform on the state, local district, and individual school levels. Effective Schools staff has worked in rural, suburban, and urban school settings.

TetraData Corporation
TetraData Corporation produces easy-to-use, high quality measurement and assessment software for District Administrators and Principals that is designed to collect real-time data and to perform sophisticated analysis of multivariate data such as student demographics, financial information, test scores, attendance, discipline and more. The EASE-e software suite supports analysis over time and cohort tracking as well as online assessments and surveys. With the the EASE-e suite to empower their decision-making processes, educational experts can explore, measure and assess the relationships between student learning and the learning environment.