October 28, 2009 — HONOLULU
—uBoost, providers of an award-winning online student performance
About uBoost
uBoost is an online performance recognition and rewards platform that enables educators to award students with
points for positive behaviors, which can then be redeemed for rewards. uBoost works across all age groups,
curricula, and achievement levels and offers educators an innovative way to recognize engagement and
incremental improvement. Recognition in the form of points, performance-based honor badges, and a coveted
spot on achiever leader-boards encourages students to put forth maximum effort. Students are able to choose
from a catalog containing thousands of rewards choices (from $.01 to $200.00), thereby ensuring that there is
something that interests and motivates them. Students can redeem for merchandise and gift cards; support their
favorite charitable cause; customize their own safe, virtual environment; or participate in contests to win premium
rewards such as iPods and Amazon.com gift cards. To maintain engagement, uBoost continues to offer new
rewards and contests to keep up with students’ changing interests and to ensure relevance throughout the school
year. uBoost partners with publishers, district administrators, online schools, tutoring companies, and private
education companies to design and implement student recognition and rewards programs. For more information
about uBoost, call 808-377-4810 or visit:
www.uBoost.com
www.youtube.com/uBoost100
www.twitter.com/uBoost
www.slideshare.net/uBoost
recognition and rewards platform, today announced a partnership with oaSES, the premier online management
software for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers. With this partnership, organizations using oaSES
to manage their SES operations will now be able to differentiate their services by offering a branded student
recognition and rewards program.
uBoost’s platform enables educators to award points for attendance, performance and positive behaviors, which
are redeemed by students for relevant rewards. Founded in 2008, the Company is quickly being recognized for
its impact in education. In May 2009, uBoost was recognized at the Software and Information Industry
Association (SIIA) Codie Awards as “Newcomer of the Year.” In August 2009, the Company was named a finalist
in the prestigious EdNET Awards for “Rookie of the Year” honors, underscoring the industry’s excitement for
uBoost’s approach to student recognition and rewards.
oaSES is a feature-rich, Web-based management software system designed to streamline the workload of SES
providers. Using the existing student data in oaSES, uBoost automatically creates student reward accounts and
allows SES managers to automatically award points. Students can redeem their points online or off-line, choosing
from thousands of rewards options. uBoost then sends the award within five days to the students home with no
further action necessary from the SES providers.
Appleton Learning, a provider of tutoring and SES programs, currently uses oaSES and will integrate the uBoost
functionality into their operations.
“uBoost and oaSES understand the day-to-day challenges of operating SES and tutoring programs,” says Glenn
Clayton, Operations Director of Appleton Learning. “The uBoost rewards system works seamlessly with our oaSES
software, helping us to offer a more robust and engaging experience for students, while simplifying or eliminating
many of the logistical aspects involved with running our program.”
“Despite scarce resources and declining budgets, SES and tutoring providers must still deliver programs that are
engaging and that foster academic achievement,” said John Bower, CEO of uBoost. “Organizations like Appleton
Learning have achieved improvements in student performance as well as significant cost savings by integrating
uBoost and foregoing the administrative expense of creating and managing their own recognition programs.”
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