North Dakota Selects MAXIMUS TIENET(R) Special Education Case Management Solution

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

MAXIMUS (NYSE:MMS), a leading provider of government services, announced today that the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) has selected its TIENET(R) special education case management system for a statewide implementation. The project, valued at $1 million, is expected to be completed by October 2008.

TIENET(R) will enable teachers and special education service providers to prepare Individual Education Programs (IEPs) that meet students' unique needs and to address critical compliance requirements in North Dakota. By using a full case management system, staff will be able to collect, analyze and report student achievement data to improve student performance and develop reports and communication for parents, teachers, administrators, and School Board members. In addition, the NDDPI will be able to gather data in a uniform manner from all districts and enhance their ability to perform monitoring activities that will result in improved school and student performance outcomes.

MAXIMUS TIENET(R) was selected through a competitive bidding process that included stringent selection criteria from stakeholders including teachers, administrators, providers, technology experts, district, special education unit, and State project personnel.

Robert Rutten, Director of the Office of Special Education for the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction stated, "Our State wanted to provide a service for educators that will enhance their ability to use data to serve students more effectively. The TIENET(R) system strengthens both instructional data management and special education case management, and it also makes it easier to meet reporting expectations."

MAXIMUS CEO, Richard Montoni expressed his enthusiasm for the effort. "This is an important statewide implementation of TIENET(R). The TIENET(R) implementation will assist the State in raising the achievement of students throughout North Dakota."

MAXIMUS TIENET(R) is a premier comprehensive and robust special education case management system that has been developed by special educators for special educators and has been web-based since 2000. The system is used in many of the best school districts throughout the country. It is currently used or being implemented in numerous districts of varying size and composition including Chicago Public Schools, Illinois; Tucson Unified School District, Arizona; Anne Arundel and Baltimore County School Districts, Maryland; Richland Schools, California; Martin and Taylor Counties, Florida, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, DeKalb County, Georgia and Passaic and Edison School Districts, New Jersey and many more districts nationwide. TIENET(R) has been endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) as a solution that helps promote the professional standards and practice of special education.

MAXIMUS is one of America's leading government services companies devoted to providing program management, consulting and information technology services. The Company has more than 6,000 employees located in more than 220 offices in the United States, Canada and Australia. MAXIMUS is included in the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

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Source: MAXIMUS

Released February 20, 2008