EDOPTIONS™ CEO PARTICIPATES IN ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT BUSH
Company uses 2008 Economic Stimulus
to help ‘change lives’

ARLINGTON, Va. – President George W. Bush met with EdOptions™ CEO Tom Sawner and eight other small business leaders Monday, April 7 at the White House to discuss the benefits of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

The Act’s tax relief will enable EdOptions, an educational software company, to purchase the equipment and facilities necessary to continue to grow the organization and its mission: combating America’s dropout crisis and providing the next generation of workers with the skills needed to succeed in today’s economy.

“Recently we purchased two new servers and routers, and we plan to upgrade nearly 30 office computers thanks to the Act’s expensing benefits,” said Sawner. We also plan to use the additional 8,000-dollar first-year depreciation allowed on automobile purchases to buy new cars for our sales force. This incentive is a big boost to our purchasing power for needed equipment.”

When asked by the President to describe his business, Sawner replied, “We are in the business of changing lives.”

EdOptions has helped more than 1,200 schools nationwide reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates. Since 2002, more than 550,000 students have used the company’s Web-based program, Stars Suite™, to recover credit, accelerate, prepare for state exit exams or the GED, or prepare for high school.

By increasing the company’s potential for growth, the new tax relief helps EdOptions in its continued effort to provide schools and other institutions with these valuable programs.

EdOptions™ is an award-winning education technology firm located in Arlington, Virginia. The company’s premier product, Stars Suite™, currently serves about 200,000 students nationwide and features 39 middle and high school courses, and Web-based solutions for state test preparation, high school preparation, and GED study. For more information, visit edoptions.com.

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If you would like more information on how the Economic Stimulus Act benefits EdOptions and its mission, please contact Erin Rondeau at 703-243-7460 or erondeau@edoptions.com.