Schools Nationwide Are Dumping Their Old Scantron™ Loaners
Apperson Education Products' new GradeMaster™ Solo Loaner Replacement
Program offers free use of a new scanner, no minimum forms purchase requirement, and is reducing
schools' answer sheet budgets by almost half.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Apperson Education Products, a leading provider of test scoring
solutions, announced the launch of their new GradeMaster Solo (GM Solo) Loaner Replacement Program.
This program is intended to replace Scantron™ and NCS/Pearson™ loaners with a brand new
GradeMaster™ Solo test scoring machine. By switching to Apperson's GM Solo, schools will save
valuable budget dollars as forms are almost half the cost, and there is no obligation to purchase a
minimum amount of forms.
"For years customers have been our best source of new business as they talk about our
products and cost savings to neighboring schools and districts," said Bill Apperson, CEO of Apperson
Education Products. "With our new GM Solo Loaner Replacement Program we really have some exciting
news for them to share. Many schools have been locked into our competitors' loaner programs and are
required to pay unreasonable prices for answer sheets. They can now replace their old test scoring
machine with our new GM Solo and begin saving over 40% immediately."
Apperson designed a special machine for this program and named it the
GradeMaster™ Solo. The Solo is a stand-alone test scoring machine that operates identically to
the loaners currently on the market; only it's newer, faster, and quieter.
But the core reason for replacing the old scanner with the new GM Solo is the fact
that forms are almost half the price and there is no minimum purchase requirement. By removing this
obligation, schools can order only what they need and forget the minimum annual purchase requirement.
Schools can purchase twice the number of forms and pay the same dollar amount, they can buy the same
number of forms and spend half as much, or if they have always had trouble meeting their loan
program’s obligations, they will be at ease knowing they can purchase only the number of forms they
need, not the dollar amount required.
"This program could not have surfaced at a more perfect time," said Abel Garcia, Vice
President of Marketing for Apperson. "With the economy continuing to slow, and the budget cuts
growing, this is the exact remedy that schools are seeking."
Each school that's interested in the program will be able to try out the new Solo
machine for 30 days before committing to keeping it and going through the simple replacement process.
"Based on the initial response to the program, I believe we have a very compelling
reason to replace each school's old scanners," concluded Apperson.
Contact:
Kerry Bobeczko-Lupperger
kbobeczko@appersonprint.com
562.356.3333 ext. 1053
Established in 1955, Apperson enables education, corporate, and government
organizations to quickly capture the data and information they need to accurately assess performance
and measure success. For more information, please call 800.827.9219 or visit the Apperson website at
www.gmsolo.com
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