Edmentum Master Challenge
Featuring Study Island

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Edmentum Master Challenge featuring Study Island?

The Edmentum Master Challenge is a customer contest that runs for a one-month span, from October 1 – October 31, 2014. The contest is open to schools who are current Study Island customers as of September 30, 2014. There may be only one entry per school with a minimum of 20 students participating. The winning school will be determined by the highest average number of Blue Ribbons earned per student participating. Blue Ribbons are earned based on Study Island default passing goals of 70%. The winning student will be determined by the total number of Blue Ribbons earned in Study Island during the contest period. There will be one school winner and one student winner in each of the three grade categories, Elementary School (K - 5th Grade), Middle School (6th - 8th Grade), and High School (9th - 12th Grades).

Who can participate?

Schools who are current Study Island customers as of September 30, 2014 are eligible.

Can other Edmentum customers participate if they don't have Study Island?

The contest is only open to current Study Island customers as of September 30, 2014.

How do customers enter?

A teacher, principal, or other school administrator can enter their school (no students please). The deadline to enter is September 30, 2014 by 11:59 PM CT. Click here to register.

How are the winners determined?

Entries will be separated and judged according to the following three grade spans: Elementary School (K – 5th Grade), Middle School (6th – 8th Grade), and High School (9th – 12th Grade). Within each grade span, there will be one school prize winner and one student prize winner.

The winning schools will be selected based upon the total number of Blue Ribbons earned in Study Island divided by the total number of students from the school that participated in the contest. The school with the highest average number of Blue Ribbons earned per student will be designated the winner. Blue Ribbons are earned based on Study Island default passing goals (70%). This will put larger and smaller schools on the same playing field.

The student who individually earns the most Blue Ribbons in Study Island during the contest period will be selected as the winning student per grade span. Blue Ribbons are earned based on Study Island default passing goals (70%).

All Study Island subjects are allowed. Custom content will be excluded.

What if there is a tie?

In the case of a tie, the school winner will be determined by the average percent of questions answered correctly per student for active and enrolled students (no teachers or admins) within a school. In the case of a tie, the student winner will be determined by the percent of of questions answered correctly.

What are the prizes?

Three school 1st prize winners will be awarded:

• $1,000 credit toward Edmentum products. One school will be awarded from each grade span.
  

Three student 1st prize winners will be awarded:

• $100 Amazon.com gift card. One student will be awarded from each grade span.
  

When are winners notified?

We will contact all prize winners on or before November 12, 2014, by phone and/or email. For student winners, we will contact the school teacher or principal who signed them up for the contest.

What if I have other questions?

We would be happy to answer any other questions! Please feel free to email us at [email protected].