For Immediate Release

School Districts Join ASQ as K-12 Members

Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 10, 2008 —The American Society for Quality (ASQ), the leading quality improvement organization in the United States, welcomes the following school districts as new K-12 members: Community Consolidated School District 15, Palatine Ill., Beech Grove City Schools, Beech Grove, Ind., Kamehameha Schools, Hawaii, Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Indianapolis, Ind., and Gimnasio Los Caobos, Columbia.

The K-12 membership allows school districts throughout the United States and abroad to access ASQ’s professional education learning community as well as a comprehensive body of knowledge. In addition, districts have access to quality concepts that will empower schools to develop customized solutions in training, knowledge-sharing and professional development—all with the goal of positive learning outcomes for students.

“ASQ is absolutely thrilled to have these school districts join the growing list of education organizations in our K-12 member community,” said Roberto Saco, president of ASQ.  “With an ASQ K-12 membership, teachers and administrators will enhance their network of peers and learn about quality concepts and resources that can help students improve 21st century skills.”

ASQ is the sponsor of the National Quality Education Conference, the nation’s leading conference for teachers, administrators and support personnel to learn about the use of quality tools and concepts that can be applied to improve U.S. schools.  NQEC http://nqec.asq.org/  takes place Nov. 16-18 in Reno, Nev. 

The American Society for Quality, www.asq.org, has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years.  With more than 90,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.  As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners and everyday consumers, encouraging all to Make Good Great®.  ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding partner of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a prominent quarterly economic indicator, and also produces the Quarterly Quality Report.