WSiP begins pilot program of websites complimenting curricular material

Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne (WSiP), a publisher of school textbooks authorized by the Ministry of Education, has decided to broaden its traditional product line. In addition to its usual textbooks, students and teachers of the first class of junior high school can take advantage of new Internet web pages related to curricular material. Such web pages have been specially created for 9 textbooks. Additional information and materials that can be used during class are provided there. The websites can be visited by all Internet users, and representatives of WSiP are convinced that teachers and students using textbooks prepared by other publishers can benefit from these materials as well. At this stage it is just an experiment, but WSiP plans to broaden its Internet services with sites for other classes in both junior and senior high schools. WSiP elected a new board of directors last year, which planned from the beginning to halt WSiP's loss of its market position, and to reach the average level of profitability in the publishing industry as a whole. President Rafal Grupinski is satisfied with the new board 's accomplishments, predicting an estimated net profit of 17 million zloty for this year.(Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 22)