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Exhibit 10.2

By this Agreement you are agreeing that you will transfer to the Company all rights you may have or acquire in inventions and discoveries, protect the Company’s trade secrets and keep information confidential. If you have questions about your obligations or rights, you should seek independent legal advice.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND BUSINESS IDEAS,

INVENTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into as of the date set forth below by the undersigned Employee of RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.  (together with each of its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company”.  As a condition to my employment, I agree that:

1.  Trade secrets and confidential information about the Company’s business which may be disclosed to me or of which I may learn during the course of my employment are not to be disclosed.  One of my important duties as an employee, and even after my employment terminates, is to use my best efforts to safeguard the Company’s trade secrets and to keep information about the Company confidential.  Unless I am expressly authorized to do so in writing, I will not disclose any of the Company’s trade secrets or any confidential information about the Company other than to other employees of the Company who have a need to know such secrets or information.  I will assume any particular information about the Company’s business is confidential until I am informed it is not or until it has been published or is generally or publicly known outside the Company.  I understand that “confidential information,” includes, without limitation, (i) all source codes, algorithms, and other programming data and technical information relating to the Company’s software products; (ii) any information concerning any product under development or being tested by the Company but not yet offered for sale; (iii) any information concerning the pricing policies of the Company, the prices charged by the Company to any customer, the volume of orders of any customer and all other information concerning the transactions of the Company with any customer or proposed customer; (iv) any information concerning the marketing programs or strategies of the Company; (v) any financial information concerning the Company; and (vi) any information concerning the salaries or wages to be paid to, the work records of or any other personnel information relating to any employee of the Company other than the undersigned.

2.  The Company will own, and I hereby assign to the Company, all rights in all Business Ideas (as hereafter defined) which I originate or develop either alone or working with others while I am employed by the Company.  All Business Ideas which are or form the basis for copyrightable works shall be considered “works for hire” as that term is defined by U.S. Copyright Law and are hereby assigned to the Company.

3.  While I am employed by the Company and after my employment terminates:

(a)

I will promptly disclose all Business Ideas to the Company; and

(b)

I will assign to the Company all Business Ideas and promptly execute all documents which the Company may reasonably require to perfect its patent, copyright and other rights to such Business Ideas throughout the world.

4.  The term “Business Ideas” as used in this Agreement means all ideas, inventions, data, software, developments and copyrightable works, whether or not patentable or registerable, which I originate or develop, either alone or jointly with others while I am employed by the Company and which are either (i) related to any business known to me to be engaged in or contemplated by the company, (ii) originated or developed during my working hours, or (iii) originated or developed in whole or in part using materials, labor, facilities or equipment furnished by the Company.

Nothing in this Agreement will prevent me, after my employment terminates, from using general skills and knowledge I gained while employed by the Company.

Dated this _____ day of ____________________, 20_____.

_____________________________________

(Employee)

The foregoing is hereby accepted as of its date.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.

By:______________________________________

(Title)Exhibit 10.3

RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made as of the ______ day of __________, 20­­__, by and between Renaissance Learning, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Corporation”), and _______________________________ (“Employee”).

1.

Non-Competition.

(a)

During The Relationship.  Employee agrees that during the term of his/her relationship with the Corporation, he/she shall not, in any capacity, directly or indirectly, assist, participate in or have a financial or other interest in any business that competes with the Corporation in any geographic area in which the Corporation or its affiliates do business.  Employee may, however, own less than one percent (1%) interest in such a corporation whose shares are traded on a recognized stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market.

(b)

Upon Termination of Relationship.  Employee agrees that, upon termination of his/her relationship with the Corporation, for the shorter of 12 months or the duration of his/her relationship with the Corporation, Employee will not, without the Corporation’s written consent, as principal, agent, consultant, employee, director, or otherwise, directly or indirectly, assist any Competitor of the Corporation in any manner in which the Employee provided services or assistance to the Corporation; provided, however, that the Employee may work for a Competitor in a segment of its business which does not compete with the Corporation.  “Competitor” means any business which is engaged in the development and/or sale of computer software for use by educators in public or private schools to assess student performance, manage or monitor student practice of skills, motivate learning, and/or provide individualized exercises for assessment or practice of skills; and/or of training related to such software; and (1) which sells such products and/or services in any state, or has been formed in order to sell such products and/or services in any such state, in which the Corporation sold in excess of $100,000 of products and services in the twelve (12) months preceding the end of Employee’s employment with the Corporation; and (2) where the Corporation’s Confidential Information or trade secrets would be useful to such business.

2.

Confidential Information.  The term “Confidential Information” includes all business information (whether or not in written form) which has value for the Corporation and which is not known to the public or the Corporation’s competitors, generally, including, but not limited to, client lists; contracts or drafts thereof; orders; marketing and sales information; business surveys and plans; profitability analyses; material including pricing, competitive strategies, or service development; information relating to compensation and other personnel-related information; product designs, intellectual property; and information regarding software product modules, source code or any other information that would assist in duplication of the Corporation’s products.  The Employee agrees that during his/her relationship with the Corporation and for two (2) years thereafter, he/she will not directly or indirectly, in any capacity, use or disclose, or cause to be used or disclosed, any Confidential Information, at any location where such use or disclosure could be useful to any individual or entity offering or seeking to offer products or services competitive with the Corporation.  This paragraph shall apply whether or not the Employee participated in the discovery or development of such Confidential Information.  This paragraph, however, shall not apply if such Confidential Information lawfully becomes a matter of public knowledge, without direct or indirect disclosure by Employee.  Employee may use or disclose such information during the term of his/her relationship with the Corporation with authorization or in the ordinary course of the Corporation’s business.  The parties agree that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or supersede the common law of torts or statutory or other protection of trade secrets where such law provides the Corporation with greater protection or protection for a longer duration than that provided in this Paragraph.

3.

Assignment of Inventions.  Employee agrees to promptly disclose to the Corporation any inventions, writings, methods, designs, or other works created either solely by Employee or jointly with others while an employee of 

the Corporation (collectively referred to as “Inventions”).  Each Invention shall be a work for hire and the Corporation’s sole property unless:  No Corporation equipment, supplies, facilities, Confidential Information, or trade secrets were used and the Invention was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, and the Invention does not relate (a) to the Corporation’s business; or (b) to the Corporation’s actual or demonstrably anticipated product development.  Employee hereby assigns such Inventions to the Corporation, including all copyrights, patents or trade secret rights resulting from them and agrees to execute whatever papers are necessary to record the Corporation’s ownership rights in the foregoing Inventions.  Employee acknowledges that he/she has not been promised, nor does he/she expect, any monetary payment for them except for Employee’s normal wages and benefits.  The provisions of this paragraph 3 also apply to any products begun during employment and completed within one year after termination of employment.

4.

Consideration.  In consideration for Employee’s agreement to the terms of the document, the

Corporation agrees to employ the Employee.

5.

Return of Property.  Employee agrees to return to the Corporation all forms of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets and all copies thereof and all other Corporation property at the time of termination of employment, or at any other time, upon request.

6.

Notice to Subsequent Employer/Contractor.  Employee agrees that the Corporation may provide a copy of this Agreement to any future employer of or party contracting with Employee.  

7.

Relief.  Employee acknowledges that monetary damages are insufficient to remedy the damage that would be caused to the Corporation by Employee’s breach of this Agreement.  Accordingly, in addition to any damages permitted by law to be recovered, the parties agree that the Corporation shall be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce this Agreement in the event of Employee’s breach.  In addition, the parties agree that the court may extend the duration of the restrictions contained in this Agreement in an amount equal to the duration of Employee’s breach as an equitable remedy.  Either party found by a court of law to have breached the terms of this Agreement shall be obligated to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of the non-breaching party incurred as a result of such breach.

8.

Waiver.  The failure of either party to insist upon performance of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any right granted hereunder.

9.

Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement are severable.  If any portion of this Agreement is deemed void, the balance of the Agreement shall be given full force and effect. 

10.

Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Corporation, Employee and their successors and assigns.  The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Employee’s relationship by the Corporation, whether such termination occurs by action of the Corporation, whether with or without cause, or by action of the Employee.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day, month and year set forth opposite their signatures.

RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC.

By:  __________________________________

       John Corrigall

       Vice President/HR & Administration

EMPLOYEE

                                                                            

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