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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission file number: 0-14807

AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
 
11-2601199
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
One Jericho Plaza, Jericho,  New York
 
11753
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(516) 938-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  þ  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  þ  No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company þ
   
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ¨   No þ

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock as of November 14, 2011 was 4,919,615.

 
 

 

AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

   
Page No.
     
PART I  - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and March 31, 2011
3
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
4
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
5
     
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
6 - 9
     
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
9 - 11
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
11
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
11 - 12
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
13
     
SIGNATURES
14
 
 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

   
Sept. 30, 2011
   
Mar. 31, 2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,361,322     $ 2,579,249  
Accounts receivable, net
    271,315       689,908  
Note receivable
    180,000       180,000  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    85,027       137,531  
Current assets of discontinued operations
          872,553  
Total current assets
    3,897,664       4,459,241  
                 
Note receivable - net of current portion
    195,000       270,000  
Goodwill
    145,000       145,000  
Intangible assets, net
    97,261       101,328  
Property and equipment, net
    124,841       132,810  
Other assets
    15,915       15,915  
Total assets
  $ 4,475,681     $ 5,124,294  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 149,910     $ 247,793  
Accrued compensation and related taxes
    221,068       283,358  
Capital leases payable - current portion
          7,801  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
          342,913  
Total current liabilities
    370,978       881,865  
                 
Commitments
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued 5,214,715 and 5,050,000 shares and outstanding 4,919,615 and 4,754,900 shares, respectively
    52,147       50,500  
Additional paid-in capital
    5,981,456       5,599,099  
Accumulated deficit
    (1,461,627 )     (939,897 )
      4,571,976       4,709,702  
Treasury stock, at cost
    (467,273 )     (467,273 )
Total stockholders' equity
    4,104,703       4,242,429  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 4,475,681     $ 5,124,294  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

   
Three months ended
   
Six months ended
 
   
Sept. 30,
   
Sept. 30,
   
Sept. 30,
   
Sept. 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 465,754     $ 471,591     $ 1,345,651     $ 1,199,074  
Cost of services
    320,052       306,861       921,068       779,303  
                                 
Gross margin
    145,702       164,730       424,583       419,771  
                                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    529,484       488,376       987,128       975,546  
                                 
Operating loss from continuing operations
    (383,782 )     (323,646 )     (562,545 )     (555,775 )
                                 
Other income (expense):
                               
Other income
    1,951       1,226       1,951       1,226  
Interest income
    6,678       1,384       11,231       2,374  
Interest expense
          (447 )     (184 )     (1,119 )
                                 
Loss from continuing operations
    (375,153 )     (321,483 )     (549,547 )     (553,294 )
                                 
Discontinued operations
                               
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (4,034 )     (44,137 )     27,817       137,704  
Net loss
  $ (379,187 )   $ (365,620 )   $ (521,730 )   $ (415,590 )
                                 
Net income (loss) per share:
                               
From continuing operations – basic and diluted
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.12 )
From discontinued operations – basic and diluted
  $ 0.00     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.03  
                                 
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted
    4,919,615       4,754,900       4,864,710       4,754,900  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

   
Six months ended
 
   
Sept. 30,
   
Sept. 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (549,547 )   $ (553,294 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    39,423       50,852  
Stock-based compensation expense
    87,517       12,000  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    418,593       230,234  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    52,504       (53,315 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (97,883 )     (32,552 )
Accrued compensation and related taxes
    (62,290 )     (61,655 )
                 
Net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations
    (111,683 )     (407,730 )
Operating activities of discontinued operations
    557,457       (162,136 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    445,774       (569,866 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from note receivable
    75,000        
Capital expenditures
    (27,387 )     (22,445 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    47,613       (22,445 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from stock issuance
    296,487        
Payment of capital leases payable
    (7,801 )     (10,332 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    288,686       (10,332 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    782,073       (602,643 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
    2,579,249       3,440,493  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
  $ 3,361,322     $ 2,837,850  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 184     $ 1,119  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Overview

American Learning Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) provides a comprehensive range of services to children with developmental delays and disabilities in New York State and has developed a reputation for providing well-rounded therapeutic solutions through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Interactive Therapy Group Consultants, Inc. (“ITG”) and Signature Learning Resources, Inc.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been condensed and therefore do not contain all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  In our opinion, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to make the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented not misleading.  Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be achieved for a full year.

Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 (the “Annual Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Discontinued Operations
 
On March 31, 2011, we completed the disposition of certain assets of ITG, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) among the Company, ITG, Liberty Resources POST, LLC and John Torrens.  In consideration of the purchase price provided for in the Agreement, the Company sold certain assets related to ITG’s business in the upstate region of New York State (the “Upstate Region”).  ITG continues to operate in the downstate area of New York State (New York City and Long Island). Accordingly, the results of ITG’s operations from the Upstate Region have been classified as discontinued operations in all periods presented.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue for services rendered when there is evidence of billable time expended.  Deferred revenue is recorded for amounts attributable to special education programs when invoiced and recognized over the applicable program periods.

 
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Credit Risk

Service revenue is concentrated within a limited number of clients throughout New York State; municipalities within New York State provide substantial and significant revenue to us. This concentration of customers may impact our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that our customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions in New York State.  Over the past year, we have experienced delays in payments received from these municipalities as a result of the challenging economic climate and delays in funding to the municipalities from New York State.  Although the accounts receivable for our services are deemed collectible, we will continue to actively monitor this issue when evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is tested for possible impairment at least annually.  We perform our tests as of March 31, the last day of our fourth fiscal quarter, unless an event occurs that would cause us to believe the value is impaired at an interim date. 

The following table presents certain information regarding our intangible assets at September 30, 2011:
 
   
Estimated
 
Carrying
   
Accumulated
       
    
Useful Lives
 
Value
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Customer contracts
 
15 years
  $ 122,000     $ (24,739 )   $ 97,261  

Intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.  For the three and six months ended September 30, 2011, amortization expense was $2,034 and $4,067, respectively.  Assuming no changes in our intangible assets, estimated amortization expense for the remainder of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 will be $4,066 and will be $8,133 in each of the four succeeding fiscal years.

We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of the identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. 

Seasonality

Our business is moderately seasonal in nature based on the school year.  Accordingly, our second fiscal quarter (the three month period ending September 30), which includes two full months during which schools are not in session (July and August), is the quarter in which we achieve our lowest volume of revenues.

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the maximum dilution from potential common shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants, if dilutive, outstanding during each period.  For the three and six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the inclusion of common stock equivalents in the calculation of diluted loss per share would be anti-dilutive.

 
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Stock Option Plans

Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.  During the three and six months ended September 30, 2011, stock-based compensation totaling $3,500 and $5,267, respectively, was recognized based on the fair value of the stock options granted.  Stock-based compensation totaling $900 and $12,000 was recognized during the three and six months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
 
We estimate the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  Under this method, the average fair value of stock options granted by the Company during the six months ended September 30, 2011 was $1.56 per share.  In addition to the exercise price of the awards, certain weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of stock option grants as follows: expected volatility of 95.8%, expected dividend yield of 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.55% and an expected option term of 6 years.

At September 30, 2011, outstanding options to purchase 1,257,667 shares of the Company’s common stock are fully vested.  In addition, certain option grants contain disposition restrictions which prohibit the sale of 50% of the shares acquired by exercising the awarded options until the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 50% of the shares acquired by exercising the awarded options until the second anniversary of the grant date.  As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was approximately $33,111 which is expected to be recognized over a remaining vesting period of three years.

The following table summarizes information about stock option activity for the six months ended September 30, 2011:

             
Weighted
     
          
Weighted
 
Average
     
          
Average
 
Remaining
 
Aggregate
 
          
Exercise
 
Contractual
 
Intrinsic
 
    
Shares
   
Price
 
Term
 
Value
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2011
    1,296,000     $ 2.11  
6.3 years
     
Granted
    20,000     $ 2.14  
10 years
     
Expired
    (25,000 )   $ 2.50  
7.5 years
     
Outstanding at September 30, 2011
    1,291,000     $ 2.10  
5.8 years
  $ 146,560  
                           
Exercisable at September 30, 2011
    1,257,667     $ 2.11  
5.7 years
  $ 129,760  

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with exercise prices less than the Company’s closing price of $2.06 as of September 30, 2011, which would have been recognized by the option holders had these option holders exercised their options as of that date.

On September 27, 2011, the Company issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with consulting services for investor relations services.  The warrants have a four and one-half year term and are currently exercisable as follows: warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share; warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per share; and warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share.  The shares underlying the warrants are not registered and are subject to certain trading restrictions.

The Company recognized $82,250 of stock-based compensation expense related to investor relations services based on a fair value weighted average of the warrants of $1.17.  The fair values of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: expected volatility, 93.6%; risk-free interest rates of 0.97%; expected option term, four and one-half years; and expected dividend yields of 0%.

 
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Subsequent Events

We have completed an evaluation of the impact of any subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and determined that there were no subsequent events, except as noted in the following paragraph, requiring disclosure in or adjustment to these financial statements.

On November 14, 2011, we entered into an agreement to renew the existing sublease on our executive office space in Jericho, NY.  The seven-year non-cancelable operating sublease with American Para Professional Systems, Inc., an entity under the control of our Company’s Chairman of the Board, expires on November 30, 2018.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income, which is included in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This update improves the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and increases the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The guidance requires that all nonowner changes in shareholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company elected early adoption, therefore, the guidance will be effective for its interim and annual reporting periods beginning September 30, 2011 and applied retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, which is included in ASC 350, Testing Goodwill for Impairment. This update reduces the complexity, and potentially the cost, of testing goodwill for impairment. The guidance gives the Company the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, and in some cases skip the two-step impairment test. The guidance will be effective for the Company’s interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2012 and applied prospectively. The Company does not expect adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or disclosures.

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, general economic and market conditions and our ability to successfully identify and thereafter consummate one or more acquisitions.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report.  A discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the “MD&A”) in our Annual Report.  There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies or estimates reported in the MD&A section of our Annual Report.

 
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Results of Operations – Three and Six Months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $467,754, a decrease of less than 1.0% from the $471,591 reported for the three month period ended September 30, 2010.  Revenues generated under our Special Education Itinerant Teachers (“SEIT”) program increased to $306,457 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $251,613 in the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year.  We also achieved growth in school staffing services to charter schools during the current quarter, recording an increase in charter school revenue of $24,571, representing an increase of approximately 18.6% over the quarter ended September 30, 2010.  However, during the three months ended September 30, 2011, revenues from early intervention (“EI”) services decreased $72,977 from EI revenues recorded in the three month period ended September 30, 2010.  New York City will not be granting EI contracts to any new providers in the upcoming request for proposal process and our agreement to subcontract our services to another approved provider has not been renewed.

Revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2011 were $1,345,651, an increase of 12.2% over the $1,199,074 reported for the six months ended September 30, 2010 due to increases in SEIT and school staffing services of approximately 30.3% and 40.0%, respectively, over the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year.

Cost of services as a percentage of revenues for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2011 were approximately 68.7% and 68.4%, respectively.  During the three and six months ended September 30, 2010, cost of services as a percentage of revenues was 65.0%.  Each year, we are required to file a standardized fiscal cost report with New York State which is used to calculate reconciliation tuition rates/adjustment factors and prospective tuition rates for our SEIT program.  As a result of this rate reconciliation process, the cost of services as a percentage of revenue for the three and six months ended September 30, 2011 increased due to a 4.0% reduction in fees paid by preschools under the rate reconciliation process.  The cost of services as a percentage of revenues in the current three and six month periods also reflects an increase over the prior year’s periods as a result of increased workers compensation premiums caused by a re-categorization of our clinicians into classifications that are associated with higher premium costs.  The Company challenged this action and has successfully reversed this reclassification effective with its policy renewal in September 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $529,484 and $488,376, respectively.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense totaling $85,750 related to the issuance of stock options and warrants as compared to $11,100 of stock-based compensation recorded in the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were $987,128 and $975,546, respectively.

Interest income for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2011 was $6,678 and $11,231, respectively. Interest income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010 was $1,384 and $2,374, respectively.  The increase in interest income was a result of the payment of interest on delinquent receivables by certain charter schools in the current fiscal periods.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2011, we had working capital of $3,526,686 as compared to working capital of $3,577,376 at March 31, 2011.  We believe that we have sufficient cash resources and working capital to meet our present cash requirements.

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities was $445,774, predominately attributable to the operating activities of discontinued operations totaling $557,457 and a decrease in accounts receivable of $418,593, offset by an operating loss of $549,547.
 
 
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Cash flows from investing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2011 included $75,000 of proceeds received from collections of the note receivable.
 
The Company completed a private placement of 164,715 shares of the Company’s common stock to non-affiliated accredited investors at a price of $1.80 per share on June 30, 2011.  Total aggregate proceeds of $296,487 were received by the Company.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases and subleases, exclusive of future escalation charges, for the remainder of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 and fiscal years ending thereafter are as follows:

   
Operating
 
   
Leases
 
2012
  $ 83,000  
2013
    168,000  
2014
    73,000  
2015
    47,000  
2016
    51,000  
Thereafter
    143,000  
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 565,000  

The Company remains liable under a lease for office space located in East Syracuse, NY which expires in April 2013.  Since the Upstate Region has been classified as a discontinued operation, a provision of $43,558 net of matching payments to be made by the purchaser of the assets of the Upstate Region, has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements at September 30, 2011.

While we have not experienced any significant impact on our net revenues and profitability from the general slowdown of the economy or current global credit crisis, the continuing economic deterioration could have a negative impact in future periods.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are subject to interest rate risks that arise from normal business operations.  Most of our cash and cash equivalents are invested at variable rates of interest and decreases in market interest rates have caused a related significant reduction in our interest income over prior periods.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure the reliability of the financial statements and other disclosures included in this Report. As of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

 
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(b)  Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

We are aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties due to the small number of employees dealing with general administrative and financial reporting matters.  However, we have decided that considering the employees involved and the control procedures in place, risks associated with such lack of segregation are mitigated by active management involvement and the potential benefits of adding employees to clearly segregate duties do not justify the expenses associated with such increases.

 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.23
 
Sublease Agreement, dated November 14, 2011, between American Para Professional Systems, Inc. and the Company with respect to the premises at One Jericho Plaza, Jericho, NY
     
Exhibit 31.1
 
Section 302 Principal Executive Officer Certification
     
Exhibit 31.2
 
Section 302 Principal Financial Officer Certification
     
Exhibit 32.1
 
Section 1350 Certification
     
Exhibit 32.2
  
Section 1350 Certification
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
AMERICAN LEARNING CORPORATION
     
Date: November 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Gary Gelman
   
Gary Gelman
   
Chairman of the Board,
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: November 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Gary J. Knauer
   
Gary J. Knauer
   
Chief Financial Officer,
   
Treasurer and Secretary
 
 
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