My name is Tracy Fuentes and I am the President of the Association of Illinois Middle Grade Schools. Please help me welcome to our Board of Directors, Mariah Madson from National Louis University. We are excited to welcome [...]
Olympia Middle School Olympia Middle School was redesignated as an Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch in February of this year. Read more about how Olympia Middle School earns a unique recognition.
CONGRATULATIONS New and Redesignated IHSTW for 2022 The Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools (AIMS) is proud to announce New and Redesignated Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch (IHSTW) for 2022. These schools demonstrate exemplary middle-level programming through academic [...]
Making a Case for Instructional Videos Beth presented at the AIMS Technology Showcase in 2021! Check out the slides that go along with her blog post here: https://tinyurl.com/AIMSvideo I know that it’s summer, and you may be taking [...]
Lessons From My Dad Henry L. Jennings is currently living his retired years with his wife Rose on a gorgeous plot of land in southeast Iowa. Henry was born in New York and raised in New Jersey [...]
This article was originally published in the February 2021 edition of School Administrator, AASA's award-winning monthly magazine. Joe Sweeney is an AIMS Board Member and the principal of Old Quarry Middle School. AIMS is proud to know and [...]
AIMS Network is proud to congratulate AIMS Board Member, Dr. Steve Mertens, on being a recipient of the John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service in Middle Level Education given by AMLE. Steve's ongoing contributions to AIMS have [...]
In these challenging times, read how Helen Brandon, an Illinois Teacher of the Year finalist, Teach Plus fellow and doctoral student at Illinois State University teaches by embracing an understanding of the development needs of students. Read more. [...]
While driving home from a third-round interview for Principal at Old Quarry Middle School on a sunny filled April afternoon, my phone rang and I quickly scrambled to answer. On the other end was Dr. Courtney Orzel, Superintendent [...]
The Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools (AIMS) is proud to announce New and Re-designated Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch (IHSTW) for 2020. These schools demonstrate exemplary middle-level programming through academic excellence, responsiveness in meeting student social-emotional needs and providing [...]
