Attendance Improvement Management Featured in New York Times
Attendance Improvement Management (AIM) was featured in the New York Times for its work with the Dallas Independent School District. Article below.
To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring
May 12, 2008
DALLAS — Jaime Pacheco rolled out of bed at dawn last week to the blaring chorus of two alarms. Then Jaime, a 15-year-old [...]
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KENS San Antonio Video on AIM Attendance Program
KENS5, a local TV station in San Antonio was on hand when 53 students who completed the AIM program were recognized for their achievement.
Also on hand were the Chief of Police, The District Attorney, a County Commisioner, and Judge Linda Penn were also in attendance — all four are champions of the AIM (Attendance [...]
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AIM Program Shows 97% Success Rate
In the spring of 2009 the AIM program was at work in six cities and 26 middle and high schools across the Unites States. The results are in, and they’re impressive.
During the program half of the students maintained perfect attendance records, and overall the program achieved a 98% attendance rate. The true test [...]
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AIM Program Featured in Houston Chronicle
The Attendance Improvement Management (AIM) system was recently featured in a Houston Chronicle article called, High-tech sleuth helps reduce truancy. The article focuses on AIM’s successful methods of combining technology with one-on-one coaching. The local judge says the AIM program “teaches students responsibility, provides one-on-one mentoring and appears to work.”
See the entire article below.
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CBS Evening News Transcript of AIM Feature
In case you’re not able to view the video of the AIM program from the CBS Evening News, the transcript is below:
CBS Evening News
Can A Tracking Device Curb Truancy?
A New Program In Dallas Makes Truant Students Carry A GPS Device
DALLAS, June 10, 2008 (CBS) It’s 7 a.m. and Joshua Cervantes is getting ready for school.
He [...]
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Texas Judge Honored for Improving Attendance
In June, Judge James Metts of Montgomery, TX was honored by the local school board for his efforts to improve attendance in the district. Part of the Judge’s program was introducing the AIM program.
When asked about the AIM program’s success, Judge Metts said that the AIM program taught responsibility and the two-way communication provided [...]
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Judge in Port Arthur, TX Stands Behind AIM Program
Judge Tom Gillam in Port Arthur, TX recently held a meeting in his courtroom to showcase the Attendance Improvement Management (AIM) program and its abilities.
“It provides sustainable results,” said Judge Gillam. “It empowers them to stay in school.”
The complete transcript from local CBS TV affiliate KFDM News is below.
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CBS News Blog Looks at AIM Program
CBS News Blog wrote about the AIM program in June of 2008.
Below is the complete article from CBS Blogs
The Little Gadget That Boosts Attendance
The way my parents put it to me when I was a kid: going to school was my job.
They put a roof over my head, put all the food I needed [...]
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Dallas Observer Reports on AIM Truancy Reduction
The Dallas Observer did an in-depth piece on AIM’s Truancy Reduction in Dallas.
“What we learned is a little bit of attention, respect and focus on these kids goes a long way,” AIM’s co-founder Paul Pottinger says.
Here is a clip from the article:
Before Aragon became one of nine Bryan Adams students to take part in this [...]
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Dallas TV Airs Piece on Attendance Improvement Management Program
WFAA in Dallas aired a piece on the city’s use of the AIM program to reduce truancy.
Below is a transcript.
GPS system tracks students to curb dropouts
May 13, 2008
DALLAS — In the next two minutes, four teenagers will drop out of school.
The national average is one every 26 seconds. Dallas truancy courts handle [...]
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Pegasus News Looks at AIM’s NY Times Coverage
Pegasus News blogger Scott Henson follows up on Attendance Improvement Management’s coverage in the New York Times in the article below.
Dallas using GPS in pilot truancy program
May 13, 2008
I’ve never been a believer that GPS tracking systems are a serious alternative to incarceration in most cases, but for certain offenders they make a lot of [...]
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