BY CASSANDRA LEAL
With the goal of reducing the number of students sent to court, Wagner has teamed up with AIM Truancy Solutions to launch the AIM Program.
The AIM program has been likened to probation, an admittedly better option than court. To be able to stay in the program, students have to be able to show up every single day to school or let their mentors know why they are not at school. In other words, the key is to cooperate with mentors.
Once given a mentor, the student will receive a text message asking if they're up and ready to go to school every morning. If no response is given, the mentor will contact the student's parents or the student again until a response is given.
"Not many students are able to stay in the program," mentor Christina Cortez said. "It's a privilege."
Just to be safe, the student's mentor will give an attendance sheet that a teacher has to sign every day and return to the mentor, to be checked at the end of the week. Also, the student will receive a phone call every other day from their mentor to check up on how they are doing in school, and to talk about whatever other things they want.
With the goal of reducing the number of students sent to court, Wagner has teamed up with AIM Truancy Solutions to launch the AIM Program.
The AIM program has been likened to probation, an admittedly better option than court. To be able to stay in the program, students have to be able to show up every single day to school or let their mentors know why they are not at school. In other words, the key is to cooperate with mentors.
Once given a mentor, the student will receive a text message asking if they're up and ready to go to school every morning. If no response is given, the mentor will contact the student's parents or the student again until a response is given.
"Not many students are able to stay in the program," mentor Christina Cortez said. "It's a privilege."
Just to be safe, the student's mentor will give an attendance sheet that a teacher has to sign every day and return to the mentor, to be checked at the end of the week. Also, the student will receive a phone call every other day from their mentor to check up on how they are doing in school, and to talk about whatever other things they want.