Classroom Impact
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Carlsbad Municipal School District, New Mexico
Average reading comprehension on formative assessments increased from 58% before AIM training to 74% after AIM training over six weeks.
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DeSoto County Schools, Mississippi
Since 2022, nearly 3,000 Mississippi educators and leaders have participated in AIM professional learning. In 2024-2025, 895 AIM Pathways participants averaged 34.2% knowledge gains, and in two DeSoto County schools, students taught by AIM-trained educators showed stronger reading growth than peers in classrooms without AIM-trained teachers.
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District 23, New York
State assessment proficiency climbed from 33% (2022) to 51% (Spring 2025) after Superintendent Dr. Khalek Kirkland launched a leader-centered literacy learning journey, beginning with a 2023 summer intensive in Pathways to Literacy Leadership and scaling AIM Pathways training to nearly 450 educators.
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Lingelbach Elementary, Pennsylvania
Third-grade ELA proficiency rose from 26% in 2023 to 71% in 2024. This growth followed school-wide training through Pathways to Proficient Reading, Pathways to Literacy Leadership, and a shift to structured literacy.
Learning From Leaders Conversations
At AIM we know that schools implementing structured literacy training and instruction are more successful when school leaders embrace the work and are trained in addition to their teachers and teams.
Our Learning from Leaders webinar series highlights the work of many of our education leader partners.
Access the recordings here via On24. You can find more conversations on AIM Nexus.
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Early literacy matters but it isn’t the whole answer. This webinar shifts the focus to middle and high school, where literacy challenges can surface across any grade level or subject area. Join district leaders and practitioners who are equipping content-area teachers to close reading gaps without derailing the day’s lesson. You’ll leave with practical moves, system-level levers, and renewed momentum to accelerate literacy growth across your school or district.
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Join AIM Institute for a critical conversation with Wisconsin’s educational leaders as they navigate the complexities of Act 20 and beyond. Discover how these leaders are transforming challenges into opportunities, driving literacy improvements through evidence-based strategies, and building a sustainable path to proficient reading across the state.