About
In 1998, the High Achievement in Math and Science (AIMS) Consortium began as a group of six districts that collaborated to examine and improve the quality of student work. These six districts were committed to leveraging their resources as a group to impact student achievement across the boundaries of community. The Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) revealed an alarming crisis in math and science education in the United States. The consortium adopted the charge of the TIMSS report and pledged to focus its efforts in the area of math and science instruction.
As the 2011-12 school year begins, the High AIMS Consortium has 21 diverse districts that are grounded in the belief that improvement in the teaching process and high levels of learning for all students occurs through providing quality professional development for classroom teaches, giving principals the strategies needed to support classroom instruction, and having the full support of the superintendent and the central office.