AIM Institute partners with Iowa West Foundation (IWF) and the Council Bluffs Community School District to help students not only succeed in high school but to visualize a bright future beyond graduation. Through IWF funding, AIM provides technical support and management of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the College Access Program (CAP) at Abraham Lincoln High School and Thomas Jefferson High School.

AIM's CAP programs are geared towards students who have shown the potential to improve their school performance and become the first in their families to attend college. Each year 25 students will be identified in eighth grade to participate in CAP throughout their high school years. This timing helps ensure that CAP students make a successful transition into high school and start taking the right sequence of classes needed to meet college-admissions requirements.

Parents and Students Enjoying CAP Kick-Off Dinner

How does the CAP program operate? Students participate in the following activities throughout their high school years:

• Participate in weekly support groups
  
• Receive academic assistance
• Attend after-school college-prep hour
  
• Have access to technology-based learning
• Work with teacher mentors
• Develop community contacts
• Visit colleges and universities
• Attend leadership seminars

College Bound University

As a capstone to each CAP year, students get a taste of college life and invest in their future by attending a minimum of three week-long sessions on local college campuses. Learn More... 

CAP Kick-Off Program

Upon graduation, CAP students will receive $1,000 scholarships from the Iowa West Foundation as well as priority consideration for future IWF scholarships.

The opportunity to improve academic and social skills and to further one's education and reach a brighter future is available to all CAP students. 

Site Coordinator for CAP at Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson High Schools is Stefanie Marshall, (712) 328-6493 Ext. 144.

Jennifer Kessler Stutte
Educational Grants Manager
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(402)345-5025 ext. 146