Our AIME Program is organized around four tiers, offering businesses several options for providing work-based learning experiences for our students and staff. The tiers are summarized below, and can be offered as virtual, hybrid, or in-person experiences.

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AIME Tier 1: Career Exploration Experience 

• 1-time engagement. May include a visit to the place of business and/or guest speaker(s) to visit the school site.

• 2-6 hour in duration

• Agenda or area of focus determined by the business partner in collaboration with AIME Team. Topics may include company introduction, industry overview, career outlook, guest speakers, facility tour, hands-on activities, workforce etiquette, resume-building, mock interviews, and transferable skills. 

• The total number of students, grade level, CTE or educational pathway, etc. determined by the business partner.

• Transportation, chaperone and program support provided by AIME

• Business partner to provide snacks, water, lunch, etc. as determined in the coordination of the event.  

 

AIME Tier 2: Career Mentoring Series

• 2 or more sessions in a series of events

• Small-group mentoring 

• 2-6 hours in duration, per session

• Agenda or area of focus determined by the business partner in collaboration with AIME Team. Topics may include company introduction,  industry overview, career outlook, guest speakers, facility tour, hands-on activities, workforce etiquette, resume-building, mock interviews, and transferable skills. 

• The total number of students, grade level, CTE or educational pathway, etc. determined by the business partner.

• Transportation, chaperone and program support provided by AIME

• Business partner to provide snacks, water, lunch, etc. as determined in the coordination of event series.  

 

AIME Tier 3- Professional Internship, Summer Program:  

• 6 weeks (June - July)

• 15-20 hours per week

• $599 student scholarship funded by Disneyland Resort, the City of Anaheim, and United Way, Orange County

• High school course credit 

• OCTA student bus pass provided by AUHSD if needed 

• Assigned a designated AUHSD Internship Coordinator

 

AIME Tier 3- Professional Internship, Fall & Spring Program:

• 12 weeks (Fall Term: September-December & Spring Term: February- April)

• 30 hours per month

• $599 student scholarship funded by Disneyland Resort, the City of Anaheim, and United Way, Orange County

• High school course credit 

• OCTA student bus pass provided by AUHSD if needed 

• Assigned a designated AUHSD Internship Coordinator

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AIME Tier 4- Teacher Externship Program:

• One or multiple day, small group job shadow at industry partner’s place of business

• AUHSD teachers will learn directly from the business community so they can better prepare our future workforce for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

• Teachers will learn about an industry, as well as strategies for integrating project-based learning to help students tackle real-world challenges in the classroom.

• Post-job shadow teachers will work with their colleagues to develop a project that will help students practice the soft and hard skills that the teachers observed in the workplace, as well as to explore the challenges faced in that industry.

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AUHSD's AIME Program is dedicated to providing equal access and opportunity to all AUHSD students, their families, and associations. In compliance with state and federal law, AIME does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, ancestry, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. 
 

 

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