ASPIRE was created in partnership with Pottawattamie County school districts to serve the unique needs of both urban and rural students. It allows superintendents to use flexible funding to grow existing workforce training programs or launch new ones. Each program ensures students receive support in their career exploration and assistance in transitioning to additional training. This can include apprenticeships, internships, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, or the workforce.
“If I could do anything in the future, I would own my own shop and offer any kid an opportunity like I had. If they want to be a diesel mechanic, I would buy them their toolbox and send them to college.” – Dalton Asmus, Avenue Scholars Recipient (pictured above)
Student Testimonials
The preschool teacher embedded in Franklin Elementary School through the Green Hills AEA calls her students to the colorful rug in the front of the room. She outlines the posted schedule for the day and asks the class a question about today’s weather. Several hands shoot up, begging to be called on. The children aren’t […]
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Youth Series Field Trips for Thousands of K-12 Students When the two performers walk out onto the stage at the Arts Center, a hush falls over the crowd of hundreds of excited 3rd and 4th graders, from the bus ride from their elementary school and filing down the steps to the auditorium, they are finally […]
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A Vibrant Thoroughfare in Council Bluffs A few years ago, few identifiable amenities existed along a little-known right-of-way called First Avenue. Fast forward to today, where it’s a household name in Council Bluffs (featured on at least one license plate) and a bustling hub of a trail for people walking, children playing, and unique, all-ages […]
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