PA Secretary Of Education To Visit Montco School Tuesday

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – AIM Academy, a 1-12 grade college-preparatory school, will welcome Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera to its Conshohocken campus on Tuesday, September 20, according to a press release from the school.

Rivera will spend the afternoon learning more about AIM’s educational model, which focuses on developing literacy skills for children with diagnosed learning disabilities, the release states.

Rivera, a Philadelphia native, was superintendent of The School District of Lancaster prior to becoming Secretary of Education and spent 13 years in the School District of Philadelphia. His efforts to transform urban education with innovative teaching tools have been recognized throughout his career, according to AIM.

AIM Academy Executive Director Pat Roberts said he is looking forward to introducing Rivera to AIM’s research-based, integrative curriculum which focuses on providing students the skills and strategies needed to overcome challenges while also developing their strengths and talents.

“The impact of teaching literacy all day in multisensorial and experiential classrooms leads to successful students who by high school are confident advocates for themselves and are more than ready to step into their future education and careers,” Roberts said in a statement. “I am eager to have Secretary Rivera meet our students and learn more about the ways the AIM Institute for Learning & Research provides educators throughout Pennsylvania with specialized literacy training and access to research experts sharing new best practices for the classroom.”

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