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NEW AIM PERFORMANCE ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS 2012
1) DO NOT USE THE ENROLLMENT OR REPERTOIRE FORMS IN THE HANDBOOK. NOR YOUR OWN REPERTOIRE FORMS YOU MAY HAVE CREATED IN THE PAST. All of these are obsolete and will no longer be accepted.
REPERTOIRE FORMS – The new repertoire forms being used by the state are available on the website, wsismta.org, and have been emailed to AIM teachers in the form of a pdf with text boxes which will allow you to down load the form and type in your information. Completed forms can then be emailed to wsismta@gmail.com or printed out and delivered to Linda Krueger or Debi Inch as hard copies. Hard copy blank forms will also be at the February meeting for those who prefer that method. (Scale alternate fingering forms are also available.)
These forms allow for multiple students to be listed per page. They also are slightly different in the info they request, so read them carefully.
2) NEW AIM ENROLLMENT LETTER – The new form letter which was provided last fall for theory can be used again for Performance by updating the 2nd paragraph from the bottom of the page to include the Performance exam date and enrollment deadline, and clarifying that the fee is due only for 1ABC & 2 students.
The letter provides specific instructions for the parent to successfully enroll their child on-line on the new enrollment form. When they have completed the enrollment form, a window appears reminding them to contact their teacher to confirm the process has been completed.
This form letter is available on the website. Because this letter is in a Word document form rather than PDF, teachers can revise it if they so desire to fit their needs. They can type in the information and email it to each parent, or they can print it out and fill in the info by hand. In its present form it is specific to this year’s theory exam, and will need to be updated accordingly.
3) PERFORMANCE EXAM ENROLLMENT FORM – The links to both of the on-line forms (enrollment and judging) are available on our website, and have been emailed to AIM teachers. AIM teachers have also received an email with a link that allows them to view the data spreadsheet to see if their students have indeed enrolled.
4) WSMTA AIM PERFORMANCE EXAM JUDGING FORM – Every teacher who enrolls students in the AIM Theory Exam MUST fill out this form on-line by the enrollment deadline of Feb. 10, 2012 in order for their students to qualify for enrollment. It provides information for the schedulers about how many students you are enrolling, levels entered, total fees due, how many hours you are required to judge, and your preference of shift.
5) ENROLLMENT FEE - The fee is still $15, but on the form letter invitation, there is a blank for you to fill in the fee yourself. Some teachers include an extra amount to cover the cost of the workbooks or medals. Teachers must still collect the fees from the parents, write a single check to WSMTA for the total amount due and turn it in to the co-chairs by the enrollment deadline of Feb. 10, 2012.
6) MARCH 1 MANDATORY JUDGING MEETING – AIM Panel discussion and MANDATORY JUDGES’ MEETING takes place. Please plan on attending the entire program as well as the judging session.
7) FEBRUARY 10, 2012 is the enrollment deadline for all forms and fees. This is firm. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. Anyone missing this deadline in any way will be disappointing his or her students.
8) SCHEDULING REQUESTS – The enrollment form offers the opportunity to request an AM or PM time as well as something listed as TA. The TA option is for those who require a Teacher Approved make-up. It is vital that each teacher stress to their parents that this opportunity to request a time is for legitimate, unavoidable conflicts ONLY. The invitation letter states that “no preference” should be selected on the form unless a legitimate conflict has been discussed with the teacher.
9) NO SCHEDULE CHANGES will be allowed this year once the schedule goes out. This new policy seemed to be quite effective in the fall and only resulted in 4 additional make-ups. All members of ISMTA may enroll their students in the AIM program. Materials and more information can be ordered online from ISMTA.ORG. |
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AIM Examination Schedule |
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Theory Exam: Saturday, November 19, 2011, Wheaton College Performance Exam: Saturday, March 10, 2012, Wheaton College |
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AIM MENTOR PROGRAM
If anyone is interested in participating in the Achievement in Music program for the first time this year, please contact our Mentor Coordinator, Linda Krueger (630-665-8276, lkruegerpno@comcast.net). She will match you up with a mentor who will answer your questions and guide you through the student preparation process as well as help you prepare for judging students. Our board instated this mentoring program 2 years ago to encourage participation and to ensure the successful preparation of each teacher new to AIM.
Thank you to teachers who have acted as mentors the past 2 years. Please continue to check in with those you have been mentoring as they add new levels. Anyone willing to mentor new teachers this year may also contact Linda Krueger. Related documents: |
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