iJAG has shown me skills that I will use for the rest of my life. iJAG has helped me prepare for college and find financial aid. iJAG gave me a reason to want to go to school and to graduate.

East iJAG Students Experience Cargill 1st Hand

How well do we really know the businesses in our local community? iJAG students are determined to learn more about the companies that surround their community and what opportunities exist within those organizations. Recently, iJAG Students at East High School in Des Moines explored who Cargill was, what they did and how they impacted the Des Moines community and beyond. The students first learned about Cargill when Cargill Associate, Adam Brooker, came to their iJAG classroom to work on career paths and employability skills with the students. As the students’ learning deepened, they were able to see Cargill through their...

iJAG Legislative Day

February 27 & March 12 iJAG Students will travel to the iowa State Capitol to visit Legislators

iJAG Students visit Washington DC for National Student Leadership Conference

iJAG Students Jovante Massey (Des Moines Lincoln), Jazmine Heard (Des Moines East) and Brianna Fisher (Davenport West) attend JAG National Student Leadership Conference in Washington DC.

iJAG is Guaranteeing Graduates by Unlocking Student Potential

 iJAG is needed now more than ever to graduate students and prepare them for success in the workforce and life. iJAG is the premier non-profit organization connecting business and education to provide the most cost-effective dropout prevention and school to career solutions in Iowa.

Students in the iJAG prorgam have trouble making it in a conventional classroom because of the distractions and barriers at home, outside the classroom or even inside the classroom. Relying on real-world, project-based instructional methods and an unconventional approach to personal connections with students, the iJAG teaching specialists work within conventional learning environments to help remove barriers and show students how to achieve the next step of their career or education. 

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