Through a formal partnership made possible through a substantial grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, the School District of the Menomonie Area and the University of Wisconsin-Stout have developed an organization called A.I.M. or Arts Integration Menomonie.  A.I.M. aspires to: 1) increase the capacity of teachers to design, implement, and assess collaborative arts integration in Menomonie schools, 2) retain teachers in the profession by establishing and sustaining collaborative arts teaching/learning partnerships and experiences, and 3) enhance teacher well-being by offering mindfulness training. Thus, our program broadly focuses on: