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Washington state gear up AND BLAINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

College: My dream. My plan . Parent Orientation. Washington state gear up AND BLAINE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. Washington GEAR UP Sites. Washington State GEAR UP Sites. GEAR-UP Mission:.

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Washington state gear up AND BLAINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

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  1. College: My dream. My plan. Parent Orientation Washington state gear up AND BLAINE MIDDLE SCHOOL Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.

  2. Washington GEAR UP Sites Washington State GEAR UP Sites

  3. GEAR-UPMission: The Washington State GEAR UP program facilitates strategic partnerships in order to leverage funding and resources that provide direct, early intervention services to students in high-need schools in order to help them prepare for and succeed in college.

  4. GEAR-UPVision: All Washington students are academically and financially prepared to enter and complete college.

  5. It’s an ACRONYM GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

  6. National GEAR UP Objectives

  7. Measuring the Impact of GEAR UP

  8. Washington State GEAR UP College & Career Ready Benchmarks

  9. Quarterly Family Workshops • Family Workshops will connect families with the school in new and innovative ways: • First Meeting: Early December 2011 - TBA • Information on College Readiness • Financial Aide Information • Parent Learning Nights • What makes a successful student • What makes a positive school culture • What parents/guardians can do to promote student success and a positive school culture

  10. Blaine Middle School GEAR-UP Plan Grant Activities • Student Orientation • Family Orientation • Staff and Orientation and Match Training • Advisory Committee • Post-Secondary Campus Visits • After School Tutoring • Saturday School • Teacher Observation Days to share best practices • Release Days to align curriculum, common assessments, Purpose of instruction, and interventions. • Family Workshops • Summer AVID Teacher Training • AVID Elective • College Readiness Pro-D

  11. Partnerships for Support • University of Washington – Educator Development Initiative. • Northwest Education Loan Association (NELA) – financial aid webinars for students, families, and staff; College Goal Sunday events. • Washington State Employees Credit Union – The Vault. • College Success Foundation – mentoring, Aspirations to Action, college access professional development.

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