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What is GEAR UP?

What is GEAR UP?. Let’s start with the basics:. G aining E arly A wareness & R eadiness for U ndergraduate P rograms. GEAR UP is designed to:. Provide low-income students with greater access to a postsecondary education.

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What is GEAR UP?

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  1. What is GEAR UP?

  2. Let’s start with the basics: Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

  3. GEAR UP is designed to: • Provide low-income students with greater access to a postsecondary education

  4. This means we’re following the current 8th grade cohort all the way through their first year in college It’s a 7 year commitment to the HISD community:

  5. GEAR UP Goals: • Increase the rate of high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment • Increase student and family knowledge of postsecondary options, preparation, and financing • Gather appropriate student data in order to accomplish GEAR UP goals Increase academic behaviors, performance and preparation for a postsecondary education

  6. GEAR UP is a federally funded grant that will provide goods and services that specifically target the college readiness of the Class of 2017 GEAR UP Financial Basics:

  7. GEAR UP Financial Basics: • GEAR UP is allotted approximately $800,000 each school year to pursue goals as outlined by the grant • GEAR UP must accumulate $400,000 in donated goods or services (in-kind) each school year

  8. What is in-kind? GEAR UP Financial Basics: • In-kind examples include: • Donated time • After-hours tutoring, chaperoning • Uncompensated professional development • Donated goods • Books • School supplies • Donated services • Guest speakers • Job shadowing

  9. Because our school staff often goes beyond their contracted hours to provide our students everything they can, we ask that you to document those extra hours We need your help. • We’ve included a documentation sheet that makes this as easy as checking off a box and getting a quick signature

  10. The role of the CRC in 2012-13 • On campus twice a week (days tbd) • Analyzing student data • 1-on-1 conferencing with student • Organizing college and career activities • Preparing a monthly college/career bulletin board • Putting together and sending out a monthly newsletter to parents • Gathering in-kind contributions

  11. Arnulfo Talamantes, Jr. 989-4492College Readiness Coach: Kingsborough – Terrell Wells arnulfo.talamantes@harlandale.netAdriana Frias 989-4493College Readiness Coach:Leal - Harlandaleadriana.frias@harlandale.netLeticia Rodriguez 989-4490Project Facilitatorleticia.rodriguez1@harlandale.netJennifer Galindo 989-4491Compliance Monitorjennifer.casias@harlandale.net YOUR GEAR UP Team:

  12. GEAR UP. Go Far.

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