In recognition of their GEAR UP facilitation development, Director Shelley Davis along with School-Based Manager Vance Mills present awards to Facilitation Coordinators Esther Castruita and Sheila Watson at the February 14 GEAR UP Forum.  Their [...]

During two separate days of training and dialogue, current CSP participants are involved in: Highlighting “Best Practices” Addressing issues of sustainability Analyzing their past and present efforts in creating a college-going culture Assessing their individual [...]

“What I really like about GEAR UP is that this is not another program—this is doing better what we already do. It is good teaching…and that includes assessment, analysis and academic support.” Jeannie Adams, English [...]

Institute topics include: Paths to College, Middle School Issues vs. High School Issues, Creating a College-Going Culture, the Role of the Middle School Counselor, Motivating Activities, Programming Issues, Comparison of District Graduation Requirements vs. A-G [...]

The Principals’ Institute will focus on sharing best leadership practices for and by middle school principals. As instructional leaders, principals are responsible for identifying high quality professional development opportunities for their teaching staff; ensuring resources [...]

The School-Based Model is designed to impact schools through an intensive and long-term process while the Statewide Dissemination Model is intended to expand the program’s reach and promote the college-going culture concept to a much [...]

Local GEAR UP projects throughout California present a unique opportunity to develop a model of collaboration between the partnerships and state grant. These projects use a cohort approach, identifying students beginning no later than 7th [...]