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Newsletter Credits

Joann Zgonc - Publication Coordinator
Bernadette Ramirez - Executive Assistant
Tarik Assagai - ACS Digital Media

Regional Coordinators

Sandy Carpenter-Stevenson Vance Mills
Shirley A. Cunningham Gina Rodriguez
Frank Holmes Robert Van Zant
Donald Mar Joann Zgonc

In This Issue

Notes From the GEAR UP Director Shelley Davis
This has been an exciting year for our program, our partners, our schools and our students! Work...

An interview with... Evelyn Craine of the California Student Aid Commission
After attending Solano Community College, Evelyn began her state career with the California Stu...

MEET THE EVALUATOR Don Watson
Don Watson has been the evaluator for California GEAR UP since 2001. He worked for 37 years as an...

Parent Institute for Quality Education Serves GEAR UP Schools
As a valued partner in California GEAR UP, the Parent Institute for Quality Education (P...

Professional Development for Leadership Teams
The 2007 Leadership Forums were a great success according to participant evaluations. Ther...

Parents Support School Leadership Teams at Forums
Click image to view gallery. Lynn Baranco, Administrative Program Manager, presented ...Lynn Ba...

Schools in Year 3 of GEAR UP Focus on Sustainability
The Continuing Schools Project (CSP) convened on March 13 in Burbank to address the sustainabili...

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS CLEARINGHOUSE (RMC), 4th Edition
English and Spanish Power Point Presentations English and Spanish Powerpoint slides of the...

ACT DISCOVER Connects Students with Career Preparation
All 8th grade students at Samuel Jackman Middle School explored careers through the ACT DISCOVER...

Holmes International Middle School: A “Schools to Watch –Taking Center Stage” Model
Holmes International Middle School, located in Northridge and part of the Los Angeles Unified Sch...

Popular Articles

ACT DISCOVER Connects Students with Career Preparation
All 8th grade students at Samuel Jackman Middle School explored careers through the ACT DISCOVER...

Forum, Burbank, February 14, 2006
“What I really like about GEAR UP is that this is not another program—this is doing better what we...

Parent Institute for Quality Education Serves GEAR UP Schools
As a valued partner in California GEAR UP, the Parent Institute for Quality Education (P...

Contact Information

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