Program Description: The Wisconsin middle and high school Gaining
Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) provide for a long-term
early intervention to enable students and families, beginning in the sixth grade, to learn
about and plan for college over a period of years. The GEAR UP concept is to reach
students and their parents early, in greater numbers, with accurate information about
academic and financial demands and expectations of college. These programs plan to give
low-income students high expectations and encourage them to stay in school, study hard, obtain
a high school diploma, and enroll in college.
Who is Eligible to Apply: Students in 6th to 12th grades from 54
targeted priority schools and 2 cohort elementary schools in Wisconsin who meet the
criteria of low-income, disadvantaged students as determined by the
USDA income
guidelines for free and reduced meals.
Hotlinks:
GEAR UP Homesite
USDOE Promoting Rigorous Standards for Teachers
National Staff Development Council
For more information, contact: Bonnie Dockry, Coordinator, Eau Claire, phone 715/836-3469
or Kevin Ingram, Director, phone 414/227-4413
Last updated on 11/17/2010 3:35:58 PM
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