“A Vision and Voice for the Future”

Long Beach Unified School District

GG Gaining Gaining

EE Early Early

A A Awareness and Awareness and

RR Readiness Readinessfor for

UU Undergraduate Undergraduate

PP Programs Programs

Grant sponsored by the United States Department of Education

GEAR UP SchoolsGEAR UP Schools19 Middle/K-8 Schools19 Middle/K-8 Schools

BurchamBurcham LindseyLindsey

Butler Butler LindberghLindbergh

DeMille DeMille MarshallMarshall

Franklin Franklin MonroeMonroe

HamiltonHamilton MuirMuir

Hill Hill PowellPowell

HooverHoover RobinsonRobinson

StephensStephens WashingtonWashington

HudsonHudson TincherTincher

Jefferson Jefferson

GEAR UPGEAR UPMissionMission

To significantly increase the To significantly increase the number of low-income number of low-income

students who are prepared to students who are prepared to enter and succeed in enter and succeed in

postsecondary education.postsecondary education.

GEAR UPGEAR UP ObjectivesObjectives Increase students’ academic performance Increase students’ academic performance

and preparation for post-secondary and preparation for post-secondary education.education.

Increase the rate of high school graduation Increase the rate of high school graduation and percent of students’ prepared to enter and percent of students’ prepared to enter college. college.

Increase students’ and their families Increase students’ and their families knowledge of post-secondary education knowledge of post-secondary education options, preparation, and financing. options, preparation, and financing.

College-Going CultureCollege-Going Culture Awareness of Opportunities/Options for Students’ Futures Awareness of Opportunities/Options for Students’ Futures Goal-SettingGoal-Setting Academic Language Awareness Academic Language Awareness Motivational Activities/Field TripsMotivational Activities/Field Trips Parent/Community InvolvementParent/Community Involvement Staff Development for administrators, teachers, and Staff Development for administrators, teachers, and

counselors.counselors.

Academic Success for All Students.Academic Success for All Students.

GEAR UP PartnersGEAR UP Partners

CSULBCSULB: Administrative and fiscal oversight, tutor training, : Administrative and fiscal oversight, tutor training, tours, materials, professional development, MESA, summer camps.tours, materials, professional development, MESA, summer camps.

LBCCLBCC: Mentoring, special events.: Mentoring, special events.

AVID CenterAVID Center: Materials, training, site support.: Materials, training, site support.

PIQEPIQE: Parent training, materials.: Parent training, materials.

The College BoardThe College Board: Training, consulting, data, and : Training, consulting, data, and presentations.presentations.

LA County Office of EducationLA County Office of Education: Counselor : Counselor training and materials.training and materials.

GEAR UP GEAR UP Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

MathMath Language ArtsLanguage Arts CounselorsCounselors AdministratorsAdministrators ParentsParents

Motivational ActivitiesMotivational Activities Guest SpeakersGuest Speakers Team BuildingTeam Building Internet ProjectsInternet Projects Cultural EventsCultural Events Career AwarenessCareer Awareness Field TripsField Trips

MESAMESAMathMath

Engineering andEngineering and

Science Science

AchievementAchievement

Individual ConferencesIndividual Conferences

Students meet one-on-one with Students meet one-on-one with their academic counselor to view their academic counselor to view and analyze their own data and and analyze their own data and

set goals for their futures.set goals for their futures.

Parent WorkshopsParent WorkshopsReport CardsReport Cards

A-G RequirementsA-G RequirementsHigh School ProgramsHigh School Programs

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens7 Habits of Highly Effective TeensGoal SettingGoal Setting

Career AwarenessCareer AwarenessCommunicating with your teenCommunicating with your teen

College TestsCollege Tests

PIQEPIQE ParentParent

Institute for Quality Institute for Quality EducationEducation

CREATING AND CREATING AND SUPPORTING SUPPORTING

ACADEMIC ACADEMIC

RIGOR!RIGOR!

“A Voice and Vision for the Future”

Long Beach Unified School District