Goals / Objectives

What's Gear Up? 

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)   

GEAR UP is a seven-year program of the United States Department of Education designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education.  

Region One Education Service Center (ESC) and partners provide services at middle and high schools for a cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students. 

Goals 

Create Early College High Schools (ECHS) communities of highly-effective learners through the delivery of effective strategies that ensure ALL students are college-ready and graduate from college.

Objectives  

To Increase: 

• Academic performance & adequately prepare for post-secondary education 
• High school graduation rate & participation in post-secondary education through a systematic transformation of schools 
• Educational expectations & students'/families' knowledge & post-secondary education, options, preparation, & financing 
• Parents' knowledge & skills, including STEM-Computer Science skills & prepare them to be informed, thoughtful, & productive citizens.                       

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