Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for

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Grossmont-Cajon Valley GEARUP

• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
• Undergraduate Programs
• Successful Partnerships To Prepare Middle and
  High School Students For College

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GEAR UP Goals

• To increase academic performance and preparation
  for postsecondary education
• To increase the rate of high school graduation
  and participation in postsecondary education
• To increase educational expectations, and student
  and family knowledge of postsecondary education
  options, preparation, and financing

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GEAR UP Partners

• Grossmont College
• Cajon Valley Middle School
• El Cajon Valley High School
• Boys and Girls Clubs of East County
• Cox Communications, Inc.
• Parent Institute for Quality Education
• California State GEAR UP Program

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GEAR UP Funding

• Approximately 4 million for 6 years
• Currently in Year 5 of grant (Year 1 was planning
  only)
• Will receive a 6th year reauthorization
• Will receive a one-time, no-cost extension (7th
  year) to expend rollover funds

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GEAR UP Cohrots

• Services begin in 7th grade with an entire 7th
  grade class and continue for 5 years
• Additional cohorts are added each year
• Currently serving up to 1600 students in grades
  7, 8, 9, and 10

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GEAR UP Interventions

• Additional math, language arts, reading and
  intervention (tutoring) teachers
• Additional counselor and tutors
• Explore, PSAT, SAT and ACT preparation
• College counseling and advising
• Enrichment activities (clubs, etc.)

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Parent Involvement

• Workshops and field trips to help parents and
  students plan for college
• 9th grade home visit program (F.R.I.E.N.D.)
• Parent Institute for Quality Education
• College Making It Happen

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Creating a College-going Culture

• Middle school teams and 9th grade academies named
  after colleges
• College pennants, posters, regalia, logos
• Wearing college gear on Fridays
• Display of teachers diplomas in classrooms
• Middle school site plan to assess and monitor
  successful integration of components necessary
  for a college-going culture

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Years One and Two Academic Outcomes

• Changes in
• Course Success Rates
• Trimester GPA
• California Standards Test Proficiency Levels

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Years One and TwoAverage Trimester Success Rates
Course Success Rate (in percent)
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Years One and TwoAverage Trimester GPA
Trimester GPA
7th Grade
8th Grade
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Years One and Two California Standards Tests -
Math
Percent Advanced/Proficient
62 Gen, 38 Alg 48 Gen, 52 Alg
Note. Students in eighth grade took either the
CST General Mathematics (Grades 6 7 Standards)
test or the CST Algebra I test as indicated by
the color-coded percentages below the graph.
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Years One and Two California Standards Tests -
English
Percent Advanced/Proficient
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Additional Resources

• As a result of GEAR UP, we have been given
  opportunities for other grants and funding

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California State GEAR UP Grant

• Staff development (10,000)
• Parent Institute for Quality Education
• College scholarships (50,000)

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Webster Foundation

• 565,000 to address school-wide needs, including
  additional counselor and teachers, equipment,
  technology, etc.

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SBC and ATT/NCCEP Enrichment and Technology
Training Grants

• 100,000 for science and math enrichment
• Collaboration w/ colleges
• Science and math clubs, summer programs
• Training and professional development of math and
  science teachers
• 50,000 for technology training for teachers