About PA State GEAR UP

THE PA State GEAR UP PROJECT

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs is a national initiative that seeks to increase the number of students in specific target populations who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

The PA State GEAR UP GOALS

Goals are to increase the academic performance of students, increase rates of high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment, and increase student and parent knowledge of college.

The project seeks to increase the percentage of students passing a rigorous academic course sequence; raise student proficiency on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA); increase on-time grade promotion; raise high school graduation rates; decrease the number of unexcused absences; increase student and parent knowledge of the requirements for postsecondary admission and information about financial aid; and increase postsecondary attendance of project graduates.

KEY FACTS:

• Follows a cohort model 7^th through 12^th grade: Total - 1697 Students
• Middle Schools: Leidy, Beeber, Daroff, Heston, Roosevelt, Henry, Houston, Carnell, Creighton, Finletter, Franklin, Grover Washington, McCall, Jackson, Kirkbride, Nebinger, Taggart, Washington
• High Schools: Overbrook, Germantown, Fels, Furness
• University Partner for each school: Villanova, LaSalle, Temple, CCP
• External Evaluator: Academy for Educational Development

KEY COMPONENTS:

• Academic Support
• Parent Engagement
• Professional Development
• Summer Enrichment Experiences

Contacts

Ali Robinson-Rogers

Director

 

Giva Wilkerson

Program Manager

 

Site Monitors

Nicole Ray

Timothy J. McKenna

Rennie Parker

Terry ward