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NY GEAR UP
NY GEAR UP (Gaining Early
Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a six-year,
$1.3 million grant that provides support services to all of the
2005-2006 school year's 7th-grade students. The resources will
follow these students as they move from middle school to high school
with the purpose of increasing the number of students who
successfully meet high school graduation requirements and go on to
college.
Project
Coordinator, Ms. Lynette Smith, will coordinate services at all four
middle schools. Site coordinators will facilitate activities at the
building level.
Each student
will meet with their guidance counselor to develop an annual Individual
Career/College Plan (ICP) based on interest and availability of
programming. Activities include tutoring, mentoring, career speakers,
college fairs, college visitations, and a summer service-learning
program.
Parents are
encourage to participate in workshops including financial aid and saving
strategies. Teachers will increase their capabilities through an array
of professional development activities.
Grant
partners include the University at Albany's Career Development Center,
the Center for Innovation in Career Development, the New York State
Education Department, and the Liberty Partnerships Program. In addition,
the district will work collaboratively with the Capital Region
Sponsor-A-Scholar, the College of Saint Rose, Albany City Council PTA,
the Commission on Independent College and Universities, and SEFCU.
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