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What is Gear Up?

Gear Up is a discretionary grant funded through a United States Department of Education designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

ENMU-Roswell was awarded a six-year grant in 2005 to provide supportive services and programs for Roswell, Hagerman, Dexter, and Lake Arthur school districts. The Program targets and tracks a cohort group of students who began as sixth and seventh graders in 2005-2006.

What is the history of the ENMU-Roswell Gear Up program?

What does Gear Up do?

ENMU-Roswell GearUp Program provides educational services and cultural opportunities to the same group (cohort) of students for a period of six years.

GearUp will continue to provide services

to the same cohort until 2011. At that time, one group of students will be in their first year of college and the other will be high school seniors.

Goals and Objectives

• Provide students academic intervention and enrichment services; personal and career counseling

• Provide teachers professional development

• Offer parents opportunities for involvement

GearUp accomplishes these objectives by designing and implementing programs to assist students, teachers, and parents.

How GearUp helps students, teachers, and parents?

Programs and ServicesThe Gear Up Program provides direct

services for academic intervention and enrichment activities in five major areas:

Tutoring Services

Academic and Career Counseling

Leadership Development

Professional Development for Teachers

Parent Involvement Opportunities

Tutoring Programs

GearUp tutors reflect high standards of the GearUp Program:

– Respect for others– High academic standards– Confidentiality– Teamwork

The tutoring program is an important part of the GearUp Program.

Academic & Career Counseling

Gear Up provides academic and career counseling.

•Every ninth grade student has had an opportunity to participate in GearUp Career Day.

•Area community leaders in health services, business, social services, technology, and government share their talents and expertise with students.

CareerThrough participation in Gear Up activities,

Gear Up students become aware of the world outside their local community and are encouraged to set ambitious personal goals

for their education and career aspirations.

CAMPUS CAREER DAYS - MARCH 20 & 22, 2007

Leadership DevelopmentGearUp students attended summer

leadership camp: July 30 – August 4

Capitan, New Mexico

Ft. Lone Tree - 2007

Gears In Motion

ACT ONLINE PREPARATION

Chaves County high school students now have access to the ACT Online Prep School Edition. Gear Up acquired site licenses for Dexter, Hagerman, Goddard, Lake Arthur, and Roswell High School.

ACT Online Prep will provide GearUp students comprehensive content review for each of the ACT's four required tests—English, Math, Reading, and Science.

For more information, students may contact their high school counselor.

 GEARUP PROVIDES LEARNING TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHOOLS

Gear Up purchased and provided training to local middle school teachers on a new system designed to improve student classroom learning. Known as “clicker systems”, the Classroom Performance System (CPS) enhances the teaching and learning environment.

Current research shows the benefits of these ‘clicker systems’ include:

•Increased class attendance•An opportunity for instructors to identify and intervene early when students are not performing well•Ability to poll student on various issues•Identify misconceptions and levels of understanding

Goddard High School

School to World Albuquerque February 23, 2008

Roswell High School

School to World

Albuquerque February 23, 2008

2008-2009 GEARUP HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS

9th and 10th Grades

• Dexter High School• Goddard High School• Hagerman High School• Lake Arthur High School• Roswell High School

Meet Our StaffDirector

Steve Markl

Juanita Segovia

Administrative Assistant

Faculty Development Coordinator

Karina Leven

Outreach Coordinator

Mike Gomez

Budget Specialist

Elizabeth (Liz) McMinn

Data Analyst

Derrell Wright

Goddard H.S. Site Supervisor

Roseann Rivera

Goddard H.S. Site Supervisor

(Jose) Art Bolanos

Roswell H.S. Site SupervisorBobbi Taylor

Roswell H.S. Site SupervisorLinda Lopez

Valley High Schools Site SupervisorBertha Aguilar

Presentation Designed by Liz McMinn

GEARUPGEARUP FOR SUCCESS! FOR SUCCESS!

Video Graphic Designed by Jacob Puckett