1. Gear-Up of Lancaster County

2. What Is GEAR-UP?
Gaining
Early
Awareness and
Readiness for
Undergraduate
Programs

3. Project Goals
• Raise student expectations and
academic achievement
• Increase information accessibility
and promote higher education
• Raise awareness of financial aid
opportunities

4. Gear-Up Scholarships
Students qualify for scholarships by
earning points within Gear-Up

5. 1. GEAR UP Endorsed Activity Participation
Participation Frequency/Semester
Points/Semester
Participates in 4 or more activities 35
Participates in 3 activities 25
Participates in 2 activities 15
Participates in 1 activity 5
No Participation 0

6. 1. GEAR UP Endorsed Activities
SMART Academy (Our Summer Camp)
Mentoring (Sweet Peas, MaxOps, etc.)
College Awareness (College Visits/College Fairs)
Parent Workshops
After-School (Tutoring/Homework Center)

7. 2. Attendance Record Criteria
*Total Absences/Semester Points/Semester
0 20
1 15
2 10
3 5
4 or more 0

8. 3. Academic Achievement
GPA Points/Semester
3.5 and above 18
3.25 – 3.49 15
3.00 – 3.24 12
2.75 – 2.99 9
2.00 – 2.74 6
Less than 1.99 0

9. 4. Career Plan
*Career Plan Points/Year
Completed 15

10. 5. Extracurricular/Community Participation
*Activities Points/Semester
School Clubs/Organizations
Student Council
Community/Church Groups
Unique Job Internships
Service Learning
(At least 1) 5 Total

11. Define School/Non School
Activities
•School Activities Include •Non-School Activities Include
•Junior Civitans •Girl Scouts
•Beta Club •Boy Scouts
•Sports Teams •Non-Profit Organizations
•Band/Chorus •Churches
•Mentoring/Tutoring •Red Cross
•Etc… •United Way
•Etc…

12. 6. Behavior
*Referrals/Semester Points/Semester
0 referrals 5
1 referral 3
2 referrals or more 0

13. 7. Bonus Points Categories
Category Points/Sem
Financial Need 10
First Generation 10
Special Student Attendance 5
Service Learning 5
Pre-AP/AP Course Participation 2
P/T Conference (2 opportunities) 2
Open House 1
Parent Workshop #2 5
Parent Workshop #3 5
*Letter of Reference 5
*Novice Scholarship App 10
*Applicable during Junior/Senior year

14. Total Points Possible per Semester?
•143 (120) Points through Sophomore Year
•158 (135) Points during Junior/Senior Year
•Novice Scholarship = 10
•Letter of Reference = 5

16. Upcoming Opportunities
• Home Visits...if you want to go ahead
and get yours done, write it on your
comment card. Remember to write
your name and your students name
and we'll call or email you.

17. Upcoming Opportunities
• Alive at 25...LHS is hosting a program that
all students who plan on getting a parking
pass for next year must take. The first 175
students that return their form to get to do it
for free. The fee is $35. Program is aimed
at developing healthy driving habits. Class
is 6 hours on Feb. 11 at 8am.

18. Upcoming Opportunities
• Scholarship opportunities
• Sara’s Notes
• Upcoming Events
• Both GEAR UP Schools

19. News Flash
• New Email...school district has new email
addresses that we're using right now:
• Sara.Jordan@lcsdmail.net
• Latasha.Thompson@lcsdmail.net
• Reggie.Lowery@lcsdmail.net