Click on the link below to download the 2010 Project Director’s Challenge packet for your students.

2010 Project Director’s Challenge Packet

Posted: May 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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The 2009-2010 LA GEAR UP Poetry Contest is underway, and April marks the Academy of American Poets’ National Poetry Month.  To order a National Poetry Month poster to display at your school, pictured above, click here.

Materials for the LA GEAR UP Poetry Contest can be downloaded here:

Poetry Contest Instructions

Signature Sheet

Grade Level Submission Form

Student Checklist

Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Applications for LA GEAR UP’s free one week summer camp experiences on university campuses will be available beginning February 1, 2010, at www.latech.edu/lagearup.

Click here to download the 2010 summer camp brochure.

Posted: January 28th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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The 2010 Explorers Club State Conference & Leadership  Summit will be held at Louisiana Tech University from April 22-24, 2010.  We’ll see you there!  Watch for upcoming details at www.latech.edu/lagearup/.

Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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On-site school coordinators are the backbone of LA GEAR UP, and the success of this program greatly depends upon the work you do representing LA GEAR UP to parents, staff, and students. We also very much appreciate your assistance in providing LA GEAR UP with the data and information we need to comply with federal regulations.

Some of you have contacted us with questions about implementing LA GEAR UP initiatives, so we have created this page to address your questions and concerns.  

Please notice on the navigational bar (at the right) that we have created links to a number of topics of interest. These topic headings will evolve as we continue to hear from you over time.

Please continue to share your thoughts and concerns with LA GEAR UP staff.

Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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LA GEAR UP is happy to announce the birth of its mailing list. The LA GEAR UP ListServ aims to serve as a tool for all on-site school coordinators and interested school personnel. Our goals are to:   

1. increase communication between on-site school coordinators and LA GEAR UP staff;
2. offer a space for questions, concerns, and suggestions about LA GEAR UP;
3. provide announcements and reminders regarding updates about special LA GEAR UP activities and deadlines; and
4. encourage networking by providing a space for discussion of pedagogical issues.  

To send a question, comment, or other bit of information to the ListServ, simply send an email to REGENTS-LAGU-COORD@LISTSERV.REGENTS.LA.GOV.

Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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In September and October 2008, LA GEAR UP hosted introductory conferences for 2008-14 LA GEAR UP schools. Over 300 district representatives, principals, counselors, teachers, and small learning community leaders attended the conferences designed to unveil 2008-14 program initiatives and begin contract negotiations. 

During the conferences, Dr. Kerry Davidson, project director, met with representatives from every school to encourage the close integration of key LA GEAR UP initiatives with district and school reform goals.

Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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In December 2008, LA GEAR UP hosted an On-Site School Coordinator Workshop, which was attended by 58 principals, counselors, and teachers from 63 cohort schools. The workshop provided an overview of collaborative agreements and contracts and the importance of leveraging LA GEAR UP resources to achieve reform outcomes. On-Site Coordinators were provided a binder full of information on LA GEAR UP’s initiatives: professional development and EPAS, Rewards for Success scholarships, Summer/Academic-Year Learning Projects, Writing Contests, and Financial Aid Counseling and College Goal Sunday.

Posted: January 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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