The LA GEAR UP office phone number and staff extensions have changed. Our new number is 225-342-4253… when you place a call the Board of Regents receptionist will answer and transfer you to the appropriate staff person.
Thank you!
Posted: August 16th, 2010 under RFP.
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Making Successful Transitions from Middle to High School: Lessons Learned from the Recovery School District in New OrleansPlease click on the links below to access the presentation PowerPoint and associated documents.
Successful Transitions from Middle to High School
Activity Lesson Plans
Posted: July 26th, 2010 under RFP.
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This PowerPoint (click here to download) presentation about the ACT’s EPAS program provides dated (2005) general information and statistics about Louisiana students who plan to enter college and the high school curricula they choose to take. For more information and training about the EPAS program offered through the Board of Regents, please see the contact list on last page.
ACT’s link to EPAS: http://www.act.org/epas/
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under RFP.
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Looking to access your Louisiana GEAR UP Rewards for Success Scholarship to help pay for the summer or fall semester? You’ve come to the right place. You need a Request for Disbursement form. Download the form by clicking on Request for Disbursement.
For more information on how to fill out the form and where to send it please click here.
Posted: May 27th, 2010 under RFP.
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It’s that time of year again when LA GEAR UP distributes School Enhancement Grant Applications for Special Initiative funding to eligible districts and schools. As usual, your LA GEAR UP Staff Coordinator will be available to assist you in preparing your School Enhancement Grant Applications. Please do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions or need further general information.
Memo to District Contacts and Principals
2010-2011 School Enhancement Grant Application
Component Templates: The following documents must be unzipped using Microsoft Excel. After clicking on the link, select save file and then open the document.
The Cover Sheet - Please attach this document to your School Enhancement Grant Application Packet with all of the required signatures.
Professional Development (PD) Inventory Spreadsheet - Please remember to provide an inventory of PD for the 2009-2010 academic year as well as projected inventory for the 2010-2011 academic year. Notice the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet are labeled for each academic year.
Budget Table Template -This document is provided so that participants might copy and paste the table into their Microsoft Word documents easily. These tables will be imported into Cooperative Agreements and Contracts.
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under RFP.
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Download the form (MS Word document, 28k) by clicking here.
Posted: December 16th, 2009 under RFP.
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2010-2011 LaSIP Mathematics, Science & LIGO Science, and ELA/Literacy
Proposal Submission Process
1. If you submitted a Notice of Intent, you have received a proposal identification number. If you did not submit a Notice of Intent and plan on submitting a proposal, please e-mail Mrs. Genevieve Charles at Genevieve.Charles@la.gov and cc Marcia.Carter@la.gov.
2. Once you have obtained your proposal identification number, go to www.lasip.org/dropbox/.
4. Follow the directions listed on the 2010-2011 LaSIP Mathematics, Science * LIGO Science, and ELA/Literacy Proposal Submission Form, and if you have any problems uploading your proposal, contact Neal at 225-278-6656, and copy Genevieve.
* Note: Please submit your document in either a word or PDF file.
Posted: October 9th, 2009 under RFP.
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LaSIP PD
Video: Dr. Keri Turner’s PD Recruitment Procedure
Windows AVI format (15 mb) here
Quicktime/iTunes (3.5 mb) here
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under RFP.
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Posted: September 28th, 2009 under RFP.
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On September 29, 2009, more than 200 administrators, teachers, students, and distinguished educators from across Louisiana will gather at the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center for the Louisiana GEAR UP 2009 Fall Conference.
This Best Practices Conference is intended to provide participants with an opportunity both to share their success and learn from the success of others. There will also be an informative discussion about the basic administration of Louisiana GEAR UP at the school level. Sessions are designed to allow all attendees the chance to hear from multiple individuals with varying perspectives on education reform.
Posted: September 23rd, 2009 under RFP.
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