Gear-Up of Lancaster County

What Is GEAR-UP?Gaining

Early

Awareness and

Readiness for

Undergraduate

Programs

Project Goals

• Raise student expectations and academic achievement

• Increase information accessibility and promote higher education

• Raise awareness of financial aid opportunities

Gear-Up Scholarships

Students qualify for scholarships by

earning points within Gear-Up

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

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)

2. Attendance Record Criteria

*Total Absences/Semester Points/Semester

0 20

1 15

2 10

3 5

4 or more 0

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

4. Career Plan

*Career Plan Points/Year

Completed 15

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

Define School/Non School

Activities

•School Activities Include

•Junior Civitans

•Beta Club

•Sports Teams

•Band/Chorus

•Mentoring/Tutoring

•Etc…

•Non-School Activities Include

•Girl Scouts

•Boy Scouts

•Non-Profit Organizations

•Churches

•Red Cross

•United Way

•Etc…

6. Behavior

*Referrals/Semester Points/Semester

0 referrals 5

1 referral 3

2 referrals or more 0

7. Bonus Points Categories

Category Points/SemFinancial 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

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

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.

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.

Upcoming Opportunities

• Scholarship opportunities

• Sara’s Notes

• Upcoming Events• Both GEAR UP Schools

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