Several
Washington State GEAR UP staff members presented at this year's national GEAR
UP conference in San Francisco!
Below are
summaries of each breakout session. You can download the presentations by
clicking on their titles.
What's in
a Name? Branding & Marketing Your GEAR UP Program
You know what a brand is, and you can
easily come up with a list of product brand names. But a brand is also a
collection of symbols, experiences, and associations connected with a product, service,
person or other entity. Through new logos and a new tagline, student and
family-centered publications, a new website, and a series of events including
an annual regional GEAR UP conference, the Washington State GEAR UP Program has
created a recognizable brand in college access region-wide. This session
will highlight best practices for creating an engaging and effective brand
identity for your program, and using your new identity in publications and
events to increase college awareness among students and families and to
establish and maintain meaningful partnerships and collaborations with other
GEAR UP programs, organizations, and agencies.
GEAR UP for Student Success - A State-Funded GEAR UP
Model
Washington
GEAR UP for Student Success is the first state-funded multi-year GEAR UP
expansion program in the nation. This session will discuss the process for
securing $2.5 million to support GEAR UP in 25 of the state’s poorest school
districts, and the unique components that have resulted in successful
implementation over the past two years. From recruiting schools to creating
administrative guidelines, from creating training plans to providing compliance
site visits, this presentation will provide participants with the nuts and
bolts needed to go back to their communities and begin establishing a new
version of GEAR UP with non-federal funding.
Life
After GEAR UP (not yet available for download)
This
panel session will provide an opportunity to engage the audience in discussion
regarding characteristics and outcomes of GEAR UP graduate studies conducted by
the Washington State, Nevada, and Vermont State GEAR UP Programs.