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National GEAR UP Day
September 30, 2010

Texas GEAR UP State Conference
Corpus Christi, TX
November 9-10, 2010

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GEAR UP Project Spotlight

GEAR UP "Creating a Vision" III
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX
"Creating a Vision" is documenting each of its students' growth through the years with individual photos and video footage.

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Staff Profiles

Kristen Reynolds
Kristen Reynolds serves as State Director for Texas GEAR UP. As Program Manager for the Texas Education Agency's Office of College and Career Readiness Initiatives, Ms. Reynolds also works with programs and initiatives related to dropout prevention and recovery, differentiated instruction, college readiness and preparation, educator quality, mentoring and P-16 collaboration.

Amy Koenning Amy B. Koenning
Amy B. Koenning serves as the Implementation Director of the GEAR UP/STAR grant. Housed at the Pre-College Outreach Center on the campus of Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi, Ms. Koenning and her staff provide technical assistance and support services to the six STAR districts in the project. In her 37 years in public education, Amy has had experience as a classroom teacher, elementary and high school principal, and district coordinator for each of the Texas state GEAR UP grants.