Guide to GEAR UP in Texas

Bryan ISD GEAR UP Partnership Project

Bryan ISD

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Name of Project:

Bryan ISD GEAR UP Partnership Project

Website:

http://gearup.cehd.tamu.edu/

Director's Name:

Linda Castillo

Director's Contact Number:

979-845-0891

Director's Email:

lcastillo@tamu.edu

Years of Grant:

2008-2014

Type of Grant:

Cohort

Number of Students Served:

987 students

Brief Description of Program:

The Bryan ISD GEAR UP Partnership Project serves the entire seventh-grade population of Bryan ISD (spread across four middle schools and feeding into three high schools). In an effort to increase the college-going culture among the students served, the project offers activities that include personal and group counseling (including career counseling), summer enrichment programs, tutoring, mentoring, family outreach activities (which occur at neutral locations-such as community churches), college visits and student workshops on financial aid, postsecondary application processes and college choices.

Partners:

Bryan ISD, Texas A&M University, Blinn College, The City of Bryan, Project Unity, and local churches.

District/Campus Names:

Bryan ISD