Guide to GEAR UP in Texas
Region One ESC GEAR UP: Bridges to the Future
Region One Education Service Center
Name of Project:
Region One ESC GEAR UP: Bridges to the Future
Website:
http://www.esc1.net/12931098111355170/site/default.asp
Director's Name:
Tina Atkins
Director's Contact Number:
956-984-6220
Director's Email:
tina.atkins@esconett.org
Years of Grant:
2005-2011
Type of Grant:
Cohort
Districts/Demographics:
98% of the students are Hispanic, 87% are economically disadvantaged, 27% are English Language Learners, and 78% are considered potential first generation college-bound students.
Number of Students Served:
8,250
Brief Description of Program:
The primary goal of the Bridges to the Future program is to increase the number of targeted students who enter and succeed in college. Partnership services provided are substantiated by validated research, and are intended to result in a systemic examination, alignment, and implementation of policies, programs, and practices that enable students to succeed in postsecondary education. Services provided are classified into four major components – academic support, mentoring and tutoring, counseling and outreach, and support services – designed to provide a sustainable, cohesive network of support to students, parents, and educators.
Program Components:
- Systemic Alignment and Leadership Initiative
- Mathematics Teaching and Learning Initiative
- SpringBoard – English Language Arts Support
- Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies Initiative
- Web-Plus Tutoring
- Science Initiative
- English Language Learner Initiative
- Academic Tutors
- Cybermentoring
- Abriendo Puertas
- Post-Secondary Counselor’s Academy
- GO Centers
- Advisory and Test Preparation
- Student Planners
- Academic Summer Camps
- GEAR UP Youth Advisory Committee
Partners:
The University of Texas-Pan American, Texas A&M University-College Station, and the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin