Guide to GEAR UP in Texas
Tyler GEAR UP Project
The University of Texas at Tyler
Name of Project:
Tyler GEAR UP Project
Director's Name:
Peggy Gill
Director's Contact Number:
903-565-5675
Director's Email:
pgill@uttyler.edu
Years of Grant:
2005-2011
Number of Students Served:
900 students
Brief Description of Program:
The Tyler GEAR UP project consists of five components:
- professional development
- academic support
- parent and family involvement
- educational partnerships
- data-driven decision-making
The five components work synergistically to create a culture of success in which students from demographic groups (low socioeconomic, minority) that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education have the skills and expectations to graduate from college. The project is based on a model of distributed leadership that encourages and facilitates campus-level ownership of all activities and processes. Administration, faculty, staff, parents, and students all play key roles in the development, revision, and implementation of the project.
Partners:
Tyler ISD, Tyler Junior College, The Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ministerial Alliance and the UT Tyler Student Athlete Advisory Committee
District/Campus Names:
Tyler ISD