Statewide Initiatives
2009 GEAR UP State Conference
"College for Y'all" - Houston, TX
The 2009 GEAR UP Conference, "College for Y'all," was held September 22-23 in Houston, Texas at the J.W. Marriott Galleria.
The College for Y'all Conference was a joint effort between the Texas Education Agency's Texas GEAR UP State Project and Houston area GEAR UP partnership grantees: College for All (Project GRAD Houston/Houston ISD), GEAR UP for Success (Pasadena ISD), San Jacinto North/Galena Park GEAR UP (San Jacinto North), and Spring Woods High School GEAR UP (Spring Branch ISD).
The conference offered professional development sessions focused on college awareness and access topics, including College Readiness, College Access, College Success, and Program Management. Specific sessions were offered for parents, teachers/administrators, counselors, business and university representatives and program directors.
*Click here to download the program from the 2009 College for Y'all Texas GEAR UP Conference.
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