GEAR UP PARTICIPANTS:
GEAR UP serves over 850 students from the class of 2011 at Humboldt Senior High School and Harding High School.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
GEAR UP is unique from other programs because it employs community partners committed to serving and accelerating the academic achievement of GEAR UP participants. Listed below are the St. Olaf GEAR UP Partners and a brief explanation of how they assist and contribute to the program.

  • Battle Creek Middle School provided office space, classroom access, teacher support, time to plan parent workshops, and assistance with teacher in-services while the class of 2011 was in middle school.
  • Hazel Park Middle School provided office space, classroom access, teacher support, time to plan parent workshops, and assistance with teacher in-services while the class of 2011 was in middle school.
  • Humboldt Junior High School provided office space, classroom access, teacher support, time to plan parent workshops, and assistance with teacher in-services while the class of 2011 was in middle school.
  • Humboldt Senior High School provides office space, classroom access, teacher support, time to plan parent workshops, and assistance with teacher in-services.
  • Harding Senior High School provides office space, classroom access, teacher support, time to plan parent workshops, and assistance with teacher in-services.
  • Minnesota Office of Higher Education provides parent nights, career and financial aid events, scholarships for summer academic enrichment programs, and college planning publications.
  • MITY (Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth) provides assistance with applications and scholarships for their summer academic enrichment program and hosts a Macalester College visit for potential MITY students.
  • St. Olaf College provides faculty time for teacher in-services, office space, computers, software and professional development funds.
  • East and West Side Boys and Girls Club provides additional support outside of the school day such as mentoring, tutoring, and self-esteem building. GEAR UP and Boys and Girls Club partner to provide workshops for student and families at both the Club and at the target schools.
  • Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest provides curricula teaching young adults how they can impact the world around them as individuals, workers and consumers.

Are you interested in becoming a GEAR UP Partner? Contact Claudia Perez, Director, for more information.

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