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GEAR UP TN Annual Performance Report

GEAR UP TN Annual Performance Report. Tennessee Higher Education Commission April 28, 2011. GEAR UP TN. Annual Performance Report Submitted APR on April 13 Reporting period: March 1, 2010 - February 28, 2011 Served 6,164 students in the nine GEAR UP TN counties

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GEAR UP TN Annual Performance Report

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  1. GEAR UP TN Annual Performance Report Tennessee Higher Education Commission April 28, 2011

  2. GEAR UP TN • Annual Performance Report • Submitted APR on April 13 • Reporting period: March 1, 2010 - February 28, 2011 • Served 6,164 students in the nine GEAR UP TN counties • 11th and 12th grade students received direct services this academic year • GEAR UP TN cohort are current seniors • Highlight grant management and administration, statewide initiatives, and direct service implementation

  3. APR Highlights: Statewide Services • Expansion of statewide initiatives • College Application Week • Increased from 90 to 120 schools and organizations participating • 61 percent reporting over 5,200 applications submitted • CollegeforTN.org • 44,991 new student accounts in reporting period • Over 275,000 total student accounts • Over 264new educator accounts in reporting period • Over 1967 total educator accounts • Public Outreach Campaign • Increase in reach and frequency of media campaign

  4. APR Highlights: Direct Services • Students • Increased 11th and 12th grade participation: • 2,135 students participated in ACT prep • 547 students are enrolled in dual enrollment • 2,397 students attended financial aid and college application workshops • 2,908 students visited a college campus or attended a college fair • Increased 11th and 12th grade enrollment in advanced classes: • 1,281 students enrolled in advance math • 546 student increase over last year • 1,063 students enrolled in advanced English/Language Arts • 186 student increase over last year • 611 students enrolled in advanced science courses • 101 student increase over last year

  5. APR Highlights: Direct Services • Teachers • 607 11th and 12th grade teachers participated in GEAR UP TN sponsored professional development • 91 % of all GEAR UP TN teachers • Every GEAR UP TN high school counselor participated in at least one workshops • Parents • 763 participants in financial aid and college application workshops • 1,120 attended parent-student-coordinator meetings

  6. APR Highlights: Financial Aid • As of Feb. 28th 50% cohort students completed a FAFSA • Bridge Incentive Award • 693 students received the Bridge Incentive Award totaling $455,986 • 349 students attended a 4-year institution totaling $243,600 • 306 students attended a community college totaling $192,525 • 38 students attended a Tennessee Technology Center totaling $19,861 • GEAR UP TN Scholarship • Intent to Enroll form open to cohort students on May 1 • $1,000 award to cohort students enrolled in a Pell eligible institution • Every eligible student may receive an award in year 1 • Subsequent awards dispersed pending fund availability

  7. Summer Highlights and Projects • College Access Challenge Grant APR by May 10 • U.S. DOE GEAR UP grant competition • Expected to open mid-May • Partnering with state agencies, LEAs, non-profit and community based organizations • CACG College Mentor Corps launch June 7 - 8 • GEAR UP TN Sustainability Summit June 8 - 9 • Partnering with Nashville State Community College and the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

  8. GEAR UP TN / College Access Challenge Grant Questions

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