WHAT IS GEAR UP Kentucky? FOR STUDENTS Welcome and thanks for coming. My name is …… Does anyone know what GEAR UP is or ever heard of the GEAR UP program? Or what GEAR UP stands for?

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. GEAR UP NATIONWIDE

Every Student Prepared for College Success Plain and simple, GEAR UP is here to help make sure that every student in this room is prepared for college success when they graduate high school. OUR Vision

LEARNING SKILLS GEAR UP-2-Learn Goal Setting Test Taking Communication Working in a Team Conflict Resolution Financial Literacy Has anyone already been participating in the GEAR UP-2-Learn class? Great – for those of you who haven’t yet started this, you will this year. This is a class that is focused on helping you learn new skills that are necessary for preparing you for college – things that you might not learn in your regular classes like setting personal and educational goals, having good study skills, working in a team, resolving conflict, and communicating effectively with others. You’ll also learn some basic things about how to manage money like how to create a budget and how to save money. At the end of the course, you’ll complete a team project that will positively impact your school or community in some way. LEARNING SKILLS

WHAT ELSE? What else can GEAR UP help you do? Set goals for the future Do better in school Explore careers and colleges Visit a college campus Understand how to apply and pay for college Graduate high school ready for college or career WHAT ELSE?

Have any of you seen or gotten a copy of the GEAR UP Gazette? This newspaper is part of the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper that is delivered to your school once a month – usually the last Tuesday of the month – and each of you should receive a copy. The Gazette offers articles for you and your parents about planning, preparing and paying for college, as well as news about what’s coming up next in GEAR UP. Be sure to take this home and give it to your parents! The coolest thing about the Gazette is- you can be in it! The GEAR UP office is always accepting submissions of articles, poems, photos, and stories from GEAR UP students about their goals and what they are learning in GEAR UP. THE GEAR UP GAZETTE

A great website you need to know about is the KnowHow2GoKy A great website you need to know about is the KnowHow2GoKy.org – it has all kinds of great resources for you and your family to understand what you can do each year to make sure you are ready for college when you graduate high school. You can take a quiz to find out if you are ready for college, learn about other people in our community that can help you, and get a checklist of what you should be doing each year to achieve your college dreams.

STAY TUNED http://gearupky.org GEARUPKentucky @GEARUPToday Three places to keep in touch with what’s going on with GEAR UP across the state – Our website, on Facebook or on Twitter. We want you and your family to keep in touch with us! STAY TUNED

YOUR GEAR UP Kentucky TEAM Regional Program Manager: Name & Contact Info College and Career Advisor: Name & Contact Info HOW TO REACH US

Questions? Comments? YOUR TURN