Education Trust Awards (ETA)

GEAR UP Education Trust Award Success Story: Angela Sanchez

Education Trust Awards (ETA), Student Ambassadors Program / March 8, 2016

Angela is now a Program Analyst, College Readiness & Retention for the ECMC Foundation in Los Angeles. Angela wasn’t even sure she was going to finish high school. Today, she is an undergrad and grad degree holder from her dream school (UCLA), a successful higher education professional, and is an inspiring example of focusing on college dreams early on. Sanchez says that, without scholarship support, her life today would have been very different. The first scholarship she ever received was a GEAR UP Education Trust Award as a student at Toll Middle School in Glendale, CA, a California GEAR UP school. Back …

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Jackman Middle School Culminates with GEAR UP Bridge Project

Bridge Project/Valley High School, Education Trust Awards (ETA), Partnerships / June 19, 2013

 (Education Trust Award Ceremony) This year marked the celebration of 480 eight graders completing their final year at Jackman middle school and California GEAR UP Bridge Model cohort. The California GEAR UP  Bridge Model is characterized by collaboration, student progress tracking, and data sharing among a family of schools across educational levels for the purpose of preparing all students in the cohort for college. Data is  collected to measure the impact on student achievement and retention and provide valuable information as to the importance of aligning curriculum, increased communication across educational levels.  California GEAR UP supports the entire school community in …

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Saving For College Early is Essential to Planning for Success

Education Trust Awards (ETA), Effective Practices, In The News, Partnerships / March 15, 2013

Saving for college is more important than ever. With the cost of college tuition on the rise, ScholarShare  and California GEAR UP are working together closely to provide families, parents, and young adults with resources and tools to help them prepare for higher education. ScholarShare, California’s 529 college savings plan, has long been a partner of the California GEAR UP Education Trust Awards. GEAR UP has awarded 5,370 middle school students with Education Trust Awards, opened in individual ScholarShare accounts established in the student’s name in the amount of $2,000 each, for a total of $10,740,000. The awards are available to …

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California GEAR UP Statement on Sequestration

Discussion Posts, Education Trust Awards (ETA), In The News / March 6, 2013

For Immediate Release ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March 6, 2013 (Sacramento, CA) – As of Friday, March 1, 2013, sequestration went into effect.  On a national level, GEAR UP will be forced to take a 5.3 percent reduction.  On a state level, California GEAR UP is prepared to manage the implications of a mandated reduction with the least amount of impact on the schools and large communities served by the program.  For further information on the impact to the GEAR UP program nationally, please visit www.ed.gov and http:///www.edpartnerships.org. Education Trust Awards: The 5,370 Education Trust Award recipients should be relieved to learn that …

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GEAR UP Student Ambassador: If You Believe, You Will Achieve

Family Supports, Student Ambassadors Program / October 29, 2012

  We are pleased to share the second featured GEAR UP Student Ambassador, Rosemarie Correa, an extremely forward thinking and intelligent tenth grade student at Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove, CA. We were lucky enough to meet Rosemarie at the National GEAR UP Week celebration in Elk Grove where she was a featured speaker. Rosemarie was a recipient of a California GEAR UP Education Trust Award while a student at Harris Middle School and has since been an advocate for early college readiness, steadfast academic pursuit, and believing in her dreams. Harris Middle School has been a California …

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Student Ambassadors Share GEAR UP Success Stories

Discussion Posts, Education Trust Awards (ETA), Student Ambassadors Program / February 6, 2012

  Welcome to our first installment of an ongoing series featuring California GEAR UP Education Trust Awards Student Ambassadors. Rosie Powell attended Valley High School in Elk Grove, CA where she was a member of the GEAR UP class of 2011. She received an Education Trust Award from California GEAR UP and it has forever changed her life. Rosie participated on a panel with other ETA Student Ambassadors at the 2011 GU Community Conference. Their stories were the highlight of this statewide event and this article is the first of many students we will follow through their college experience. Rosie was …

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Education Trust Awards Season is Here

Education Trust Awards (ETA) / April 18, 2011

Pictured: Ambassadors Program: The California GEAR UP Educational Trust Award is unique in that it is given during the middle grades, as early motivation for students and their families. This $2,000 award is tangible evidence of our belief that with support and encouragement, college is not only possible, but attainable for all students. The Ambassador program was created so that Trust Award recipients now in college can share their experiences with middle school students, middle school staff, and other organizations. The California GEAR UP model provides school-based services to ensure that students and their families have multiple college and career …

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Mesa Intermediate is Proud of Their Awardees

California GEAR UP Schools, Education Trust Awards (ETA) / July 2, 2010

2010 Education Trust Award Recipients As part of the California GEAR UP cohort of schools, Mesa Intermediate in Palmdale, CA has worked hard the past two years to create a college-going culture on campus. The principal and members of the school GEAR UP team lead the effort to realize their school vision of academic excellence and college access. The team includes A GEAR UP staff person provides on-site guidance and support to schools and serves as liaison with GEAR UP partners, such as AVID, PIQE, and College Board. The Regional Coordinator helps to clarify expectations and monitor school progress. In …

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Education Trust Awards are a Hit at Porter Middle School

Education Trust Awards (ETA), School Events / June 21, 2010

As Principal Robert Marks announced the California GEAR UP Education Trust Awards last night, excitement could be heard throughout the the large crowd gathered at Porter Middle School during the 2010 8th Grade Award’s Night. It was the first year Porter was to hand out ten $2,000 Education Trust Awards and the many hundreds present, including families, teachers, and students, were all impressed with this years Education Trust Awards recipients. The ETA awards were just a few of the many awards students received throughout the night. This is historic. I have never witness so many scholarships of this amount given …

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Families Celebrate Education Trust Awards at Henry MS

California GEAR UP Schools, Education Trust Awards (ETA), School Events / June 11, 2010

Click on pictures above for full size image. On June 10 Patrick Henry Middle School honored families of awardees and alternates of the California GEAR UP Education Trust awards. GEAR UP Coordinator Peter Lee and Principal Michael Bennett hosted families with dinner and a well attended awards ceremony. This award is the first step in your pathway to college. It is your responsibility as students to make a plan to achieve your dreams and execute that plan no matter how difficult the task, no matter how far away they might seem. Your family, teachers, and GEAR UP believe in you, now …

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