AID &
OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTUNITY
GU WORKS TO INCREASE THE COMPLETION RATE OF THESE TWO APPLICATIONS BY CURRENT SENIORS
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
AND
FAFSA APPLICATIONS
GEAR UP AIMS TO PROVIDE THIS FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATION FROM TARGET SCHOOLS.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GEAR UP INCREASES THE NUMBER OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO PASS THIS SUBJECT.
PRE-ALGEBRA
GOAL #2 IS, AS ERROL SAYS, IS OUR BREAD AND BUTTER. GEAR UP STRIVES TO INCREASE THE RATE OF THESE TWO THINGS FOR ALL OF ITS STUDENTS.
HS GRADUATION AND POST-SECONDARY PARTICIPATION
GOAL #1 HAS 10 OBJECTIVES THAT ALL FOCUS ON INCREASING PREPARATION FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND INCREASING THIS, WHICH INCLUDES BETTER GRADES & TEST SCORES, AND TAKING A RIGOROUS COLLEGE-FOCUSED COURSE LOAD.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
THE ACRONYM FAFSA, OFTEN INCORRECTLY CALLED FASFA, STANDS FOR THIS.
FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID
GEAR UP CAN’T DO IT ALL ALONE! BUILDING STRONG PARTERSHIPS WITH OTHER STATE AND FEDERALLY FUNDED THESE IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
SIMILAR COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS
AFTER PASSING PRE-ALGRBRA, GEAR UP FOCUSES ON RAISING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PASS ALGEBRA 1 BY THE END OF THIS GRADE.
GRADE 9
GEAR UP STUDENTS SHOULD GRADUATE AND ENROLL IN COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THIS TIME FRAME.
WITHIN 1 YEAR OF HS GRADUATION
A PERSONAL EDUCATION PLAN, OR PEP, SHOULD BE DEVELOPED OR UPDATED EVERY YEAR BY THIS DATE.
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THESE ARE PRESENTED AT THE END OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR TO ALL NEW NJGU STUDENTS AS A MEANS OF RECEIVING INFORMATION ON POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS AND FINANCIAL AID.
21ST CENTURY SCHOLAR CERTIFICATES
THIS GRANT PROGRAM, THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF AT-RISK, 6TH TO 12TH GRADE, NEW JERSEY STUDENTS IN ABOTT DISTRICTS, IS A PARTNER PROGRAM TO NJGU.
COLLEGE BOUND GRANT PROGRAM
BY GRADE 11, NJGU STUDENTS SHOULD ENROLL IN AND PASS CHEMISTRY OR THIS SUBJECT IF CHEMISTRY IS NOT OFFERED.
PHYSICS
GEAR UP STRIVES FOR A HIGH LEVEL OF THIS FOR STUDENTS AT ALL GRADES. THIS YEARLY MOVEMENT CERTIFIES THAT STUDENTS ARE READY FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND HELPS THEM TO STAY ON A TIMELY PATH TO GRADUATION.
GRADE-LEVEL PROMOTION
GEAR UP AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF 8TH AND 11TH GRADERS WHO SCORE MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS, IN BOTH SECTIONS OF THE NJSLA, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR THIS.
NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
GU WORKS TO INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS WHO RECEIVE INFO ON POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS. THESE OPTIONS CAN INCLUDE 2-YEAR COLLEGES, 4-YEAR COLLEGES OR THIS KIND OF SCHOOL.
VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS/TRADE SCHOOL
GEAR UP AND EOF, WHICH STANDS FOR THIS, WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE NJ STUDENTS AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH AND BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND
GEAR UP STUDENTS SHOULD DO MORE THAN JUST PASS THESE 3 CORE SUBJECTS, THEY SHOULD EARN A “B” OR BETTER.
MATH, SCIENCE & ENGLISH OR LANGUAGE ARTS
PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON INCEASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PLACE INTO COLLEGE-LEVEL MATH & ENGLISH WITHOUT THIS
REMEDIATION
GOAL #3 HAS 6 OBJECTIVES, MANY OF WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS “S” OR “P”
THESE LETTERS STAND FOR THIS.
PARENT AND STUDENT
PROGRAMS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OPTIONS AND FINANCING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO ADDITIONAL TARGET SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THESE GRADES
GRADES 7 TO 12
GEAR UP IDENTIFIES, RECRUITS AND ENROLLS STUDENTS FROM TARGET SCHOOLS IN THESE NEW JERSEY CITIES.
ATLANTIC CITY, BRIDGETON, CAMDEN, JERSEY CITY, NEWARK, PATERSON, PLEASANTVILLE, PENNS GROVE/CARNEY’S POINT AND TRENTON
JUNIORS AND SENIORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL IN AND PASS COURSES THAT GIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH HS AND COLLEGE CALLED THIS.
DUAL CREDIT COURSES
F.Y.E., OR PROVIDING EXTENSIVE ASSISTANCE TO NJGU STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE /UNIVERSITY DURING THE FIRST 2 SEMESTERS, STANDS FOR THIS.
FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE
BEING PRESENT IN SCHOOL MATTERS! ALL NJGU STUDENTS SHOULD MAINTAIN FEWER THAN THIS MANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCES IN THE FIRST 2 QUARTERS OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
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