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 The flexibility given to districts to guide their budgets has made the liaison role vary from school to school. Some schools have a part-time or full-time dedicated liaison, others increase the hours of an already existing guidance position, and others have a full-time liaison that covers multiple schools. |
The eBinder section serves as a resource for administers of the Maine State GEAR UP program. Each one of these pages, documents, and links will provide you the information you need to know about the GEAR UP Maine grant.
Events
Annual Listing of Professional Conferences and Events with College-Going Focus 2009-2010
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgbtbgvm_2389kf77dq
MELMAC and GEAR UP Peer Learnings
October 27, 2009, 9-2:30, Augusta Civic Center
December 10, 2009, 9-2:30, Augusta Civic Center
March 10, 2010, 9-2:30, Augusta Civic Center
April 17, 2010, 9-2:30, Bangor Area
April 19, 2010, 9-2:30, Portland Area
Student Database:
Overview
The current GEAR UP Maine Online Student Database was created and is managed by GEM School Software. Data collected in this site is used to complete GEAR UP reporting, including Biennial Evaluations and Annual Performance Reports.
This database tracks:
- student information
- student coursework
- student participation/activities
- student FAFSA filing status (via FAME)
- annual district plans
- match and in-kind contributions
Reports can be drawn from the data on a school or state-wide level to inform school decision making.
Important Dates
For a detailed list of all data deadlines throughout the year, download 2009-20010 GEAR UP Maine Data Deadlines Calendar (.pdf) (.doc)
Training & Help Documents
| Database User Manual (updated 7/17/08). File make take a few moments to download.
Word file (.doc) | PDF file (.pdf) |
| Match Guidance for Schools Receiving Maine State GEAR UP Funds (updated 9/22/09). Word file (.doc) | PDF file (.pdf) |
| Match Time and Effort Sheet (updated 11/23/09). Word file (.doc) | PDF file (.pdf) |
Documents
Administration & Reports
| The Academy for Educational Development (AED) Literature Review [.doc] |
| Annual Performance Report (APR) 2009-2010 [.pdf] |
| Biennial Evaluation 2007 [pdf] |
| Biennial Evaluation 2009 [pdf] |
| GEAR UP School Contact Info [.doc] |
| GEAR UP 2009 Student Enrollment FAQ's [.doc] [.pdf] |
| GEAR UP Scholarship Liaison Info and FAQ's [.pdf] |
| GEAR UP Sample Parent Letter Re: New Enrollment [doc] |
| GEAR UP Liaison Sample Job Description [doc] | GEAR UP District Plan Q and A 2010 [pdf] |
| Memo from DNS Re: Enrollment and Access to Student Data [pdf] |
GEAR UP Materials
| GEAR UP Brochure [.pdf] |
| Maine GEAR UP "1-pager" (March 2008) [.pdf] |
| Maine GEAR UP Bookmark [.pdf] |
| Catalog of Professional Development from the Maine Support Network [.pdf] |
| GEAR UP Bird Stationary Template [.dot] |
Students
| Student Activities Guide (2007-2008) [.pdf] |
| Student Compact [.doc] |
| FAME Financial Aid 101 Handouts 2009 [.zip] note this is a very large 25 MB file, it contains the entire packet of handout from FAME |
Technology
| AllTech PowerPoint "Using Technology to Support Universal Design in Education." |
| AllTech Technology Resources [.doc] |
Useful Links
Administrative
| Federal GEAR UP website http://www.ed.gov/programs/gearup/index.html |
| GEAR UP Online Student Database https://www.gearupdata.org |
| Letters from the Commissioner http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/index.shtml |
| Maine Department of Education http://maine.gov/education/ |
| Maine Support Network www.mainesupportnetwork.org/ |
| Map of GEAR UP Maine schools www.gearup.org/schools/map.htm |
| Helpful Research Briefs from the Principal's Partnership http://www.principalspartnership.com/library.html |
Students
| ConnectEdu login page |
| GEAR UP Scholarship : Students > Scholarship |
| Summer Opportunities for Students : Students > Summer |
| College Application Fee Waivers |
| Statement on College Readiness |
| Maine College Aspirations Libraries |
Technology
| Judy Pottle's PortaPortal [password (enter in guest access): gu4college] |
| Maine Learning Technology Initiative A site about teachers helping other teachers |
| Virtual Learning Academy VLA is a robust, online educational delivery system. It offers over 80 full year and semester courses for students in grades 2-12. |
Associations & Organizations (non-Partner)
| College for ME / Compact for Higher Education |
| Education Policy Alliance The Education Policy Alliance is a nationwide network of university-based research centers and organizations. Alliance members provide high-quality research on the nation's most important education policy and practice issues. |
| NEOA: New England Opportunity Association |
Resources found in other parts of this website:
Education News (Maine and national) : Resources > Education News
Financial Aid resources : Resources > Financial Aid
Partner Organization calendars : Partners
Podcasts
| Whole Child Education: Supporting Students to Succeed: Keeping Kids from Checking Out and Dropping Out |
If you have a suggestion for a new link, please send us the link and a brief description to: beth@syntiro.org. Please note: you will find a more comprehensive list in the Resources section of this website.
FAQ's
Coming Soon. To send us a question, please email Beth: beth@syntiro.org
You may also visit the Students>GEAR UP Scholarship>FAQ's.
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