Fairmont State GEAR UP Home Page

Submitted by drupaladmin on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:45.

The GEAR UP Grant at Fairmont State

"Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs"

In 1999, Fairmont State was awarded a $21 million GEAR UP partnership grant to serve 47 schools in nine WV counties for six years. In 2005, the partnership was continued with a new six-year grant, an additional $31 million, and an expanded area which now includes 56 schools in 14 counties. Currently the GEAR UP grant serves 22 high schools. During years 1-3 of the grant, an additional 27 middle schools were served. GEAR UP, is a federally-funded grant designed to:

Demonstrate the importance of education in today's world.

Encourage all middle & high school students to set high educational and career goals.

Help students learn how to prepare, enter, and succeed in college, or other post-secondary training.

Provide parents with the information and resources they need to stay involved in their students' education and to help them lay out plans for the future.

Provide teachers with the tools and training needed to raise both academic expectations and student achievement in the classroom.

Learn more about us here.