Presenters: Ramona Mellott, PhD, Robert Neese, Andrea González Sotelo

Arizona GEAR UP will share how our project design established partnerships with community-based college-access programs that provide 2:1 matching funds and support the grant  to expand services to students in the education pipeline from middle-grades through first year of postsecondary education.

Presentation Materials:

1. AZGU Guide to Partnering_NCCEP Handout_July 2022 [DOC]

2. AZGU Partners Service Mapping Chart – blank [EXCEL]

3. AZGU Partners – Scope of Work Year 4 Template [DOC]

4. AZGU Partners – Progress Report Template [DOC]

Presenters: Johnavae Campbell, PhD  – ICF, Samantha Spinney, PhD – ICF, Andrea González Sotelo – Arizona GEAR UP

Arizona GEAR UP and its program evaluator, ICF, will share how they have integrated GEAR UP stakeholders in evaluation decision-making through their use of a Participatory Evaluation and Sustainability Team (PES team).

Presentation Materials:

1. Participatory Evaluation and Sustainability Team description for team members

Presenters: Daniel Pulu – Arizona GEAR UP, Debbie Brown– Tennessee GEAR UP, Elvin Browne – Tennessee GEAR UP

Arizona GEAR UP first created the Launch Guide for the Class of 2018 and GEAR UP Tennessee used the Guide to create the first Senior Next Guide for the Class of 2020. These college and career handbooks provide information and activities for high school seniors as they decide their next steps and launch their postsecondary goals. These resources cover topics including career exploration, financial aid, types of colleges, college fit, and preparing for the workforce and the military. Join this session as we review the content, development, and impact of these resources that now reach over 40,000 students in these two states each year.

Presentation Materials:

1. Helping Your Students Determine What’s Next and Launch

Jasmine Dean – Arizona GEAR UP, Jennifer Murphy – ASU GEAR UP

In this facilitated dialogue, we will explore the not-so-pretty side of being a first/second year GEAR UP program. We will provide information on best practices for working with partners to build a foundation for continued success. In this workshop, you will become comfortable in what seems to be failure to help you to understand that we have all been there. We will take a lens to the ASU GEAR UP grant and provide support tools to display the hardships and success in the beginning stages of GEAR UP from the perspective of a GEAR UP Coordinator and Director. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences with other programs as well as pain points to support in the success and progress of future programs.

1. Things We Wish We Knew [Powerpoint]
2. PDSA Form
3. PDSA Example Form