Incentive Grants
College Access Subgrants
Community and Faith-Based Outreach
College Access Subgrants for K-12
GEAR UP College Access Subgrants help fund professional development for teachers as they adopt new classroom strategies proven to help students learn more effectively. Grants also provide much-needed funding for student tutoring, mentoring, career exploration programs and ACT prep materials.
All 2009-2010 grant recipients are receiving $12,500 to boost local college access efforts by participating in the LOGIC Professional Development Program. The program provides 12 days of intensive professional development that focuses on educational leadership, guidance and curriculum. The training is intended for school leadership teams committed to creating a culture of high expectations.
Seven 2009-2010 subgrant recipients also received an additional $12,500. This money is beind used to adopt one of the following research-based, student-intervention programs:
- Dr. Ruby Payne’s “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” – This program is designed to train school faculty in strategies for supporting children and parents who live in poverty. The strategies are utilized in classroom settings and are meant to enhance student academic achievement.
- Thinking Maps® – This program is designed to train school faculty in the implementation of “visual thinking tools” in the classroom. The eight Thinking Maps can be used across subject areas and grades. They serve as strategies students can use to process, recall and utilize information in a demanding curriculum.
Subgrant recipients must partner with at least one state college or university for local college preparation activities, such as promotion of Oklahoma’s Promise; tutoring; mentoring; after-school and Saturday programs; summer programs; college awareness counseling; financial aid counseling; and parental involvement.
Since the College Access Subgrant program began in 2006, GEAR UP has awarded nearly $1.8 million to 77 school districts and sites.
2009-2010 College Access Subgrant Recipients
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View past subgrant recipients.
2008/ 2007/ 2006
Community and Faith-Based Outreach
GEAR UP Community and Faith-Based grants support college preparation initiatives of youth and family outreach services and community and faith-based organizations (CBOs). GEAR UP awards subgrants to CBOs to promote the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship program and to engage parents and family members in their children’s college preparation process by raising educational expectations.
2008-2009 CBO Incentive Grant Recipients
View past CBO grant recipients.
2007-2008/ 2006-2007/ 2005-2006