1. • 3-D Animator
• Actor/Actress
• Anesthesiologist
• Army
• Artist
• artist - animals
specifically
• Athlete
• Athletic Trainer
• Author
• Basketball Player
• Business Management
• Business Owner
• Cardiologist
• CEO - American Metric Corporation
• Chef
• clothes Designer
• Coach
• Comedian
• Computer Engineer
• Computer Programmer
• contractor
• Cosmetologist
• Dancer
• Dentist
• Detective
• Doctor
• Dress maker
• Engineer
• Fashion Designer
• Fire Department
• Football Player
• Government
• Graphic Designer
• Guitar Player
• Investigator
• Jet Mechanic
• Judge
• Kindergarten Teacher
• Landscaper
• Lawyer
• Marine Biologist
• Marines
• Math Teacher
• Mechanic
• Mechanical Engineer
• Michelin test track
• Model
• Motivational Speaker
• Music mixer
• Musician
• Nail Technicians
• Navy
• NFL Football Player
• Nurse
• OB Nurse
• Oncologist
• Pediatric Nurse Professional Basketball Player
• Pediatrician Politician
• Pharmacist Professional Baseball player
• Photographer Physical Therapist
• Policeman Pro Fisherman, Hunter
• Professional Cheerleader
• Rapper - Music
• Robotics
• Scientist
• Shoe Designer
• singer
• Soccer Player
• Special Needs Teacher
• Sports Director
• Sports Player
• Tattoo Artist
• Teacher
• Teacher Art
• Tech Design
• UFC Fighter
• Veterinarian
• Video Game Designer
• Waitress
• Zoologist

5. • Increase students’ academic performance and preparation for
postsecondary education.
• Postsecondary Education = College/University – 4 year degree
and or Technical College – 2 year degree
• Increase high school graduation and postsecondary participation
rates.
• Increase students’ and their families knowledge of postsecondary
options, preparation, and finances.
3 Main Objectives

7. • Students should pass Algebra 1 by the end of 9th grade.
• Mr. West – Opportunities for the Class of 2020,
Summer 2015
• Make sure students are taking the courses necessary to go
to college.
• Students should be passing in all academic areas.
• Students will increase non-cognitive skills.

8. i.e. – Soft Skills non-cognitive
Soft skills - "Soft skills" refer to a cluster of personal qualities, habits, attitudes and social
graces that make someone a good student/employee and compatible to work with.
The Five Non-Cognitive Skills
In their review of the existing research, the University of Chicago scholars identify five non-
cognitive skills that contribute to students’ academic success. They are:
 Academic Behaviors – observable behaviors that show students’ engagement and effort
 Academic Mindsets - students’ attitudes and beliefs about their academic work and
ability
 Academic Perseverance – the ability to overcome distractions, obstacles and challenges
to complete academic work
 Learning Strategies – tactics that students use to help them remember, think and learn
 Social Skills – behaviors that allow students to interact with peers and adults in positive
and productive ways

9. Early and on-going college planning.
Assistance in completing college applications and FAFSA.
Access to mentoring programs (business and community leaders to assist students.
• Lunch – n- Learns centered around the 16 Career Clusters
Support for parents to remain actively involved in their child’s education

10. • Provide enrichment programs, academic and non-cognitive (Soft skills -
"Soft skills" refer to a cluster of personal qualities, habits, attitudes and
social graces that make someone a good employee and compatible to work
with)
• Create Academic Success plans for students
• Set-up/expand afterschool tutoring programs
• Provide workshops (classroom lessons, afterschool, or Saturdays)

11. Duties (con’t)
• Small group and individual counseling for all students.
• Provide workshops for parents.
• Professional development for teachers.
• College field trips.
• Stay up-to-date on colleges’ requirements.
• Set up Summer programs.
• GEAR UP Summer Enrichment week – June 22 - 25
• Collect and analyze data.

12. • Organizational skills and Time management
• Getting Motivated!
• How to study
• “Lunch and Learn” with a professional
• What is a GPA
• Preparing for SAT/ACT
• Financial planning

15. • People that go to college earn up to 40% more than non - college
graduates.
• Get a bachelor’s degree, and you can make nearly $16,000 a
year more than your friends with just a high school diploma.
• Do the math: $16,000 X a 40-year career equals more than half
a million dollars ($640,000 to be exact). Even if you don’t like
math, you have to love that!
• By the year 2020, 65% of all jobs will require some type of college
education and training beyond high school.
• Research shows that students who have access to GEAR UP activities
attend college at a rate of 72%. That is a 24% increase over the state
average of 48%.

16. • A college education gives a person more job security.
People with high school diploma are more than twice as
likely to be unemployed
• For most students who go to college, the increase in
lifetime earnings far outweighs the cost of their education.
• College is more than just a classroom. It’s an important
time in life to learn and grow as a person while gaining
independence and life skills.

17.  ACT Aspire Spring testing how it leads to college
admissions – Ms. Kristin Seay
Midlands GEAR UP Project Director
kseay@richland2.org
 Importance of math MAP testing as it determines 8th grade
class placement- Joshua P. Dawkins
Laurens District 55 High School
Career Development Facilitator
JV Boys Basketball
(864) 682-3151 jpdawkins@laurens55.org

18. After school Tutorial/Enrichment Program
Monday – 3:15 -4:30 pm
Thursdays – 3:15 – 4:30 pm
Math – Ms. Emily Terry and Ms. Shuntae Kelly - Rm 11
ELA Ms. Nicole Andrews - Rm 4
Social Studies – Ms. Sarah Scott – Library
Science – Ms. Sharon Ziegler – Rm 5

19. It's not only children who grow,
parents do too.
As much as we watch to see
what our children do with their
lives,
they are watching us to see
what we do with ours.
I can tell my children to reach
for the sun.
But, I must reach for it myself.
-Joyce Maynard