34-35) Students Served: Cooperative planning: Students in schools in service regions described above. Successful projects demonstrate cooperative planning between the institutions of higher education (IHE), the GEAR UP Coordinator for the respective school district, representatives from the school district’s central office, and whenever appropriate, from the schools to be served. These entities work together to assess the local education agencies’ (LEA) needs and student achievement when planning activities that will address these needs. Participant recruitment, retention, and follow-up can be very difficult to achieve successfully if the LEA partners have not been involved in the planning. Proposals must show evidence of cooperative planning between the primary IHE and the LEA. Project directors from the IHE should contact the GEAR UP Coordinator early in the planning process. LEA grants offices may have a required approval process that could take several weeks. The GEAR UP Coordinator can help coordinate meetings with applicable district and school representatives and assist with obtaining the necessary signatures from the districts’ leadership. Please be advised that GEAR UP Coordinators typically attend the technical assistance workshops MHEC provides. Time will be allowed at the conclusion of each session for meetings between GEAR UP coordinators and potential applicants. proposals due: Project Period: April 3, 2017 May 22, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Award Amount: Typical grant amounts are up to $150,000 per project. However, MHEC may make larger awards for projects of exceptional breadth and depth that will improve the academic achievement of students. The first grant payment (50% of the total award) will be made at the start of the project period. The second payment (50% of the total award) will be made after the project’s interim report has been received and approved. Eligible Applicants: Accredited Maryland institutions of higher education accepted as a partner for one or more GEAR UP or designated school sites meeting criteria. Institutions may hold multiple grants. Grantees are strongly encouraged to conduct some of the project activities on their college campus. GOALS & OBJECTIVES CPIP AND MARYLAND GEAR UP GOALS: MHEC’s CPIP supports Maryland’s GEAR UP goals and objectives to increase the number of economically disadvantaged students who intend to pursue postsecondary education.
APPENDICES: APPENDIX A. MARYLAND LEA SCHOOL SITES LEA Sites LEA/GEAR UP POINTS OF CONTACT Baltimore City Public Schools Daniel Heller College and Career Readiness Baltimore City Public Schools 200 E. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: (443) 642-4277 Dorchester County Public Schools Richard Potter, College and Career Readiness Transition Specialist Dorchester County Public Schools 700 Glasgow Street – PO Box 619 Cambridge, MD 21613 Phone: 410-901-6944 ext. 3614
Was this project objective and outcome met? Partially Project outcome (quantified): By the end of January 2018, a total of 110 10th grade students participated in remedial classes. Of the 110 10th grade students, 50% (56 students) have increased their pretest baseline scores by 5 to 10 points at the end of classes. Activity and Participant Information Students Served. Please complete and submit the following table indicating the number of students served by your project. Number of Students Number of students you proposed to serve during the reporting period Actual number of students in your cohort(s) during the reporting period (i.e., number of students served) Summary of Participation. For each activity, submit a summary of participants and the number of attendees/participants for each. A list of individual participants should support this summary sheet (include sign-in sheets at the very least). Here is a sample of the summary participation worksheet: Type of Activity Activity Date(s)/Frequency Major Activity Objective(s) Number of Participants (Identify Participant Type) Contact Hours Core Activities Provided to Students. In the following table, place an “X” in the first column next to the types of services provided by your project with CPIP funding or matching funds. For each type of service provided, indicate the number of students who received the service during the reporting period and the average number of hours of service provided per student during the reporting period. Be careful to not duplicate the counting of students. For example, a student who participated in afterschool tutoring and went on a college tour should be counted only once not twice!! Place an “X” in the column if your project provides this type of service Type of Activity Unduplicated Number of GEAR UP Students Who Participated in the Activity Sum Total of Hours that GEAR UP Students Participated in the Activity Supportive Services Rigorous Academic Curricula Comprehensive Mentoring Financial aid counseling/advising Counseling/advising/academic planning/career counseling College visit/college student
INTERIM DATA: ENROLLMENT AND DEMOGRAPHICS Provide data as follows: Academic Year 2017-2018 Male Female Total Hispanic Asian African American Caucasian American Indian/Alaskan Native Other Race(s) English Language Learner (ELL) Students with Disabilities # of Students on Free & Reduced Meals Demographics of the current total school population Demographics of Grade level(s) for CPIP GEAR UP Cohort Enrollment: [example 8th grade] Identify the number of students enrolled in the overall cohort:
INTERIM DATA: STUDENT OUTCOMES Provide data as follows: #Cohort / #School Example Cohort 65/ School/ 2,500 Male Female Total Hispanic Asian African American Caucasian American Indian/Alaskan Native Other Race(s) English Language Learner (ELL) Students with Disabilities # of Students on Free and Reduced Meals #Passed all MSAs or PARCC assessment Cohort 40/ School/ 1,850 Average GPA Cohort/ 2.2 School/ 3.2 Pretest Score for Math Remediation or Enrichment Pretest Score for Reading Remediation or Enrichment Pretest Score for College Awareness
FINAL DATA: STUDENT OUTCOMES Provide data as follows: #Cohort / #School Example Cohort 65/ School/ 2,500 Male Female Total Hispanic Asian African American Caucasian American Indian/Alaskan Native Other Race(s) English Language Learner (ELL) Students with Disabilities # of Students on Free and Reduced Meals #Passed all MSAs or PARCC assessment Cohort 40/ School/ 1,850 Average GPA Cohort/ 2.2 School/ 3.2 Pretest Score for Math Remediation or Enrichment Pretest Score for Reading Remediation or Enrichment Pretest Score for College Awareness