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If you are a parent of a student in the
twelfth grade who attends one of our partnership schools, then your
student is in the Southeastern Oklahoma Enterprise GEAR UP Program!
Please utilize this page to answer some frequently asked questions, or to send
us e-mail.
What is GEAR UP?
GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs. It is a federally funded program through the U.S.
Department of Education.
The Southeastern Oklahoma Enterprise GEAR UP Partnership is a
federally funded five-year GEAR UP program awarded to Southeastern
Oklahoma State University on May 17, 2001. The Partnership serves a
cohort group of 1,952 students in 14 school districts throughout
Southeastern Oklahoma. This specific cohort group of students will
continue to be served by the GEAR UP Partnership beginning in 2001 and
continuing through their junior and senior years of high school.
The specific goals of the Partnership
include increasing student
skills in math, science and language arts, therefore increasing the number
of students who attempt and are successful in the pursuit of a
postsecondary education.
Please visit with your
site coordinator for more information. GEAR UP offers college awareness
activities,
college tuition options through OHLAP, as well as cultural awareness
activities. GEAR UP motivates and encourages each of our students to
be successful!
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What is Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP?
OHLAP, Oklahoma Learning Higher Access Program, is a scholarship
component of the GEAR UP Program. The Oklahoma Legislature has set up OHLAP for eighth, ninth and tenth grade students that will help pay for
their college tuition if their family's income is $50,000 or less.*
The program requires students to pass college prep high school
courses. In addition, students will also have to stay away from trouble
such as gangs, drugs and alcohol.
To find out more about Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP,
check out GEAR UP's Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP
page, contact your child's school or the GEAR
UP office at 1-800-435-1327 x3122, or visit the
Oklahoma's Promise - OHLAP website.
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How do I get involved?
- Attend Parent Advisory Council meetings at your
school. You will learn about college admissions, scholarships, the ACT
test, and more. Click on your school in the navigation bar above to see
upcoming dates of parent meetings.
- Find out more about OHLAP, and sign your student
up if he or she is eligible.
- Visit our Calendar page to see upcoming GEAR UP
events that you and your student could attend together.
- Read the GEAR UPdate, the bimonthly newsletter
sent to your house from us. Or, download it from this site by clicking
on the What's New page.
You can find information just for you, a list of upcoming parent
meetings, and more.
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Questions
E-mail us with your questions, concerns and comments!
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