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Board hears details of GEAR UP federal grant, coordinator outlines $1.22 million plan for cohorts
Summary
Jackson County received a GEAR UP (federally funded) grant coordinated by Appalachian State partners; the seven-year, ~$1.22 million award will follow cohorts of middle-school students and fund professional development and student supports.
Jessica Webb, the local GEAR UP coordinator, presented the grant’s structure and goals at the board meeting, describing it as a seven-year federal program intended to increase college awareness and postsecondary readiness across targeted cohorts of students.
“GEAR UP to me means opportunity and means setting up students for success and allowing students to dream even bigger than they could imagine,” Webb said.
Webb described the local award as the Apex grant, administered through Appalachian State University, that will serve cohorts…
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