OMA&D鈥檚 GEAR UP Educator Development Initiative program concluded in 2017. These web pages are for historical purposes only. For information on Washington State鈥檚 GEAR UP grant, visit . If you鈥檙e looking for OMA&D鈥檚 RISE UP GEAR UP program that serves the Yakima and Skagit Valleys, visit .
The GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness of and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Educator Development Initiative (GEAR UP EDI) is a program of within the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity College Access programs.聽 In 2011 we were awarded a federal grant, our third consecutive GEAR UP grant since 1999, from the (WSAC).聽 Our grant fosters college awareness and readiness for low-income middle and high school students by providing a variety of programs targeted to educators and students.
GEAR UP EDI program provides year-round professional development and training for school leaders, counselors, teachers, administrators and other GEAR UP professionals to enhance their efforts in preparing low-income students to enter and succeed in postsecondary education and to build program sustainability beyond the life of the grant.