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 .
GEAR UP EDI offers professional development to educators who serve GEAR UP students and their families. Our program targets the national GEAR UP objectives to increase academic performance for postsecondary education for GEAR UP students; to increase the rate of high school graduation and participation in postsecondary education for GEAR UP students; and to increase GEAR UP students鈥� and their families鈥� knowledge of postsecondary education options, preparation and financing.