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District Leadership Institute Class of 2020
Leveraging Change for At-Risk Students Nationwide Through Equity and Access
The National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) is honored to announce the 2020 District Leadership Institute (DLI) graduating class. NCCEP recognizes these 45 senior education leaders from across the United States for their commitment to increase access to higher education for low-income students through advocacy, training, and research. All the…
Have you registered for the 2020 NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Workshop? You can now access the event mobile app - your one-stop for all of the conference details.
We are excited to share that the 2020 CBW event mobile app is ready for you to download to your device!
Your personalized schedule, including the sessions you register for, are viewable in the app after you log in. You can also see the rest of the conference schedule, speaker information, maps, fellow attendees, and more!
To download the app to your phone, search for NCCEP in the Apple or Good Play Stores or use this link: https://crowd.cc/s/3n1WA
If you want to access the web version, use this…
We are now accepting requests for students to participate in the 2020 Youth Leadership Summit. See below for more information on how to apply.
Hello NCCEP Members,
The 2020 NCCEP Youth Leadership Summit is officially open! The first step is to secure slots for your students to participate. To do so, you must first submit your request using this online application form.
For more information about the program, please visit the YLS webpage or read the attached documents.
The registration fee is $850 per student. In addition to registration, grants will be responsible for funding travel, lodging, and meals not provided by NCCEP. Student…
A message from Aaron Thompson, Chair of the NCCEP Board of Directors
Dear Colleagues:
It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Ranjit Sidhu, President & CEO of NCCEP, will be transitioning out of his role at the end of the year. The Board of Directors has recently accepted his resignation as he leaves to pursue his next role as Executive Director & CEO of ASCD. We are certainly happy for Ranjit but will miss his leadership to NCCEP and the GEAR UP movement.
Ranjit leaves the organization in a tremendous position to climb to even greater heights in…
We invite you to begin your registration process for the 2019 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, from July 14 – 17, 2019, in San Francisco.
Dear NCCEP Member,
We invite you to begin your registration process for the 2019 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, from July 14 – 17, 2019, in San Francisco.
To assist with your internal institutional procurement process, please find the attached conference registration form, which details the cost associated with your team’s attendance.
This year’s conference program includes over 100 concurrent sessions focused on increasing impact within the GEAR UP community.
Check out the schedule-at-a-glance…
GEAR UP in the News
University of Montevallo helping high schools stay connected
GEAR UP programs across the U.S. have shifted how they are supporting educators, students, and families during COVID-19. GEAR UP Jefferson County was recently featured for their successful services during and before the pandemic. “We are trying to do everything we possibly can to support the schools and the teachers,” said GEAR UP Jefferson County director Jenny Ceesay. Due to early planning and partnerships in their grant, they were…
A New Worry From the COVID-19 Crisis: Paying for College
The College Crusade of Rhode Island, the home of Rhode Island GEAR UP, was recently featured in Education Week, for their response to the current crisis high school seniors are facing: how to pay for college now that everything has changed. Even though students had been planning extensively for a college dream since middle school, the COVID-19 pandemic changed it all. Students were now not only navigating college admissions and college…
OHS GEAR UP seniors reflect on school memories
GEAR UP students in Iowa recently reflected on their GEAR UP experiences and plans for their future. GEAR UP student Mariann Valdez shared her experience, “... [Valdez] got a head start in the program in seventh grade. She visited colleges frequently and became passionate in helping coordinate cultural fairs. ‘Even if I didn’t talk to everyone, not seeing everyone from middle school and high school is going to be different, it’s all gone,’ she said.…
G.E.A.R.U.P., Maui! helps youths seek education, job goals
GEAR UP Maui featured their successful career day event that was held on the University of Hawaii – Maui College campus earlier this year. Representatives from a wide variety of careers were stationed around campus, giving students the opportunity to explore careers and the University of Hawaii – Maui College campus. “...We are starting the conversation. And the first thing I do every time is to take a Hawaiian value and integrate it…
Our Postsecondary Success Initiative
Oregon GEAR UP recently featured their successful postsecondary partnership initiative. They have partnered with seven area community colleges to bolster their first year programming for GEAR UP students. "We are very happy to support innovation at community colleges around the state as they develop programs to support low-income and first-generation students," said Stephanie Carnahan, the Oregon GEAR UP program director. Postsecondary institutions will…
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