GEAR UP – Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate ProgramsWhat is it?GEAR UP is a Federal Department of Education program designed to increase the number of low-income students who graduate from high school and are prepared to enter and succeed in college or trade/tech school. Project Higher Learning is the name of the GEAR UP grant serving all the 9th graders at Eagle Rock and other LAUSD high schools within the local community. PHL students have been receiving these services since 7th grade: Counseling Services, Mentoring Program, Academic achievement through tutoring, College and Career Awareness through early college testing, visits to colleges and universities, and Parent Programs that include workshops and training sessions.
Meet the Gear UP Staff:Jennifer Adrian-Thiroux, GEAR UP CounselorSend Email | (323) 340-3609Ms. Adrian-Thiroux earned her MS in Counseling from California Lutheran University and her Bachelor’s n Music (Horn Performance) from Arizona State University. She has been a GEAR UP Counselor at ERHS since 2003. She served as the college counselor at Polytechnic High School from 2002-03. Before 2002, she was an English teacher (grades 8 and 12). She also worked at an individualized learning center at Hollywood Adult School from 1986-2000. As a GEAR UP Counselor at Eagle Rock High School, she prepares the students of the class of 2011 for college and university admissions. “It is rewarding to witness students reaching for their potential and opening doors to their future, “ Ms. Adrian-Thiroux comments.
Susan Ward-Roncalli, GEAR UP Coordinator(323) 340-3560M. Ward-Roncalli received her BA from Occidental College, then MA in Administration from Cal State LA. She has also taken a course work dealing with CADAAC (CA Assoc. Drug and Alcohol Counselors). Her education service of 23 years at Eagle Rock High School has involved various capacities, such as being an English Teacher, Impact Coordinator, Service Learning Coordinator and currently as GEAR UP Coordinator. |
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