GEAR UP Maine Digest

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GEAR UP MAINE DIGEST

A monthly newsletter (separate from the GUME bulletin) sent only to GEAR UP Maine CAT Team members, focused on GEAR UP Maine team tasks, important dates and info, and celebrations

June-July MUST DO's

CAT TEAM:

Read Mary Callan’s COVID- 19 weekly updates (that are sent each Friday) for professional development, grant updates, and Department of Education updates.

DATA STEWARDS:
End of Yr6 Data Tasks Were Due June 30th 2020. If the following tasks are not yet completed, please reach out to Alyssa@syntiro.org asap.
Quarter 3 & Quarter 4 tasks:

Add enrollment (February-June)
Exit students (February-June)
Identify new GU eligible students (February-June)
Complete Services in SCRIBE (February-June)
Complete 2020 graduate data
Complete senior exit data
Complete exits for ALL students - end of year
Complete unexcused absences (10+ from BOY- March 15th only)
Verify Summer services are in SCRIBE (if applicable)
Course List Update - Inform data assistant of any AP or Dual enrollment/early college courses
Complete SY 19-20 grades

Any unfinished tasks from Quarter 1 or Quarter 2 also need to be corrected and complete by June 30th 2020.

IMPORTANT INFO

Yr 7 Contracts
Yr 7 contracts be coming out in the beginning of July - thanks to all of you who worked so hard in completing the year 7 action plans and who met with GU Maine for the Year 6 1:1 district meetings

Professional Development
For districts interested in the following yr 6 professional development, please be on the lookout for more information that will be coming out within the next few weeks:

Remote learning
Social emotional support for students
8-9 transition
Summer melt - Information about colleges and universities in Maine on GUMaineScholars Instagram

TECH TIP

Follow @gumainescholars on Instagram to meet our GEAR UP Scholar Coaches who will be working with the class of 2020 as they transition to postsecondary!

Also...have you been wanting to go Live on Instagram but aren't sure how? Well here's a quick How to Go Live On Instagram video we put together!

DATA SPLASH

The FAFSA completion rate as of May 1, 2020 is 55% for GEAR UP high schools in Maine. The state percentage is 57.04%.

HIGHLIGHTS

GEAR UP Students, Jordyn Cowger and Logan Wadick Receive the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship Award from the MES Foundation

Congrats to all of the scholarship winners:
Emma Ackerman - Robert W. Traip Academy
Anthony Benson - Camden Hills Regional High School
Jordyn Cowger - East Grand High School***
Abigail Dundore - Lewiston High School
Grace Harvey - Old Town High School
Abigail Johnson - Richmond High School
Neily Raymond - Hermon High School
Rachael Sickles - Dexter Regional High School
Alaina Smith - Marshwood High School
Logan Wadick - Mount View High School***

***GEAR UP Maine student

Read more about the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship Here