January, 2019

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GEAR UP Maine staff

Grant Must Do's

January Must Do's

College Access Team Members

Host parent/guardian and student financial awareness (FAFSA) informational sessions
Submit services/activities in SCRIBE and provide Request for Reimbursement Packet to Business Managers

What's Happening

File Your FAFSA!

Let’s get those finalized and submitted!
Make it easy:

Download the new myStudentAid app and fill out the FAFSA form right on your phone. It's a great way to be good to yourself.

iOS: https://apple.co/2xOn9wv Android: http://bit.ly/2SjisEk

GEAR UP Maine Scholar Coach

GEAR UP Maine Program Monitor

Maranacook Middle School Hosts Aspirations Week

On Friday, December 21st, students from Maranacook Middle School participated in the final day of their Aspirations Week. Students moved from classroom to classroom engaging in different activities that taught them about colleges and universities, financial aid, careers, and tested their knowledge of postsecondary.

To find out how to host an aspirations week at your school, contact kayla@syntiro.org

Scribe for GEAR UP

January Data Steward To Do:
Due February 15th

Add students who enrolled during the month of January.
- Note if they are GEAR UP eligible.

Exit students who withdrew during the month of January.

January Services

Enter participation in SCRIBE for all services that took place during the month of January as described in your GEAR UP Action Plan.
Complete the Service Summaries in SCRIBE.
Generate Activity Summary Sheets if needed.

21st Century Certificates

7th graders and any new GEAR UP students in grades 8-12 should have received their 21st Century Certificates in January.
- - Add this header in the Update file: 21stCenturyCertification
  - Yes, No
  - This is a federal requirement.

GEAR UP Maine Student Videos

GEAR UP Maine highlighted two students from Fort Fairfield High School about their experience being a GEAR UP student. GEAR UP is creating a better college-going culture in Maine schools and students are becoming more excited and ready for a postsecondary experience. Check out these two student videos and please share far and wide!

GEAR UP Maine Julian

GEAR UP Maine Mikayla

CALL FOR GEAR UP STUDENT STORIES

All of our GEAR UP students have a story to tell. It's up to us to help them find their voice to tell it. Do you know a student who would be interested in sharing their story with GEAR UP Maine? Be it a story of success or struggle, we want to hear it and share it. It's so important now, more than ever, that our students' voices are heard. Please contact GEAR UP Maine Communication Specialist, Kayla Hopkins kayla@syntiro.org if you are interested in diving into this student story-telling adventure.

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The GEAR UP Maine program is funded through a grant (reference #P3345050037;
Karmon Simms-Coates, Project Officer) from the U.S. Department of Education to
University of Maine at Farmington administered by Syntiro.