GEAR-UPGEAR-UPCurriculum & Curriculum & InstructionInstruction

Allocation of FundsAllocation of FundsStaffingStaffing

PurchasingPurchasing

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPCurriculum & InstructionCurriculum & Instruction

Math Curriculum is tailor-made to fit your Math Curriculum is tailor-made to fit your school’s needsschool’s needs

Curriculum should be aligned with AR Curriculum should be aligned with AR Department of Education’s FrameworksDepartment of Education’s Frameworks

Curriculum should match ASCIPCurriculum should match ASCIPCurriculum should incorporate a VARIETY Curriculum should incorporate a VARIETY

of instructional methods, i.e. visual, of instructional methods, i.e. visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile.auditory, kinesthetic, tactile.

Dare to be different. Dare to be different.

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPStaffingStaffing

Math Coach/Focus Teacher 9 month Math Coach/Focus Teacher 9 month contracted employee. Certified in Math or contracted employee. Certified in Math or subject area. May be part-time.subject area. May be part-time.

Site Coordinator (May double as Focus Site Coordinator (May double as Focus Teacher)Teacher)

Teachers (2) Certified in subject areaTeachers (2) Certified in subject area Teachers’ Assistants Teachers’ Assistants Peer TutorsPeer Tutors Parent AdvocateParent Advocate

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPStaffingStaffing

MATH FOCUS TEACHER/SITE MATH FOCUS TEACHER/SITE COORDINATOR COORDINATOR

Qualifications:Qualifications: Master’s degree in Master’s degree in Education. Candidate must be certified by Education. Candidate must be certified by the State Department of Education and the State Department of Education and have five years of teaching experience, have five years of teaching experience, preferably with at-risk families and preferably with at-risk families and children. Candidate must possess a children. Candidate must possess a thorough knowledge of issues related to thorough knowledge of issues related to drop-out prevention and at-risk youth drop-out prevention and at-risk youth populations, and the ability to interact populations, and the ability to interact effectively on an individual and group effectively on an individual and group level.level.

Math Focus Teacher/Site Math Focus Teacher/Site Coordinator Cont.Coordinator Cont.

Description of Responsibilities and Duties:Description of Responsibilities and Duties: • • Coordinates a community learning site and participates Coordinates a community learning site and participates

with the project staff in linking children with needed community with the project staff in linking children with needed community services.services.

• • Assists other project staff in identifying at-risk children. Assists other project staff in identifying at-risk children. Provides input into the marketing and outreach plan for soliciting Provides input into the marketing and outreach plan for soliciting at-risk families into the program.at-risk families into the program.

• • Assists in providing outreach to the highest priority Assists in providing outreach to the highest priority children.children.

Links families with existing community resources and ensures Links families with existing community resources and ensures that the agency and consumer connect in a reasonable period of that the agency and consumer connect in a reasonable period of time.time.

• • Coordinates with other case management teams to avoid Coordinates with other case management teams to avoid duplications or gaps of services.duplications or gaps of services.

• • Coordinates transportation with the Project Director and Coordinates transportation with the Project Director and bus drivers.bus drivers.

• • Identifies local resources and develops a service directory Identifies local resources and develops a service directory of programs and services for at-risk families and children.of programs and services for at-risk families and children.

Math Focus Teacher/Site Math Focus Teacher/Site Coordinator Cont.Coordinator Cont.

Description of Responsibilities and Duties:Description of Responsibilities and Duties: • • Supervises site teachers and ensures that program Supervises site teachers and ensures that program

activities activities correspond with the project proposal.correspond with the project proposal. • • Serves as Chairperson of the local site planning committee Serves as Chairperson of the local site planning committee

and and solicits input from planning committees.solicits input from planning committees. • • Ensures effective communications between after-school Ensures effective communications between after-school

teachers teachers and regular classroom teachers.and regular classroom teachers. • • Coordinates and provides input into the planning of Coordinates and provides input into the planning of

curriculum curriculum and educational field trips.and educational field trips. • • Contributes to the development and implementation of Contributes to the development and implementation of

program program goals and objectives.goals and objectives. • • Provides accurate collection of data for the evaluation team.Provides accurate collection of data for the evaluation team. • • Trains program staff and others on program’s goals.Trains program staff and others on program’s goals. • • Completes required paperwork accurately and in a timely Completes required paperwork accurately and in a timely

manner.manner. Supervisory Relationship:Supervisory Relationship: Reports directly to the Project Reports directly to the Project

Director.Director.

GEAR-UP STAFFINGGEAR-UP STAFFINGSUMMER AND AFTER-SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL TEACHERSSCHOOL TEACHERS

Qualifications:Qualifications: Candidate must be Candidate must be certified by the State Department certified by the State Department of Education, prefer Master’s of Education, prefer Master’s degree with five or more years of degree with five or more years of experience. Preference given to experience. Preference given to teachers who have worked with at-teachers who have worked with at-riskrisk youth that have experienced youth that have experienced academic failure.academic failure.

Teacher (Cont.) Teacher (Cont.) Description of Responsibilities and Duties:Description of Responsibilities and Duties: Designs lesson plans according to the teachers’Designs lesson plans according to the teachers’ experience and experience and

assignmentsassignments in collaboration with Site Coordinator and Lead in collaboration with Site Coordinator and Lead Teacher.Teacher.

Conducts literature search via the Internet to identify innovative Conducts literature search via the Internet to identify innovative teaching methods and programs.teaching methods and programs.

Supervises college interns and coordinates classroom activities with Supervises college interns and coordinates classroom activities with PCCUA and local school.PCCUA and local school.

Designs curriculum based upon the proposal and academic Designs curriculum based upon the proposal and academic standards to help at-risk youth meet or exceed state academic standards to help at-risk youth meet or exceed state academic standards.standards.

Provides input into the planning of educational field trips and Provides input into the planning of educational field trips and coordinates classroom activities with field trips.coordinates classroom activities with field trips.

Works closely with site planning team and provides input into the Works closely with site planning team and provides input into the development of the program.development of the program.

Attends various trainings to improve teaching methods.Attends various trainings to improve teaching methods. Works with the evaluation team to provide data assessments.Works with the evaluation team to provide data assessments. Provides input into the planning and development of the program.Provides input into the planning and development of the program. Supervisory Relationship:Supervisory Relationship: Reports directly to the Math Coach/Site Reports directly to the Math Coach/Site

Coordinator Coordinator

GEAR-UP GEAR-UP StaffingStaffing

Teachers’ AssistantTeachers’ Assistant (Instructional (Instructional Aid)Aid)

Qualifications:Qualifications: Experience in Experience in working with youth ages (11-14) by working with youth ages (11-14) by providing guidance, nurturance, and providing guidance, nurturance, and a positive role model. Training will be a positive role model. Training will be provided by Math Coach/ Site provided by Math Coach/ Site Coordinator and staff.Coordinator and staff.

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPTeacher’s Assistant (Cont.)Teacher’s Assistant (Cont.)

Description of Responsibilities and Duties:Description of Responsibilities and Duties: •• Assists classroom Teacher in curriculum Assists classroom Teacher in curriculum

development activities.development activities. •• Assists in monitoring classroom behavior.Assists in monitoring classroom behavior. •• Assists teacher in grading homework and test Assists teacher in grading homework and test

papers.papers. •• Assists students with class work.Assists students with class work. •• Performs administration in support of the classroom.Performs administration in support of the classroom. •• Serves as a positive role model for the youth in the Serves as a positive role model for the youth in the

classroom classroom by building trust among the students.by building trust among the students. •• Provides a community linkage between the school Provides a community linkage between the school

system and system and the parental community.the parental community. •• Assists the Teacher during class field trips and Assists the Teacher during class field trips and

school school assemblies.assemblies. Supervisory Relationship:Supervisory Relationship: Reports directly to the Reports directly to the

classroom Teacher.classroom Teacher.

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPStudent MentorsStudent Mentors

Student MentorsStudent Mentors Qualifications:Qualifications: High School Diploma High School Diploma

pursuing a college degree with at pursuing a college degree with at least a 2.5 GPA and letter of least a 2.5 GPA and letter of recommendation from college or recommendation from college or high school teacherhigh school teacher

Duties same as Teachers’ AssistantsDuties same as Teachers’ Assistants

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPAllocationsAllocations

Math Coach/Math Coach/ Up to $36,000 Up to $36,000

plus fringe.plus fringe.

TeachersTeachers Up to $20.00 hr Up to $20.00 hr

Teachers’ Assistants Teachers’ Assistants Up to $10.00 hrUp to $10.00 hr

Student Mentors Student Mentors Up to $8.00 hrUp to $8.00 hr

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPALLOCATIONSALLOCATIONS

Materials & SuppliesMaterials & Supplies

$6,500 for instructional materials, $6,500 for instructional materials, computers, technology, Smart computers, technology, Smart Boards, calculators etc.Boards, calculators etc.

$ 2,000 for Staff Development$ 2,000 for Staff Development

$ For Tuition Payments for concurrent $ For Tuition Payments for concurrent enrollment to PCC-UA on as-need enrollment to PCC-UA on as-need basis.basis.

GEAR-UPGEAR-UPPurchasingPurchasing

Sites will submit a request to purchase form.Sites will submit a request to purchase form. Request to purchase form will ask how site Request to purchase form will ask how site

will benefit from purchasewill benefit from purchase Request to purchase will ask for ADOE Request to purchase will ask for ADOE

Framework numbers that apply to purchaseFramework numbers that apply to purchase Sites will also be asked to submit vendor Sites will also be asked to submit vendor

informationinformation When approved, PCCUA will purchase When approved, PCCUA will purchase

materialsmaterials

GEAR-UP GEAR-UP STAFF DEVELOPMENTSTAFF DEVELOPMENT

Mandatory staff development for Mandatory staff development for Math Coach/Site Coordinator and at Math Coach/Site Coordinator and at least on other GEAR-UP staff memberleast on other GEAR-UP staff member

Friday January 26 – Saturday January Friday January 26 – Saturday January 27, 200727, 2007

Paid work day for all GEAR-UP Staff Paid work day for all GEAR-UP Staff Members.Members.

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