HomeMy WebLinkAbout092120 GEAR UP WeekArmondoPavoneMayorProctamation‘14)fiereas,theGainingEarlyAwarenessandReadinessforUndergraduatePrograms(GEARUP)isafederallyfundedprogramdesignedtoincreasethenumberofstudentswhostayinschoolandsucceedinpost-secondaryeducation;andWfiereas,GEARUPfocusesonstudentsfromlow-incomeandunderservedcommunitieswhomightbethefirstpersonintheirfamilytogotocollege;and‘T41fiereas,GEARUPprovidessix-orseven-yeargrantstostatesorpartnershipstodeliversupportandresourcestostudentsandtheirfamilies,startingnolaterthanthe7thgradethroughhighschoolandonwardtoattainingapost-secondaryeducation;andfrt)fiereas,GEARUPincludesinterventionssuchastutoring,mentoring,academicpreparationandfinancialeducationtoimproveaccessandsuccessinhighereducation;and‘14”fiereas,GEARUPAchieversservesapproximately4,500studentsin8thand9thgradeinfourdifferentSouthKingCountyDistricts,with1,973studentsservedfromtheRentonSchoolDistrict;andWfiereas,theCityofRentonunderstandsthataqualityeducationforallstudentshelpsthemachievetheirhighestpotential;Wow,tfierefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimSeptember21-25,2020,tobegEVPWee1QintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallmembersofthecommunitytojoinmeinthisspecialobservation.InwitnesswfiereqfIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheofRentontobeaffixedthis21stdayofSeptember,2020.Pavone,MayorCityofRenton,WashingtonRentonCityHall,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov