On August
7, 1999, President Clinton announced the award of the GEAR UP grants.
These grants will help more than a quarter million disadvantaged students
prepare for and go on to college. "Gear Up: A Passport to a Future"
is one of these projects. Students who participate in this project will
receive systematic five to six year academic, personal and career planning
support from San Jose Unified School District, San Jose State University
and the community partners. We will follow the project students within
the next six years to support them prepare to go to college. Students
who successfully complete this project and earn a high school diploma
will be accepted to San Jose State University.