SUCCESS Retreat Registration

GEAR UP is pleased to host the SUCCESS Retreat on April 26 - April 28, 2012 at the Seventh Mountain Resort in Bend. We will begin at 3:30 in the afternoon on Thursday, April 26 and end around 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 28th (with the option of staying longer for additional team time).

This year the SUCCESS Retreat will focus on engaging students, families and communities. The agenda will include breakout sessions covering topics such as: intrinsic motivation, engaging fathers, technology, advocacy, community and business partnerships, and poverty. There will also be ample time for you to work together as a team to develop your GEAR UP plan for next year, as well as time to gather ideas from other schools. Facilitators will be on hand to help your team during the retreat.
Each cluster is invited to bring a team of eight participants to the retreat. You may, of course, attend with a smaller team. If you would like to bring more than eight participants, please register them online under “alternate / waiting list attendees”. You will be notified by Tuesday, April 3 about whether your alternates can attend.

Think carefully about who attends the retreat; consider including key GEAR UP staff, key school personnel (administrators, lead teachers, counselors, etc.), key decision-makers and implementers, higher ed partners, parents, partners, or community members.

Note: Please review the draft agenda. Once all breakout presenters have been confirmed, an updated agenda will be sent out. Also, if you are interested to see information, agenda, and minutes from last year's retreat, visit the 2011 SUCCESS Retreat blog!

GEAR UP will provide:
• Meals (dinner on the 26th through lunch on the 28th, not including Friday dinner)
• Room and tax (will be charged to a master account) on Thursday and Friday nights.
• Sub costs for Thursday and Friday
• Materials
 
Registration:
Register online at: http://gearup.ous.edu/events/register/28
The deadline for registration is noon on Thursday, March 22nd. Registrations or alternates received after this date may not be able to be accommodated.
 
Room Reservations:
A block of rooms has been held at the Seventh Mountain Resort for the nights of Thursday, April 26th and Friday, April 27th. Room and tax will be charged to a master account; individuals are responsible for all incidental charges. 

GEAR UP will use the online registration form to create a rooming list for the Resort, so please make sure the correct nights are checked for each attendee. Contact us as soon as possible with any changes. Wherever possible, attendees of the same gender from the same cluster will be assigned to double rooms.  Make note of roommate preferences in the notes field on the registration page.
Any room cancellations after April 1st may result in charges to your school.
 
Driving Instructions:
http://www.seventhmountain.com/resort.php/SEVENTH_MOUNTAIN/CCM_558

Questions
Contact Anne Stephens at anne_stephens@ous.edu or 541-968-7189.