The Greeley Dream Team Incorporated

TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND PREVENT STUDENT DROP-OUT FOR STUDENTS IN GREELEY EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6.

EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH (ETS) IS THE LARGEST DREAM TEAM PROGRAM, SERVING OVER 700 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. ETS IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED TRIO PRE-COLLEGIATE PROGRAM THAT CREATES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS WHILE PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ASSISTING WITH THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE. ETS WORKS WITH STUDENTS IN THE WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 WHO ARE IN GRADES 6-12 WHO HAVE THE DRIVE TO PURSUE A COLLEGE EDUCATION. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ONE-ON-ONE ACADEMIC ADVISING, TUTORING, CAREER AND COLLEGE-BASED FIELD TRIPS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE, AND COLLEGE PREPARATION.

THIS PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GREELEY DREAM TEAM, JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY. DISCOVERY IS A SERIES OF CLASSES: DISCOVERY I, II, AND III, WHICH FOCUS ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, POSITIVE COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND TEAM BUILDING. EACH STUDENT AT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE DISCOVERY I COURSE. THIS COURSE TEACHES STUDENTS THE SKILLS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL OR WORK, TO CREATE POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES BETWEEN TEACHERS AND PEERS, AND TO DEVELOP AN ATMOSPHERE WITH A GENUINE SENSE OF TRUST AND RESPECT TOWARDS THEMSELVES AS WELL AS OTHERS. A STUDENT WHO COMPLETES DISCOVERY I MAY BE NOMINATED TO MOVE ON THROUGH THE SERIES OF DISCOVERY CLASSES IN ORDER TO BECOME A MEDIATOR AMONGST HIS OR HER PEERS.

THE DREAM TEAM HONORS SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY A DIVERSE CROSS- SECTION OF LOCAL CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ADDRESS A RECOGNIZED NEED TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND INCREASE GRADUATION RATES. WE ARE PLEASED TO SAY THAT IN THE LAST 17 YEARS ALONE, WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 370,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 320 DESERVING STUDENTS. STUDENTS MUST BE PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH (ETS) PROGRAM AT EITHER GREELEY CENTRAL, GREELEY WEST, JEFFERSON OR NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR TO APPLY.

THE DREAM TEAM AND BELLA ROMERO ACADEMY HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO PROMOTE SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR BELLA ROMERO STUDENTS THROUGH THE OPERATION GRADUATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SERVES SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH AN ADVISOR TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, POSITIVE ATTENDANCE, POSITIVE BEHAVIOR RESULTS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND GRADUATION COMPLETION. THE ADVISOR MEETS ONE-ONE-ONE WITH THE STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND COLLABORATES WITH THEIR PARENTS TO ENSURE STUDENT AND PROGRAM SUCCESS. THE GREELEY DREAM TEAM ALUMNI PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO HELP FORMER DREAM TEAM STUDENTS STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR ORGANIZATION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH COLLEGE, RECONNECT WITH OTHER DREAM TEAM STUDENTS AND MAKE VALUABLE BUSINESS CONTACTS THROUGH THE DREAM TEAM STAFF AND FORMER EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH (ETS) ADVISORS.