| Title IV, Part B of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
21st Century Community Learning Center
The purpose of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC) is to establish or expand community learning centers that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities along with activities designed to complement the students’ regular academic program.
Community learning centers offer the students’ families literacy and related educational development. 21st CCLC programs, which can be located in elementary or secondary schools or other similarly accessible facilities, provide a range of high-quality services to support student learning and development, including tutoring and mentoring, homework help, academic enrichment (such as hands-on science or technology programs), and community service opportunities, as well as music, arts, sports and cultural activities. At the same time, centers help working parents by providing a safe environment for students during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session.
Authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the law’s specific purposes are to:
(1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students (particularly students in high-poverty areas and those who attend low-performing schools) meet State and local student performance standards in core academic subjects such as reading and mathematics;
(2) offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs, that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students; and
(3) offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development.
Projects can be funded for a period of three to five years. This year a total of 15 LEA’s, nonprofits, community-based organizations and faith-based organizations applied for grants. This year’s awards will be funded for five years based upon annual reviews and successful implementation. This year’s grant recipients join 16 continuing grant recipients already serving the District of Columbia.
Title IV, Part B - 21st CCLC Contact Information
Title IV, Part B - 21st CCLC Important Information
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