21st Century

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U.S. Department of Education
21st Century Community Learning Center Program
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Reauthorized 21st Century Community Learning
Centers Program
Title IV, Part B Of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as amended by No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001
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In the beginning . . .

• 1997 to 2001 -- The U.S. Department of Education
  managed the 21st CCLC program as a nationwide
  competition and directly awarded 1,600 grants to
  public schools and school districts (the program
  grew from 1 million to 846 million).
• 1997 to present ED and Charles Stewart Mott
  Foundation formed a unique public/private
  partnership.
• Partnerships goal- make high-quality
  after-school enrichment opportunities widely
  available to inner-city and rural students and
  communities.

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Key Events of Implementation of New 21st CCLC
Statute

• November 28-29, 2001 ED, Mott Foundation, and
  CCSSO met with SEAs in Tampa, FL to assist SEAs
  with the transition of 21st CCLC program from
  federal to state.
• January 8, 2002 No Child Left Behind Act of
  2001 was signed by President Bush.
• April 10-11, 2002 ED, Mott Foundation, and CCSO
  sponsored 2nd meeting with SEAs to support SEAs
  in implementing 21st CCLC legislation

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More Key Events

• June 2002 States submitted 5-year State
  Consolidation Plan for ED approval.
• July 2002 -- States received FY 2002 funding to
  conduct first State 21st CCLC grant competitions
  (350 million).
• January 2003 Results of Mathematica Policy
  Research, Inc. national evaluation of 21st CCLC
  program, suggested programs not of high-quality,
  and not effective in improving student academic
  performance.

• June 2002 States submitted 5-year State
  Consolidation Plan for ED approval.
• July 2002 -- States received FY 2002 funding to
  conduct first State 21st CCLC grant competitions
  (350 million).
• January 2003 Results of Mathematica Policy
  Research, Inc. national evaluation of 21st CCLC
  program, suggested programs not of high-quality,
  and not effective in improving student academic
  performance.

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More Key Events

• February, 2003 ED issued final Non-Regulatory
  Guidance for 21st CCLC Program.
• July 2003, 2004, 2005 States received 3 more
  years of 21st CCLC funding (990 million).
• June 2003 ED, and Mott Foundation sponsored
  After-School Summit, with Arnold Schwarzenegger
  to define a broad array of desirable outcomes of
  after-school programs covering academic, social
  and youth development and health goals.

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More Key Events

• November 2000 ED and Mott sponsored a follow-up
  meeting to Summit with the SEAs.
• June 2003 ED awarded final year of continuation
  funding to nearly 700 federal 21st CCLC grantees.
• October 2003 -- ED contracted with Learning Point
  Associates (LPA) to develop a web-based data
  collection system (PPICS).

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• October 2003 -- ED contracted with National
  Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning at
  SEDL to provide models, tools,and assistance to
  offer high-quality, research-based academic
  assistance to 21st CCLC grantees.
• December 2004 PPICS website open to SEAs and
  sub-grantees to enter data on the
  State-administered 21st CCLC program.
• June, 2004 LPA submitted its first report to ED
  on the data collection of the SEA 21st CCLC
  Program (nearly 3,000 grantees via 8,448 centers
  operating nationwide by end of 2004).

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Purposes of the Reauthorized 21st CCLC Program

• Academic enrichment activities for students in
  high-poverty and low-performing schools that can
  help students meet State and local achievement
  standards.
• A broad array of additional services designed to
  reinforce and complement the regular academic
  program.
• Literacy and related educational development
  services to the families of children who are
  served in the program.

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Major Program Goals 2005 -

• Continuing initiative to improve program quality
  by encouraging comprehensive and sustainable
  programs based on validated practices and
  principles.
• EDs National Activities Plan
• National Partnership for Quality Afterschool
  Learning _at_ SEDL
• Annual Summer Institutes
• Support for Foundations Winter Institute
• Support for research and evaluation
• Support networks with informal education
  centers,especially museums and RD institutions
  to promote math and science programs Coalition
  for Science After-School.

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To Accomplish This. . .

• The U.S. Department of Education working in
  collaboration with the C.S. Mott Foundation and
  its partners, will be providing extensive
  training and support to help improve the quality
  of after school programs and to ensure they are
  effective in meeting the academic and social
  needs of participating children.
• We must collect and present data that provides
  evidence that 21st CCLC is working.

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Data Attendance

• The average number of regular attendees was 75
  (55). The average number of total attendees was
  138.

• Regular attendance was highest in centers serving
  elementary students
• Nearly two thirds of regular attendees qualify
  for free or reduced-price lunch

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Data Reporting on Outcomes

• Most states chose to report on grade or State
  assessment scores for that year
• Thirty-one states opted to report more than one
  impact category, whereas 22 selected only one
  category to report.

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Data Grades

• 45 of all participants improved their Reading
  /Language Arts grades (2003 43), 41 of all
  participants improved their Math grades (2003
  40.3)
• A greater proportion of elementary students
  improved their math and reading grades than
  middle school students

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Data State Assessments

• About 55 of attendees are at proficient or above
  in reading
• About 52 of attendees are at proficient or above
  in math

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Data Cross-year Assessments

• For both math and reading assessments, 31 of
  students witnessed an improvement in the
  proficiency level they scored in, whereas about
  20 witnessed a decrease in proficiency level

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Data Services Offered

• About 90 of centers offered academic enrichment
  learning programs

• Academic assistance and recreational activities
  were the most prevalent, reflecting two other
  central goals of the 21st CCLC mandate.

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Data Academic Behaviors

• The categories of behavior with the highest
  percentage of student improvement were academic
  performance (71), completing homework to the
  teachers satisfaction (69), class participation
  (69), and turning in homework on time (68).
• For every category of behavior, teachers rated a
  majority of students as having improved.
• Overall, 69 of regular attendees demonstrated
  improvement in homework completion and class
  participation, while 64 demonstrated improvement
  across the full domain of behaviors identified on
  the survey.

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Important 21st CCLC Resources

• Website www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc
• Title IV, Part B, of NCLB Act of 2001
• Non-Regulatory Guidance for 21st CCLC
• Funding Status
• Public PPICS Database (searchable state grants
  and competitions)
• Resources
• Links to SEA websites and 21st CCLC contacts