Delaware Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers

Afterschool programs provide children and youth with safe, engaging places to try new activities, develop new skills, have fun, and learn.

21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLCs) are federally funded, high quality afterschool and summer programs. They provide students with academic support, enrichment, and school engagement. They complement students' regular academic program.

Federal funds support the development of high quality afterschool and summer programs through a competitive process that prioritizes high poverty areas. All 21^st CCLCs must show a partnership between the target school(s) and at least one community- or faith-based organization.

Delaware 21st CCLCs currently support afterschool and summer programs in over 30 elementary, middle, and high schools, serving approximately 3,000 students each year. The funded programs operate afterschool programs and summer programs.

Delaware 21st Century Community Learning Centers Goals

Increase school attendance and increase academic achievement of participating students in one or more academic areas
Increase school connectedness of participants, including families, caregivers, and school teachers and staff
Increase the capacity of participants to become productive adults

Program Information

21st CCLC programs provide a broad array of opportunities for students and their families including such things as:

Academic Supports: hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math, homework help, literacy activities, SAT preparation, tutoring, and more;
Career Exploration and College Access: college application support, college visits, internships, job shadowing, and more
Fine Arts: dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and more;
Health Promotion: counseling and mental health programs, healthy cooking, nutrition education, substance abuse prevention, and more;
Physical Activity: baseball, basketball, martial arts, soccer, swimming, yoga, and more;
Youth Development: community service, good decision-making, leadership development, mediation skills, social and emotional learning, violence prevention, and more; and
Family Engagement: adult education, family events, family literacy, and more.

Schools with 21st CCLCs

o Cape Henlopen	o Thomas Edison Charter School	o Milford
o Milton ES		o Milford Central Academy
	o Freire Charter School Wilmington	o Milford HS
o Capital
o Booker T Washington ES	o Great Oaks Charter School	o Red Clay
o Central MS		o A.I. du Pont HS
o Dover HS	o Indian River	o A.I. du Pont MS
o East Dover ES	o Phillip C. Showell ES	o Highlands ES
o William Henry MS		o Richey ES
	o Kuumba Academy Charter School	o Shortlidge Academy
o Charter School of New Castle
	o Lake Forest	o Seaford
o Christina	o Lake Forest South ES	o Blades ES
o Stubbs Early Education		o Frederick Douglass ES
and Dual Generation Ctr	o Laurel	o Seaford Central ES
o The Bancroft School	o North Laurel Learning	o Seaford MS
o Glasgow HS	Academy	o West Seaford ES
	o Laurel ES
o Colonial	o Laurel MS	o Woodbridge
o Castle Hills ES		o Phillis Wheatley ES
o Eisenberg ES		o Woodbridge MS

2020 - 2021 Delaware 21st CCLC Programs

2020 - 2021 Delaware 21st CCLC Calendar

Delaware 21st CCLC List of Prescreened External Organizations

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state education agencies to provide a list of prescreened external organizationsthat have knowledge and expertise necessary to assist with implementing activities of 21^st CCLC programs. An "external organization" is defined as “a nonprofit organization with a record of success in running or working with before or after school (or summer recess) programs and activities.” DDOE will maintain the Delaware 21st CCLC List of Prescreened External Organizations for those organizations that meet the criteria and have completed the Delaware 21st CCLC Nonprofit External Organization Profile Form. Please note: The “Delaware 21st CCLC List of Prescreened External Organizations” will be posted for informational purposes only for any 21st CCLC grant applicant to view and utilize at their own discretion. 21st CCLCs are not required to partner specifically with any external organizations that are on the “Delaware 21st CCLC List of Prescreened External Organizations.”

Federal Statutes and Guidance

The 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative was established by Title IV, Part B - Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. See also the 21st CCLC Non-Regulatory Guidance. Additional federal guidance is available on various topics including:

Fiscal and administrative issues for 21st CCLC are covered under the US Department of Education Department Uniform Grant Guidance.
Guidance on High School Credit for Afterschool Activities
At the national level, accountability for the 21st Century Community Learning Center nationally is based on Federal Grant Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Measures. All grantees use data collection systems to track such things as attendance, grades, homework completion, classroom behavior, state assessment scores, etc. and submit data on an annual basis to the federal 21APR reporting system.

Evaluation

A commitment to evaluation at both the state and local levels is central to the Delaware's 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative. Please see the full evaluation report for more information.

Request for Proposal - Cohort 18 Information

Delaware Afterschool Network

Delaware’s 21st CCLC program collaborates and partners with the Delaware Afterschool Network (DEAN), part of the 50 State Afterschool Network. For more information, contact Regina Sidney-Brown, DEAN Director; c/o United Way of Delaware; 625 N. Orange St, 3rd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801; 302-573-3743; regina@deasn.org

Resources for Current 21st CCLC Programs

21st CCLC State Coordinator

John Hulse

Education Associate, 21st CCLC and Title I Programs

Delaware Department of Education

35 Commerce Way, Suite 1

Dover, DE 19904

Telephone: (302) 735-4100

21st CCLC Technical Assistance Coordinator

Teresita Cuevas

Center for Disabilities Studies

University of Delaware

461 Wyoming Rd

Newark, DE 19716

Telephone: (302) 831-2053

21st CCLC Support

Valerie Oldani

Secretary, School Support Service

Delaware Department of Education

35 Commerce Way, Suite 1

Dover, DE 19904

Telephone: (302) 857-3374