21st Century Community Learning Centers
21st Century Community Learning Centers is a federally-funded program which supports the creation of community learning centers that operate programs during non-school hours for students, particularly for students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools, and their families. By providing tutoring and other academic enrichment activities along with a broad array of youth development opportunities that complement their regular academic programs, these centers help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as English language arts and math. In addition, literacy and other educational services are offered to families of students participating in the program.
Federal Legislation
for 21st CCLC Program 
21st CCLC Non-Regulatory Guidance
2011 Updated New York State Plan for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
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2011 Statewide Evaluation for NYS 21st Century Community Learning Centers ( 976.14 KB)
2012 RFP Update
A current round of Federal 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) funding will sunset on June 30, 2012. This will result in available funding and the issuance of a new competitive Request For Proposal (RFP). In past years, the 21st CCLC RFP was issued in January, with a tentative program start date of July. For the 2012 cycle, the RFP will be released in the Spring. Programs are expected to be funded as of September 1, 2012, with a grant period of 4.75 years.
The change in the 21st CCLC funding period is in light of President Obama’s Elementary Secondary Education Act Waiver Package which allows States to request flexibility in how federal funds are utilized. Contained in the package is an optional waiver which would allow States to use 21st CCLC funds to support expanded learning through actions such as extending the school day, week, or year for all students; or providing additional time for teacher collaboration and planning. New York State is considering applying for the optional waiver. Work is already underway to determine how 21st CCLC programs may optimize the waiver, if utilized, while maintaining the integrity and mission of school and community partnerships, educational enrichment, youth development, and family literacy opportunities.
For more information, please contact Betsy Morcom-Kenney, 21st CCLC State Coordinator at: 518-486-6090.
The New York State 21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation Manual: Effective July 1, 2012
The Evaluation Manual contains local program evaluation requirements that are consistent throughout the state, while encouraging individualized evaluation processes suited to local programs and their contexts. The requirements support high quality programming, which in turn helps ensure support of positive student academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes.
The requirements for 21st Century evaluation, beginning July 1, 2012, include:
- Evaluability Process (to review goals, objectives and fidelity to original grant proposal, discuss program timeline, and ensure that the program is ready to be evaluated)
- Interim evaluation report
- Evaluator attendance at quarterly advisory meetings
- Point of service quality reviews (two required site visits per year)
- Student survey (standardized survey for a sample of programs each year, survey of choice for others)
- Annual evaluation report
21st Century Community Learning Centers Evaluation Manual ( 741.27 KB)
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grantee Program and Training Resources
EDGAR: What You Need to Know About Managing Federal Funds:
Event Materials:
EDGAR March 2012 ( 1.99 MB)
A-87 March 2012 ( 4.35 MB)
A-87 Appendix B ( 29.33 KB)
A-133 Single Audit Information ( 24.04 KB )
Semi-Annual Employee Cert Example ( 26.04 KB)
Nuts and Bolts of Quality 21st Century Programming:
Event Materials:
Spring 2012 21st CCLC PD (
4.41 MB)
On-Line Technical Assistance, Resources for Out of School Time Program Planning
New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN) Program Quality
Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool: This self-assessment tool provides an
opportunity for program leaders and key staff, in collaboration with
other stakeholders, to utilize a common set of standards to assess,
plan, design and execute strategies for ongoing program improvement.
PDFs of the NYSAN QSA Tool (in English and four other languages) and the
User's Guide can be accessed at
http://www.nysan.org/section/document_library, or you can view the
interactive NYSAN QSA Tool User's Guide website at
www.nysan.org/usersguide.
2009 21st Century Community Learning Centers Round 5 RFP Information
- New 21st Century Awards ( 10.72 KB)
- Technical
Assistance Webinar (
2.14
MB) - 2009 RFP ( 253.24 KB)
- 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Awards - Round 4
- 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Awards - Round 5
If you don't find what you are looking for, e-mail emsc21stcclc@mail.nysed.gov