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Program Guidelines and Standards. The Milwaukee Public Schools requires each Community Learning Center (CLC) to create a CLC Program Plan that is closely aligned to and supports the School’s Improvement Plan (SIP). CLC sites must provide academic enrichment activities designed to address identified achievement gaps and support student academic achievement in reading, math and other areas of need. In addition to an academic component, each CLC is also required to design and implement activities and programs for youth recreation and family enrichment that support student learning. The CLC Program Plan should describe in detail these activities and programs. As partners, the School and the Lead Agency must work together to develop the CLC Program Plan. Each site’s Program Plan will be reviewed and approved by the CLC Project Team. Evaluation of each site will be based on the CLC Program Standards. Please contact the CLC Office at (000) 000-0000 with any questions or for assistance in writing the CLC Program Plan. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (DPI) CLC GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE 21ST CENTURY CLCS? The purpose of the program is to create community learning centers that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities as well as additional activities designed to complement their regular academic program. Community learning centers must also offer the families of these students, literacy and related educational development. CLCs, which can be located in elementary or secondary schools or other similarly accessible facilities, provide a range of high-quality services to support student/family learning and development, including tutoring and homework help, academic enrichment (such as hands- on science or technology programs), community service opportunities, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. At the same time, centers will help working parents by providing a safe environment for students 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 and P.L. 114-95, Title IV, Part B, Sec.4201 Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), the law’s specific purposes are to: (1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly those who attend low-performing schools, to 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. A community learning center offers academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities to students and their families when school is not in session. According to section 4201(b)(1) of the law, a community learning center assists students in meeting state and local academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics, by providing the students with opportunities for academic enrichment. Centers also provide students with a broad array of other activities – such as drug and violence prevention programs- during periods when school is not in session (such as before and after school or during summer recess). Community learning centers must also serve the families of participating students, e.g., through family literacy programs. Each eligible organization that receives an award may use the funds to carry out a broad array of before- and after-school activities (including weekends and summer recess periods) that advance student achievement. Programs must provide remedial education activities and academic enrichment learning programs, including providing additional assistance to students to allow the students to improve their academic achievement. This must include a specific focus on mathematics and reading or English language arts, and may include a focus on other core academic subjects. In addition, programs should provide services in one or more of the following program areas. • Science education activities; • Arts and music education activities; • Entrepreneurial education programs; • Tutoring services (including those provided by senior citizen volunteers) and mentoring programs; • Programs that provide after-school activities for limited English proficient students that emphasize language skills and academic achievement; • Recreational activities including those involving physical activity; • Telecommunications and technology education programs; • Expanded library service hours; • Programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy; • Programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled, to allow the students to improve their academic achievement; and • Drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, and character education programs. Community learning centers should propose an array of inclusive and supervised services that include expanded learning opportunities (such as enriched instruction, tutoring, or homework assistance) for children. Community learning centers may also include a variety of other activities for children and community members, such as recreation; musical and artistic activities; health and nutrition programs; parent education classes; GED preparation; adult literacy courses; and opportunities to use advanced technology, particularly for those who do not have access to computers or telecommunications at home. Community learning centers are reminded of their obligation under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to ensure that their proposed community learning center program is accessible to persons with disabilities. Community learning centers are strongly encouraged to link with other school and community-based programs to provide a range of quality services for students and their families. These activities should be available for a significant number of hours each week, during non-school hours. Yes. 21st Century Community Learning Centers are required to provide educational services or activities for the families of participants. In particular, local programs may offer services to support parental involvement and family literacy. Services may be provided to families of students to advance the students’ academic achievement. However, programs designed exclusively for adults who are not related to participating children are not permissible under the new statute. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL’S CLC OBJECTIVES: • Increase academic achievement of MPS students participating in CLC activities. • Increase safety in and around the CLC. • Provide programs that serve at-risk youth through a wide range of activities. • Increase skill development and lifelong learning capacity of parents, and adults in the community. • Implement a participatory management structure that includes both citywide and CLC stakeholders. CLC Site Coordinator and CLC Academic Coordinator should work collaboratively with the principal and day school staff to identify students with the greatest academic need. When developing criteria for selecting students for your CLC program, here are some guiding questions to consider:  Based on school data, who are the students with the greatest academic needs in my school?  Based on school data, what are the academic needs of these targeted students?  What successful strategies or programs from the day school can the CLC implement/extend to support student learning?

Program Guidelines and Standards. The Milwaukee Public Schools requires each Community Learning Center (CLC) to create a CLC Program Plan that is closely aligned to and supports the School’s Improvement Plan (SIP). CLC sites must provide academic enrichment activities designed to address identified achievement gaps and support student academic achievement in reading, math and other areas of need. In addition to an academic component, each CLC is also required to design and implement activities and programs for youth recreation and family enrichment familyenrichment that support student learning. The CLC Program Plan should describe in detail these activities and programs. As partners, the School and the Lead Agency must work together to develop the CLC Program Plan. Each site’s Program Plan will be reviewed and approved by the CLC Project Team. Evaluation of each site will be based on the CLC Program Standards. Please contact the CLC Office at (000) 000-0000 with any questions or for assistance in writing the CLC Program Plan. WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (DPI) CLC GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE 21ST CENTURY CLCS? The purpose of the program is to create community learning centers that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities as well as additional activities designed to complement their regular academic program. Community learning centers must also offer the families of these students, literacy and related educational development. CLCs, which can be located in elementary or secondary schools or other similarly accessible facilities, provide a range of high-quality services to support student/family learning and development, including tutoring and homework help, academic enrichment (such as hands- on science or technology programs), community service opportunities, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. At the same time, centers will help working parents by providing a safe environment for students 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 and P.L. 114-95, Title IV, Part B, Sec.4201 Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), the law’s specific purposes are to: (1) provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly those particularlythose who attend low-performing schools, to 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 technologyeducation 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. A community learning communitylearning center offers academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities to students and their families when school is not in session. According to section 4201(b)(1) of the law, a community learning center assists students in meeting state and local academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics, by providing the students with opportunities for academic enrichment. Centers also provide students with a broad array of other activities – such as drug and violence prevention programs- during periods when school is not in session (such as before and after school or during summer recess). Community learning centers must also serve the families of participating students, e.g., through family literacy programs. Each eligible organization that receives an award may use the funds to carry out a broad array of before- and after-school activities (including weekends and summer recess periods) that advance student achievement. Programs must provide remedial education activities and academic enrichment learning programs, including providing additional assistance to students to allow the students to improve their academic achievement. This must include a specific focus on mathematics and reading or English language arts, and may include a focus on other core academic subjects. In addition, programs should provide services in one or more of the following program areas. • Science education activities; • Arts and music education activities; • Entrepreneurial education programs; • Tutoring services (including those includingthose provided by senior citizen volunteers) and mentoring programs; • Programs that provide after-school activities for limited English proficient students that emphasize language skills and academic achievement; • Recreational activities including those involving physical activity; • Telecommunications and technology education programs; • Expanded library service hours; • Programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy; • Programs that provide assistance to students who have been truant, suspended, or expelled, to allow the students to improve their academic achievement; and • Drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, and character education programs. Community learning centers should propose an array of inclusive and supervised services that include expanded learning opportunities (such as enriched instruction, tutoring, or homework assistance) for children. Community learning centers may also include a variety of other activities for children and community memberscommunitymembers, such as recreation; musical and artistic activities; health and nutrition programs; parent education classes; GED preparation; adult literacy courses; and opportunities to use advanced technology, particularly for those who do not have access to computers or telecommunications at home. Community learning centers are reminded of their obligation under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to ensure that their proposed community learning center program is accessible to persons with disabilities. Community learning centers are strongly encouraged to link with other school and community-based programs to provide a range of quality services for students and their families. These activities should be available for a significant number of hours each week, during non-school hours. Yes. 21st Century Community Learning Centers are required to provide educational services or activities for the families of participants. In particular, local programs may offer services to support parental involvement and family literacy. Services may be provided to families of students to advance the students’ academic achievement. However, programs designed exclusively for adults who are not related to participating children are not permissible under the new statute. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL’S CLC OBJECTIVES: • Increase academic achievement of MPS students participating in CLC activities. • Increase safety in and around the CLC. • Provide programs that serve at-risk youth through a wide range of activities. • Increase skill development and lifelong learning capacity of parents, and adults in the community. • Implement a participatory management structure that includes both citywide and CLC stakeholders. CLC Site Coordinator and CLC Academic Coordinator should work collaboratively with collaborativelywith the principal and day school dayschool staff to identify students with the greatest academic need. When developing criteria for selecting students for your CLC program, here are some guiding questions to consider:  Based on school data, who are the students with the greatest academic needs in my schoolmyschool?  Based on school data, what are the academic needs of these targeted students?  What successful strategies or programs from the day school can the CLC implement/extend to support student learning?