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21st CCLC Program

 

Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Learning Center Afterschool Enrichment Program

 

Under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, effective FY 2003, the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) are defined as centers which offer academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities to students and their families when school is not in session.

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The primary goal of the 21st CCLC program is to supplement the education of children who attend low performing schools and live in high-poverty areas with academic, artistic and cultural enrichment during out-of-school time hours, so that they may attain the skills necessary to meet state core curriculum content standards. In addition, the centers must offer literacy and other educational services to the families of the participating students.

The after school program in partnership with East Aurora School District, West Aurora School District, and the Fox Valley Park District is offered in the following elementary, middle and high schools across Aurora.

21st Century Community Learning Centers School Sites

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  • Freeman Elementary School

  • Greenman Elementary School

  • Hall Elementary School

  • Hill Elementary School

  • McCleery Elementary School

  • Nicholson Elementary School

  • Schneider Elementary

  • Smith Elementary School

  • Herget Middle School

  • Jefferson Middle School

  • Allen Elementary School

  • Beaupre Elementary School

  • Brady Elementary School

  • Gates Elementary School

  • Hermes Elementary School

  • Johnson Elementary School

  • Krug Elementary School

  • Oak Park Elementary School

  • O’Donnell Elementary School

  • Cowherd Middle School

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Fox Valley Park District's application to the Illinois State Board of Education for the FY 2021 Nita M. Lowery 21st Century Community Learning Centers has been approved.  This grant program is managed and implemented in partnership with the West Aurora School District 129, Jefferson Middle School, Hall, Nicholson, and Smith Elementary Schools.

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Public Notice

Fox Valley Park District in partnership with West Aurora School District 129 has submitted an application to the Illinois State Board of Education for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers FY22 Continuation grant on September 13, 2021.  This application is for the after school program at the following schools:  Jefferson Middle School, Hall, Nicholson, and Smith Elementary Schools.

 

Public Notice

Fox Valley Park District in partnership with West Aurora School District 129 has been approved by the Illinois State Board of Application on September 14, 2021 to provide the FY 22 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers at Jefferson Middle School, Hall, Nicholson, and Smith Elementary Schools.

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Public Notice

In partnership with West Aurora School District 129, the Fox Valley Park District has been officially approved for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grant for the current school year with final budget approved on January 11, 2023 and retroactive to July 1, 2022., This grant cycle is 3 years with annual approval by ISBE. This funding would support after-school and summer enrichment programs for eligible students from the following schools: Hall, Nicholson, Schneider, and Smith Elementary Schools, as well as Jefferson Middle School.  Aurora University will be the External Evaluator for the program.

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For more information on the 21st CCLC programs please contact:
Karen Harkness
Director of Programs
(630) 692-9524
kharkness@citiesinschools.org

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