1. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Academic Enrichment Bridge Project February 12, 2016 Webinar 21st CCLC Team

2. Technical Assistance Objectives Review programmatic and fiscal requirements Present application timeline and key components Provide submission instructions Answer questions

3. Questions? Please type your questions in the chat box.

4. Purpose of Grant To improve student academic achievement by providing additional weeks of academic remediation and acceleration activities, particularly in English Language Arts, math, and reading, during the weeks between the ending of the current academic year, 2015-16, and the beginning of the next academic year, 2016-17.

5. Basic Information Deadline for submission: Friday, March 11, 2016 by 4:30 pm Before you submit your application, please take a look at your budget from this current school year. If you won’t spend all of your funding for 2015-2016, you may consider amending your budget to supplement funding your Summer Bridge program, especially if you will need additional money for transportation for the Summer Bridge program, for example. Online submission: Please copy and paste the following url to access the application: https://apps.ed.sc.gov/Survey/index.php?sid=48471&lang=en https://apps.ed.sc.gov/Survey/index.php?sid=48471&lang=en

6. Eligible Applicants Districts/Organizations that are currently (2015-16) receiving 21st CCLC funds and operating a 21st CCLC program. Programs that are currently receiving funding but are in the final year of their four-year funding cycle are eligible to apply.

7. Timeline of Awarding Process DateActivity/Action March 11, 2016 by 4:30 pm Deadline for Receipt of Project Information and Budget Summary and Narrative May 15, 2016Notification of Awards (Tentative) June 1, 2016Bridge Projects may begin August 15, 2016Bridge Projects must end

8. Funding Overview Maximum amount per award: $40,000 (based on average of $800/student) Project Period: June 1–August 15, 2016 Funding period: June 1–August 15, 2016

9. SCDE Requirements Adhere to all state and federal program requirements outlined in the Request for Proposal under which the organization was initially funded. Adhere to all Authorized and Unauthorized Activities and Costs outlined in the Request for Proposal under which the organization was initially funded. Offer activities/services consistent with the academic and enrichment goals and objectives identified in their approved applications.

10. SCDE Requirements Operate a minimum of four hours a day four days a week for at least 30 days, June 1 – August 15. – Programs that are required to operate a summer component may not begin the Bridge Project until the conclusion of the initial summer program. These programs must operate a minimum of 15 additional days beyond their current requirement.

11. SCDE Requirements – Exceptions to this rule would be: Programs may use the Bridge funding to add additional days/hours of operation to their current summer program. For example, if your current summer program will meet M-TH from 8:00- Noon, you may add an afternoon segment from Noon-4:00, charging only the afternoon, added portion to the Bridge Grant. You must clearly state your plans in your application if you plan to add extra days/hours.

12. SCDE Requirements Serve a minimum of 25 students who attend schools that are currently being served. – This requirement is only applicable to the 21st CCLC Bridge Project. It does not relieve programs from their obligation to serve the number of students proposed in their initial applications. – New students who meet the eligibility criteria may be invited to participate in the Bridge Project.

13. SCDE Requirements Use certified teachers and maintain 10:1 ratio during the academic components. – Teacher assistants do not have to be certified educators. Use funds, primarily, to support instructional salaries, benefits, student supplies, and transportation associated with the academic and enrichment components of program activities.

14. SCDE Requirements Unallowable Costs: – Items listed in the Request for Proposal under which your organization was originally funded, – Food (including snacks); – Technology items (including tablets, e-readers, computers, printers, and video cameras); – Professional development; – Lodging or other overnight field trips expenditures.

15. SCDE Requirements Provide assurance that Bridge Project funds will not be used to pay for existing levels of services funded from any other sources or for any services mandated by state, federal, or local law, including the Summer Reading Camps, mandated by Proviso 1.84. To do so would violate the basic “supplement, not supplant” requirement of federal programs.

16. SCDE monitors that each applicant: meets the eligibility requirements provides assurances of compliance with program implementation and reporting requirements appropriately uses funds implements activities within the timeline is subjected to evaluation of their financial systems Program Accountability and Monitoring

17. Online Submission Online submission: Please copy and paste the following url to access the application: https://apps.ed.sc.gov/Survey/index.php?s id=48471&lang=en https://apps.ed.sc.gov/Survey/index.php?s id=48471&lang=en You will be able to Save your application to resume it at a later time.

18. Contact Information For additional assistance, please contact:  Joyce Patterson 803-734-8291  John Myers803-734-8114