1. Thanks for coming. Introduce 21st Century and team.
Purpose for the program:
Provide opportunities for academic enrichment to assist students in meeting the state academic standards;
Offer students access to a broad array of additional services, such as those that focus on youth development, social emotional learning, civic engagement, and nutritional and physical health; and
Offer adult family members of program participants opportunities for educational development and engagement in their children’s education.
21st Century Community Learning Centers Request for Applications – FY18
April 10, 2017

2. Purpose:
The purpose of this competitive grant program is to support the implementation of
out-of-school time (OST) and
expanded learning time (ELT)
that will enhance
academic achievement and
social and
emotional growth.

3. What’s changed? New law – Every Student Succeeds Act
FY18 – 3 grant options
Option 1 (Expanded Learning Time – ELT)
Option 2, (Out-of-School Time – OST – elementary school)
Option 3 (Out-of-School Time – OST – middle & high school)
5 year grant cycle
Allocation per option - no more than $200,000
Hours of operation
Collaboration
Funding Priority – 1/3 to small town and rural
Program Performance Measures
Prompts
New law: The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has administered the 21st Century Community Learning Center’s (21st CCLC) program since 2002, when it was authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 amended ESEA, and altered the focus of the 21st CCLC grant program focusing the funding on expanded learning time (ELT) and out-of-school (OST) that clearly align academic services to the identified needs of students and to state academic standards. ESSA broadened the allowable activities to include such things as apprenticeships.

4. Grant Opportunities Option 1 (Expanded Learning Time (ELT) all grades)
Must offer minimum of 300 additional hours
During school hours and summer
Must show evidence
$50,000 - $200,000
Option 2 (Out-of-School Time (OST) elementary school)
Afterschool program – may include before school and summer school
Option 3 (Out-of-School Time (OST) middle & high school)
Afterschool program - may include before school and summer school
College and career readiness
Dropout prevention

5. Hours of Operation Elementary School students 15 hours a week
Middle and high school students
12 hours a week
Program start date: October 23, 2017
Program end – no later than: April 20, 2018

6. Collaboration 1. LEA and Community-based Organization Partnership
2. District support teams and/or building support teams.

7. Collaboration School Districts Community Organizations
Faith-Based Organizations

8. Funding & Funding Priority
Funding for this grant is contingent upon ODE’s receipt of federal funding.
5 year grant cycle
No less than $50,000
Years 1-3 = no more than $200,000
Years 4 = $150,000
Years 5 = $100,000
Priority – Title I funded programs, small town and rural – even and fair distribution throughout the state
Funding & Funding Priority

9. College and Career Readiness Dropout Prevention
Special Focus
middle and high school
College and Career Readiness Dropout Prevention
Special focus = Middle and High School Students

10. Submission Eligible Applicants Licensing Ohio Department of Education Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Grant Assurances

11. Provision of Equitable Services
….are services to non-public students that these students are entitled to under federal law.

12. Findings for Recovery
The Auditor of State has established a database that lists all persons who have unresolved findings of recovery.
If an applicant is found on this list, by law, ODE can not fund.

13. Grant
Termination

14. Performance Measures
Objective 1:  Participants in Ohio's 21st CCLC programs will demonstrate educational and social benefits and positive behavioral changes.   Objective 2:  Ohio’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers will deliver high quality programs, with evidence-based5 educational and developmental services that positively affect student outcomes in school attendance and academic performance, and that result in decreased disciplinary actions or other adverse behaviors.   Objective 3:  Ohio’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers will ensure that the out of school activities target the student’s academic needs and align with instruction during the school day.   Objective 4:  Ohio’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers will deliver evidence-based7 educational development opportunities that promote family involvement and family literacy, and that result in family members engaging in their children’s learning, either at home, at programs sponsored by the center, or elsewhere in ongoing and meaningful ways.   Objective 5:  Ohio’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers will establish and maintain relationships with other community-based organizations and local education agencies that provide ongoing partnerships of mutual support, and that result in strengthened implementation of the 21st CCLC program.  
All applications will propose program performance measures based on the following measures set forth by the Ohio Department of Education. The indicators are listed on the application for further assistance in completing the application. All applicants will be required to work at meeting the performance measures and indicators.
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The measures shall guide programming efforts. Program performance objectives are entered into the CCIP electronic application in the Planning Tool as Strategies and Action Steps. Strategies illustrate how the measures are accomplished. The action steps illustrate how strategies are implemented.

15. Personnel
Nutrition

16. Evaluation Local Evaluation State Evaluation
American Institutes for Research
Annual Performance Reporting
USDOE Requirements
Program Evaluation
Plan with the end in mind
Nice to know vs. need to know
Pre and post assessments
Alignment to program
Program enhancements and improvements
Tell your program’s story
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PPOs should be a part of the evaluation plan and measureable
Evaluation expenses should be reasonable
Data should provide program outcomes aligned to PPOs
And data should be used to help to tell your story

17. Program Compliance Monitoring Competitive Review Grant Read
Approved Activities
Program Compliance Monitoring
Use of Funds
Competitive Review Grant Read

18. Sustainability
21st CCLC grants are NOT intended to provide programs with long-term sustainability of their expanded learning and out-of-school time programs. Local education agencies and community-based organizations need to work together in making critical links to sustaining 21st Century programs beyond the grant period. Applicants should bring together community organizations with local education agencies to determine how best to leverage resources within the community for long-term continuation of the program.
All 21st CCLC programs will be REQUIRED to develop and implement a sustainability plan that focuses on maintaining programs at the end of the grant cycle. Programs must consider effective strategies that will allow programs to operate at matched or reduced funding. Each applicant must describe a plan for sustaining the program.

19. Funding Awards Notification of Awards
The Office of Innovation and Improvement will determine the number of local 21st Century programs to be funded based on the federal funding award to the State of Ohio and the state’s funding priorities. Quality applicants from any selected path will be funded based on available resources.

20. Grievance Procedure

21. APPENDIX A FY st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Application Scoring Rubric APPENDIX B 21ST Century Frequently Asked Questions

22. Questions