CCLC 21st Century Community Learning Center LOI (Letter of Intent)

Intent for possible funding

Quad Communities Development Corporation (QCDC) has written Letter of Intent to apply for

FY 2012 21^st Century Community Learning Center (21^st CCLC) grant funds. QCDC will be working together with Area 15, Cluster 5 Office from the Chicago Public Schools. Syda Taylor, Elev8 Director over Q.U.A.D. Programs –Quest for Urban Achievement & Dreams will be working with partnering schools mentioned below. Please contact her with any questions in regards to 21^st CCLC at 312.371.7036 or staylor@qcdc.org

Partnering schools

- Florence B. Price Elementary – 4351 S. Drexel, Chicago IL. 60653

- Jackie Robinson Elementary – 4225 S. Lake Park Chicago IL 60653

- William Claude Reavis Elementary -834 E. 50^th Street, Chicago IL 60615

21^st CCLC summary

For more information please go to http://finance1.doe.mass.edu/Grants/grants11/rfp/530A.html

Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, authorizes the establishment of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC). The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that:

• Provide academic and enrichment opportunities for children in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 (Pk-12), particularly those students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools, to meet State and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects. Core Academic Subjects: include English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography;

• Offer academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportunities to students and their families. Student activities must be provided during non-school hours (before or after school) or periods when school is not in session (including holidays, weekends, or summer recess). Family activities, however, are not restricted to non-school hours and may take place at any time;

• Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic programs of participating students. Activities may include youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs; and

• Offer literacy and related educational services to the families of participating children.