Notice: 05/11/2020
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is providing notice to the community of its intent to submit two proposals to the Florida Department of Education to establish a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC) at the following sites:
- Jupiter Community High School
- Santaluces Community High School
Notice: 12/11/2019
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County has been awarded 4 new grants that were proposed to the Florida Department of Education and will be establishing 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs at:
- Max M. Fisher Boys & Girls Clubs, which will serve Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune Elementary, Washington Elementary, John F. Kennedy Middle School, and Howell L. Watkins Middle Schools.
- Florence De George Boys & Girls Club, which will serve Northboro Elementary, Westward Elementary, Northmore Elementary, and Roosevelt Middle Schools.
- Marjorie S. Fisher Boys & Girls Club, which will serve Benoist Farms Elementary, Grassy Waters Elementary, Seminole Trails Elementary, and Jeaga Middle Schools.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Boca Raton, which will serve Boca Raton Elementary and J.C. Mitchell Elementary Schools.
What is 21st CCLC?
Purpose:
This free program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.
Types of Projects:
Each eligible entity that receives an award from the state may use the funds to carry out a broad array after-school activities (including those held during summer recess periods) to advance student achievement. These activities include:
- Remedial education activities and academic enrichment learning programs, including those which provide additional assistance to students to allow the students to improve their academic achievement
- Mathematics and 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 (LEP) students and that emphasize language skills and academic achievement
- Recreational activities
- 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 them to improve their academic achievement
- Drug and violence prevention programs
- Counseling programs
- Character education programs
Additional Information:
- Targets students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Eligible applicants include school districts (including charter schools), educational consortia, non-profit agencies, for profit agencies, city or county governments, faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education and consortium of two or more such agencies.
A current map of Florida’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers and more information on these programs can be found at http://florida21stcclc.usf.edu/index.php?map
For more information about the Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County please visit: https://bgcpbc.org/
