Public Notice: Intent to Apply for 21^st Century Community

Learning Center and ASSETS Grants

The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) hereby notifies the community that it will be applying for 21^st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) and After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETS) Grants that will establish or expand community learning centers to provide academic enrichment opportunities for students during non-school hours. The 21st CCLC Grants serve elementary and middle school students, helping them meet state and local academic standards in core subjects such as reading and math, and include a broad array of enrichment activities, along with educational services to the families of participating children. The 21st Century ASSETS program provides students in grades nine through twelve with academic enrichment and activities that complement the regular academic program, support college and career readiness, and offer literacy and related educational development services for families of enrolled students.

This notice is also to inform private schools located in the attendance area of WCCUSD that, in accordance with the requirements in the Request for Applications, the District will consult with private school officials regarding the provision of equitable educational services to children and their teachers and other educational personnel under the terms of the grant program.

Programs may operate after school only, or after school and any combination of before school, weekends, summer, intersession, and vacation. Each program must consist of three elements: academic assistance, educational enrichment, and family literacy services.  The Request for Applications was posted to the CDE website in September, 2022, and the due date for applications is November 16, 2022.

Proposed 21st CCLC school year programs would serve students at:

Bayview Elementary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Collins Elementary

Coronado Elementary

Dover Elementary

Edward M. Downer Elementary

Ford Elementary

Highland Elementary

Lake Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary

Michelle Obama Elementary

Murphy Elementary

Nystrom Elementary

Riverside Elementary

Stege Elementary

Betty Reid Soskin Middle

Helms Middle

Lovonya DeJean Middle

 

Proposed 21st CCLC summer programs would serve students at:

 

Bayview Elementary

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary

Collins Elementary

Coronado Elementary

Dover Elementary

Edward M. Downer Elementary

Ford Elementary

Highland Elementary

Lake Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary

Michelle Obama Elementary

Murphy Elementary

Nystrom Elementary

Riverside Elementary

Stege Elementary

Betty Reid Soskin Middle

Helms Middle

Lovonya DeJean Middle

 

Proposed 21st Century ASSETS programs would serve students at:

 

De Anza High

Greenwood Academy

John F. Kennedy High

Richmond High

 

Background:

The 21st CCLC and ASSETS programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the California Department of Education (CDE). 21st CCLC and ASSETS grants present a significant opportunity to create or grow expanded learning programs in communities throughout the Bay Area. 21st CCLC funding prioritizes public school and community collaboratives, schools serving high poverty areas, and programs that offer academic, enrichment and family literacy activities.  For more information about these grants, and to download the request for applications, go to https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r27/rfa21standassets2023-24.asp

For additional information please contact Kasey Blackburn-Jiron, Expanded Learning Coordinator for the WCCUSD Expanded Learning Program, at 510-307-4652 or kasey.blackburn-jiron@wccusd.net.