Region VII After School Programs

Region VII Lead Office for
After School Programs

A Network of
After School Education and Safety Program
and
21st Century Community Learning Centers

Welcome to Region VII After School Programs Website!

This website is intended to provide you with an overview of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) and the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Programs, as well as provide you with resources for your after school programs.

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Program was previously, beginning in 1997, administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2002) transferred the program administration in California to the CDE. The program offers five one-year grant funding to local community partnerships to provide activities in the after school hours focusing on improved academic achievement by integrating support of each student's regular day schedule, enrichment services that reinforce and complement the academic program of the school the students attend, and family literacy services.

Entities eligible to apply for funding include local educational agencies, cities, counties, community-based organizations and other public or private entities that may include faith-based organizations or a consortium of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities. Consistent with federal statute, awards are restricted to only those applicants that proposed to serve students who attend schools eligible for Title I Schoolwide Programs. Competitive priority is given to schools that included a partnership between a local education agency receiving Title I funds and another public or private entity.

The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter approved initiative, Proposition 49. This proposition amended California Education Code 8482 to expand and rename the former Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhood Partnerships Program. ASES Program funds the establishment of local after school education and enrichment programs. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe, constructive alternatives for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. The increased funding is designed to: 1) maintain existing before and after school program funding, and 2) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools that submit quality applications throughout California. The current funding level for the ASES program is $121.6 million.

The funding increase for the ASES Program is available any year beyond FY 2004 that the State Budget is at least $1.5 billion over the prior year budget. The amount beyond the $1.5 billion increase becomes available to fund additional after school programs consistent with the initiative. As defined in the initiative, funding could increase up to $550 million for this state program.

For more information, contact:

Maria Magallanes, M.P.H., Region VII Lead
Tulare County Office of Education
Office for After School Programs
7000 Doe Avenue, Building 300
Visalia, CA 93291

office: (559) 651-0155
cell: (559) 972-1022
fax: (559) 651-0172

e-mail: mariamag@tcoe.org

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Region VII Lead Office forAfter School Programs

Region VII Lead Office for
After School Programs