21st Century Community Learning Centers

New Awards (continued)
November 12, 1998

North Carolina

BERTIE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
222 COUNTY FARM ROAD
WINDSOR, NC 27983
Contact: Dr. Shirley Turnage 252-335-3124
Estimated First Year Funding: $500,000
The Roanoke River Valley Consortium will provide an array of services that will b e exciting, involving, inviting and unified to meet the educational, health, social services, cultural, and recreational needs of students, educators, parents and community. The centers will be open after school, weekends, and summer providing integrated reading, math, writing, technology, health, recreation, nutrition, literacy education, parenting skills, telecommunications, and access to social services.

SALLIE B. HOWARD SCHOOL
2000 LIPSCOMB ROAD
WILSON, NC 27893
Contact: JoAnne Woodard 252-237-1690
Estimated First Year Funding: $235,400
The Sallie B. Howard Charter School Community Learning Center will offer after school enrichment programs that include specialized remediation in reading, writing, and math, along with homework supervision, computer literacy, life skills training, recreation and the arts, Saturday school mentoring, summer camp, parent education and life skills training, health and recreation.

CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS
P.O. BOX 160
YANCEYVILLE, NC 27315
Contact: Floyd M. Rowland 336-694-4116
Estimated First Year Funding: $100,000
"Highest Potential" will increase academic performance of at-risk seventh and eighth grade students in math, science, reading through an intensive after-school program focused on student success; will decrease the dropout rate through its intensive after-school program including tutoring, mentoring, computer activities, technology integration, wrap-around services for students, families and community; will decrease incidences of violence and illegal drug, alcohol and tobacco use by youth, and will increase collaboration and partnerships with various agencies and private sector entities.

Ohio

CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1380 EAST SIXTH STREET
CLEVELAND, OH 44114
Contact: Esther Butler-Johnson 216-574-8167
Estimated First Year Funding: $400,000
Center activities will include: GED preparation, job development and employability skills; substance abuse prevention; support for teen fathers and families; music, dance and cultural activities; proficiency test preparation; and recreation. All activities will be supported with computer instruction.

LORAIN CITY SCHOOLS
2350 POLE AVENUE
LORAIN, OH 44052-4300
Contact: Dave Majesky 440-233-2243
Estimated First Year Funding: $400,000
Two Community Learning Centers will offer a variety of services including: tutoring in mathematics, science and language, computer training for students and adults, mentoring, recreational and artistic classes, drug prevention programs, "adventure based" and "outward bound" type activities, nutrition and health programs, parenting skills, and adult education classes.

PUTNAM COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER
COUNTY ANNEX, PO BOX 190
OTTAWA, OH 45875
Contact: Kathy Hartman, Patricia Smith 419-523-5951
Estimated First Year Funding: $156,500
Project Open Door in two rural counties in northwest Ohio will attract children of all ages and the adults of the community to after-school and summer programs that will provide tutoring, academic enrichment, and a positive, healthy, drug-free environment.

Oklahoma

BRIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROUTE 3, BOX 656
TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464
Contact: Speedy S. Chaffin, Jr. 918-456-4221
Estimated First Year Funding: $189,439
"Learning to Serve - Serving to Learn" will attract students, parents, and community members in a small, rural school district with a population that is 63% Native American. The project will provide after-school instructional services, library access, cultural and recreational activities, health and social services, and adult education, including GED, computer skills, and parenting skills.

Oregon

LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PO BOX 1110
NEWPORT, OR 97365
Contact: Leland E. Stuart 541-265-4406
Estimated First Year Funding: $198,706
Each of four communities in rural Oregon will establish community learning centers that will provide extended learning opportunities after school and during the summer, helping students to meet local achievement goals and the state's benchmark standards in core academic subjects. The centers will provide other services as well, including parenting skills, nutrition and health programs, and telecommunications and technology education programs for all ages.

MALHEUR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 8-C
195 SW 3RD AVENUE
ONTARIO, OR 97914
Contact: Michael L. Taylor 541-889-5374
Estimated First Year Funding: $39,000
This rural district is drawing together public and private partners and employers to implement an expanded day and summer program for middle and elementary students, their families, and the community. The program seeks to help these students exceed Oregon education benchmarks, resist drugs and violence, and enjoy recreation and hobbies.

CROOK DESHUTES EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT
145 SE SALMON AVENUE
REDMOND, OR 97756
Contact: Kathy Saterdahl 541-383-6120
Estimated First Year Funding: $576,312
The Deshutes County Community Learning Center Consortium is focused on adolescents through partnerships with Family Access Network, Lighted Schools, Goals 2000, Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon, Central Oregon Community Colleges, AmeriCorps, Bend Parks and Recreation, and Sister's Organization for Activities and Recreation to serve some 5,000 students at 5 middle and 2 elementary schools. They offer literacy programs during the summer and weekends as well as other social services.

Pennsylvania

MCKEESPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
2225 FIFTH AVENUE
MCKEESPORT, PA 15132
Contact: Julia A. Stewart 412-664-3690
Estimated First Year Funding: $200,000
McKeesport, an Enterprise Community, will establish Cornell's Community Connections, a multi-faceted after-school arts, recreation, and tutoring program to service the 10-15 year old middle school population. The primary focus of the program is to provide high quality, stimulating child-centered activities in innovative ways that blend the arts with academics and fuse the line between education and recreation.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
21ST STREET SOUTH OF THE PARKWAY
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Contact: Ethel K. Goldberg 215-299-7842
Estimated First Year Funding: $950,124
The school district of Philadelphia will open five community learning centers, to be open after school, on most Saturdays, and for a summer session, in middle schools in three Empowerment Zone communities. The centers will seek to help students meet or exceed the city's standards in core academic subjects, to resist drug abuse and violence; the centers will also encourage parental involvement and community collaboration.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH
341 SOUTH BELLEFIELD AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Contact: Doris Christmas 412-622-3992
Estimated First Year Funding: $149,564
Gladstone Community Learning Center will be a school-based "One Stop Shop" offering youth and families a wide range of activities and services to meet the community's educational, health, human services, cultural, and recreational needs, via technology, educational materials, and enrichment experiences.

Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
797 WESTMINSTER STREET
PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
Contact: Owen Heleen 401-456-9101
Estimated First Year Funding: $586,789
The Renaissance Centers project will provide a range of services to children and families in this Enterprise Community by establishing three learning centers serving eight Providence Schools and their neighborhoods. Each Center will develop a comprehensive program of extended learning opportunities involving after-school, Saturday, and summer activities.

South Carolina

CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
75 CALHOUN STREET
CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Contact: Patti Daniels 803-937-6423
Estimated First Year Funding: $698,796
The Charleston County School District Consortia of Schools, in collaboration with its community partners, will provide an integrated system of services to four rural island communities and two urban (Enterprise) communities in Charleston County. The program will offer enrichment activities in mathematics, science and communication skills, with technology used as an integral part of the curriculum to students at three middle schools and three high schools and group literacy, basic skills, GED, parent education and integrated social services, recreational and cultural programs and employment opportunities for adults in the community.

LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
POST OFFICE DRAWER 130
LANCASTER, SC 29721
Contact: Paul McKenzie 803-286-6972
Estimated First Year Funding: $176,733
The District and some 35 partners will establish the Barr Street Middle School Community Learning Center and Partnership. The Center will feature: courses on a wide range of topics, some remedial, some advanced; a home-based parent involvement component designed to help parents in their role as primary educators of their children; and an interdisciplinary social services team providing seamless services to families.

SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO
P.O. BOX 2425
1345 WILSON HALL ROAD
SUMTER, SC 29151-2425
Contact: Dr. Mary Hallums 803-469-6900
Estimated First Year Funding: $480,725
This project will establish after-school centers and Family Technology Resource Centers in each district middle school to improve academic achievement by providing individualized supplemental instruction in language arts, mathematics and science; tutoring and mentoring; instruction in technology use and hands-on time for student practice and projects. Instruction and guidance will be provided in social skills development, drug use prevention, and violence prevention. The Family Technology Resource Centers will be provided through collaboration with the Technology Innovation Challenge project.

ANDERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE
P.O. DRAWER 439
ANDERSON, SC 29622
Contact: Doris Cole or Karen Woodward 864-260-5000
Estimated First Year Funding: $585,426
Anderson Five's Promise is an after-school and summer program focused on middle-school youth in three middle schools. Partners include students, parents, school personnel, Partners for a Healthy Community, and the Anderson Area Medical Center.

South Dakota

EAGLE BUTTE SCHOOL DISTRICT 20-1
P.O. BOX 260
EAGLE BUTTE, SD 57625
Contact: Jeanne Bowman 605-964-2702
Estimated First Year Funding: $199,690
To address the needs of youth on the Cheyenne River Reservation, the project will develop effective relationships among a variety of youth service providers in the community, provide access to quality literacy and recreational activities for youth in small rural communities outside of Eagle Butte, and focus on expanding learning and recreational opportunities in Eagle Butte, particularly for middle school age students.

FLANDREAU PUBLIC SCHOOL 50-3
FLANDREAU, SD 57028
Contact: Mark Forke 605-997-3263
Estimated First Year Funding: $451,366
Prairie Learning Centers will be established in three schools by a consortium including eight villages, one town, South Dakota State University, local businesses, state agencies, and community volunteers. They are designed to create a safe, drug-free and stimulating environment for about 1400 children; reduce drug and alcohol use and violence; increase standardized test scores in reading, mathematics, and science; increase school, parent, and community collaboration; and create a model program.

TODD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #66-1
P.O. BOX 87
MISSION, SD 57555-0087
Contact: Dennis Gaspar 605-856-4869
Estimated First Year Funding: $318,915
Four community education sites will be established in the He Dog, Rosebud Elementary, Spring Creek, and Okreek schools. They will focus after-school and extended-year programs on literacy education, cultural programs, telecommunications and technology, employment, and services for individuals with disabilities.

WOLSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2-5
300 EAST 1ST STREET
WOLSEY, SD 57384-0187
Contact: Doris Mutch or Douglas Voss 605-883-4221
Estimated First Year Funding: $76,519
This after school and summer program will provide students with access to computers, the school library, help with homework, nutritious food and information about nutrition, recreational facilities, audio and video equipment, drug-free education, field trips, and Internet access. Students with disabilities will receive extended services.

Tennessee

Texas

NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
5900 EVERS ROAD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238
Contact: Carol Wesstrom Smith 210-706-8562
Estimated First Year Funding: $594,623
"ACCESS 21" will establish three centers that will provide a safe, drug-free, stimulating, and supervised haven offering cost-effective before and after-school, weekend and summer activities for early adolescents and middle school students. It will also provide a community outreach to parents and others who have educational, vocations, and social needs.

EDGEWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
5358 WEST COMMERCE STREET
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Contact: Daniel Meza 210-433-8035 ext. 508
Estimated First Year Funding: $253,588
An consortium of five middle schools will establish Community Learning Centers to provide services that will impact the educational, health, social services, cultural, and recreational needs of the community.

PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
804 E. HWY. 83
PHARR, TX 78577
Contact: Aida Escobar 956-702-5600
Estimated First Year Funding: $199,937
Two new Centers will serve one of the Rio Grande Valley's neediest communities, the Las Milpas colonia, with after-school and summer services and by creating the HEROES (Helping to Engage Resources and Opportunities to Encourage Success) academy.

CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
801 LEOPARD STREET
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78403-0110
Contact: Linda Reed 512-886-9115
Estimated First Year Funding: $482,098
A Recipe for CAKES: Communities And Kids Experiencing Success will be established in four middle schools after school, on Saturdays, and during the summer. CAKES is a collaborative effort with the LULAC National Educational Service Center and the Coastal Bend Alliance for Youth. Academic enrichment will focus on English, mathematics, science, social studies, as well as martial arts, sports, recreation, and the fine arts. Parent education will also be provided.

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLS
4250 N. BELTLINE ROAD
IRVING, TX 75038
Contact: Don Jones 972-258-1198
Estimated First Year Funding: $225,444
Renaissance Community Learning Centers, located in an Enterprise Community, will serve early adolescents and middle-school students and will focus on helping them meet state and local standards in core academic subjects. The Centers will focus on increasing academic achievement, increasing English literacy, developing programs for students who leave school before graduating, and preparing workers with skillsets desired by business and industry.

Utah

LOGAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
101 WEST CENTER
LOGAN, UT 84321
Contact: Dan Johnson 435-755-2370
Estimated First Year Funding: $199,595
The CELEBRATE Youth Program (CYP) will serve some 1,350 middle grades students at Mount Logan Middle school. Its major components are: academic tutoring and enrichment; drug and violence reduction; enrichment classes and clubs; recreation; and technology learning and use. Partners include: Cache Valley Alliance; City of Logan Parks, Police, Courts, and Transportation Departments; and the Logan PTA.

CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
64 EAST 400 NORTH
PRICE, UT 84501
Contact: Boyd Bell 435-637-1732
Estimated First Year Funding: $292,781
The Carbon County Schools Afterschool Program is a nine-school consortium (four elementary, one middle, two junior high, and two senior high schools). Pro Care, an ongoing day care program will be strengthened by adding tutors to emphasize the academic component, as well as expanding to include the five secondary sites. Mental health and medical personnel, parents, business and elected leaders are also collaborating in the program.

Vermont

CHITTENDEN SOUTH SUPERVISORY UNION
R.R. #3, BOX 161
HINESBURG, VT 05461
Contact: Dayna Scott 802-482-3885
Estimated First Year Funding: $102,000
The Chittenden South Supervisory Union 21^st Century Community Learning Center will have three main components and will focus on middle and high school age young people. First, they will develop an after-school program for academically "at-risk" 7^th and 8^th graders. Second, they will expand summer services for high school students needing academic help. Third, they will extend school building hours to offer programs as alcohol and other drug abuse counseling, student enrichment workshops and recreation opportunities, expanded library and computer lab hours, child car provider training, and positive parenting classes.

Virginia

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
200 JUNKIN STREET
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA 24073
Contact: Nelson Simpkins 540-268-2262
Estimated First Year Funding: $91,430
Shawsville Middle School's Extended-Day Program will be a fully-inclusive program for some 100 students in grades 4-8. It will focus on helping students meet state standards in core curricular areas; providing enrichment activities in arts, culture, recreation, technology, and career exploration; and reduce opportunities for violence, substance abuse and other negative behavior. Partners include the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Library, Radford University, and the County Sheriff's Office.

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ROUTE 5, BOX 680
FARMVILLE, VA 23901
Contact: Laura Williamson 804-392-8893
Estimated First Year Funding: $187,530
The Southside Virginia Community Summer Reading Camp is being established by the public school districts in Buckingham, Cumberland, and Prince Edward Counties and 12 community agencies to provide educational, recreational, and cultural activities for some 600 children in grades 1-8. The instruction will focus on reading, mathematics, and science. Central Virginia Regional Library, Crossroads Mental Health Services, 4-H, Cooperative Extension Service, and Longwood College are among the agencies involved.

Washington

QUINAULT LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 97
6130 US HIGHWAY 101
AMANDA PARK, WA 98575
Contact: Les Newvine 360-288-2414
Estimated First Year Funding: $250,000
The Rain Forest Learning Centers, a consortium of partners, are located in the Quinault Lake and Queets-Clearwater School Districts in the temperate rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula within the Quinault Indian Reservation. The Centers will provide technology education, distance learning and enhanced literacy education to its community with a special emphasis on grades 5-9.

CLARKSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT J250-185
847 5^TH STREET, P.O. BOX 70
CLARKSTON STATE, WA 99403
Contact: Jan Goodheart 509-758-2531
Estimated First Year Funding: $234,000
The Clarkston School District proposes to establish four Community Learning Centers in the next three years in low income neighborhood schools. The Learning Centers will provide comprehensive basic skills and substance abuse prevention programs for 5th-9th grade students. They will open up schools and provide personnel support for implementing a wide array of family-centered community learning activities including parent and technology training, drug prevention awareness and literacy education.

OCEAN BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT #101
1103 PACIFIC HIGHWAY NORTH
LONG BEACH, WA 98624
Contact: Mary Ellen Parrish 360-642-3739
Estimated First Year Funding: $174,313
The Peninsula Learning Center will provide academic enrichment in the form of structured reading and math programs; individual tutoring; homework labs; peer mentoring; individualized instruction for special education students; and increased technological literacy. In addition, the center will offer a holistic physical education component and cultural experiences in cooperation with local artists, poets, and writers; as well as field trips to a variety of historic, ethnic, and educational settings.

WENATCHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 246
235 SUNSET AVENUE
CITY OF WENATCHEE, WA 98801
Contact: Joan B. Wright 509-663-8161
Estimated First Year Funding: $117,108
The Wenatchee Community Learning Center is extending its pilot program for extended learning that has had a very positive response from participants. The Center offers significant benefits to individuals: increased self-esteem, self-reliance, safety and a sense of belonging; decreased youth drug and alcohol use; and improved literacy and academic skills.

YAKIMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
104 NORTH 4^TH AVENUE
YAKIMA, WA 98902-2698
Contact: Jack Irion 509-573-7039
Estimated First Year Funding: $193,574
Washington Middle School's Community Learning Center will serve over 900 students, their parents, and an additional 1,000 residents in one of the poorest and most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Washington. The center will offer supplemental instruction to improve core academic sills and meet the state's Essential Learning Requirements through: an extended day tutoring and homework assistance program, summer school instruction, and an innovative integrated arts program that features highly motivational activities in reading, writing, and mathematics.

West Virginia

LOGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MAN, WV 25635
Contact: Brenda Williamson 304-583-6521
Estimated First Year Funding: $100,000
Connections in Our Community also known as Man Connections will be established by Man senior and Junior High Schools, the Logan County Board of Education, and a variety of other community organizations. Academic Connections will focus on mathematics, science and language; Community Connections on service learning; Business Connections on entrepreneurial skills; Computer Connections on word processing and employability; and Counseling Connections on personal and other guidance.

ROANE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
108 CHAPMAN AVENUE
SPENCER, WV 25276
Contact: Charles R. Conner 304-927-2211
Estimated First Year Funding: $200,000
The Roane County Youth and Community Enrichment Initiative will operate in a rural Enterprise Zone and operate two community learning centers. Middle and high school youth will engage in literacy education; integrated services including education, health, social services, recreation, and cultural programs; telecommunications and technology programs; parenting education; and services for individuals with disabilities.

Wisconsin

GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
200 S. BROADWAY
GREEN BAY, WI 54305-3387
Contact: Thomas M. Joynt 920-448-2100
Estimated First Year Funding: $400,000
The Green Bay 21^st Century Community Learning Center Program will provide expanded after-school and summer learning focusing on personal development, recreation, and violence and substance abuse prevention activities for 800 children in eight urban and rural elementary and middle schools who are at high risk of academic and social problems.

MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
545 WEST DAYTON STREET
MADISON, WI 53703-1967
Contact: Lucy Chaffin 608-266-6070
Estimated First Year Funding: $360,643
The Community Learning Centers will offer a common core of services that focus on 1) extended learning time in math and reading for at-risk middle and elementary students, 2) prevention/reduction of negative behavior and the building of assets among youth, parents, and other adults, 3) interactive telecommunications, and 4) recreation and other enrichment for people of all ages. Local needs, interests, and service gaps will be identified through Community Education Councils at each Center.

WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT
415 SEYMOUR STREET
WAUSAU, WI 54403
Contact: Nell Anderson 715-261-2500
Estimated First Year Funding: $400,000
The Wausau After School Program will provide tutoring, enrichment classes and recreational sports for approximately 50 students each night. A cooperative working relationship has been developed with the Boys and Girls Club of Wausau.

FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT
8255 WEST FOREST HILL AVE.
FRANKLIN, WI 53132-9705
Contact: Brad Anderson 414-423-4646
Estimated First Year Funding: $223,600
The Franklin Public Schools, in collaboration with various community agencies and organizations, will be providing recreational and scholastic after-school activities for children and adults.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF FLAMBEAU
P.O. BOX 86
TONY, WI 54563
Contact: Chuck Ericksen 715-532-7760
Estimated First Year Funding: $200,000
The Youth Connections Project (YCP) will operate in five rural schools. Each will raise community awareness; create a pool of volunteers trained to tutor and mentor youth; provide leadership training focused on solving community problems; use collaboration to focus local resources; and establish multi-sector partnerships. Students of ages 11-15 is the focus and will be linked to caring adults and older students through tutoring and mentoring, career goal-setting, and service learning.

Wyoming

WYOMING INDIAN SCHOOLS
638 BLUE SKY HIGHWAY
ETHETE, WY 82520
Contact: Garrett E. Goggles 307-332-2992
Estimated First Year Funding: $199,400
The Wyoming Indian Schools, collaborating with Vista Program, Arapaho and Shoshone Elders, University of Wyoming, Central Wyoming College, Arapaho Tribe, Indian Health Service, Northern Plains Educational Foundation, Arapaho Boys and Girls Club, and Montana State University, will offer a literacy program, weekend and summer programs, telecommunications and technology programs, parenting education, and employment counseling for adolescents. Meeting state standards is a program focus.

FREMONT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21
90 ETHETE ROAD
FORT WASHAKIE, WY 82514
Contact: Rick McClure 307-332-3648
Estimated First Year Funding: $170,000
The "All My Relatives Learning Center" will be established by a consortium of agencies and individuals. Mathematics, science, and reading will be taught along with the arts, native culture, drug/alcohol/crime prevention, and health education.

SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE
P.O. BOX 1089
ROCK SPRINGS, WY 82902-1089
Contact: Dave Barker 307-352-3468
Estimated First Year Funding: $96,960
Expanding Frontiers will keep elementary schools open until 5:30 p.m., providing academic, technological, recreational, and cultural activities to both keep them out of trouble and develop their abilities. A summer program will also be offered.

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