Definitions of Key Terms and Concepts The following guidance provides concepts, values, and terms associated with the 21st CCLC program. They are defined below to provide program guidance, clarification and establish a common understanding. Academic Enrichment Enrichment activities expand on students' learning in ways that differ from the methods used during the school day. They often are interactive and project focused. They enhance a student's education by bringing new concepts to light or by using old concepts in new ways. These activities are fun for the student, but they also impart knowledge. They allow the participants to apply knowledge and skills learned in school to real-life experiences. Academic Improvement/Remediation These activities specifically target students whose academic performance has been deemed to be in need of improvement given that the student is not performing at grade level, is failing, or is otherwise performing below average. Academic improvement programs are designed to address deficiencies in student academic performance. Activities in this category may involve tutoring, academic enrichment, or other forms of service delivery that specifically involve students identified as in need of academic improvement. Activities for Limited English Proficient Students These activities specifically target students with limited English proficiency and are designed to further enhance students' ability to utilize the English language. Activities Targeting Adult Family Members Activities targeting Adult Family Members must require ongoing and sustained participation by the adult family member in order to achieve the acquisition of knowledge or a skill that is meant to be imparted through participation in the service or activity. Examples of activities that conform to these requirements would include GED classes, classes on how to develop a resume, employment and interview support classes, effective parenting strategies, and interactive literacy activities between parents and their children. Applicant Agency The agency/organization that assumes fiduciary responsibility and oversight for the 21st CCLC program and who will serve as the fiscal agent is the Applicant Agency. Career/Job Training These activities may target either youth or adults participating in the 21st CCLC program and are designed to support the development of a defined skill set that is directly transferable to a specific vocation, industry, or career. For youth participating in center programming, activities that are designed to expose youth to various types of careers and which help inform youth of the skills needed to obtain a given career could also be considered in this activity category.
Formatting Requirements The Proposal Narrative should be organized in the order below and should use the following format: Double-spaced Letter size (8 1/2 by 11) settings Arial 12-point font 1 inch side margins and .5 inch top/bottom margins for narrative portions 28 page maximum for the narrative, additional pages exceeding this limit will not be reviewed Number pages consecutively starting with the first page of the Narrative. Texts within charts and graphs may be 10 point Arial or similar font and single spaced Bullets may be single spaced and should be 12 point Arial or similar font Proposal Presentation The 21st CCLC Proposal Narrative should be written and arranged in the order seen here. Only your direct responses to the Selection Criteria will be counted as part of the 28-page limit, as noted below. Additional pages exceeding this limit will not be reviewed. Part One: Need Complete Project Summary Form (pages 63-64). Do not exceed the two pages provided. These two pages do not count against your 28-page limit. Respond to Selection Criteria for Part One found on page 55. This is included in the 28-page limit. Part Two: Quality of Plan Respond to Selection Criteria for Part Two found on page 56. This is included in the 28-page limit. Part Three: Project Design Respond to Selection Criteria for Part Three found on page 57. This is included in the 28-page limit. Part Four: Collaboration and Partnership Respond to Selection Criteria for Part Four found on page 58. This is included in the 28-page limit. Part Five: Evaluation Respond to Selection Criteria for Part Five found on page 59. This is included in the 28-page limit. Part Six: Budget Respond to Selection Criteria for Part Six found on page 60. This is included in the 28-page limit.
Criteria Maximum Points Part 3 Project Design 27 The application: (Bullets 3pts each) 1. Describes experience with implementing an afterschool/out-of-school time program. 2. Describes the extent to which programs and services will be provided for students. 3. Provides definite timelines for implementing these services. 4. Describes the process of identifying students to be served; and, recruitment and retention of students. 5. Describes the method for including students who are enrolled in private schools. 6. Describes the safety and accessibility of the program site. 7. Provides timelines for practicing emergency drills in the afterschool program. 8. Describes, in detail, the facility in which the program will be provided annually. 9. Describes how the program will address transportation.