21st Century Community Learning Centers
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The primary goal of the 21st CCLC program is to enable community learning centers to plan, implement, or expand before- or after-school learning enrichment opportunities to help students meet State and local academic standards in core content areas. 21st CCLC programs must primarily serve children who attend high-poverty schools and priority must be given to serving children in low-performing schools. NMPED administers funding to support 21st CCLC programs statewide to: (1) Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet State and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics; (2) Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs, and character education programs, that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students; and (3) Offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development.
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