21st CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Administered through the Department of Education, the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Program is a grant that provides expanded academic enrichment opportunities for youth in low-performing schools. We currently serve 7 Charter Schools in the south and southeast areas of Dallas, with a total enrollment of 790.

Awarded 21st CCLC funds under subcontract in 1999, El Centro College provides academic enrichment activities and tutorial services to students in grades K - 12. On January 8, 2002, the program was re-authorized under Title IV, part 8, of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Some of the programs and classes available to students include:

• Voyager Expanded Learning reading intervention program for grades K - 8
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• GED
• Creative Writing
• College Prep
• Career Choices
• Nutrition/Health

Also available to enhance the academic component of the program:

• Youth development activities such as field trips
• Drug and violence prevention programs
• Technology education programs
• Art education
• Music education
• Character education
• Recreation

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Dallas, TX 75202-3604