Archived Online Sessions
21st CCLC Budget Guidelines
This session was originally held on August 25, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in cooperation with the Center for Schools and Communities provided a live, online session entitled "21st CCLC Budget Guidelines". The presenter will be Susan D'Annunzio, Student Services Supervisor, Bureau of Community and Student Services, Division of Student Services and Migrant Education at the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The purpose of this presentation was to provide participants with a guideline to assist them in preparing their 21st Century Community Learning Center budget, including what is allowable, what requires specific detail and that which is prohibited.
Slides and Handouts:
Presentation Slides (PDF format)
Handout: Sample Budget Narrative (Word format)
Handout: Sample Expenditure Report (Word format)
Handout: Sample Summary Budget Form (Word format)August 25 session recording (Elluminate file for online or offline playback and audio-only file):
- Recorded Session/Online Playback (internet connection required)
- Recorded Session/Offline Playback (You can download the session recording and view the recording without an internet connection. To download the file, right click on the Recorded Session/Offline Playback link and then select Save Link/Target As. Save the .jar file to a location on your local drive. You can then open the file to view the recording.)
- Audio file (MP3 format)
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This session was originally held on July 14, 2010
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in cooperation with the Center for Schools and Communities provided a live, online session entitled "The 21st CCLC Quality Performance Report". The presenter was Susan D'Annunzio, Student Services Supervisor, Division of Student Services and Migrant Education, PA Department of Education in Harrisburg, PA. The purpose of this presentation was to provide participants with information about how to complete the 21st Century Quality Performance Report.
Slides and Handouts:Presentation Slides (PDF format)
Handout: 21st CCLC Quarterly Performance Report - End of Year Report (Word format)
Handout: 21st CCLC Quarterly Performance Report - Condensed Report (Word format)
July 14 session recording (Elluminate file or audio-only file):
- Recorded Session/Offline Playback (You can download the session recording and view the recording without an internet connection. To download the file, right click on the Recorded Session/Offline Playback link and then select Save Link/Target As. Save the .jar file to a location on your local drive. You can then open the file to view the recording.)
- Audio file (MP3 format)
NOTE: In order to view the recorded presentation, you must have the Elluminate Live! Java application downloaded to your personal computer. There is no cost to download the software. To configure your computer, visit the Elluminate support page at: http://www.elluminate.com/support/
21st Century Community Learning Centers 2010-2013 Request for Application
Pre-Proposal Workshop
A Pre-Proposal Workshop was held on Friday January 15 at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East and simultaneously online via Elluminate.
Click here to view the recording of the session
When the recording playback begins, you can move the video window to the upper left-hand section of the screen to see the PowerPoint slides.
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Documents
PowerPoint Presentation Slides (PDF format)
Question and Answer Summary (PDF format)
2010-2013 Guidance to Request for Applications (RFA)
Preparing for the 21st CCLC Monitoring Visit
This session was originally held on August 26, 2009
Presented by: Cara Akright, Program Coordinator, Center for Schools and Communities
The purpose of this session was to assist 21st CCLC grantees in preparing for their sight monitoring visit.
Slides and Handouts:
Presentation Slides (PDF format)
Monitoring Visit Itinerary Guide (PDF format)
Monitoring Report Addendum - Corrective Action Plan (PDF format)
2009/2010 Monitoring and Self-Assessment Tool (PDF format)
View the recorded session:
View the recorded August 26 online session
Being T.R.U.U.E. – Strategies for Engaging and Empowering Students from Underrepresented and Underserved Populations to Succeed in School
This session was originally delivered on May 12, 2009. The Pennsylvania Department of Education in partnership with the Center for Schools and Communities, held on live, online session entitled, Being T.R.U.U.E. – Strategies for Engaging and Empowering Students from Underrepresented and Underserved Populations to Succeed in School. The presenter was Carlos Ojeda, Jr. who serves as President and CEO of Carlos Ojeda Jr., Inc.
This workshop was designed to share strategies aimed to engage and empower underrepresented and underserved students for greater success in school. Participants examined strategies that helped one university increased its incoming class of multicultural students - raising the level of participation from 4.9% to 16.1% in three years. Participants also learned how this innovative approach is being utilized by a national student leadership program with outstanding success. Participants were informed how to implement “Being T.R.U.U.E.” techniques on a local level to increase participation among underserved students and further advance academic learning of children within the public school system.
The presenter, Carlos Ojeda Jr. received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a Minor in Marketing from Bloomsburg University. He also earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration focusing on business development, entrepreneurship and organization development from Kutztown University. He is a member of the National Society of Hispanic MBA’s and has served on the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition.
This professional development opportunity was offered to 21st Century Community Learning Center program staff, as well as coordinators and program personnel of academic and enrichment initiatives held before and/or after the school bell rings.
The following workshop objectives were established for this session:
- Participants will understand how to address issues of underserved children and families;
- Participants will learn targeted strategies to engage and empower underserved children;
- Participants will learn national strategies proven effective for helping children succeed in school.
Listen to the audio of the May 12 online presentation (MP3)
View the recorded May 12 online presentation
Building School Support for Afterschool: Marketing and Collaborating with Schools and Communities
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in cooperation with the Center for Schools and Communities, provided a live, online session entitled, “Building School Support for Afterschool: Marketing and Collaborating with Schools and Communities”. The presenters were Lorri Bland and Malinda Bostick, from Erie School District’s CHAMPS Afterschool Program. The purpose of this presentation was to provide participants with information about how afterschool programs can create partnerships with schools and communities to build their capacity and effectiveness.
Presentation Slides (PDF format)
View the recorded online presentation
Have You Thought About Getting a Child Care License?
The Center for Schools and Communities conducted a live, online session entitled “Have You Thought About Getting a Child Care License?” The presenter was Jennifer R. Lau, Director at the Bureau of Certification Services in the Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
The purpose of this presentation was to provide participants with information about the requirements for getting a Child Care License and the steps involved in opening and operating a child care center.
Presentation Slides (PDF format)
View the recorded online presentation
21st CCLC Grantee Participation in the PPICS Pilot Program on Student Data Collection
On Tuesday, September 9, 2008, The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in cooperation with the Center for Schools and Communities, provided a required live, online training entitled 21st CCLC Grantee Participation in the PPICS Pilot Program on Student Data Collection.
The presenters were Susan W. D'Annunzio, Student Services Supervisor, Pennsylvania Department of Education and Neil Naftzger, Senior Research Associate Afterschool Programming, Learning Point Associates.
The purpose of the presentation was to help grantees understand how to use the new Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS) pilot system.
View the recorded online presentation
Family-School-Community Partnerships: Powerful Support for Student Success
On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, The Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare, in partnership with the Center for Schools and Communities, offered a one-hour, live, online professional development opportunity entitled, “Family-School-Community Partnerships: Powerful Support for Student Success” with presenter Karen Shanoski, Family-School-Community Partnership Project Manager with the Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center (PA PIRC).
The session provided ways that families can be effectively engaged with their child’s education and how family-school-community partnerships create a powerful support for student success.
The presenter, Karen Shanoski, is a Family-School-Community Partnership Project Manager with the PA PIRC. Her current work focuses on family-school-community partnerships with an emphasis on effective family engagement. Ms. Shanoski is the recent recipient of the prestigious 2008 Patrick F. Toole Kudos Award, an annual award that recognizes a full-time Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit staff member for achievement, dedication and service to schools, children and the community at large.
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Completing the Pennsylvania 21st CCLC Grantee Report
On Thursday, June 26, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, in collaboration with the Center for Schools and Communities, offered an online training session entitled "Completing the Pennsylvania 21st CCLC Grantee Report." Presenters were Yolanda Yugar, Evaluation Specialist, and Leslie Kirby, Grants and Evaluation, from Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3.
In this live, online training session, the 21st Century state evaluators from Allegheny Intermediate Unit presented the Pennsylvania 21st CCLC Grantee Report for the 2007-2008 program year. Evaluators also reviewed the content of the report and provide guidance to grantees for navigating the new reporting system. Grantees were given an opportunity to ask questions about the report and how it applies to their program.
View the recorded online presentation
Planning for Evaluation of 21st CCLC Programs: Evaluation Handbook and Resources
On Friday, June 13, The Pennsylvania Department of Education, in collaboration with the Center for Schools and Communities, hosted an online training session entitled "Planning for Evaluation of 21st CCLC Programs: Evaluation Handbook and Resources." Presenters were Yolanda Yugar, Evaluation Specialist, and Leslie Kirby, Grants and Evaluation, from Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3.
In this online training, the 21st Century state evaluators reviewed the 07-08 program year evaluation requirements, including an overview of the content of the PPICS and state reporting systems. Evaluators reviewed in detail a number of tools and resources they created for grantees that will increase grantee capacity to manage and organize data needed for effective program implementation and reporting. This included the 21st CCLC Evaluation Handbook, 21st CCLC Survey Builder, spreadsheet tools, and data protection templates.
Evaluation website for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program