On
July 18, 2019, the State Board of Education approved five applications for new
21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) – Title IV, Part B
grants for Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. The 21st CCLC
program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide
academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children,
particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.
The
21st CCLC program, which is federally funded with grants
administered by the states, helps students meet state and local standards in
core subjects such as reading, math, social studies and science. In addition,
the program offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can
complement their regular academic programs. Funding provides family literacy
classes along with other educational services to families of participating
children.
SCCPSS
will receive over $8.2 million over the next five years to support these new
programs. The chart below is a breakdown of the schools by grant, the grant
period, the amount of the grant per year and the total for each grant.
Schools | Grant Period | Grant Amount Per Year | Total |
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
Johnson
HS, Hubert MS & White Bluff ES | 5
years | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $315,000 | $280,000 | $1,645,000 |
Savannah
HS, Myers MS & DeRenne MS | 5
years | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $315,000 | $280,000 | $1,645,000 |
Groves
HS, Mercer MS & West Chatham MS | 5
years | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $315,000 | $280,000 | $1,645,000 |
The
School of Humanities at Low ES & Gadsden ES | 5
years | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $315,000 | $280,000 | $1,645,000 |
A
B Williams ES & Butler ES | 5
years | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | $315,000 | $280,000 | $1,645,000 |
Total | | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 1,575,000 | 1,400,000 | $8,225,000 |
*Please note – GaDOE reduces the 21st
CCLC grant amount in year 4 by 10% and in year 5 by 20%.
In
addition to these five new grants, there is one existing grant ending September
30, 2020:
Schools | Grant Period | Year of Grant | Amount |
Hodge
ES and Gould ES | 5 | 5 | $350,000 |
The
approved grants are the results of the combined efforts of Savannah-Chatham
County Public School System and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia. In total for the
2019-2020 school year, there will be six grants with fifteen 21st
CCLC sites for a grant total of $2.1 million dollars.
