MICHIGANDEPARTMENTOFEDUCATION

OFFICEOFGREATSTART

PRESCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME LEARNING

GRANT INFORMATION

2018-201921stCENTURYCOMMUNITYLEARNINGCENTERSGRANTS

INTRODUCTION

TheMichiganDepartmentofEducation(MDE)ispleasedtoannouncethe

2018-201921stCenturyCommunityLearningCenters(21st CCLC)Grants. Based on the current federal budget itisanticipatedthatMichigan’stotalFFY 2018 allocationwill be approximately $35million.If no changes occur to the federal allocation for Michigan, it is estimated that approximately $9millionwill be availablefor2018-2019 (Cohort K) grant awards.

GRANT PURPOSE

Thepurposesofthe21st CCLC Grantsareto:

  • provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet the challenging State academic standards;
  • offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, service learning, nutrition and health education, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, arts, music, physical fitness and wellness programs, technology education programs, financial literacy programs, environmental literacy programs, mathematics, science, career and technical programs, internship or apprenticeship programs, and other ties to an in-demand industry sector or occupation for high school students that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students; and
  • offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children’s education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.

GRANTRANGEANDFUNDINGLIMIT

Federalcriteriaprohibitanygrantawardoflessthan$50,000peryear.MDEwillawardamaximumof$135,000persitetoprogramsofferingservices withaminimumoffourdaysperweek, twoandahalfhoursperdayfor38weekstotal,includingsixweeksduringthesummer. Up to three applications will be eligible for funding per applicant. Each application may apply to serve a maximum of five sites.

Funding limits will be determined based on the following site enrollment projections:

  • $85,000 per site serving at least 11 students.
  • $110,000 per site serving at least 21 students.
  • $135,000 per site serving at least 31 students.

Enrollment criteria includes timely submission of student level evaluations, teacher evaluations, parent evaluations, and other reports and documentation as requested by MDE. Failure to meet enrollment criteria may result in a partial or total loss of continuation funding.

QUESTIONS

Direct all questions regarding the application or priority to .

APPLICATION PRIORITY

The Michigan State Board of Education and MDE have determined application prioritybased on the approved state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title IV, Part B. which is driven by Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 Goals and Strategies. Prioritypointsareawardedtoapplicationsthatmeetthisprioritycriteria.

Michigan will give priority to applicants who submit joint applications of partnerships involving Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based or faith-based organizations, and propose to serve schools:

  • that enroll a high concentration of low-income students;
  • have a high percentage of students with chronic absences (i.e., greater than 10 absences during the scheduled school year);
  • with less than 34% of the students tested, proficient in Math in 2016-17;
  • with less than 34% of the students tested, proficient inEnglish Language Arts (ELA) in 2016-2017; and
  • that are located in select Prosperity Regions as defined by the State of Michigan.

TheMDEApplication PriorityDataFilewillbeusedtoassessprioritypointsforthe application. Complete the MDE Application Priority Data sectionwith information about each school to be served.

Note:*Privateschools,orschoolsnotincluding gradesinwhichthe Michigan-Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) or SATareadministered,or schools where theclasssizeistoosmalltobeincluded, may designate an alternate school as follows:

  1. In the case of a 9th to 12th grade building, indicate the school where students attended prior to enrolling in the school to be served. If there is not a single school, indicate the school with the lowest percentage of students proficient that a majority of students attended prior to enrolling in the school to be served.
  1. In the case of a Kindergarten-through-2nd grade-only building, indicate the school where students will attend 3rd grade. If there is not a single school, indicate the school with the lowest percentage of students proficient that a majority of students will attend for 3rd grade.
  1. In the case of a private school, indicate a public school within 50 miles with a similar demographic (such as population, race/ethnicity, free or reduced priced meals, etc.) to the school to be served.

Alternate schools must be designated by correct District and Building codes for consideration of Priority Points.

It is recommended that applicants review the Application Priority Rubrics and MDEApplication PriorityDataFile to determine the estimated number of application priority points.

APPLICATION PRIORITY RUBRIC

(30 points)

PRIORITYDESCRIPTION / POINTSPOSSIBLE
ApplicationisajointapplicationbetweenanLEAandcommunity-basedorganization.
Applicantandco-applicantmust be appropriatelydesignatedoncoversheet. / Yes=5 points
No=0points
Highpercentageofverylow-incomefamiliesintheschoolstobeserved.
Points are determined by the average percentage of Free and Reduced-priced meals in all the schools to be served according to the Fall 2016 Building-Level Data: K-12 Michigan School Data report. / 90%to100%=5points
80%to89%=4points
70%to79%=3points
60%to69%=2points
40%to59%=1point
Below 40%=0points
High percentage of students with chronic absences i.e., greater than 10 absences during the scheduled school year.
Pointsaredeterminedby the average percentage of students with chronic absences in all the schools to be served as reported by CEPI’s Michigan School Data website for 2016-17. / 90%to100%=5points
80%to89%=4points
70%to79%=3points
60%to69%=2points
50% to 59%=1point
Below50%=0points
Schools that did not meet proficiency targets for Math 2016-2017*.
Points are determined by the percentage of schools to be served with less than 34% of the students tested, proficient in Math as reported by CEPI’s Michigan School Data website for 2016-17. / 90%to100%ofschools=5points
80%to89%ofschools=4points
60%to79%ofschools=3points
40%to59%ofschools=2points
20%to39%ofschools=1point
Noschools=0points
Schools that did not meet proficiency targets for ELA in 2016-2017*.
Pointsaredeterminedbythepercentageofschoolstobeserved with more than with less than 34% of the students tested, proficient in ELA as reported by CEPI’s Michigan School Data website for 2016-17. / 90%to100%ofschools=5points
80%to89%ofschools=4points
60%to79%ofschools=3points
40%to59%ofschools=2points
20%to39%ofschools=1 point
Noschools=0points
Geographic distribution according to State of Michigan Prosperity Regions.
Points are determined by the highest point value State of Michigan Prosperity Region in which 50% or more of the school buildings to be served are located. / Region 1 or 3 = 5 points
Region 5 or 7 = 4 points
Region 2 or 9 = 3 points
Region 6 or 8 = 2 points
Region 4 or 10 = 1 point