Irving ISD participates in the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant program, an initiative that serves as a supplementary program to enhance efforts to improve student academic achievement.
Currently in the sixth year of operation, CCLC grants are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Funds are intended to provide opportunities to establish and expand community learning activities at high-need schools. Opportunities include academic enrichment and tutoring in core academic subjects; a broad array of additional youth development, fine arts and technology services; and opportunities for literacy and educational development programs for families including college and workforce readiness.
In Irving ISD, schools have received grant funding in all but two years of the program. CCLC grants are for a five-year period and if a district is awarded the grant the first year, they are eligible to re-apply for each of the next four years. Before applying for the grant, teams at each participating school meet weekly for four months to prepare the necessary application information.
Grant funding is not intended to solely support the programs at each school, so IISD contributes a portion of the funding. Each participating school receives funding for 200 or 233 students, depending upon the needs identified by campus teams. Students must attend for 30 consecutive days between September and May in order for the campus to receive funding.
IISD currently has two cycles of CCLCs receiving funding. Project S.A.F.E. – Students, Academics-Focused on Excellence – serves Irving High School, Union Bower Center for Learning, de Zavala Middle School, John Haley Elementary School, and Lively Elementary School, is in the fourth year out of five. Project QuESt – Quality Education for Students – serves Nimitz High School, Austin Middle School, Bowie Middle School, Houston Middle School, Lamar Middle School, Travis Middle School, Britain Elementary School, Good Elementary School, Thomas Haley Elementary School, and Schulze Elementary School, is in the first of five years.
Project QuESt and Project S.A.F.E. received $1.9 million and $600,000 respectively to distribute among participating schools for the current year. Funding for each school is determined according to how many students are served. Campuses determine who is eligible to participate, but traditionally will accept as many students as space allows.
Currently in the sixth year of operation, CCLC grants are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Funds are intended to provide opportunities to establish and expand community learning activities at high-need schools. Opportunities include academic enrichment and tutoring in core academic subjects; a broad array of additional youth development, fine arts and technology services; and opportunities for literacy and educational development programs for families including college and workforce readiness.
In Irving ISD, schools have received grant funding in all but two years of the program. CCLC grants are for a five-year period and if a district is awarded the grant the first year, they are eligible to re-apply for each of the next four years. Before applying for the grant, teams at each participating school meet weekly for four months to prepare the necessary application information.
Grant funding is not intended to solely support the programs at each school, so IISD contributes a portion of the funding. Each participating school receives funding for 200 or 233 students, depending upon the needs identified by campus teams. Students must attend for 30 consecutive days between September and May in order for the campus to receive funding.
IISD currently has two cycles of CCLCs receiving funding. Project S.A.F.E. – Students, Academics-Focused on Excellence – serves Irving High School, Union Bower Center for Learning, de Zavala Middle School, John Haley Elementary School, and Lively Elementary School, is in the fourth year out of five. Project QuESt – Quality Education for Students – serves Nimitz High School, Austin Middle School, Bowie Middle School, Houston Middle School, Lamar Middle School, Travis Middle School, Britain Elementary School, Good Elementary School, Thomas Haley Elementary School, and Schulze Elementary School, is in the first of five years.
Project QuESt and Project S.A.F.E. received $1.9 million and $600,000 respectively to distribute among participating schools for the current year. Funding for each school is determined according to how many students are served. Campuses determine who is eligible to participate, but traditionally will accept as many students as space allows.
