About the
Lowell Unit (a 21st Century Community Learning Center)
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is a key component of the No Child Left Behind Act. Authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Purpose
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that:
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Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students, particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet state and local student academic achievement standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and mathematics.
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Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as youth development activities, drug and violence prevention programs, counseling programs, art, music, and recreation programs, technology education programs and character education programs, that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students.
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Offer families of students served by community learning centers opportunities for literacy and related educational development
Location: 202 McClure Ave Lowell, AR
Hours: 3-6 PM
Contact Info
Jennifer Evans, 21st CCLC Program Director
Phone: (479) 273-7187 ext. 703
Email: jevans@bgcbentoncounty.org
Only available for students attending Lowell Elementary.