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Afterschool/Summer Programs
What are Afterschool and Summer Programs?
The Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program provides federal funds for the establishment of community learning centers that support students by providing academic support and enrichment activities during out-of-school hours. The Georgia Department of Education awards 21st CCLC funding through a competitive grant application process that is made available by a Request for Proposal (RFP). Any public or private organization is eligible to apply for a 21st CCLC sub-grant when funding opportunities are made available.
For information please visit the GaDOE 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
The Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program provides federal funds for the establishment of community learning centers that support students by providing academic support and enrichment activities during out-of-school hours. The Georgia Department of Education awards 21st CCLC funding through a competitive grant application process that is made available by a Request for Proposal (RFP). Any public or private organization is eligible to apply for a 21st CCLC sub-grant when funding opportunities are made available.
For information please visit the GaDOE 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
research & data
- Afterschool in action: innovative afterschool programs supporting middle school youth
- Something to say: success principles for afterschool arts programs
- Afterschool Alliance -- Georgia State Facts
leveraging federal funds
FEDERAL FUNDS:
- Selecting Interventions: Allowable Federal Funding- Afterschool and Summer Programs
- Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grants (Competitive Grant Funding for Afterschool Programs)
programs & initiatives
Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers
For additional information, please email Deirdre Smith, Program Manager
For additional information, please email Deirdre Smith, Program Manager
partners in the work
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Afterschool Alliance
- Georgia Department of Public Health: Public Health District Youth Development Coordinators
- The DPH Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program currently funds 12 Public Health Districts to implement risk reduction strategies to prevent pregnancy, HIV/STIs, and chronic disease among Georgia’s adolescents. Each district has a Youth Development Coordinator (YDC) that works with local school districts and community serving organizations to implement evidence-based curriculum, programs and activities to promote healthy and thriving adolescents and young adults.
tools & resources
Georgia Summer resources
school/district best practices
Answer to question 5
professional development opportunities
- Georgia Afterschool and Youth Development Conference
- Beyond School Hours National Education Conference
- National Summer Learning Association
Dual Language Immersion
What is Dual Language Immersion?
In Georgia Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs, students spend at least half of their school day in the target language and the other half-day in English. Some programs may choose to increase the percentage of the day spent in the target language in the early years. Immersion students are taught math, science, literacy, and sometimes social studies in the target language. They are taught English Language Arts, reading, and usually specials/enrichment classes in English.
For more information, please visit GaDOE World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives.
In Georgia Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs, students spend at least half of their school day in the target language and the other half-day in English. Some programs may choose to increase the percentage of the day spent in the target language in the early years. Immersion students are taught math, science, literacy, and sometimes social studies in the target language. They are taught English Language Arts, reading, and usually specials/enrichment classes in English.
For more information, please visit GaDOE World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives.
RESEARCH & DATA
- Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition – research on DLI
- Dual-language immersion programs raise student achievement in English
- The astounding effectiveness of dual language education for all
- What Parents Want to Know About Foreign Language Immersion Programs
- Top Ten Answers For Parents About Immersion Education
- Five fundamental strategies for bilingual learners
- School successes inspire N.C. push for dual language
- Study investigating the effects of two-way dual language programs
- Guiding principles for dual language education
- Achievement of children identified with special needs in two-way Spanish/English immersion programs
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
LEVERAGING FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS:
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
- Dual Language Immersion, ESOL, and Federal Programs Guidance
- Selecting Interventions: Allowable Federal Funding- Dual Language Immersion
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
- Georgia Dual Language Immersion programs
- Dual Language Immersion dashboard
- Georgia's Seal of Biliteracy
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
PARTNERS IN THE WORK
Educational & Governmental Agencies
Nonprofit & Professional Organizations
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
- Center for Urban Language Teaching & Research (CULTR) at Georgia State
- Atlanta Global Studies Symposium at Georgia Tech
- Center for Applied Research in Language Acquisition (CARLA)
- French Consulate of Atlanta
Nonprofit & Professional Organizations
- Georgia Association of Multicultural and Multilingual Educators (GAOME) - Georgia's dual language professional organization
- National Council for State Supervisors of Foreign Language (NCSSFL)
- National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Language
- National Dual Language Forum
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
- American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
- American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
- The Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
- Japanese Society of Georgia
- German American Cultural Foundation
- The Foreign Language Association (FLAG)
- National Network of Early Language Learning (NNELL)
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
TOOLS & RESOURCES
SCHOOL/dISTRICTS bEST PRACTICES
- Atlanta Public Schools
- Clayton County Schools
- Cobb County Schools
- Dual Language Schools in Georgia
- Forsyth County Schools
- Gwinnett County Schools
For additional information, please email Patrick Wallace, Program Manager .
pROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Check Professional Development Page & Dual Language Immersion Page for latest updates
Please check above links for latest information or email: Patrick Wallace, Program Manager
- DLI in a Day Professional Development Mini Conferences (fall & spring)
- Annual Georgia Dual Language Immersion Institute in the early fall/late summer
- Language-specific Immersion Workshops as available
- Online modules in development via GaLearns
Please check above links for latest information or email: Patrick Wallace, Program Manager
Early Childhood, Pre-K & Kindergarten
Coming soon!
RESEARCH & DATA
LEVERAGING FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS:GRANTS:
Georgia
Georgia
- Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy at Georgia College
The Deal Center works to improve the early language and literacy skills of Georgia’s children by providing research-based professional development and other resources to organization working with children birth-8. The Center periodically awards grants to organizations interested in improving language and literacy in Georgia. - Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)
DECAL periodically funds grants to support innovations in increasing access to and quality of early care and learning opportunities. - Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning
The Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning works to support access to high quality early childhood education to Georgia’s youngest learners and their families, providers, and teachers through established strategic investments, collaborations and partnerships. The Foundation periodically awards grants in a number of areas related to increasing access to high quality early childhood education experiences.
- Early Educator Investment Collaborative
The Early Educator Investment Collaborative is a group of early childhood funders working together to advance the highest standards of educator quality. The Collaborative periodically offers grants to fund projects focused on supporting and improving the early childhood workforce. - The Kellogg Foundation
The Kellogg Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports better outcomes for young children, their families and the communities in which they live. focuses its work in three areas—thriving children, working families and equitable communities. The Foundation periodically funds grants in three areas, thriving children, working families and equitable communities.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is a federally funded agency that supports research and innovations in behavioral health for children and adults. The agency periodically funds grants for projects related to substance abuse and mental health.
PROGRAMS & iNITIATIVES
- Migrant Head Start
- Preschool Special Education
PARTNERS IN THE WORK
- Better Brains for Babies
- Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
- Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy
- Ferst Foundation
- Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children (GAEYC)
- Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)
- Georgia Head Start Association
- Get Georgia Reading
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
- Reach Out and Read
- Parent to Parent of Georgia
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Voices for Georgia’s Children
TOOLS & RESOURCES
- DECAL Scholars
- ESSA - Early Childhood & Early Childhood Development
- Fred Rogers Center
- Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards
- Learn the Signs. Act Early
- PBS Kids
- PEACH Planning Educational Activities for Children
- Pre-K Summer Transition Program
- Unlocking ESSA’s potential to support early learning
- Quality Rated child care
- Service Map for Childhood Health & Education in Georgia
- Social Emotional Early Development (SEEDS)
- Transforming the Workforce
- National Center for Pyramid Innovations
- National P-3 Center
SCHOOL/DISTRICT BEST PRACTICIES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
- Cox Campus: The Cox Campus applies current neurobiological and social-science around making the most of early brain development through meaningful relationships with children, through a universally accessible platform. Cox Campus online classes, tools and resources are available for members to gain the necessary skills for building the ecosystems needed for children to thrive in language, literacy and life.
- Georgia Child Welfare Training Collaborative (CWTC): CWTC is a partnership between the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services and Georgia State University’s School of Social Work Professional Excellence Program. The collaborative provides training designed to increase understanding of the effects of trauma to community partners such as educators, law enforcement, behavioral health professionals and others. Training is available to any community in the state at no cost to participants.
- Georgia Professional Development System (PDS): DECAL has developed and maintains the Georgia Professional Development System (GaPDS). Through GaPDS, early learning professionals can create and maintain a GaPDS Profile, search for approved trainings, register for DECAL trainings, and apply to become an Approved Trainer. With a GaPDS Profile, users automatically receive credit for DECAL trainings, with no need to keep track of paper certificates. Users also keep track of training hours, credentials, certifications, uploaded certificates for non-DECAL trainings, and employment history. Approved Trainers can advertise trainings, manage training rosters, renew trainer designation and assign secondary trainers – all in one location.
- Georgia State University Best Practices: Best Practices provides professional development tools needed to keep Georgia educators at the forefront of current research and field-tested classroom methodology.
- Watch Me: Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns: The CDC's FREE, online training course that provides tools, resources and best practices for early childhood professionals to use in monitoring the development of the children in their care and talking about it with their families.
