Tools and Resources

21st CCLC Tools

Getting Started

CBO Planning

Use this comprehensive Implementation Guide to support school and CBO partnerships.

Implementation Guide

Reserve Program Space

Request “Extended Use” for your school building.

Extended Use Application

Create a Safe & Secure Learning Environment

Ensure your program has all safety precautions in place and completes important documentation.

User Incident Reporting Form

Staffing Your Team

NYCDOE Fingerprinting

Ensure staff have been fingerprinted by the NYCDOE and cleared to work.

Fingerprinting Manual

PETS User Guide

SACC

Secure or maintain a School-Age Child Care (SACC) Registration (for programs serving 13 year olds.)

SACC Guidebook

Professional Development Plan

Create a professional development plan for team members.

Professional Development Guide

Program Development

Program Planning

Review checklists, a suggested timeline and guidance on coordinating partnerships.

Program Planning Checklists

Timeline

Weekly Activity Schedule

Daily Schedule

Sample Letter to Solicit Donations

Student Recruitment, Retention & Attendance

Strategize how to recruit and retain students throughout the length of your program.

Student Registration Form

Student Sign In Form

Family Engagement

Review tips and tactics on how to engage parents and families for 21st CCLC programs.

Family Engagement Tools

Curricular Planning

Planning lessons in advance is essential to delivering effective instruction.

Semester Outline Template

Lesson Plan Template

NYSED Lesson Plan Template

Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Framework

Link with the School Day

CBOs can coordinate with school leaders on creative ways they can link with school day learning.

Linking With the School Day - Class Questionnaire

Prepare Students for College and Career

Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

College and Career Readiness Toolkit

The 4Cs 21st Century Skills

Incorporate Social Emotional Learning

New York State Department of Education has adopted a set of five competencies that all young people and adults need to learn to be successful in school and in life.

Social Emotional Learning: Essential for Learning, Essential for Life, Essential for New York

Organize Field Trips

Field trips are a terrific way to enrich learning. Your CBO should have a written policy regarding its rules and regulations for program field trips.

Field Trip Permission Slip

Other Important Information

Fiscal Management

Manage budgets and reference mandated forms from NYSED.

NYSED Budget Forms

Fiscal and Operations Manual for 21st CCLC

Evaluation

Ensure consent from students and families to use their data in 21st CCLC evaluations.

Student Data and Evaluation Consent Form

Quality Self-Assessment (QSA)

Conduct the QSA to reflect on program quality and areas for improvement.

QSA Email to Stakeholders

Site Monitoring Visit

Review policies for monitoring visits from NYSED or TARC.

Site Monitoring Tool and Visit Report

Sustainability

Strategize ways to sustain best practices with your school community.

Program Sustainability Assessment Tool

Remote Learning

Use these tools to help support the transition to remote learning.

After School Virtual Learning Planning Tool

After School Remote Learning Curricular Ideas

Virtual Learning Presenter Checklist

21st CCLC Resources

Community Schools

Getting Started | NYC Community Schools

Covid-19 Resources

About Coronavirus

Coronavirus | NYC Department of Health
Coronavirus (COVID-19) | CDC
Covid-19 Facts in 35 Languages | Covid 19 Health Literacy Project

Education Resources

Covid-19 Resource Center | NYCDOE OCS
Coronavirus Updates | NYCDOE
Q & A on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities | NYCDOE
Covid-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel | USDOE
U.S. Education Department Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel | USDOE
The ultimate kids' guide to the new coronavirus | Live Science

Talking about Coronavirus with Children & Families

How to Talk with Children About Coronavirus

Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease | CDC
How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus | PBS
How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus | New York Times
Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From Covid-19 | National Association of School Psychologists
Just For Kids:  A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus | NPR

Resources for Parents

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Common Sense
Coronavirus News & Resources for Child Care Professionals, Families and Policymakers | ChildCare Aware of America
Arts Resources for Families Stuck at Home | Chicago Arts Partnership in Education

Coronavirus and Nonprofits

COVID-19 Resource List Nonprofit & Philanthropy | #NPCovid19
Covid-19 Resource Packet | Bridge Alliance
CDC Foundation Advice for Nonprofits | Nonprofit Times
Covid-19 Relief Bill | Independent Sector
Coronavirus Information | Lawyers Alliance
Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak: Resources to Help Nonprofits | The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nonprofits and Coronavirus, COVID-19 | National Council of Nonprofits
Lessening the Risk of Coronavirus at Nonprofits | The Nonprofit Times
How to Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight | Fractured Atlas
SBA Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
The Nonprofit Community Confronts the Coronavirus | National Council of Nonprofits
Covid-19: Considerations for the Afterschool Field | After School Alliance

Coronavirus and Self Care

Managing Anxiety | New York State Office of Mental Health
NYC Well | City of New York
Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety | Shine

Covid-19 Funding Opportunities for Organizations

Paycheck Protection Program | US Department of Treasury
Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES Act | National Council of Nonprofits
Opportunities for Small Business in the CARES Act of 2020 | Browstein Hyatt Farber Schrek
Coronavirus Relief Options | US Small Business Administration
Disaster Loan Assistance | US Small Business Administration
NY COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund | NY Community Trust
NYC Small Business Continuity Loan Program | NY Small Business Administration

Food Access

COVID-19: Food Bank For New York City Response
COVID-19 Food Hub
Hunger Free NYC
Feeding America
NY State Updates on Coronavirus and Operation of Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs | Hunger Solutions New York

Technology Access

Altice USA (families must apply for free wifi)
Comcast (families must apply for free wifi)
Free Wifi Hotspots in New York

21st CCLC Tools

Getting Started

CBO Planning

Reserve Program Space

Create a Safe & Secure Learning Environment

Staffing Your Team

NYCDOE Fingerprinting

SACC

Professional Development Plan

Program Development

Program Planning

Student Recruitment, Retention & Attendance

Family Engagement

Curricular Planning

Link with the School Day

Prepare Students for College and Career

Incorporate Social Emotional Learning

Organize Field Trips

Other Important Information

Fiscal Management

Evaluation

Quality Self-Assessment (QSA)

Site Monitoring Visit

Sustainability

Remote Learning

Getting Started

Program Development

Tools and Resources

Other Information