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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

STEM Resources

STEM Curriculum and Activities | After School Alliance
STEM Gems | National After School Association
STEM After School: How to Design and Run Great Programs and Activities | Expanded Schools
Power of Discovery

 

Art Resources

Arts Learning in an After School Setting | Los Angeles County Office of Education
Center for Arts Education 
Arts Education Knowledge Center | Wallace Foundation

 

Remote Learning Resources

Supplemental Remote Learning Resources: Discover From Home | NYCDOE OCS
Supplemental Remote Learning Resources: Early Childhood Learning | NYCDOE OCS
Best Practices: Educator and Practitioner Actions and Procedures | NYCDOE OCS
Best Practices: Social-Emotional Support | NYCDOE OCS
Best Practices: Supporting Students’ Remote Learning | NYCDOE OCS

 

Serving Students with Special Needs

Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities
Specialized Instruction and Student Supports | NYCDOE

 

STEM Virtual Learning 

Interactive Lessons about Space, Earth, Solar System and Universe | NASA
Lessons from Astronauts about Living in Space | NASA
STEM Activities for Students of All Ages | NASA
Learn from Home About Physical science, Geography and Maps | USG
Use Real-Time Ocean Data to Explore the Environment | NOAA
Energy Kids Games and Activities | US Energy Information Administration
Virtual Field Trips to National Energy Labs | Department of Energy
Games, Quizzes, and Videos about the Environment | Environmental Protection Agency
The Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour | The Smithsonian
Free Smithsonian STEM Games and Simulations | The Smithsonian
Meet the Animals of the National Zoo | The Smithsonian
3D Exhibits and Virtual Tours  | The Smithsonian

 

Arts Virtual Learning

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems | The Kennedy Center
Tour the Kennedy Center with The Pigeon | Kennedy Center
Smithsonian Magazine Ten Museums You Can Virtually Visit | The Smithsonian
Digital Smithsonian American Art Museum
Distance Learning Resources | The Smithsonian

 

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

Getting Started

  • Starting Up
  • Reserve Space
  • Create a Safe & Secure Learning Environment
  • Coordinate Meals & Snack
  • Staff Your Team
  • Create an Advisory Board
  • Disclaimer

Program Development

  • Program Planning
  • Curricular Planning
  • Student Recruitment, Retention & Attendance
  • Family Engagement

Tools and Resources

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  • Resources
  • Covid Resources

Other Information

  • Youth Development
  • Fiscal Management
  • Evaluation
  • Quality Self Assessment
  • Sustainability
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