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EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIBRARY
Here you’ll find free resources from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others in the field, curated by our team with 21st CCLC professionals in mind. The external resource library includes videos, web pages, publications, and more to help you learn about and implement evidence-based strategies and best practices. All were screened for their relevance to out-of-school time, and many are specific to 21st CCLC programs.
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This information sheet lists the benefits of applying for Medicaid funding for school-based services and provides step-by-step instructions for applying. Out-of-school time programs who are partnering with schools to provide wraparound services may find this information useful.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This section of the MyMoney.gov website offers resources for building financial literacy among students and their family members.
- Source: Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This tool includes a link to the NAA’s Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies along with workbooks to help OST professionals reflect on their practice, create professional development plans, and embark on a continuous professional development cycle.
- Source: National Afterschool Association
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
This webpage provides ideas and resources to help integrate NOAA science into formal and informal education. It includes a special collection of STEM materials for distance educators or families working with students at home.
- Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This webpage provides information about a collaborative project to design and deliver STEM programs that engage youth in out-of-school time place-based citizen science and environmental monitoring. Free activity ideas and resources are available.
- Source: National Park Service, U.S. Department of Education, National Environmental Education Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This toolkit was created as a resource for State, local, and school leaders to support multilingual learners and general education educators who directly serve immigrant and refugee students. Out-of-school time programs that serve these populations will also find it helpful.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Research
- Year: 2023
This non-regulatory guidance document provides program definitions, information on State allocations, guidance on State competitions and subgrantee use of funds, and requirements for monitoring and program evaluation.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
The U.S. Department of Education maintains this webpage to provide information about the 21st CCLC program, including performance measures and reports; relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance; funding status and awards; eligibility; contact information for Federal and State program leaders; and resources.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
This document provides guidance on selecting, using, and building evidence-based activities, strategies, and interventions as defined in Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2023
This webpage describes core practices of the Parent Teacher Home Visits model for fostering meaningful relationships with students' families, starting with voluntary home visits. This summary of core practices could give OST programs easy-to-digest information about home visits as they consider whether and how to conduct them.
- Source: Parent Teacher Home Visits
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2024
This final rule amends the regulations of the U.S. Department of Education and other Federal agencies to clarify protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of Federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing such services.
- Source: Federal Register (journal)
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
The infographics in this data snapshot show the demographics and experiences of students with disabilities within U.S. public schools. This information might be useful to out-of-school time programs coordinating with the school day to serve students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents, Research
- Year: 2023
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This information sheet lists the benefits of applying for Medicaid funding for school-based services and provides step-by-step instructions for applying. Out-of-school time programs who are partnering with schools to provide wraparound services may find this information useful.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This section of the MyMoney.gov website offers resources for building financial literacy among students and their family members.
- Source: Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This tool includes a link to the NAA’s Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies along with workbooks to help OST professionals reflect on their practice, create professional development plans, and embark on a continuous professional development cycle.
- Source: National Afterschool Association
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
This webpage provides ideas and resources to help integrate NOAA science into formal and informal education. It includes a special collection of STEM materials for distance educators or families working with students at home.
- Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This webpage provides information about a collaborative project to design and deliver STEM programs that engage youth in out-of-school time place-based citizen science and environmental monitoring. Free activity ideas and resources are available.
- Source: National Park Service, U.S. Department of Education, National Environmental Education Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This toolkit was created as a resource for State, local, and school leaders to support multilingual learners and general education educators who directly serve immigrant and refugee students. Out-of-school time programs that serve these populations will also find it helpful.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Research
- Year: 2023
This non-regulatory guidance document provides program definitions, information on State allocations, guidance on State competitions and subgrantee use of funds, and requirements for monitoring and program evaluation.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
The U.S. Department of Education maintains this webpage to provide information about the 21st CCLC program, including performance measures and reports; relevant legislation, regulations, and guidance; funding status and awards; eligibility; contact information for Federal and State program leaders; and resources.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
This document provides guidance on selecting, using, and building evidence-based activities, strategies, and interventions as defined in Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2023
This webpage describes core practices of the Parent Teacher Home Visits model for fostering meaningful relationships with students' families, starting with voluntary home visits. This summary of core practices could give OST programs easy-to-digest information about home visits as they consider whether and how to conduct them.
- Source: Parent Teacher Home Visits
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2024
This final rule amends the regulations of the U.S. Department of Education and other Federal agencies to clarify protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of Federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing such services.
- Source: Federal Register (journal)
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
The infographics in this data snapshot show the demographics and experiences of students with disabilities within U.S. public schools. This information might be useful to out-of-school time programs coordinating with the school day to serve students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents, Research
- Year: 2023
This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. under Cooperative Agreement No. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the Federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. La' Shawndra Scroggins and Ms. Andrea Jackson.
