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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 recorded webinar discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in rural afterschool and summer learning programs.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This two-page document describes and links to Department programs that provide funding opportunities, technical assistance, and other resources tailored to the rural context.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This comprehensive site visit checklist can help sites prepare for, implement, and follow up on site visits from stakeholders.
- Source: Sperling Center for Research and Innovation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2021
This fact sheet summarizes findings from the America After 3PM national survey about access to afterschool and summer programming in rural communities.
- Source: Afterschool Alliance
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2021
This practice guide includes five recommendations to help district and school administrators and out-of-school program providers design out-of-school time programs that will increase learning for students. It describes the research supporting each recommendation, how to carry out each recommendation, and how to address implementation roadblocks that might arise.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2009
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: Comprehensive Center Network
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2024
This toolkit includes more than 50 tools and samples used by five urban districts and their partners to plan summer learning. Each tool includes guidance on why it's important and tips for effective use.
- Source: The Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2018
This practice guide from the Office of Special Education Programs summarizes evidence-based, positive, and proactive practices that support and respond to students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs in classrooms and similar teaching and learning environments.
- Source: Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This web page is formatted as a five-step checklist with links to resources for designing and implementing out-of-school time programs that support students' academic recovery.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This issue brief presents policy and programmatic considerations for students with chronic health conditions who attend public school-based out-of-school time (OST) programs. The brief highlights the importance of communication and
coordination between OST programs, school-day staff, students, and caregivers.
- Source: CDC
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2023
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This recorded webinar discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in rural afterschool and summer learning programs.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This two-page document describes and links to Department programs that provide funding opportunities, technical assistance, and other resources tailored to the rural context.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This comprehensive site visit checklist can help sites prepare for, implement, and follow up on site visits from stakeholders.
- Source: Sperling Center for Research and Innovation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2021
This fact sheet summarizes findings from the America After 3PM national survey about access to afterschool and summer programming in rural communities.
- Source: Afterschool Alliance
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2021
This practice guide includes five recommendations to help district and school administrators and out-of-school program providers design out-of-school time programs that will increase learning for students. It describes the research supporting each recommendation, how to carry out each recommendation, and how to address implementation roadblocks that might arise.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2009
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: Comprehensive Center Network
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2024
This toolkit includes more than 50 tools and samples used by five urban districts and their partners to plan summer learning. Each tool includes guidance on why it's important and tips for effective use.
- Source: The Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2018
This practice guide from the Office of Special Education Programs summarizes evidence-based, positive, and proactive practices that support and respond to students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs in classrooms and similar teaching and learning environments.
- Source: Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This web page is formatted as a five-step checklist with links to resources for designing and implementing out-of-school time programs that support students' academic recovery.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This issue brief presents policy and programmatic considerations for students with chronic health conditions who attend public school-based out-of-school time (OST) programs. The brief highlights the importance of communication and
coordination between OST programs, school-day staff, students, and caregivers.
- Source: CDC
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- 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. underCooperativeAgreementNo. 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. Janell Wood and Ms.Andrea Jackson.
