Illinois
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHICAGO $2,500,000
The Chicago Public Schools 21st Century
Community Learning Centers Project will provide to community members citywide
extended learning opportunities that contribute to reduced drug use and violence
and that assist early adolescent and middle school students to meet or exceed
state and local standards in the core academic subjects.
LEROY COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, LEROY
$152,160
Focused on improving state test results, especially
in middle grades, this comprehensive, collaborative model provides tutoring
and year-round enhancement programs. Substance abuse prevention, human services,
and recreational services will also be featured.
VENICE CUSD #3, VENICE $212,908
Year-round, computer-based tutorial programs that
target at-risk students in grades 1-12 will be the focal point of the two centers
the Venice School District will operate-one in the elementary school and one
in the high school. The Centers will offer the latest computerized learning
technology and Internet access to over 400 students.