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Glossary of After-School Terms and Acronyms
After School Alphabet
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Glossary of After-School Terms and Acronyms
21st Century
Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)
program is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively
to after-school programs. The No Child Left Behind Act transferred
the administration of the grants from the U.S. Department
of Education to the State Education Agencies.
After School Education and Safety
Program (ASES)
Formerly the Before and After School Learning and
Safe Neighborhood Partnerships Program, ASES provides funding
for local after-school education and enrichment programs.
These programs are created through partnerships between
schools and local community resources to provide literacy,
academic enrichment and safe constructive alternatives for
students in kindergarten through ninth grade.
After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs)
Program
In 2002, the California Legislature established the ASSETs
Program as part of the California 21st CCLC Program. Its
uses 21st CCLC funds specifically for the design, development,
and evaluation of high school after-school programs. The
recent legislation that made changes to ASES also guaranteed
a portion of 21st CCLC funds would be allotted to high school
after-school programs via ASSETs.
Academic Performance Index
The API is a numeric index (or scale) that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1000, designed to measure the academic performance and growth of schools. A school's score on the API is an indicator of a school's performance level and is based on various indicators such as results on statewide tests. The statewide API performance target for all schools is 800. (Click here for more information on the API.) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/apidescription.asp.]
API Ranking
Schools are ranked on a scale of one (lowest) to ten (highest). There are two types of API ranks: statewide and similar schools rank. The statewide rank compares a school to other schools of the same type statewide. The similar schools ranked compares a school to 100 other schools of the same type and similar demographic characteristics.
Community-Based Organizations
Most often, the term “CBO” is referring to common after-school programming providers such as YMCAs or Boys & Girls Clubs, or even museums and libraries. However, a CBO can also be a local sports franchise, a law enforcement group, an arts council or even a fraternal organization such as the Rotary Club.
Free or Reduced-price Meals*
The National School Lunch Program provides free or reduced-price school meals to students who qualify. There are two ways to qualify.
- If a household currently receives Food Stamps, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or participates in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) the children in that household are eligible for free school meals for as long as the family receives these other benefits. This is called categorical eligibility. Homeless, runaway and migrant children are also automatically eligible for free school meals.
- If a household's total income is below a certain amount, the children in that household can eat free or at a very reduced price. To receive free meals, household income must fall below 130 percent of poverty. For reduced-price meals, household income must be between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level. This is called income-based eligibility.
High-need school
“High-need” signifies a school with
at least 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price
meals and students who need extra learning time.
Proposition 49
This ballot initiative was passed by 56 percent of California voters in November 2002. It created the After School Education and Safety Program and will provide $428 million in additional funding for after-school programs at elementary and middle schools in California.
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Afterschool Alphabet†
The following acronyms are often referenced in afterschool:
21stCCLC – 21st Century Community Learning
Center
AB – Assembly Bill
API – Academic Performance Index
APR – Annual Performance Review
ASES – After School Education and Safety
ASPO – After School Partnerships Office
ASSETS – 21st Century High School After School Safety
and Enrichment for Teens
AYP– Adequate Yearly Progress
CAHSEE – California High School Exit Exam
CAPA – California Alternate Performance Assessment
(part of STAR)
CAT 6 – California Achievement Test, 6th Edition (part
of STAR)
CBEDS – California Basic Educational Data System
CBO – Community Based Organization
CDE – California Department of Education
CHKS – California Healthy Kids Survey
COE – County Office of Education
CST – California Standardized Test (part of STAR)
ELD – English Language Development
ELL – English Language Learners
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
LEA – Local Educational Agency (School District or
County Office of Education)
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
NCLB – No Child Left Behind (legislation passed in
2001)
PI – Program Improvement
PPICS – Profile and Performance Information Collection
System
PTA – Parent Teacher Association
PTSA – Parent Teacher Student Association
RFA – Request for Application
RFP – Request for Proposal
SAIT – School Assistance and Intervention Team
SARB – School Attendance Review Board
SB – Senate Bill
SCA – State Constitutional Amendment
SE – Special Education
SEDL – Southwest Education Development Laboratory
SES – Supplemental Educational Services
STAR – Standardized Testing and Reporting system
TA – Technical Assistance
*Food Research and Action Center
†Region V Healthy Start and After School Partnerships, Monterey County Office of Education
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