Grant Management

For administrative costs guides from the California Department of Education, visit their webpage here.

CDE Operational Requirements for Grant Recipients

The legislation governing the ASES and 21st CCLC Programs requires that programs provide students with a safe environment, academic support, and educational enrichment. Every student attending a school operating a program is eligible to participate in the program, subject to program capacity (EC Section 8482.6). All programs must:

• Begin immediately upon the conclusion of the regular school day (EC Section 8483[a][1])
• Operate at least until 6:00 p.m. (EC Section 8483[a][1])
• Operate a minimum of 15 hours per week (EC Section 8483[a][1])
• Operate every regular school day during the regular school year (EC Section 8483[a][1])
• Maintain a student-to-staff member ratio of no more than 20:1 (EC Section 8483.4)
• Offer a daily nutritious snack and/or meal (EC Section 8483.3[c][8]) that conforms to both state and federal standards
• Provide opportunities for physical activity (EC Section 8483.3[c][7])
• Provide all notices, reports, statements, and records to parents or guardians in English and the student’s primary language when 15 percent or more of the students enrolled at the school site speak a primary language other than English. This is determined annually based on the language census data submitted to the CDE for the preceding year (EC Section 48985)
• Please note: Programs can be closed for up to 3 days for Lead-Agency Professional Development. For more information on this type of program closure please visit this page on our website.

OUSD and CDE Requirement

• Record and accurately track all student attendance. For more attendance requirements visit our page here.