SUBJECT: 2016-2017 Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), Cycle 9, Year 1,
Strategic Partnership Opportunity
The Texas Education Agency has posted the Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant for
Cycle 9 application for the 2016-2017 school year. The Texas 21st CCLC’s purpose is to create community
learning centers aimed at providing academic enrichment opportunities for high need, high poverty,
and/or low performing schools to meet state standards in the core content areas.
The Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI) at the College of Education in The University of Texas at
Austin serves the common goal of helping all students, early childhood through high school, achieve
their academic potential through two primary types of initiatives: those that directly support students
and those that equip and empower educators and leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to
thrive in today’s classroom. Through partnerships with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), education
service centers (ESCs), school districts, public charter schools, and other institutions of higher education,
we serve many of the educational and professional development (PD) needs for the state of Texas.
With the overall goal of creating community learning centers aimed at providing academic enrichment
opportunities for high need, high poverty, or low performing schools to meet state standards in the core
content areas, IPSI will partner with districts to (1) deliver in-service PD opportunities aimed at aligning
afterschool programs or activities with daily classroom instruction, (2) support lesson planning and use
of data to guide instruction, (3) observe and provide feedback on instructional delivery to fulfill project
goals. Additionally, IPSI will provide support and guidance on designing or refining existing systems
aimed at fostering, increasing, and strengthening parent, family, community, and school partnerships.
Our team brings decades of experience supporting schools and districts across Texas; developing the
instructional and leadership skill sets of educators and leaders; developing and aligning instructional
practices or systems; designing technological solutions and tools; and building strategic partnerships
with agencies, foundations, business leaders, and associations. We pride ourselves on being a leader in
developing and delivering research-based PD, spanning the early childhood through high school
continuum, to assist educators and leaders in preparing diverse student populations to be college and
career ready.
If your district plans to apply and would like to form a strategic partnership with IPSI, contact IPSI at
support@ipsi.utexas.edu for further details. Eligible applicants must apply through the Texas Education
Agency’s Standard Application System by 5:00 p.m. Central Time, March 29, 2016.
Sincerely,
Daryl Michel
Digitally signed by Daryl Michel
DN: cn=Daryl Michel, o=The University of Texas,
ou=IPSI, email=dmichel@ipsi.utexas.edu, c=US
Date: 2016.03.04 17:34:16 -06'00'
Daryl Michel, PhD
Director, Academic Foundations
The University of Texas at Austin
dmichel@ipsi.utexas.edu
210.380.8375
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