21st CCLC Programs

Estes starts its tenth year of Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant

Our school offers amazing before and after school high-quality academic intervention and enrichment activities for students along with a broad array of youth development opportunities and parent engagement at no cost.  Our program provides opportunities for students to engage in new and exciting learning opportunities and explore their personal interests, recreational and intellectual topics that are often not available during the school day while being able to forge new relationships with friends.

Nita M. Lowey 21 st Century Community Learning Centers Programs

The Marana Unified School District is proud to offer multiple Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool programs funded by a Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the Arizona Department of Education. 

Arizona’s Title IV-B (21st CCLC) program supports students in meeting academic standards and are designed to align with State and school goals to assist targeted students in their school day learning objectives. Programs offer project-based, hands-on enrichment that builds college and career readiness.  This enrichment includes out-of-school time offerings in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), literacy, art, music, physical education, mentoring, and nutrition & health. 

The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program is offered at the following schools within the Marana district:

• Butterfield Elementary
• DeGrazia Elementary
• Estes Elementary School
• Marana Middle School
• Picture Rocks Elementary
• Quail Run Elementary School
• Roadrunner Elementary School 

To learn more about these exceptional 21st century learning opportunities, please contact one of the schools listed above or visit the Arizona Department of Education 21st Century Webpage. 

The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Title IV-B program is funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the Arizona Department of Education.  For more information visit:  http://www.azed.gov/21stcclc/