The Community Learning Center Institute was invited to present at the U.S. Department of Education Summer Learning and Enrichment Collaborative National Convening held virtually on April 26 and 27, 2021. Darlene Kamine, Executive Director of the Community Learning Center Institute, Tiffaney Hamm, the CLCI Enrichment Manager at the Oyler Community Learning Center Institute, and Jamaull Davis, a kindergarten teacher at Oyler were the featured panelists on the topic of Collaborating to Staff Summer Learning Programs: Leveraging Partnerships.
The Collaborative—a partnership between ED, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the National Governors Association, and other national partners—follows President Joe Biden’s call to action at ED’s National Safe School Reopening Summit to, “work together to ensure that all children have access to high quality summer learning and enrichment opportunities this summer and beyond.” Biden added that, “This is essential for all students, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, students of color, English learners, students with disabilities, homeless students, and all those who went without in-person instruction this year.”
“Too many students have experienced interruptions in learning and negative effects on their social and emotional wellbeing due to time apart from friends and community,” said Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “Summer presents a key opportunity for school districts and community partners to accelerate learning and provide new avenues for students to safely engage with each other in fun activities. Let’s use this moment to reimagine what fun, engaging summer programming can look like, make it accessible for all students, and work together to make sure our communities recover and rebuild stronger than they were before the pandemic.”
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