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Millville Board accepts $600,000 21st Century grant to expand afterschool programming
Summary
The Millville Board of Education accepted a $600,000 first-year 21st Century Community Learning Center competitive grant to support afterschool programming for grades 4–8, and approved additional partnership and travel grants to expand Club 21 STEAM incentives and field-trip access.
The Millville Board of Education on Sept. 22 accepted a federal 21st Century Community Learning Center competitive grant (Cohort 21, NGO:#26-EK74-H06) providing $600,000 in year one of a five-year award to support expanded afterschool programming for students in grades 4–8 across Millville elementary schools and Lakeside Middle School.
Finance & Facilities Committee Chair Mike Beatty summarized the district's facilities and grant priorities before the vote. The board approved the grant acceptance as part of a consolidated motion moved by Mike Whilden; the motion carried by roll-call vote.
The board also accepted a $15,000 partnership payment from the Cumberland Empowerment Zone Corporation to supplement Club 21 afterschool STEAM incentives at Lakeside and a $700 Field Trip New Jersey grant from the Community Foundation of New Jersey to bus Lakeside Gifted & Talented students to the State House in Trenton.
The 21st Century award will fund extended-day and enrichment activities for students in targeted grades; the board packet says the grant period runs Sept. 1, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2026. The district identified Club 21 and the 21st CCLC program as primary program vehicles, and multiple staffing and stipend line items tied to the grant and to Title I/SIA funding were approved at the meeting.
Board members discussed funding sources and program placement during the Finance & Facilities report; no vote tally listing individual yes/no votes was recorded in the minutes for the single-item grant acceptance separate from the omnibus motion. The board approved the broader set of Finance & Facilities items including grants, transportation quotes and certifications. Ms. McCarron was recorded as abstaining on certain finance items (18F, 18H, 18I, 18J and 18K) in the consolidated vote record noted in the minutes.
The board packet and motion direct staff to proceed with grant acceptance and to use the funds for the specified afterschool and transportation supports; staff will return to the board with implementation details and scheduling as programs begin.
