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Boys & Girls Club reports steady attendance, expanded supports in CCLC annual review
Summary
Presenters from the Berlin Boys & Girls Club told the Berlin Area School District board the district‑partnered 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) met key goals in 2023–24, averaging 83 elementary‑age attendees, providing extensive social‑emotional and academic support minutes, and proposing expanded training and transportation surveying to increase access.
Madison Maine, a program representative for the Berlin Boys & Girls Club, presented the club’s annual review of its 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant, telling the Berlin Area School District board that the program’s funded cohort averaged 83 elementary‑age students in daily after‑school attendance. "Our average daily attendance, with that in that regard, was 83 youth," Maine said.
The presentation summarized progress against the CCLC’s state goals for 2023–24, which Maine said the program met at a basic level while identifying administrative and programming areas to improve. The club described an action plan for year 3 that assigns completion dates and responsible staff and calls for a site‑coordinator‑led data‑review session after spring surveys.
Why it matters: the CCLC grant supports out‑of‑school learning, aims to close academic gaps and provides wraparound supports that the club says reinforce classroom learning. Maine highlighted the scale of supports delivered: "This year in total, January through May... that room provided almost 7000 minutes of specified social emotional learning work with the students, on‑site," and a separate academic‑support classroom provided "nearly 12000 minutes of additional support outside of the school setting." Those figures were presented as program metrics used to meet CCLC reporting and reimbursement tiers.
Board members pressed on practical barriers and staffing: Maine said the program relies on club employees for academic‑success supports and supplements the staff with volunteers, including retired teachers and community members. The club asked the district to include non‑registered families in a districtwide transportation survey so DPI‑requested transportation needs can be assessed and addressed. "We are asking that the school district include that or consider including that in their district wide survey," Maine said.
Maine also announced a summer reading intervention: Sarah Pinot Davis will provide six weeks of on‑site reading intervention during summer programming. The presentation concluded with a formal introduction of Ashley Hurtle as the Boys & Girls Club associate executive director overseeing academic grants.
Next steps: the presenters said the full CCLC annual review will be posted to the district website for public access and staff will follow up on the transportation survey request and training coordination with district teachers.
