Calendar of Events

Our calendar of IL 21st CCLC events including webinars, conferences, workshops, and data reporting deadlines.

Past Events

2022

Date

Event
June 30 Summer 2022 Resource Bulletin Release
May 30 - July 18 ISBE 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking tool open for Spring 2022 Reporting
May 26 Summer 2022 Newsletter Release
May 10 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Afterschool
May 3 - May 4 2022 Virtual Spring Conference
April 21 Spring 2022 Resource Bulletin Release
March 17 Spring 2022 Newsletter Release
March 3 Special Topic Workshop
February 23 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Preparing Your Staff for Summer Success
February 10 Winter 2022 Resource Bulletin Release
January 13 Winter 2022 Newsletter Release
January 10 - February 14 ISBE 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking tool open for Fall 2021 Reporting

2021

Date

Event
December 16 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Staffing Up—Strategies to Build a Strong Workforce
December 8 Webinar: Cohort 2013 Grantee Evaluation Site Visits
December 2 Fall 2021 Resource Bulletin Release
November 30 Local Evaluations Due
November 18 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Responding to Health Needs in Afterschool
November 2 New Grantee Orientation
October 28 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: If You've Got It, Use It—Spending for Impactful Programs
October 20 Fall Workshop
October 14 Fall 2021 Newsletter Release
September 30 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Better Together—Tools for Powerful Partnerships
August 16 - September 27 ISBE 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking tool open for Summer 2021 Reporting
August 5 Summer 2021 Resource Bulletin Release
July 30 Grant Periodic Performance Reports due in IWAS
July 20 - July 22 U.S. Department of Education 21st CCLC Summer Symposium
June 30 Spring Survey Due (For further questions, please contact EDC at 21stCCLC.Evaluation@edc.org)
June 24 Summer 2021 Newsletter Release
June 1 - July 19 ISBE 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking tool open for Spring 2021 Reporting
May 13 Spring 2021 Resource Bulletin Release
May 6 - May 7 2021 Virtual Spring Conference
April 20 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Outdoor and Environmental Learning in Afterschool Settings
April 8 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Summer Strategies to Reach and Re-engage Priority Youth
April 1 Spring 2021 Newsletter Release
March 10 - March 11 Special Topic Workshop: Opportunities for Adolescent Learning in Afterschool
February 23 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Focus on SEL—Introducing CASEL's Re-opening Roadmap
February 20 Winter 2021 Resource Bulletin Release
January 26 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Empowering Youth to Take Action on School Climate and Culture
January 22 Project Directors' Meeting
January 21 New Grantee Orientation
January 7 Winter 2021 Newsletter Release

2020

Date

Event
December 15 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: 2020—Where We've Been and Where We're Going
December 8 - December 9 2020 Virtual Fall Conference
November 19 Fall 2020 Resource Bulletin Release
November 19 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Becoming Resilient Organizations—Afterschool Beyond COVID-19
October 29 Fall 2020 Newsletter Release
October 21 Building Blocks of Student Resilience: Youth Empowerment
September 29 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Building Blocks of Student Resilience— Relationships
August 6 Summer 2020 Resource Bulletin Release
July 30 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Engaging with Afterschool Families Now
June 25 Summer 2020 Newsletter Release
June 25 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Cultivating Individual Resilience
May 14 Spring 2020 Resource Bulletin Release
April 2 Spring 2020 Newsletter Release
April 1 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Building Financial Literacy
March 11 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Recruit, Engage, Retain—Afterschool Strategies for High School
February 27 Special Topic Workshop, Chicago, IL
February 25 Special Topic Workshop, Springfield, IL
February 20 Winter 2020 Resource Bulletin Release
January 29 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Developing a Culture of Professional Learning to Support and Retain Staff
January 9 Winter 2020 Newsletter Release

2019

Date

Event
December 12 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: How Community-Based Organizations Leverage Their Strengths in Managing 21st CCLC Programs
December 3 Spring 2019 21APR Window Closes
November 29 Local Evaluation Due to EDC at 21stCCLC.Evaluation@edc.org
November 21 Fall 2019 Resource Bulletin Release
November 21 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Overview of 21st CCLC Support Organizations
November 7 Illinois Quality Afterschool Webinar: Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in Afterschool
October 30 Spring 2019 Data Warehouse and Benchmarking Tool Closes
October 30 1st Quarter Grant Periodic Performance Report Due in IWAS
October 20 Expenditure Report Due in IWAS
October 10 Fall 2019 Newsletter Release
October 8 Fall Workshop in Springfield, IL
October 7 Spring 2019 21APR Window Opens
September 30 5th Quarter Grant Periodic Performance Report due in IWAS
September 3 Spring 2019 Data Warehouse and Benchmarking Tool Window Opens
July 31 Grant Periodic Performance Report Due in IWAS
July 20 Expenditure Report Submission in IWAS
July 11 Summer 2019 Resource Bulletin Release
May 31 21 APR Deadline for Summer 2018 Data
May 23 Summer 2019 Newsletter Release
May 9 2019 Spring Conference, Normal, IL
April 30 Grant Periodic Performance Report Due in IWAS
April 30 Benchmarking Tool Deadline for Summer 2018 Data
April 20 Expenditure Report Submission in IWAS
April 11 Spring 2019 Resource Bulletin Release
April 9 Northern Illinois University Webinar: 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking Tool
March 15 Webinar: Making the Most of Summer Learning
March 7 Special Topic Workshop, Chicago, IL
March 5 Special Topic Workshop, Springfield, IL
February 28 Spring 2019 Newsletter Release
February 6 Webinar: Young Adult Book Clubs
January 31 Grant Periodic Performance Report Due in IWAS
January 23 Webinar: Family Engagement
January 20 Expenditure Report Submission in IWAS
January 17 Winter 2019 Resource Bulletin Release

2018

Date

Event
December 31 Tier I Survey Due to ISBE
December 6 Winter 2018-19 Newsletter Release
November 30 Grantee Annual Local Evaluation Report Due
November 28 ISBE 21st CCLC Statewide Evaluation Webinar: Getting Your Evaluation off the Ground
November 15 Spring 2018 Data Submitted into 21 APR
October 31 Grant Periodic Performance Report Due for Quarter 1 (July-September)
October 25 Fall 2018 Resource Bulletin Release
October 20 Expenditure Report Due for Quarter 1 (July-September)
October 10 Fall Workshop, Springfield, IL
October 9 New Grantee Orientation, Springfield, IL
October 5 Webinar: Grant Management: Budgets, Monitoring, and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA)
September 14 Benchmarking Tool Deadline for Spring 2018 Rosters
September 13 Fall 2018 Newsletter Release
July 31 GATA Report Due for April 1–June30 Reporting Period
June 22 Annual Spring Survey Deadline
May 31 Summer 2018 Resource Bulletin Release
May 9 2018 Spring Conference, Normal, IL
May 8 2018 Spring Pre-Conference, Normal, IL
April 30 GATA Report Due for January 1-March 31 Reporting Period
April 12 Spring 2018 Newsletter Release
April 11 Webinar: Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Youth and Parents in Afterschool
April 8 Illinois Afterschool Network 32nd Annual Spring Conference
April 5 Benchmarking Tool Deadline for Fall 2017 Rosters
April 5 EDC Webinar on Evaluation Visits
March 16 Benchmarking Tool Deadline for Summer 2017 Rosters
March 1 Spring 2018 Resource Bulletin Release
March 1 Special Topic Workshop, Integrating Academics and Social and Emotional Learning for Student Empowerment, Chicago, IL
February 27 Special Topic Workshop, Integrating Academics and Social and Emotional Learning for Student Empowerment, Springfield, IL
February 15 Webinar: Ten Practices That Promote Social and Emotional Learning
February 7 Webinar: How to Use the ISBE 21st CCLC Data Warehouse and Benchmarking Tool
January 31 Webinar: Nuts and Bolts of 21st CCLC Program Operation, Part 2
January 18 Winter 2018 Newsletter Release

2017

Date

Event
December 14 Webinar: Nuts and Bolts of 21st CCLC Program Operation, Part 1
December 8 Deadline for Submitting Spring Data into 21 APR
December 7 Winter 2017 Resource Bulletin Release
December 1 Grantee Annual Local Evaluation Report Due
November 30 GATA Report Due for July 1-October 31 Reporting Period
November 15 Webinar: Fiscal Oversight
October 23 Fall Workshop, Springfield, IL
October 19 Webinar: Attendance
October 12 Fall 2017 Newsletter Release
June 7 Webinar: Telling Your Afterschool Success Story
May 31 Summer 2017 Resource Bulletin Release
May 10 2017 Spring Conference, Normal, IL
May 3 Webinar: Addressing Cultural Diversity and Building Relationships with Law Enforcement
April 19 Spring 2017 Newsletter Release
April 19 Webinar: Building Engaging Afterschool Programs with Families
April 11 PDAG Call
March 22 Webinar: Creating Professional Development Opportunities for Afterschool Staff
March 2 Special Topic Workshop, Incorporating Social and Emotional Learning in Afterschool, Chicago, IL
March 1 Spring 2017 Resource Bulletin Release
February 28 Special Topic Workshop: Incorporating Social and Emotional Learning in Afterschool, Springfield, IL
February 22 Webinar: Trauma-Informed Practices
January 27 Webinar: SEL Basics
January 18 Winter 2017 Newsletter Release
January 10 Project Directors' Workshop, Springfield, IL

2016

Date

Event
November 21 Webinar—Agriculture Afterschool: Cultivating STEM Success
November 16 Winter 2016 Resource Bulletin Release
November 15 PDAG Call
October 19 Webinar: Topic-Statewide Afterschool Quality Standards
September 28 Fall 2016 Newsletter Release
September 27 Webinar: Attendance Leads to Success
August 31 Fall 2016 Resource Bulletin Release
July 13 Summer 2016 Newsletter Release
June 1 Summer 2016 Resource Bulletin Release
May 11 Webinar: Topic-Equity, Access, and Excellence
May 3 2016 Spring Conference, Normal, IL
April 19 Spring Conference Presenter's Webinar
April 13 Spring 2016 Newsletter Release
March 23 Webinar: Topic-Community-Based Organizations
March 3 Special Topic Workshop: Sustainability, Chicago, IL
March 2 Spring 2016 Resource Bulletin Release
March 1 Special Topic Workshop: Sustainability, Springfield, IL
February 10 Webinar: Topic-Summer Learning
January 21 Webinar: Topic-Service Learning in 21st CCLC Programs
January 13 Winter 2016 Newsletter Release

2015

Date

Event
December 2 Winter 2015-16 Resource Bulletin Release
November 2 Webinar: Peer Mentor Program Kickoff
October 28 Webinar: Including Students with Disabilities in Afterschool
October 20 21st CCLC Project Director’s Fall Workshop: 2015 Kickoff
September 28 Webinar: Building a Foundation for Lasting Family Engagement
September 28 Fall 2015 Newsletter Release
September 2 Fall 2015 Resource Bulletin Release
August 26 Webinar: Recruiting and Retaining High-Quality Staff
July 8 Summer 2015 Newsletter Release
May 20 Spring 2015 Resource Bulletin Release
May 13 2015 Spring Conference
May 8 Webinar: Nuts and Bolts for Operating Your 21st CCLC Program, Part 3-Relationships and Communication
May 5 IQA Spring Conference Presenter's Webinar
April 15 Webinar: Nuts and Bolts for Operating Your 21st CCLC Program, Part 2-Programming
April 1 Spring 2015 Newsletter Release
April 1 Webinar: Nuts and Bolts for Operating Your 21st CCLC Program, Part 1-Organization and Operations
March 18 Conference Call for New Staff and Grantees
February 26 Special Topic Workshop: Creating Pathways for Lasting Family Engagement, Chicago, IL
February 24 - February 26 Special Topic Workshop: Creating Pathways for Lasting Family Engagement, Springfield, IL
February 18 Winter 2015 Resource Bulletin Release
January 22 - April 14 Project Directors’ Workshop, Springfield, IL
January 21 New Grantee Orientation, Springfield, IL
January 21 PDAG Meeting
January 7 Winter 2015 Newsletter Release

2014

Date

Event
November 19 Webinar: Social Emotional Learning and Afterschool
November 19 Fall 2014 Resource Bulletin Release
October 15 Webinar: Partnering with School and Community
October 1 Fall 2014 Newsletter Release
September 17 Webinar: Leveraging Afterschool Opportunities
August 30 PPICS Milestone (Grades, Partners)
August 27 PDAG Call
August 20 Webinar: High School Afterschool-Challenges and Opportunities
August 15 Summer 2014 Resource Bulletin Release
July 31 Milestone 2: Teacher Surveys, Activities, and Attendance
July 1 Summer 2014 Newsletter Release
June 30 Milestone 1: Grantee Profile, Operations, Staffing, and Feeder Schools
May 21 Webinar: Engaging Families in Afterschool
May 15 2014 Spring Resource Bulletin Release
May 1 2014 Spring Conference
April 22 IQA Spring Conference Presenter's Webinar
April 2 PDAG Call
April 1 Spring 2014 Newsletter Release
March 19 Webinar: Bullying in a Technology-Fueled World-Challenges and Opportunities
February 26 Special Topic Workshop: Sustainability-The Key to the Future, Chicago, IL
February 19 Webinar: Partners in Sustaining Success-Local Community Foundations
February 14 Winter 2014 Resource Bulletin Release
January 29 PDAG Call
January 22 Webinar: Arts and Creative Learning in Afterschool and Summer Programs
January 10 Winter 2014 Newsletter Release

2013

Date

Event
November 20 New Project Directors’ Orientation Webinar: Part 2-Quality Afterschool
November 15 Fall 2013 Resource Bulletin Release
November 8 PPICS Milestone 4 - Extended from October 31 (State Assessment, Objectives and all additional parts of the APR must be certified as complete. APR must be completed.)
November 7 Special Topic Workshop: Sustainability - The Key to the Future, Springfield, IL
October 30 PDAG Call
October 16 New Project Directors’ Orientation Webinar: Part 1-Program Specifics
October 1 Fall 2013 Newsletter Release
September 25 PDAG Meeting
September 25 - September 26 Fall Workshop, Normal IL
August 30 PPICS Milestone 3 (Grades, Partners)
August 23 Peer Mentor Training, Springfield IL
August 22 Special Topic Workshop: Increasing Student Participation with Quality Programs, Springfield, IL
August 15 Summer 2013 Resource Bulletin Release
August 15 ISBE Peer Mentoring Initiative Kickoff Webinar
July 2 2013 Summer Newsletter Release
June 4 Special Topic Workshop: Increasing Student Participation with Quality Programs, Naperville, IL
April 18 2013 IL 21st CCLC Spring Conference
April 9 IQA Spring Conference Presenter’s Webinar
March 21 Introduction to the Illinois Quality Afterschool (IQA) Support Team
February 28 2013 New Grantee and New Project Director Orientation Workshop

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