Press Release
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend
Awarded 21st Century Grant
Incorporating the New Century Integrated Instructional System
(January, 2003, Piscataway, New Jersey) New
Century Education Corporation is pleased to announce that its Integrated
Instructional System software will be installed at four learning centers in
Jefferson County, Florida under a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant
from the Florida Department of Education.
The award is to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend and provides
$800,000 a year for each of the next five years. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program utilizes
federal education funds to support after school programs across the country,
focusing upon underachieving students and low performing schools. According to
Samuel “Buddy” Streit, President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend,
the winning proposal was developed in collaboration with the Jefferson County
Schools and many local partners “…and will allow us to develop and strengthen
academic and enrichment programs for hundreds of deserving kids in Jefferson
County.”
The New Century Integrated Instructional System provides a complete and
comprehensive curriculum for individualized instruction in reading, writing,
and mathematics for elementary, middle and high schools and adult education
programs. The software system
provides appropriately challenging multimedia instruction to help students meet
local and state academic standards in reading and math, based on an automated
and accurate assessment of ability levels.
New Century’s GED Preparation Program will be implemented at the centers
to provide a meaningful parent education component.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of
America serve 3.3 million boys and girls at 3,103 club locations across the
country. The mission of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Big Bend is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from
disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive,
caring and responsible citizens. By reaching children at an early age and
providing positive activities and encouragement, the Club provides a compelling
alternative to youth crime, gang membership, drugs, and other negative
influences that effect youth today.
For more information, please
contact Janice Harrison @ 1-800-833-6232 ext. 5562 or visit http://www.bgcbigbend.org/
220 Old New Brunswick Road Piscataway NJ 08854
1-800-833-8632 extension 5562 www.ncecorp.com
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New Century Education Corporation. New Century is a registered trademark of New
Century Education Corporation.