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$75,000 to enhance Library services and collections last year. For more information, call Eugene Public Library at 682-5450. Afterschool and Community Education (ACE) Project Partnership Eugene School District has been awarded a five-year, 21st Century Community Learning Center Project grant for academic enrichment, family educational development, and recreation programs at three economically disadvantaged elementary schools in Eugene: Adams, Harris and Meadowlark. The schools were selected because a majority of their students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and because an analysis of 4J Reading Diagnostic Tests indicated the schools fall below the district median for oral reading fluency. In addition, the percentage of disadvantaged students that do not meet the standards in English/Language Arts is quite high. The ACE Project funding is intended to help close the "achievement gap" at these sites. Eugene Recreation Services staff played a key role in the successful grant application process. They created a plan to provide recreation programs and activities that complement the school district’s academic goals. As a result of the partnership, the City will receive approximately $318,000 over five years to provide services to the youngsters and their family members at the three schools. The recreation activities will be modeled on the successful RecZone programs that are in place at nine middle schools in Eugene, and funded through local option levy 20-67. ACE Project services will begin in April of this year, and continue at Adams, Harris and Meadowlark schools through March 2011. This is an exciting opportunity to expand afterschool academic enrichment and recreation to Eugene elementary students in great need of youth development services. For more information, contact Tim Patrick, Youth and Family Services Manager, 682-6347, tim.w.patrick@ci.eugene.or.us. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 March 3, 2006