• Notice to the Community: Intent to Submit Grant Application - The Chico Unified School District is planning to apply for two 21st Century Community Learning Center grants to continue the existing Before and After-School Programs at all three middle school sites (Bidwell Junior, Chico Junior and Marsh Junior) and the After-School Program at After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) Program at Fair View High School.
   
  Additional information about the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center program can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba/cp/. A copy of the application and any waiver request will be available for public review after submission of the application on November 16, 2023. For more information, call Heather Sufuentes, CUSD Director of Elementary Education, at (530) 891-3000 ext. 20136.

BLAST strives to serve all our CUSD Students within our After School Programs, below are some Demographics of BLAST Grant enrolled students who have attended 75% or more days of the After School Program in the 2021-2022 School year.

• Males-51%
• Females-49%
• Nonbinary-1%
• Percent of Students who are English Language Learners-11%
• Percent of Students who receive Special Ed. Services-18%
• Percent of Students who receive Free or Reduced Lunch-76%