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NCOE Expanded Learning (ACE & COOL School) offers afterschool and before-school programs at multiple school sites under the ACE and COOL School names. The program operates on specific schedules at Calistoga Jr.Sr., Silverado Middle School, and several elementary schools on different days of the week.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Schedule: Before-school and afterschool options on weekdays, with site-specific afternoon hours generally running from school dismissal to 6:00 pm
The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) Community Programs department administers NCOE Expanded Learning (ACE & COOL School) as part of its AmeriCorps programs serving in Napa and Sonoma counties and across California. Calistoga Jr.Sr. ACE operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30–6:00 pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 2:25–6:00 pm. Silverado Middle School ACE operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 1:05–6:00 pm. Alta Heights, Bel Aire Park, Northwood, Phillips, Shearer, Snow, and Vichy Elementary COOL School programs operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:10–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:45–6:00 pm. Bellevue Elementary COOL School operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:40–6:00 pm. J.X. Wilson Elementary COOL School operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:30–6:00 pm. Kawana Springs and Meadow View Elementary COOL School programs operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:35–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:05–6:00 pm. McPherson Elementary COOL School operates Monday through Friday from 6:35–8:05 am. Robert L. Stevens Elementary COOL School operates for 1st–3rd graders Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:18–6:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:05–6:00 pm, and for 4th–6th graders Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:30–6:00 pm, with TK/K hours to be determined.
The NCOE Community Programs department’s mission is to provide AmeriCorps members an opportunity to support children, families, and the broader community. The department administers AmeriCorps programs that serve with nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and tribes, and both of its AmeriCorps programs are State and National AmeriCorps grants funded in partnership with California Volunteers, the state commission of AmeriCorps for California. Leadership for these programs includes Director Barbara Thorsen; Program Planner Aeryn Jungerman (AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor); Program Coordinator II Lindsey Estes (AmeriCorps EXL); Evaluation Coordinator Katherine Pineda-Brooks (National Service); Program Coordinator Heather Whitacre (Community Programs); and Program Assistant Nina Pariani (National Service). Site supervisors include Miriam Lopez at Bellevue Elementary, David Dennett at J.X. Wilson Elementary, Jose Ruiz at Kawana Springs Elementary, Giovany Morales at Meadow View Elementary, and Laura Cervantes at Robert L. Stevens Elementary.
Project SCHOLARS is described as an AmeriCorps reading tutoring program, and COOL School is described as an afterschool program. AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) places fellows in nonprofits and local government agencies to strengthen community engagement in neighborhoods, and the Volunteer Infrastructure Training Academy (VITA) supports efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support, and retain individuals in high quality volunteer assignments. AmeriCorps members may be eligible for relocation expenses, student-loan forbearance or deferment, CalFRESH during their term of service in California, and subsidized childcare through a qualified caregiver depending on income. The AmeriCorps Scholarship Fund directly supports the service projects of AmeriCorps EXL and Neighbor to Neighbor members and provides support to AmeriCorps members who may be experiencing financial hardship during their service term.
The program’s history includes the launch of Project SCHOLARS, an AmeriCorps reading tutoring program, in 1998 at Sonoma State University, followed by the start of the COOL School afterschool program in 1999. In 2004, the Promise Fellows AmeriCorps program began, and in 2007–2008 Project SCHOLARS, COOL School, and Promise Fellows transitioned to the Napa County Office of Education’s leadership under the title “CalSERVES.” The Volunteer Infrastructure Project (VIP), an evolution from the Promise Fellows program, began its pilot year in 2009. In 2018, founder Julie McClure received a Congressional honor presented to Congress by U.S. Representative Mike Thompson. In 2021, CalSERVES AmeriCorps programs transitioned their names to “AmeriCorps Expanded Learning (EXL)” and “AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Project (VIP),” and in 2023–24 NCOE added AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) and the Volunteer Infrastructure Training Academy (VITA). NCOE uses 100% renewable energy from MCE.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Schedule: Before-school and afterschool options on weekdays, with site-specific afternoon hours generally running from school dismissal to 6:00 pm
The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) Community Programs department administers NCOE Expanded Learning (ACE & COOL School) as part of its AmeriCorps programs serving in Napa and Sonoma counties and across California. Calistoga Jr.Sr. ACE operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30–6:00 pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 2:25–6:00 pm. Silverado Middle School ACE operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 1:05–6:00 pm. Alta Heights, Bel Aire Park, Northwood, Phillips, Shearer, Snow, and Vichy Elementary COOL School programs operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:10–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:45–6:00 pm. Bellevue Elementary COOL School operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:40–6:00 pm. J.X. Wilson Elementary COOL School operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:30–6:00 pm. Kawana Springs and Meadow View Elementary COOL School programs operate Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:35–6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 12:05–6:00 pm. McPherson Elementary COOL School operates Monday through Friday from 6:35–8:05 am. Robert L. Stevens Elementary COOL School operates for 1st–3rd graders Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:18–6:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:05–6:00 pm, and for 4th–6th graders Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2:45–6:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:30–6:00 pm, with TK/K hours to be determined.
The NCOE Community Programs department’s mission is to provide AmeriCorps members an opportunity to support children, families, and the broader community. The department administers AmeriCorps programs that serve with nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and tribes, and both of its AmeriCorps programs are State and National AmeriCorps grants funded in partnership with California Volunteers, the state commission of AmeriCorps for California. Leadership for these programs includes Director Barbara Thorsen; Program Planner Aeryn Jungerman (AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor); Program Coordinator II Lindsey Estes (AmeriCorps EXL); Evaluation Coordinator Katherine Pineda-Brooks (National Service); Program Coordinator Heather Whitacre (Community Programs); and Program Assistant Nina Pariani (National Service). Site supervisors include Miriam Lopez at Bellevue Elementary, David Dennett at J.X. Wilson Elementary, Jose Ruiz at Kawana Springs Elementary, Giovany Morales at Meadow View Elementary, and Laura Cervantes at Robert L. Stevens Elementary.
Project SCHOLARS is described as an AmeriCorps reading tutoring program, and COOL School is described as an afterschool program. AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) places fellows in nonprofits and local government agencies to strengthen community engagement in neighborhoods, and the Volunteer Infrastructure Training Academy (VITA) supports efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support, and retain individuals in high quality volunteer assignments. AmeriCorps members may be eligible for relocation expenses, student-loan forbearance or deferment, CalFRESH during their term of service in California, and subsidized childcare through a qualified caregiver depending on income. The AmeriCorps Scholarship Fund directly supports the service projects of AmeriCorps EXL and Neighbor to Neighbor members and provides support to AmeriCorps members who may be experiencing financial hardship during their service term.
The program’s history includes the launch of Project SCHOLARS, an AmeriCorps reading tutoring program, in 1998 at Sonoma State University, followed by the start of the COOL School afterschool program in 1999. In 2004, the Promise Fellows AmeriCorps program began, and in 2007–2008 Project SCHOLARS, COOL School, and Promise Fellows transitioned to the Napa County Office of Education’s leadership under the title “CalSERVES.” The Volunteer Infrastructure Project (VIP), an evolution from the Promise Fellows program, began its pilot year in 2009. In 2018, founder Julie McClure received a Congressional honor presented to Congress by U.S. Representative Mike Thompson. In 2021, CalSERVES AmeriCorps programs transitioned their names to “AmeriCorps Expanded Learning (EXL)” and “AmeriCorps Volunteer Infrastructure Project (VIP),” and in 2023–24 NCOE added AmeriCorps Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) and the Volunteer Infrastructure Training Academy (VITA). NCOE uses 100% renewable energy from MCE.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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