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Leadership Portal
Complete implementation details, funding information, compliance documentation, and curriculum resources.
ELOP-Aligned & Funding Ready
Press Start Creator Hub is a perfect fit for California's Expanded Learning Opportunities Program.
What is ELOP?
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) provides significant per-student funding for before school, after school, and summer programs. ELOP can pay for vendors, partners, instructors, curriculum, software, and equipment.
What ELOP Can Fund
What Schools Hear
"We run a turnkey ELOP program that combines academic enrichment, career exploration, and creative technology. Students learn game design, comics, film, and digital media while building real portfolios aligned to creative industry careers."
Then the secret sauce: "Students can optionally continue their work beyond the ELOP program through our Press Start platforms, festivals, and creator marketplace."
Implementation Model
School Pilot
- Launch Creator Hub on campus
- Integrate into classes, afterschool, summer
- Produce publishable student work
- Document workflows and outcomes
- 8-12 week timeline
Summer Institute
- 5-day Creator Hub Institute
- 10-25 teacher cohort
- Ready-to-run project units
- Assessment & rubric systems
- Confidence with all tools
Site Residencies
- 1 month per campus
- Co-teaching model lessons
- Classroom setup support
- Project launch assistance
- Teacher confidence building
District Network
- Multi-school collaboration
- District-wide showcases
- Shared streaming & festivals
- Cross-campus student teams
- Long-term scalability
Services & Investment
Pilot Program
- Program & pathway design
- Standards alignment
- Tool & workflow setup
- 6-12 week project roadmap
- Student showcase framework
- Documentation for replication
Full Implementation
- Everything in Pilot, plus:
- 5-Day Summer Institute
- Full curriculum playbook
- Assessment & rubric system
- Publishing pipeline setup
- Teacher certification
District Network
- Multi-site rollout
- District framework design
- Multiple summer institutes
- Site residencies
- Long-term advisory
Pilot Programs Available at No Cost — Strategic pilot sites may qualify for free implementation.
Creation Tools & Curriculum
Press Start integrates across CTE, Arts, ELA, Media, and Technology.
Comic Builder
Multi-panel layouts, speech bubbles, text formatting.
Card Creator
Trading card templates with stats and profiles.
Cover Creator
Book and magazine covers with professional layouts.
CYOA Builder
Branching narratives with decision trees.
Visual Novel Mode
Character dialogue and story progression.
Drawing Tools
Brushes, shapes, layers, illustration.
Program Resources
Downloadable resources for administrators, instructors, and families.