>>> ALL RIGHT.
GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE. THE JUNE 10,
2026,
MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON THE
FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND
PERFORMANCE LEVY WILL
COME TO ORDER.
I'M MARITZA RIVERA, CHAIR OF
THE
COMMITTEE. CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
LYNN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>>
HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH.
CHAIR.
>>
THEY'RE EXCUSED. TODAY WE'LL
HEAR AN
OVERVIEW OF THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED PLAN
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
EDUCATION.
WITH NO OBJECTION, AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO BJECTION.
WE OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS
ARE
SIGNED UP?
>> CURRENTLY TWO IN- PERSON AND
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK.
GIVEN THAT, EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE
TWO MINUTES. PLEASE READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
IT IS UP TO 60
MINUTES, EACH SPEAKER TWO
MINUTES.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY'RE
REGISTERED. WE'LL START WITH
IN- PERSON
SPEAKERS, THEN REMOTE
SPEAKERS, UNTIL THE PERIOD IS
ENDED.
THEY'LL HEAR A CHIME WITHIN
TEN SECONDS OF THE END OF TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
OPEN.
>> JANET
BOYET.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M JANET
BOYET.
>> SORRY, GIVE US ONE MINUTE.
WE DON'T SEE IT UP
HERE.
APOLOGIES. THERE WE GO.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M JANET BOYETTE, A SCHOOL
NURSE SERVING IN SEATTLE.
MORE THAN A DECADE I'VE
SCREENED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
FOR
VISION PROBLEMS AND SEE EVERY
DAY HOW
UNTREATED VISION IS IMPACTING
LEARNING.
STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO READ, FOCUS
AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN HAD THE
CLASSROOM. IT'S NOT A SMALL
ISSUE BUT
PERSISTENT BARRIER.
50% OF STUDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE
CARE WHEN THEY WERE REFERRED.
AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT READING
BY THE FOURTH GRADE ARE 25%
LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE.
ALTHOUGH STATE FUNDED VISION
COVERAGE HAS IMPROVED
ACCESS, MAJOR PROBLEMS AND GAPS
REMAIN.
MANY PROVIDERS NO LONGER
ACCEPT STATE INSURANCE DUE TO
LOW
REIMBURSEMENT RATES.
AND THOSE WHO DO MAY HAVE
LONG
WAIT TIMES. THOSE ACCEPTED IN
THE FALL
MAY NOT BE SEEN EARLY.
AND GLASSES MAY BREAK BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T WITHSTAND PLAYING.
WHEN LOST, THEY'RE NOT EASILY
REPLACED.
EACH YEAR, SCHOOL NURSES
SCREEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS
IN THE DISTRICT IN A FEW
MONTHS, CREATING A BOTTLENECK
FOR
FOLLOW-UP CARE AND MANY GO
UNTREATED. SOME FAMILIES HAVE
BARRIERS OF
ACCESS, MISUNDERSTANDING
THE NEEDS AND FEARING TO ENGAGE
IN
SYSTEMS.
THESE LEAD TO SERIOUS
CONSEQUENCES,
INCLUDING PERMANENT VISION LOSS.
THERE'S A PROVEN SOLUTION TO
SCHOOL BASED VISION SERVICES.
LIKE CITIES FOR
BALTIMORE, DEMONSTRATED THAT
BRINGING
CARE --
>> JANET, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, JUST FEEL --
WELCOME.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, I WORK WITH
AN ORGANIZATION CALLED
FEAST THAT HELPS PROMOTE MENTAL
HEALTH CAMPAIGNS AS WELL AS
FOOD JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HELP
STUDENTS
ADVOCATE AND FIGHT FOR
CHANGES THEY WANT INSIDE THEIR
SCHOOLS.
IN 2019 THE LEVY FIRST PASSED.
AND FEAST WAS FIGHTING
TO ORGANIZE STUDENTS TO HELP
SERVE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS
IN SCHOOLS LIKE PHO AND CURRY
AND
ENSURING THEY HAVE
HEALTHY
FOODS. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO
ATTEND
MEETINGS AND ADVOCATE.
FEAST WAS STILL FIGHTING
FOR FREE LUNCHES AND HAS
CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR THAT.
COMING TO LISTEN TO THE LEVY
AND UNDERSTANDING THAT FREE
LUNCH IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE PASSED
IS EXTREMELY MONUMENTAL FOR US.
WITH THIS VERSION OF THE
LEVY, FREE SCHOOL LUNCH WILL BE
A REALITY FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THAT'S IMPORTANT REGARDLESS
OF AGE AND FINANCIAL STATUS.
MAKING SCHOOL LUNCH FREE FOR --
WE UNDERSTAND THAT
EATING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT
SCHOOL FOR MANY KIDS IS THE ONLY
ACCESS TO A MEAL.
STUDENTS WITHOUT ACCESS TO
FOOD AFFECTS EVERYTHING IN
THEIR
LIFE. ALL OF THESE ISSUES CAN
ULTIMATELY SNOWBALL AND LEAD
TO GREATER ISSUES.
WHY WE SEE A LARGE SCHOOL
TO
PRISON PIPELINE. SCHOOL LUNCH AS
A SOLUTION
TO THAT IS AWESOME.
REMOVING THE BARRIER OF COST WE
EASE THE ACCESS BUT CAN'T
STOP HERE.
IT'S A PIXEL OF THE ISSUE.
WHEN SCHOOL LUNCHES
CONTINUE TO BE UNDESIRABLE,
WHICH WE
HEARD TIME AND TIME.
JUST BECAUSE IT'S FREE,
DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL TAKE IT.
IF IT'S BAD, THE QUALITY IS
NOT GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
AM I SAYING YOUR NAME
RIGHT?
I'M SORRY.
>> IT'S LIKE LEAVEN BUT WITH AN
R.
>> THANK YOU.
GO TO ONLINE SPEAKERS, LISA.
PRESS STAR 6 AND BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I'M LISA, I WORK WITH UNITED
WAY
KING COUNTY. MY WORK ADDRESSES
CHILDHOOD
HUNGER IN SEATTLE AND
ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE.
I'M HERE TO SHARE STRONG
SUPPORT
FOR THE INCLUSION OF
UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS IN
THE
LEVY PLAN AND THANK THE CITY
FOR MAKING THIS INVESTMENT.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
STUDENTS LEARN BETTER
WHEN THEY'RE FED.
THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY
OF ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD HUNGER,
REDUCING STIGMA AND
RELIEVING PRESSURE ON THE
GROCERY BUDGET.
MANY FALL JUST SIDE THE
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE
MEALS OR FACE
BARRIERS COMPLETING THE
APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS FOR
RECOGNIZING THAT SCHOOL MEALS
ARE A
CRITICAL PART OF OF WHAT
STUDENTS
NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND READY
TO
LEARN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, LISA.
WHALEN, PRESS STAR 6 AND BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M WHALEN
ROBERTS. MERCHANT SEAMAN AND
POLITICAL DIRECTOR OF THE
SEATTLE BRANCH.
SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC.
BEEN ON THE SEATTLE FRONT
SINCE 1885.
THERE'S A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF
MARINERS. A STUDY CAME OUT
FROM UNITED STATES TRANSCOM WE
HAVE
1800
DEFICIT NATIONALLY. A FEW YEARS
AGO IT WOULD TAKE
A DAY FOR MY BOSS TO FILL THE
CREW
OF A SHIP. NOW IT MAY TAKE A
WEEK.
THIS PUTS OUR REGIONAL TRADE
AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN
JEOPARDY.
WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON
THE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES, LOCAL TUGS AND BARGES.
ON AVERAGE IT COSTS
SOMEBODY ABOUT $2,500 TO ENTER
THE INDUSTRY, WORKING ON THE
SOUND OR IN THE DEEP SEA.
I THINK THAT WE BELIEVE OUR
NEXT GENERATION OF MARINERS
SHOULD COME FROM SEATTLE.
THESE ARE LIVING WAGE JOBS,
80,000 TO 120,000 IS
WHAT MARINERS MAKE ON AVERAGE.
WE'RE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE OF
THE MAYOR INCLUDING THIS PROGRAM
OF $200,000 TO TRAIN THE
NEXT GENERATION OF MARINERS.
THIS IS MODELING A PROGRAM WE
RECEIVED $200,000 FROM THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE ON THIS
SUCCESS AND GET 40 NEW
MARINERS OUT OF THIS PROGRAM TO
WORK
ON OUR WATERFRONT AND AROUND THE
WORLD.
MARITIME IS 20% OF THE
CITY'S TAX BASE, AND I HOPE
THAT
YOU'LL FURTHER THIS OPPORTUNITY
FOR
PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU.
CLERK, ANY OTHER
SPEAKERS?
>> CHAIR THAT, WAS THE
LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS,
THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED.
WE'LL PROCEED TO THE ITEM OF
BUSINESS. CLERK, READ ITEM
ONE.
>> AGENDA ITEM
ONE, IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION
PLAN, EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT
THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS
JOINED
US IN CHAMBERS.
THIS IS THE FIRST
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE
FAMILIES, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL PROMISE AND EVALUATION
PROGRAM,
FEPINE PLAN FOR SHORT.
I THINK THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR HER SUPPORT TO
CREATE
THIS SELECT COMMITTEE RATHER
THAN WORK THROUGH THE REGULAR
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT
WE WERE ALL WORKING ON THIS AT
THE
SAME
TIME. THANKS FOR MAKING THE TIME
TO
JOIN THIS SELECT COMMITTEE AND
ENGAGING IN THIS PROCESS. I KNOW
WE COLLECTIVELYCOLLECTIVELY
SO MUCH ABOUT THIS, ALL
THE INVESTMENTS ARE IN THE FEP
LEVY.
FEPINE IS REQUIRED BY THE
LEVY, SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN
THE LEVY ORDINANCE LANGUAGE, THE
PLAN BY WHICH THE LEVY
WORK WILL BE DONE.
IT OUTLINED FOR VOTERS WHAT
THE CITY WOULD SPEND THE LEVY
FUNDS
ON AND HOW OUTCOMES
AND PERFORMANCE WILL BE MEASURED
FOR SIX YEARS.
AS THE LANGUAGE INDICATED,
THE PLAN SHALL SET FORTH
THE FOLLOWING -- PRIORITY
CRITERIA, INCLUDING TYPE OF
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT, METHODOLOGY,
AND PROCESS BY WHICH THESE
LEVY FUNDED STRATEGIES WILL
BE SELECTED.
AND THE PROCEDURE FOR REGULARLY
MONITORING AND EVALUATING
OVERALL IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES
OF EACH OF THE
INDIVIDUAL
INVESTMENTS.
END QUOTE. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING ARE HERE
TODAY TO GIVE DETAILS ON THE
MAYOR'S
PROPOSED INE PLAN.
I KNOW YOU HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE
DEPARTMENT
AND OUR CENTRAL STAFF TO HEAR
ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES AS DEEL
WAS WORKING ON THE PROPOSAL,
MOST OF
WHICH I BELIEVE ARE REFLECTED
IN THE PLAN.
THE DEPARTMENT BUILT THE
PLAN ACCORDING TO THE
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LEVY
LANGUAGE TO
ENSUREENSURE DOING WHAT WE TOLD
VOTERS WE WERE GOING
TO DO. MY GOAL AS PART OF THE
PROCESS IS PROVIDE THE LEVEL
OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY THAT VOTERS
EXPECTED WHEN
THEY VOTED TO TAX THEMSELVES
TO PROVIDE THESE IMPORTANT
AND NEEDED INVESTMENTS.
WHICH IS WHY THE EVALUATION IS
A BIG PART OF THIS PLAN.
I AM SO PROUD OF THE
CITY'S LEVY INVESTMENTS TO DATE
AND SO
PROUD I'VE BEEN HERE TO WORK
WITH
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND
DEEL SINCE THE LAST LEVY WAS
PASSED.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR
KIDS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD
THROUGH COLLEGE OR TRADE
PROGRAMS.
WE'LL HAVE FOUR
SELECT COMMITTEES TO PRESENT
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED INE PLAN.
JUNE 30th WE'LL HEAR FROM
OUR CENTRAL STAFFERS PRESENTING
ON POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
AND POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS.
JULY 8th, A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS, AND PERHAPS, IF
WE'RE READY AND IT'S MY HOPE
WE WILL BE, A VOTE ON THE INE
PLAN AS AMENDED.
IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL
TIME, WE HAVE RESERVED JULY 22nd
FOR
FINAL SELECT COMMITTEE VOTE
IF WE SHOULD NEED IT.
WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO
INVITE DEPUTY MAYOR BRIAN
SURRATT
TO THE TABLE, AND
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND MARISSA.
SO WE CAN GET STARTED ON THE
MEETING, HEARING
FROM THEM ON THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL.
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO LET
THEM COMPLETE THE
PRESENTATION AND RESERVE
QUESTIONS FOR THE
END. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
ON
THAT. STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD AND START YOUR
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS, BRIAN
SURRATT,
DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS, DWANE
CHAPPELLE, DIRECTOR
OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
>> GOOD MORNING,
COUNCIL, ROUSSELLE, DIRECTOR OF
EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS FOR DEEL.
>> GREAT.
>> WOO- HOO, LET'S GO.
>> LET US GO.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN, BRIAN
SURRATT,
DEPUTY MAYOR. I'M GOING TO
OFFER BRIEF REMARKS
ON A FEW OPENING SLIDES, THEN
TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE AND MARISSA FOR
THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION.
BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT
TODAY AS YOU NOTED, CHAIR, WE
ARE
OUTLINING THE EXECUTIVE'S
VISION FOR WHAT GOOD STEWARDSHIP
MEANS
FOR THE LEVY.
FEP LEVY IS AN
INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT FOR OUR
CITY, OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE.
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE WILL SPEAK
TO THE INVESTMENT DETAILS AND
MARISSA WILL SUPPORT AND
RESPOND TO QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE AT THE
CONCLUSION OF OUR
FORMAL PRESENTATION.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS BEGAN IN
2025, AND MANY OF YOU PLAYED
KEY ROLES IN BRINGING THIS
BALLOT MEASURE TO THE PUBLIC.
CHAIR RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU'VE BEEN
CRITICAL
AND IT'S FELT AND DEEPLY
APPRECIATED.
COUNCILMEMBERS FOSTER AND
LYNN, IT'S GREAT TO LEARN OF
YOUR
PRIORITIES AS YOU STEP INTO
OFFICE AND WE CONTINUE TO
LOOKLOOK FOR ALL OF YOU AS WE
IMPLEMENT THE LEVY AND
STAND UP TOGETHER TO SAY WE'RE
INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE.
THE VISION FOR EVERY CHILD
IS READY IS PLAIN.
ALL SEATTLE CHILDREN AND
YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THOSE
HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED WILL ATTAIN
THE SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS WITH
THEY NEED TO MAKE A LIVING WAGE
AND
THRIVE IN THIS CITY.
THE FEP LEVY INVESTMENTS
ARE DESIGNED TO BENEFIT
THOSE FURTHEST FROM OPPORTUNITY
AND CLOSE RACE-BASED OPPORTUNITY
GAPS. YOU'LL SEE THE DATA IN
THE
CURRENT TRENDS IN
CHILD READINESS FOR
KINDERGARTEN,
COLLEGE, CAREER, AND WHAT IT
TAKES TO EARN A COLLEGE
DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE.
YOU'LL SEE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP
WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS.
WE SEEK TO IMPROVE ON BOTH
MEASURES BY 2031 AND
DEMONSTRATE THAT FOCUSED
INVESTMENT --
WITH FOCUSED INVESTMENT AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH QUALIFIED
PARTNERS, WE CAN SET OUR
YOUTH UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE
FUTURE.
THE PRESENTATION IS
GOING TO BE ORGANIZED IN THREE
DOMAINS OF
INVESTMENT.
READY TO START, READY TO LEARN,
READY TO LAUNCH.
READY TO START IN BLUE,
FOCUSES ON LAYING OUT A
STRONG FOUNDATION FOR CHILD
LEARNING
AND
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SIGNATURE
INVESTMENTSINVESTMENTS CHILD
COPAIR SUPPORT AND UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL.
READY TO LEARN GREEN, SUPPORTS
K- 12 YOUTH, ENSURES THEY'RE
SAFE, HEALTHY, NOURISHED
AND READY TO LEARN IN THE
CLASSROOM, AFTER SCHOOL AND IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
READY TO LAUNCH, IN ORANGE,
WILL ACCELERATE CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
BY
REDUCING ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO
HIGHER EDUCATION AND
CONTINUED
LEARNING. THIS NEW LEVY PRESENTS
AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN
YOUTH- SERVING DEPARTMENTS
AROUND COMMON GRANT MAKING,
REPORTING
AND SERVICE
QUALITY STANDARDS. THIS
ALIGNMENT AND QUALITY
IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES IS AN
EXPECTATION OF THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND I KNOW OF
EACH
AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU. THE GOAL IS REDUCE
INEFFICIENCIES, IMPROVE
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
AND
ULTIMATELY MAXIMIZE
THIS IMPORTANT INVESTMENT TO
THE BENEFIT OF ALL SEATTLE
RESIDENTS.
THERE ARE SIX TENETS OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE THAT WILL
BE LEVERAGED AS PART OF THIS
LEVY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT JUST
A FEW OF THOSE.
DR. CHAPPELLE WILL GO INTO THE
REST IN THE PRESENTATION.
BUT THE TWO I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT --
COMPETITIVE FUNDING.
THIS PROCESS GIVES
ORGANIZATIONS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COMPETE
FOR LIMITED RESOURCES AND
PROMOTE
AWARDING GRANTS TO THE
MOST QUALIFIED AND HIGHEST
IMPACT
PROVIDERS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THOUGH, AS WE
DO OUR COMPETITIVE PROCESS,
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR EMERGING AND NEW
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
APPLY
PREVIOUSLY. WE WILL BE, THOUGH,
OFFERING
LIMITED DIRECT AWARDS THAT ARE
PERMISSIBLE, AND USED TO
ENSURE CONTINUITY OF SERVICES,
SOLE SOURCE EXPERTISE, TIME,
CRITICAL
GAPS. THE OTHER HIGHLIGHT I WANT
TO
NOTE IS THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THIS WILL PLAY
AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN
MONITORING
AND ADVISING THE FEP AWARDS.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THIS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
HERE, THIS
BODY WILL CONSULT ON INVESTMENT
DESIGN, PERFORMANCE
MONITORING, EVALUATION FINDINGS
AND
POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
LEVY-
FUNDED SERVICES OVER TIME.
APPOINTEES HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AND WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU IN THE PROCESS.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER
TO DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, I WANT TO
THANK CHAIR RIVERA FOR
RAISING THE BAR AND INCLUDING
REPORTING AS PART OF THE LEVY.
WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS
THEY'RE REPORTING PUBLICLY
EVERY 90
DAYS, QUALITY AND COMMITMENT
TO DELIVERING SERVICES WILL
BE SIGNALED AS A PRIORITY.
THIS IS NOT JUST COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENT, IT IS HOW WE BUILD
A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ACROSS
ALL DEPARTMENTS.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
PASS IT ON TO MY FRIENDS AND
PROUD DIRECTOR OF DEEL, DR.
DWANE
CHAPPELLE.
>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY
MAYOR SURRATT.
BEFORE I WALK YOU THROUGH OUR
INVESTMENTS, COUNCIL, I
JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS PLAN WAS BUILT WITH
COMMUNITY AND PARTNERS ALONG THE
WAY.
AND THIS WAS, EVEN BEFORE
APRIL OF 2025 -- AS WE PREPARE
TO CONCLUDE THETHE
2018 IMPLEMENTATION THIS SUMMER,
I WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT
TO THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS
THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING OUR
CHILDREN
AND YOUTH ALONGSIDE US.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE
WHAT WORKED AND BE HONEST ABOUT
WHAT DIDN'T.
OUR EVALUATION SHOWED US
WHERE PROGRAMS WERE THRIVING,
WHERE
FAMILIES OR STUDENTS WERE
STILL NOT ACHIEVING.
WE LISTENED, WE ADJUSTED, AND
THAT LEARNING IS WHAT SHAPED
EVERY INVESTMENT DECISION
YOU'LLYOU'LL
SEE TODAY. IN APRIL OF 2025, THE
EVERY
CHILD READY INITIATIVE
WAS ANNOUNCED AND BUILT ON THAT
FOUNDATION. TWO MONTHS LATER,
THIS
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PLACED THE
FEP
LEVY ON THE BALLOT, AND IN
NOVEMBER OF '25, SEATTLE
VOTERS RESPONDED WITH 80%
APPROVAL.
THE HIGHEST EDUCATION
LEVY VOTE VOTE IN OUR CITY'S
HISTORY.
FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH,
WE
KEPT LISTENING. OVER 1,500
PEOPLE WITH
INPUT GATHERED ACROSS MULTIPLE
LANGUAGES AND SHAPED WHAT YOU'LL
SEE IN THE PLAN TODAY.
SO THAT BRINGS US HERE TO
THE TRANSMITTAL AND LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS.
YOUR REVIEW, YOUR ATTENTION
AND APPROVAL OF THE DETAILS
WILL ENSURE THAT WE GET THIS
RIGHT FOR WHAT SEATTLE VOTERS
ASKED
US TO
DO. AND LOOKING AHEAD FROM
NOW THROUGH 2031, ONCE APPROVED
BY
THE COUNCIL, THIS LEVY
WILL ENTER SIX YEARS
OF IMPLEMENTATION WITH RIGOROUS
MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO
ENSURE WE'RE ACHIEVING THE
GOALS OUR COMMUNITY TRUSTED
US TO DELIVER WITH TRANSPARENCY
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. I WANT TO ALSO
TAKE A MOMENT TO
REFLECT ON WHAT THIS VOTE
REPRESENTS.
80% APPROVAL.
$1. 3 BILLION OVER SIX YEARS.
SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE LEVY
SINCE
1990. MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN
AND YOUTH SERVED ANNUALLY.
THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND EVALUATION PLAN IS HOW WE
HONOR THAT TRUST BY TRANSLATING
VOTER INTENT INTO CLEAR SPENDING
PRIORITIES, MEASURABLE
OUTCOMES, AND PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY
THROUGH 2031.
SO AT ITS CORE, THE FEP LEVY
EXISTS TO INVEST IN CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES FROM CRADLE TO
CAREER, WITH AN INTENTIONAL
FOCUS ON
ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY, CLOSING
OPPORTUNITY GAPS, AND
FOSTERING STUDENT SUCCESS.
EVERY DECISION IN THIS
PLAN FLOWS FROM THAT PURPOSE.
THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
THAT SHAPED THIS PLAN, LIKE I
SAID,
IT DIDN'T BEGIN LAST YEAR,
IT ACTUALLY BUILDS ON A DEEP
FOUNDATION OF LEARNING SINCE THE
START OF THE 2018 LEVY.
WE HAVE CONDUCTED 26 FORMAL
EVALUATIONS, 53 SURVEY PROJECTS,
WITH MORE THAN 10,000 RESPONSES.
WE'VE HAD 88 FOCUS GROUPS AND
INTERVIEWS AND OVER 2,000
SITE
VISITS. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE
PARTICIPATED
AS WELL. THAT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
HAS BEEN
ESSENTIAL IN UNDERSTANDING
WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT NEEDS TO
CHANGE, AND WHERE WE CAN DO
MORE. BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF
2024,
WE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF LOCAL
NEEDS, EMERGING TRENDS AND
NATIONAL
BEST PRACTICES, ENSURING
THAT THIS RENEWAL IS GROUNDED IN
EVIDENCE AND INFORMED BY
WHAT COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS
ARE LEARNING -- IN OUR LEARNINGS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN JULY OF '24, WE FORMALLY
BEGAN ENGAGEMENT WITH
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, BRINGING
IN PEOPLE WHO DELIVER SERVICES
AND SUPPORT FAMILIES EVERY DAY.
IN APRIL OF 2025, WE BROADENED
THAT ENGAGEMENT EVEN FURTHER
TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY VOICE.
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED
BY THIS LEVY DESERVE TO BE
ATAT CENTER OF THE
DECISIONS BEING MADE ON THEIR
BEHALF.
AND THE RESULT YOU CAN SEE IS A
PLAN THAT IS SHAPED BY
SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES AND
THEIR ASPIRATIONS FOR OUR
CHILDREN.
SO AS WE LISTEN TO
COMMUNITY, SIX CLEAR THINGS
EMERGED
THAT ARE NOW WOVEN THROUGH THIS
PLAN.
FAMILIES CALLED FOR
EXPANDED CHILD CARE ACCESS,
TELLING
US WITHOUT AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS,
MANY
SIMPLY GO WITHOUT OR
CHILDRENCHILDREN
AT HOME ON SCREENS.
YES, ON SCREENS.
THEY ASKED US FOR
STRONGER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS, RECOGNIZING THAT
NO SINGLE INSTITUTION CAN MEET
EVERY NEED.
THEY WERE CLEAR THAT GEOGRAPHIC
EQUITY, LANGUAGE ACCESS,
AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE
SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKE
THIS
LEVY WORK FOR EVERY SEATTLE
FAMILY.
WE ALSO HEARD DIVERGENT VIEWS
ON STUDENT SAFETY, WHICH
THIS PROGRAM TAKES SERIOUSLY
THROUGH
DIALOGUE AND EVIDENCE-
BASED
APPROACHES. THE COMMUNITY WAS
UNITED IN
THE NEED FOR HOLISTIC SERVICES
AND FAMILY SUPPORT.
AS ONE SAID, MENTAL HEALTH AND
FOOD SECURITY ARE NOT
SEPARATE FROM ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
THEY ARE THE FOUNDATION
FOR IT. AND WE HEARD GENUINE
CONCERN
ABOUT WORK FORCE RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION IN CHILD
CARE, EDUCATION
AND MENTAL HEALTH. BECAUSE WE
CANNOT DELIVER FOR
OUR CHILDREN
WITHOUT INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE
WHO SERVE THEM.
ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER SAID
IT BEST -- AT THE END OF THE
DAY, WE'RE ALL HERE FOR THE
SAME
REASON, TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS
THRIVE.
IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN
BUILD SOMETHING TRULY
TRANSFORMATIONAL. AND THAT IS
EXACTLY THE SPIRIT
DRIVING THIS PLAN FORWARD.
SO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN IS THE GOVERNING
DOCUMENT THAT DEFINES HOW
THIS LEVY WILL BE CARRIED OUT,
MEASURED, AND REPORTED ON.
IT IS REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE
AND IT ESTABLISHES THE SPENDING
PRIORITIES, THE GRANT SCHEDULE,
THE CONTRACTING METHODOLOGY,
AND OUTCOMES THAT WE WILL BE
HELD
ACCOUNTABLE TO.
IMPORTANTLY, IT WAS INFORMED BY
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM PRIOR
IMPLEMENTATION, AND
SHAPED DIRECTLY BY THE
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT WE JUST
DESCRIBED.
IT IS ALSO WORTH BEING
CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THIS PLAN IS
NOT.
IT CANNOT REOPEN THE
BALLOT MEASURE THAT COUNCIL AND
VOTERS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED.
THE CORE COMMITMENTS OF THIS
LEVY ARE SET.
AND IT IS NOT A LIST OF
PRESELECTED CONTRACTORS,
AS DEPUTY MAYOR SURRATT
JUST MENTIONED EARLIER,
AWARDS WILL BE MADE THROUGH A
COMPETITIVE PROCESS WITH ONLY
LIMITED EXCEPTIONS REQUIRED BY
THE
LEVY
ITSELF. SO COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU
ALSO APPROVED A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATION INTENT IN THE
FALL
THAT OUTLINED PRIORITIES THAT
YOU WANTED TO SEE ADDRESSED IN
THIS PLAN.
AND I'LL BE MAKING REFERENCE TO
WHERE WE MEET THOSE REQUESTS
THROUGHOUT THIS
PRESENTATION THIS MORNING.
SO IN SHORT, THIS PLAN IS
OUR
ROAD MAP. IT'S TRANSPARENT,
ACCOUNTABLE, AND GROUNDED IN
BOTH THE WILL OF
VOTERS AND THE VOICES OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
SO NOW WE'LL TURN TO THE FIRST
OF OUR THREE PILLARS.
THE FIRST IS READY TO START.
THIS SECTION OF THE LEVY IS
ABOUT GIVING EVERY SEATTLE CHILD
THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE
FOUNDATION BEFORE THEY EVER WALK
THROUGH THE DOORS OF
A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM.
BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE
EARLIEST YEARS
SHAPES EVERYTHING THAT COMES
AFTER.
OUR UNIVERSAL GOAL IS
CLEAR, EVERY SEATTLE CHILD WILL
ENTER
KINDERGARTEN READY FOR SCHOOL.
THIS IS A GOAL THAT WE WILL
MEASURE FOR ALL SEATTLE CHILDREN
AS A BENCHMARK FOR THE
CITY'S
SUCCESS. TO MEASURE PROGRESS
TOWARDS
THIS GOAL, WE ARE FOCUSED ON TWO
CORE
OUTCOMES. FIRST, THAT PARENTS
HAVE THE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES,
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUPPORT
THEIR
CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT.
BECAUSE A CHILD'S
READINESS BEGINS AT HOME.
THE SECOND IS THAT CHILDREN
THEMSELVES DEVELOP THE
ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
SKILLS THEY
NEED TO THRIVE FROM DAY ONE IN
THE CLASSROOM.
THIS WORK WILL REACH
6,040 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
ANNUALLY, MAKING A DIRECT AND
MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE ACROSS
OUR CITY. OUR DATA TELLS US BOTH
WHEREWHERE WE
AND WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
SO CURRENTLY, 68% OF
CHILDREN ENTERING SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ARE KINDERGARTEN READY.
AS MEASURED BY WA KIDS, OUR
BASELINE FROM SCHOOL YEARS
'24-'25. BUT THE EQUITY
MEASURE BRINGS THE REAL
CHALLENGE INTO FOCUS.
THERE'S A 43 PERCENTAGE
POINT GAP BETWEEN OUR HIGHEST
AND
LOWEST PERFORMING DEMOGRAPHIC
GROUPS. THAT GAP IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE.
AND CLOSING IT IS AT THE HEART
OF EVERYTHING WE ARE
WORKING TOWARD IN THIS PILLAR.
SO COUNCIL, WHAT YOU SEE
HERE ARE THE FUNDING STRATEGIES
WITHIN THE READY TO
START DOMAIN.
THIS TABLE AND SCREEN
PRESENTS THEIR SIX- YEAR BUDGET
BASELINE SERVICE LEVEL, PLANNED
AND PEAK
SERVICE TARGET. ALL SERVICE
TARGETS WILL BE MET
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION UNLESS SPECIFIED.
BASELINE SERVICE
LEVEL REPRESENTS THE NUMBER
OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED BEFORE
2026 OR THE '26-
'27 SCHOOL YEAR. YOU'LL ALSO
NOTE THAT
PRESCHOOL AND CHILD CARE ARE THE
LARGEST
INVESTMENTS IN THIS DOMAIN,
REPRESENTING 75% OF ALL FUNDING.
AND THAT THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM EXPANSION OF
600 SEATS,
WILL BE ACHIEVED BY 2031.
SO HOW ARE WE INVESTING IN
THIS PILLAR?
OUR APPROACH IS ORGANIZED
AROUND THREE STRATEGIC ACTIONS.
SUSTAINING WHAT'S WORKING.
EXPANDING WHAT WE KNOW MAKES
A
DIFFERENCE. AND INNOVATING WHERE
WE SEESEE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE.
WE WILL SUSTAIN A STRONG
PORTFOLIO OF PROVEN
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE NURSE
FAMILY
PARTNERSHIP, PARENT- CHILD
PLUS, DEVELOPMENTAL BRIDGE, THE
CHILD CARE HEALTH PROGRAM.
SPR CHILD CARE, HOMELESS CHILD
CARE PROGRAM, AND FAMILY
CHILD CARE MENTORSHIP.
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
DEMONSTRATED REAL RESULTS FOR
SEATTLE
FAMILIES.
WE WILL ALSO EXPAND TWO
HIGH IMPACT INVESTMENTS.
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AND SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THE DEMAND IS
THERE AND THE OUTCOMES
ARE CLEAR.
AND WE WILL INNOVATE IN
THREE MEANINGFUL WAYS BY
INCREASING THE C- CAP COPAYMENT,
COPAY SUPPORT FOR CHILDRENS AGED
BIRTH TO 5 TO BETTER ALIGN WITH
COUNTY
AND STATE LEVELS.
PILOTING AN EXPANDED DAY
AND FULL YEAR MODEL AND
LAUNCHING
SPP WEIGHTLESS VOUCHERS
PROGRAM TO REACH MORE FAMILIES
SOONER.
LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH THESE
INNOVATIONS IN A BIT
MORE DETAIL.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL
INNOVATIONS IN THIS PLAN IS
OUR EXPANSION OF C- CAP
SUBSIDIES
AND INCREASED COPAY SUPPORT
FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5.
THIS CHANGE WILL TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION
OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION
PLAN. THE NEED IS CLEAR.
CHILD CARE COSTS REMAIN OUT
OF REACH FOR MANY SEATTLE
FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY FOR INFANTS
AND
TODDLERS. COMPARABLE SUBSIDIES
THROUGH BEST STARTS FOR KIDS AND
WORKING
CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE
ARE APPROXIMATELY 40% HIGHER
THAN WHAT C- CAP CURRENTLY
PROVIDES.
AS OF THIS PRESENTATION RIGHT
NOW, C- CAP HAS HELPED
741 CHILDREN FROM 564 FAMILIES
SINCE JANUARY OF 2026.
THAT IS A PROGRAM RECORD.
AND WE ARE ON PACE TO MEET OUR
2026 TARGET OF 1,300.
LAST MONTH ALONE, WE SERVED
390 CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5.
THAT'S 390 KIDS WHOSE
PARENTS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE AN
EMAIL
SHORTLY AFTER THIS PLAN
IS ADOPTED TO INFORM THEM THAT
THEY ARE GETTING MORE
SUPPORT FROM THE CITY.
THE AVERAGE EXPECTED BENEFIT
TO FAMILIES IS AN ADDITIONAL
$370 IN SUPPORT EACH MONTH,
BRINGING OUR AVERAGE SUBSIDY FOR
KIDS
AGES BIRTH TO 5 TO $1,300
MONTHLY. I ALSO WANT TO AFFIRM
THAT THIS
PLAN SUSTAINS ELIGIBILITY FOR
C- CAP UP TO 110% OF STATE
MEDIAN
INCOME, WHICH APPROXIMATES
THETHE MEDIAN INCOME.
THIS INVESTMENT MAKES CHILD
CARE MORE AFFORDABLE, MORE
ACCESSIBLE, AND MORE EQUITABLE
FOR SEATTLE FAMILIES NOT SERVED
BY STATE OR COUNTY PROGRAMS.
THE SPP EXTENDED DAY.
FULL YEAR EXPANSION
CONVERTS ROUGHLY 16% OF THE
SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SEATS
ANNUALLY TO A TEN- HOUR DAY, 12-
MONTH MODEL.
THIS APPROACH ALIGNS WITH E-
CAP EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, THE STATE PROGRAM,
WHICH ALREADY OFFERS
THAT MODEL.
INCOME ELIGIBLE FAMILIES
ENROLLED IN A
CLASSROOM PARTICIPATING IN THE
MODEL
WILL NOW RECEIVE 10 HOURS OF
CARECARE
FREE, Y'ALL, 10 HOURS OF
CARE FOR FREE.
ROUGHLY 70% OF THESE
FAMILIES RECEIVING FREE TUITION,
THIS NEW
MODEL IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
294 CHILDREN WITH FOUR
HOURS ADDITIONAL OF FREE CARE
SAVINGS, SAVING FAMILIES ROUGHLY
$1,000
A MONTH.
PLANNED EVALUATIONS WILL ASSESS
IF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES DIFFER
ACROSS
THE THREE MODELS.
NOW TO THE SPP VOUCHER PILOT.
THE SPP VOUCHER PILOT IS IN
RESPONSE TO KNOWN OCCURRING
IN THE SPP MODEL, WHICH WE KNOW
HAS
BEEN A POLICY PRIORITY, THE WAIT
LIST.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT CD-
1 HAD THE MOST PROVIDERS WHEN
WEWE INTO IT WITH A WAIT
LIST, AT 12 PROVIDERS.
IN THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR,
CITY WIDE, 82 CHILDREN ON A WAIT
LIST
DID NOT RECEIVE A
PLACEMENT OFFER AT A
PARTICIPATING SPP
PROVIDER.
THERE ARE ALSO CHILDREN
ON MULTIPLE WAIT LISTS.
THEY MAY BE ENROLLED WITH ONE
SPP CLASSROOM WHILE THEY WAIT
TO MOVE OFF THE WAIT LIST AT
THEIR
PREFERRED CLASSROOM.
WITHIN SPP, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CLASSROOMS HAVE THE MOST
CHILDREN ON WAIT LIST,
FOLLOWED BY CENTERS WHO OFFER
TEN HOURS A
DAY.
FOR OUR PILOT YEAR WE HAVE
BUNTED TO SUPPORT 100 FAMILIES A
YEAR WITH UP TO $10,000 PER
CHILD IF THEY'RE ON A WAIT
LIST.
THE VOUCHER CAN BE USED ONLY AT
PARTICIPATING C- CAP
PROVIDERS FOR INSURANCE AND
PAYMENT REASONS.
AND WE PLAN FOR
THIS TO START THIS FALL.
OKAY.
SO FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES,
NOW, I WANT TO SPEAK
TO COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESSES
IN
THE START DOMAIN.
WE HAVE TWO PLANNED FOR THIS
YEAR.
SELECTING THE ADMINISTRATOR
OF OUR CHILD CARE WORKER
PAYMENTS YEARS TWO THROUGH SIX
IMPLEMENTATION, AS WELL AS
OUR ANNUAL SVP EXPANSION PROCESS
TO IDENTIFY PROVIDERS, SITES
AND CLASSROOMS FOR EXPANSION.
THIS EXPANSION ALSO
INCLUDES PROGRAM MODELS AND
EXPANSIONS
AND DUAL LANGUAGE EXPANSION AS
WELL. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR,
THESE FUNDING PROCESSES ARE FOR
TWO
YEARS. ALL PLANNED INVESTMENTS
FOR YEAR
ONE ARE ON SCHEDULE.
AGAIN, ALL OF THE
PLANNED INVESTMENTS FOR YEAR
ONE, THEY
ARE ON SCHEDULE, AND WILL
BE IMPLEMENTED AS
INTENDED, INCLUDING THE CHILD
CARE WORKER
PAYMENTS.
WE ARE ADMINISTERING THOSE
PAYMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH --
FORMALLY KNOWN AS CHILD CARE
RESOURCES, WHO HAS DONE SO
FOR THE LAST FIVE CYCLES OF
PAYMENTS.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT
APPLICATION TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
AND WORKERS TO RECEIVE
PAYMENTS IN THE OCTOBER TO
NOVEMBER-
ISH, OF THIS YEAR.
SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. OUR EVALUATION
SCHEDULE.
AS WE SAID AT THE
START, PERFORMANCE, MONITORING,
AND EVALUATION IS A HIGH
PRIORITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF
THIS
LEVY.
WE HAVE NINE PLANNED EVALUATIONS
IN THE START DOMAIN.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN --
NINE. IN THE LAST LEVY, THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE
OVERALL EVALUATION FOCUS WAS
REALLY
ON THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM.
IN THIS LEVY, YOU WILL
NOTE THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED
RESOURCES
TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE ALL
INVESTMENTS. THERE ARE THREE
TYPES
OF EVALUATIONS PLANNED FOR THIS
LEVY.
WE HAVE A FORMATIVE EVALUATION
PLAN, A PROCESS AND
OUTCOME EVALUATION.
FORMATIVE EVALUATIONS HELPS US
ASSESS IMPROVING INVESTMENTS.
NEED ASSESSMENTS, TIMELY
ACTION LEARNING TO
STRENGTHEN INVESTMENTS IN
PROCESS.
THE PROCESS EVALUATION
EXAMINES THE QUALITY AND
FIDELITY OF
IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS REALLY TELLS US HOW
WELL ARE WE IMPLEMENTING
THESE SERVICES.
AND THE THIRD, OUTCOME
EVALUATION, TELLS US IF
ANYONE IS BETTER OFF.
YOU ALL KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE
CARE ABOUT. IN OTHER WORDS, DID
THE
LEVY FUNDED ACTIVITIES
CONTRIBUTE
IN MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS TO
CHILDCHILD
YOUTH OUTCOMES.
TAKING THESE TYPES
OF EVALUATIONS AND APPLYING IT
TO READY TO START -- I WANT TO
CALL
A PARTICULAR, ATTENDING THE
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL FEASIBILITY OF
FORMATIVE EVALUATION WILL BEGIN
THIS YEAR.
THIS WORK IS NECESSARY TO
PLAN FOR SEATTLE'S FUTURE AND
BE
CLEAR ON THE FUNDING NEEDED TO
ACHIEVE A VISION OF UNIVERSAL,
AFFORDABLE
CHILD CARE. THIS STUDY WILL
INCLUDE A
FOCUS ON CHILD CARE WORK FORCE
AND BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AS
WELL.
WE KNOW THAT CHILD CARE
WORKERS, PREDOMINANTLY WOMEN OF
COLOR,
MAKE HISTORICALLY LOW WAGES.
A VISION OF UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE
NEEDS TO ADDRESS WORKER WAGES
AT THE SYSTEMIC LEVEL.
AS WELL AS IF THERE ARE A
LICENSED SEAT FOR EVERY CHILD.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT
THERE ARE NO PLANNED
INVESTMENT EVALUATIONS IN YEAR
FIVE.
THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS
ON CONCLUDING PRIOR EVALUATIONS
AND
PLANNING FOR -- THAT'S
RIGHT, ALREADY THINKING ABOUT IT
-- THE
NEXT LEVY RENEWAL.
YEAR SIX FORMATIVE
RESEARCH WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN
OF ANY
NEW AND EXPANDING
INVESTMENTS.
OKAY. NOW LET'S MOVE ON.
LET'S MOVE ON TO READY
TO LEARN. OR SHOULD I SAY
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th GRADE.
WHERE I'LL SHARE HOW
WE'RE INVESTING IN THE LEARNING
AND GROWTH OF K- 12 STUDENTS AND
YOUTH. SO FOR THE LEARNING
DOMAIN,
OUR UNIVERSAL GOAL IS THAT ALL
SEATTLE YOUTH
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR
COLLEGE
AND CAREER.
OUR OUTCOME MEASURES TO
TRACK PROGRESS ON THIS GOAL
FOCUSESFOCUSES
EVIDENCE- BASED INPUTS FOR
HOW YOUTH ACHIEVE COLLEGE AND
CAREER
READINESS.
THEY MUST DEVELOP SOCIAL,
EMOTIONAL AND WORKPLACE SKILLS.
THEY MUST BE HEALTHY AND WELL
NOURISHED.
THEY MUST FEEL SAFE AND BE
SAFE AT SCHOOL.
AND THEY MUST MEET
ACADEMIC TARGETS THROUGHOUT
THEIR
LEARNING JOURNEY.
ALL CONTRACTS FUNDED BY
THIS DOMAIN WILL BE ASSESSED FOR
HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OR
MORE OF THOSE OUTCOME MEASURES.
THIS WORK WILL REACH MOREMORE
30,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS
A VARIETY OF INTERVENTIONS.
THE DATA IS CLEAR THAT WE HAVE
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE IN THIS
AREA, TOO.
ACROSS ALL STUDENT GROUPS, ONLY
58% OF THIRD, SIXTH AND
NINTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE
MEETING A
STANDARD OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
WHEN WE DIG DEEPER TO
LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITY GAPS BY
RACE,
WE SEE PERCENTAGE POINT MARGINS
RANGING FROM 37- 54% FOR OUR KEY
INDICATORS OF COLLEGE AND
CAREER READINESS.
THE WIDEST GAP APPEARING ONON
ACADEMIC INDICATORS.
THESE PERSISTENT GAPS ARE WHY
WE ARE NARROWING OUR
INVESTMENT FOCUS WITH PLANNED
COMPETITIVE
FUNDING PROCESSES AND
INTRODUCING NEW
INVESTMENT MODELS WITH THIS
PLAN.
FOR THE LEARN BUDGET,
YOU'LL NOTE OUR LARGEST
INVESTMENTS
ARE IN HEALTH AND EXPANDED
LEARNING, REPRESENTING 80% OF
THE FUNDING.
THIS LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IS
IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND NEEDS.
I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT DUE TO
THE AMOUNT OF NEW INVESTMENT
AND COMPETITIVE GRANTS PLANNED
FOR
THIS INVESTMENT DOMAIN, WE
ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATING A
REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF YOUTH
SERVES BYBY
INVESTMENTS.
THIS IS OUR CURRENT
ESTIMATE, AND WE WILL BE
REVISITING
THIS PROJECTION AS PART OF OUR
RFP
DESIGN. THIS LEVY WILL ALSO
SUSTAIN MANY
EXISTING INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING PROGRAMS,
INVESTMENTS IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOLS
SPORTS
STIPEND. HEALTH, RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES, HOUSING STABILIZATION
FUNDS,
OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME
TRANSPORTATION, AND HSD SUMMER
FOOD PROGRAM.
WE WILL EXPAND THE SCHOOL-
BASED HEALTH CENTERS AS WELL AS
ACCESS
TO EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS
ACADEMIC
SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT LIKE
S.T.E.M. , ARTS, YOUTH
LEADERSHIP, AND
MENTORING THROUGH PLANNED RFPs.
WE ARE ALSO INTRODUCING THREE
NEW INVESTMENTS TO THE LEVY.
THE NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
MODEL. OPPORTUNITY- BASED
MENTORING.
AND FREE SCHOOL MEALS.
LET'S LEARN MORE.
SO THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND
SUPPORTS, THIS INVESTMENT
APPLIES TO EVIDENCE-
BASED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL
WITH
IMPORTANT REFINEMENTS
FROM WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE
PRIOR LEVY.
LET ME START WITH THE
CONCEPTCONCEPT OF
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
A COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS A
PLACE- BASED PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN A SCHOOL, A COMMUNITY-
BASED
ORGANIZATION, AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH
INTEGRATED FOCUS
ON FOUR PILLARS.
THE FIRST IS EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCREASE
ACCESS TO ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, AS
WELL
AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME
ENRICHMENT.
THE SECOND IS INTEGRATED
SUPPORT SUCH AS HEALTH CARE OR
SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE THIRD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. AND THE FOURTH IS
COLLABORATIVE
LEADERSHIP. SO DEEL, OUR STAFF
INTERVIEWED TEN CITIES
IMPLEMENTING THIS
MODEL AND DID AN EXTENSIVE
REVIEW OF NATIONAL RESEARCH.
WE FOUND THAT SCHOOLS AND
CITIES IMPLEMENTING THIS MODEL
HAVE SHOWN CONSISTENT,
IMPROVED STUDENT ATTENDANCE,
ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES, FAMILY AND SCHOOL
TRUST, AND YOUTH
SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WHEN
IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY.
WE DID THIS DEEP ANALYSIS WORK
BECAUSE OUR FEP 2018
APPROACH GARNERED MIXED RESULTS
ACROSS
FUNDED SCHOOLS. OUR EVALUATIONS
FOUND NOT
ALL STUDENTS WERE RECEIVING THE
SAME
QUALITY OR TYPES OF
SERVICES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE
ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES.
AND WE SAW LOW ALIGNMENT
BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THEIR CBO
PARTNERS, WHICH REALLY
UNDERMINED THE IMPACT.
OUR PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
MODEL, DIFFERENCE IN STANDARDS
AND FREQUENCY OF
INVOLVEMENT SEEKS TO BRING
SEATTLE INTO
BETTER ASSIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL
EVIDENCE. WE ARE REQUIRING A
DEDICATED, COORDINATED POSITION
AT EACH
SCHOOL, FORMAL CVO
PARTNERSHIP AND OUT-OF- SCHOOL
TIME
COMPONENT.
THOSE ARE NOW
EEDED DEVELOPMENTS.
FULL LAUNCHES IN SCHOOL YEAR
'27- '28, FOLLOWING AN RFP
TO GIVE US TIME TO GET THE
RIGHT PARTNERS IN PLACE AND
CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
INTRODUCE THIS
NEW MODEL SEAMLESSLY.
NOW TO YOUTH SAFETY INVESTMENTS.
WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOLS AND
OPPORTUNITY, THE
CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL.
THIS INVESTMENT FOCUSES
ON GETTING UPSTREAM OF
THAT BEFORE THE CRISIS HITS.
THIS THIS PROPOSAL BUILDS
UPON EXISTING SAFETY INVESTMENTS
MANNED BY HSD.
WE'RE EXPANDING RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES AND ALLOWING
THOSE SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED
IN
COMMUNITY- BASED SETTINGS,
NOT JUST SCHOOLS.
THAT'S A MEANINGFUL SHIFT
THAT MEETS YOUNG PEOPLE WHERE
THEY
ARE, PARTICULARLY THOSE
STUDENTS THAT ARE HARDEST TO
REACH. WE'RE ALSO INTRODUCING
OPPORTUNITY- BASED
MENTORING, WHERE YOUTH ARE
ECONOMICALLY
INCENTIVIZED FOR
POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL
AND CAREER.
THEY NEED OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE
A DIFFERENT PATH AND
TRUSTED MENTOR TO HELP THEM WALK
IT.
THE EVIDENCE BASE IS STRONG.
RELATIONSHIP- DRIVEN
INTERVENTIONS MEASURABLY REDUCE
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM,
REDUCE DISCIPLINARY DISPARITIES,
AND JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVED FOR
YOUTHS WHO ARE ENGAGED AS WELL.
THESE APPROACHES ARE ALSO
ALIGNED WITH THE FIELD
AND EXPERTS ARE TELLING US.
JUST THIS PAST
MONDAY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HOSTED THE
SEATTLE VIOLENCE
PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM WITH THE
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE
COMMUNITIES AT
JON
JAY COLLEGE. THAT FRAMEWORK
THERE, STREET
OUTREACH, RESTORATIVE PROCESSES,
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
AND LIFE COACHING, THOSE
ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH THIS
PROPOSED
YOUTH SAFETY INVESTMENT.
WE'RE NOT OPERATING IN
ISOLATION BUT BUILDING TOWARDS
THE SAME
EVIDENCE BASE THAT THE
NATIONAL EXPERTS ARE POINTING
TO.
THIS ADDS MORE
INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO YOUTH
SAFETY,
ONE GROUNDED IN RELATIONSHIPS,
NO THE JUST PROGRAMMING.
FULL IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWS A
COMPETITIVE RFP AND WILL
BEGIN IN SCHOOL YEAR '27-'28.
SCHOOL MEALS, THIS
SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE
PROPOSED INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL
MEALS, A
KEY PART OF ENSURING
EVERYEVERY IS TRULY READY TO
LEARN.
WITH THIS TWO- YEAR
INVESTMENT, WE CAN OFFER FREE
BREAKFAST
AND LUNCH TO STUDENTS AT UP TO
53
SCHOOLS, Y'ALL.
PROJECTED TO CLOSE THE FOOD
ACCESS GAP FOR UP TO 6,800
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
6,800.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL LAYER
ON TOP OF EXISTING
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING AND
BRIDGE THE GAP
UNTIL LONG- TERM STATE
FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR
UNIVERSAL
SCHOOL MILLS.
MAYOR WILSON ADDED
THIS I█NVESTMENT TO THE LEVY IN
RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY VOICE.
NO PLANNED SERVICES
WERE IMPACTED WITH THIS
ADDITION.
AND AS FUNDING WAS CARVED OUT
FROM THE RISK
RESERVE. IF STATE FUNDING DOES
NOT BECOME
AVAILABLE. WE'LL CONSULT WITH
THE FEP
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
RETURN TO COUNCIL AS PART OF THE
BUDGET PROCESS.
THE RATIONALE BEHIND
THIS INVESTMENT IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD
BUT POWERFUL. FIRST, BY
SUPPLEMENTING
EXISTING FEDERAL AND STATE MEAL
PROGRAMS, WE CAN FINALLY MAKE
FREEFREE MEALS DISTRICT WIDE,
NOT JUST
IN SELECT SCHOOLS.
SECOND, THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE
STIGMA AROUND SCHOOL
MEALS, WHICH IS A MAJOR BENEFIT.
WHEN MEALS ARE FREE FOR
EVERYONE, PARTICIPATION BECOMES
NORMALIZED.
THIRD, THIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY
ABOUT FOOD SECURITY.
STUDENTS SPEND AT LEAST
SEVEN HOURS AT SCHOOL EACH
DAY. WHEN STUDENTS HAVE RELIABLE
ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS
MEALS, THEY'RE BETTER ABLE
TO CONCENTRATE, REGULATE THEIR
EMOTIONS, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, ENGAGE
ACADEMICALLY.
AND FOURTH, THERE IS A
CLEAR ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR
FAMILIES AS
WELL. FREE MEALS REDUCES DAILY
HOUSEHOLD COSTS.
BY INVESTING IN SCHOOL MEALS,
WE PROMOTE EQUITY, REMOVE
BARRIERS, SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-
BEING
AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, ALL
WHILE
SETTING STUDENTS UP TO BE READY
TO LEARN EVERY DAY.
OKAY. NOW THAT WE'VE COVERED --
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
NOW WE'VE COVERED WHAT WE'RE
INVESTING IN.
LET ME SPEAK BRIEFLY TO
HOW AND WHEN WE'RE GETTING
DOLLARS
OUT OF THE DOOR BECAUSE WE ALL
KNOW THE REALITY IS TIMING
MATTERS.
RIGHT? MOST FUNDS WILL BE
AWARDED
BY QUARTER ONE OF 2027 FOR
YEARS TWO THROUGH SIX
IMPLEMENTATION.
BUT SEVERAL INVESTMENTS LAUNCHED
THIS YEAR -- ENVIRONMENTAL
LEARNING, MENTAL
HEALTH, THERAPEUTIC SERVICES,
SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM COMPETITIVE
FUNDING
PROCESSES ALL STARTED IN QUARTER
TWO OF 2026.
WE'RE NOT WAITING TO MAKE
AN IMPACT.
SO THE SEQUENCES IS INTENTIONAL.
EXPANDED LEARNING AND
HEALTH ADVANCEMENTS COME FIRST.
FOLLOWED BY SAFETY- FOCUSED WORK
LIKE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND
OPPORTUNITY- BASED
MENTORING, WITH BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH
AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION
INVESTMENTS PHASING IN THROUGH
2029.
IT'S A LAYERED,
UPSTREAM APPROACH THAT BUILDS ON
ITSELF. HSD-LED GRANTS ARE
CONTINUING CONTRACTS WITH
PLANNED
REBIDS FROM 2027 TO 2029.
I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEANTMEANT
'27. GIVING PARTNERS THE
STABILITY TO
DO THIS WORK WELL.
THIS TIMING ALSO ENSURES
THATTHAT NEW GRANTS WILL ALIGN
WITH
AND COMPLEMENT AWARDS MADE BY
DEEL
TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF
SERVICES AND CREATE A ROBUST
ECOSYSTEM OF
STUDENT SUPPORT. SO WE HAVE A
CLEAR ROAD MAP, AND
I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO
KNOW WE ARE ALREADY MOVING.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE EVALUATION SCHEDULE.
THERE ARE TEN
PLANNED EVALUATIONS IN THE READY
TO
LEARN DOMAIN. EXTERNAL
EVALUATIONS WILL BE
LEVERAGED TO ASSESS
UTILIZATION AND IMPACT OF
SERVICES
DELIVERED BY COMMUNITY- BASED
PARTNERS FUNDED BY LEVY GRANTS,
AS
WELL AS SEATTLE PARKS AND REC,
TEEN
PROGRAMMING, TEEN
CENTERS AND
LATE NIGHT. THESE EVALUATIONS
OCCURRING
IN YEARS ONE AND TWO SUCH AS
FOR EXPANDED STUDENT
LEARNING, MENTAL HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
JUST GIVE US MORE INFORMATION TO
MAKE CORRECTIONS AND ADJUST
FOR LATER YEARS OF THE LEVY
TO BETTER ACHIEVE DESIRED YOUTH
OUTCOMES. I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
SIMILAR TO OTHER
DOMAINS, THERE ARE NO PLANNED
EVALUATIONS IN
YEAR FIVE FOR US TO PREPARE FOR
THE LEVY RENEWAL, YES, WE'RE
ALL
THINKING ABOUT IT.
I
SAID IT EARLY. OKAY.
WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE GOALGOAL
POST, THE READY TO LAUNCH.
FOR THE LAUNCH DOMAIN,
OUR UNIVERSAL GOAL IS THAT
ALL SEATTLE YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO
AND
UTILIZE POST
SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES THAT
PROMOTE OBTAINMENT OF A
CERTIFICATE,
CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE.
OUR OUTCOME MEASURES TO TRACK
PROGRESS IN THIS GOAL FOCUSES ON
ENROLLMENT IN A
COLLEGE OR CAREER PATHWAY,
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL
AND
EMOTIONAL WORKPLACE SKILLS,
ACHIEVEMENT, AND
ULTIMATELY YOUNG ADULTS
ATTAINING
LIVINGLIVING CAREERS.
THIS IS EXPECTED TO
BENEFIT NEARLY 2,000 YOUTH AND
YOUNG
ADULTS NORMALLY.
FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016 IN
SEATTLE, 56%
OF GRADUATES
COMPLETED THEIR DEGREE,
CERTIFICATE OR
APPRENTICESHIP BY AGE
23. OPPORTUNITY GAP WAS 47%.
WE SEE A CHARGE TO INCREASE THE
OBTAINMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.
AS WELL AS A PERSISTENT
OPPORTUNITY GAP WHICH REQUIRES
US TO BE UNAPOLOGETIC FOCUSING
INVESTMENT ON STUDENTS IN
MOST NEED OF SUPPORT.
IN THE READY TO LAUNCH BUCKET,
WE'VE INCLUDED INVESTMENT
LEVEL DETAILS ON THIS SLIDE FOR
YOU
TODAY. AT THIS DOMAIN, A LOT OF
NEW INVESTMENTS THAT WERE
COUNCIL
PRIORITIES.
THIS DOMAIN BUDGET IS $113
MILLION OVER SIX YEARS, WITH
60% OF FUNDING ALLOCATED TO
SEATTLE
PROMISE, AND 27% TO YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS LED BY HSD.
NEW INVESTMENTS WILL
EXPAND ACCESS TO COLLEGE AND
CAREER PATHWAYS WITH AN EMPHASIS
ON TRADES, TECHNOLOGY, FIRE AND
POLICE CAREERS.
I'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THOSE
NEXT.
SO AGAIN, WE CONTINUE
OUR SUSTAINED EXPAND AND
INNOVATE
FRAMEWORK, KEEPING
EXISTING INVESTMENTS PROVEN TO
MEET SERVICE TARGETS AND BENEFIT
YOUTH, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
PROMISE, THE PATH TO U-
DUB TRANSFER SUPPORT PROGRAM,
SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT,
HSD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
I'LL SHARE MORE IN A
MOMENT ABOUT TRADES AND TECH AND
PUBLIC
SERVICE INVESTMENT NEXT.
SO AFTER SIX YEARS OF PROMISE
IMPLEMENTATION, WE KNOW
THAT TRADE CAREERS ARE OFTEN NOT
PURSUED DESPITE THIS
BEING A HIGH DEMAND FIELD WITH
LIVING WAGE JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
COUNCIL NAMED THIS INVESTMENT AS
A PRIORITY IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF THE FEP PLANNING, AND OUR
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AFFIRMED
THE WORK FORCE NEED AND NEED TO
INCREASE TRADE CAREERS
AWARENESS AND EXPOSURE AMONG
YOUTH.
AT OUR PRESS CONFERENCE WITH
MAYOR WILSON IN LATE APRIL,
WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING
FROM De'VON WOODS, A
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
AND
SEAMAN, MASONS AND PLASTERERS
LOCAL
MEMBER, WHO IS FINISHING HIS
JOURNEYMAN TRAINING
AT SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
HE CREDITS HIS TRADES
CAREER WITH PROVIDING STABLE
WAGES, BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT
SECURITY FOR HIS FAMILY, AND
WISHES PATH
TO TRADES HAD EXISTED WHEN
HE GRADUATED SO HE COULD
HAVE GOTTEN AN
EARLY START. HIS STORY IS WHAT
PATH TO TRADE
IS DESIGNED TO CREATE FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SEATTLE
KIDS.
THIS INVESTMENT WILL DO EXACTLY
THAT.
IMPLEMENTED BY THE SEATTLE
COLLEGES, LEADERS IN TRADES
EDUCATION, AS WELL AS
STATE ACCREDITED PARTNERS,
THIS INVESTMENT IS EXPECTED TO
DO THREE THING -- ENGAGE
STUDENTS AND RAISE AWARENESS
ABOUT TRADES
CAREERS, REMOVE BARRIERS
TO STARTING AND COMPLETING
TRAINING PROGRAMS SUCH AS
UPFRONT
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REQUIRED
TOOLS OR SUPPLIES, AND TO
INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PURSUING
PURSUING
TRADES CAREER.
OUR PROPOSED PATH
TO TECH INVESTMENT WILL ENHANCE
INSTRUCTION FOR PROMISE SCHOLARS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE COLLEGES AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
IN OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUTH,
WE HEARD THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CAREER
PATHWAYS AND WANT
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES.
WE WILL ESTABLISH NEW SHORT-
TERM I.T. TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES LED BY INDUSTRY
EXPERTS
AND PROFESSORS AND PROVIDE
STUDENTS A $500 STIPEND FOR
PARTICIPATION. AND WE EXPECT TO
SERVE
6565 ANNUALLY.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS, WE
ALSO KNOW THERE IS COUNCIL
INTEREST IN DEVELOPING PATHWAYS
TO PUBLIC
SERVICE CAREERS. IN CONSULTATION
WITH
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
WE RECOMMENDED INVESTING IN
EXISTING CADET PREP AND
EXPLORER'S PROGRAM BY ADDING
A STIPEND IN ADDITIONAL LIFE AND
WORKPLACE SKILLS TRAINING.
THEY SHARE THESE CURRENTLY HAVE
LOW PARTICIPATION AMONG YOUTH OF
COLOR PRIMARILY DUE TO TIME
COMMITMENT AND LACK OF A
STIPEND.
THIS WILL ADDRESS
PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING AND
SKILLS
FOR WORKPLACE SUCCESS.
STANDS TO BENEFIT 90 YOUNG
ADULTS ANNUALLY.
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE AS
WELL.
FOR FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES, THERE ARE LIMITED
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE READY
TO LAUNCH DOMAIN.
THIS YEAR WE WILL IDENTIFY
ACCREDITED PARTNERS TO
SUPPORT THE PATH TO TRADES
EXPANSION.
AND IN 2027, HSD WILL HAVE THEIR
COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
AS ALWAYS OUR EVALUATION
SCHEDULE, THERE ARE SEVEN
PLANNED EVALUATIONS IN
THIS
DOMAIN. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS
YEAR
ONE, FORMATIVE LANDSCAPE IN
COLLEGE AND
CAREER PATHWAYS. THIS EVALUATION
WILL EXPLORE
CULTURALLY EXPANSIVE PATHWAYS
TO COLLEGE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS
ON ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES TO
PROMOTE
COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS
FOR YOUTH
OF COLOR. ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS
IN THIS
DOMAIN WILL PRIORITIZE NEW
TRADES, INVESTMENTS IN YEAR
THREE, TO ASSESS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT HINDERS OR
SUPPORTS STUDENT
SUCCESS.
OKAY. SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. FOR US TO BE HERE
WITH YOU ALL.
AND BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR
QUESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO THANK
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT OVER THESE PAST
FEW
YEARS.
REALLY STARTING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO
I'VE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME
TIME, STARTED WITH THE
SEATTLE
PROMISE. NOW WE GET TO CONTINUE
TO BUILD
WITH MORE OPPORTUNITY
WITH STUDENTS IN THE TRADES AND
CAREERS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
DIRTY HANDS, CLEAN MONEY.
HONESTLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN
THE OFFICIAL TAG LINE PROBABLY
FOR
OUR INVESTMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, PATH
TO TECH, SVP VOUCHER PILOT.
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL FEASIBILITY.
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'VE
BEEN CLEAR AND CONSISTENT WITH
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, AND
THAT CLARITY HAS SHAPED OUR
DESIGN OF THE INVESTMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
ALWAYS BEEN THE LOUDEST VOICE IN
THE ROOM -- OUR FOSTER YOUTH ARE
NOT ALWAYS THE LOUDEST VOICE IN
THE ROOM BUT COUNCILMEMBERCOUNCI
LMEMBER
PRETTY CLEAR ON THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THANKS FOR
YOUR SUPPORT EXPANDING FIRE
AND POLICE CAREER.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
OUR CONVERSATIONS ON
MENTAL HEALTH. COUNCILMEMBER
LIN,
INSISTENCE THAT STUDENTS THAT
NEED MORE GET
MORE IN THE POLICY AND SERVICE
DESIGN. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT
YOU'VE
DONE, WE APPRECIATE IT AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I
THOUGHT SHE WAS HERE AS WELL,
ALWAYS
HAD BOLD IDEAS TO SUPPORT OUR
BLACK AND BROWN AND NATIVE
STUDENTS, AND WHO HAS ALSO
BEEN A CHAMPION SINCE THE 2018
FEP LEVY.
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP
AS
WE MOVE THINGS
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE
AND DEPUTY MAYOR SURRATT FOR
BEING HERE, AND MARISSA FROM
DEEL. I'VE HAD SUCH THE GREAT
FORTUNE AND HONOR TO WORK WITH
DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE THE LAST EIGHT, NINE
YEARS, AND WE DID IMPLEMENT
THE ORIGINAL SEATTLE
PROMISE, WHICH IS WHY I FEEL
PROUD TODAYTODAY
TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF
PROMISE. IT IS A PROGRAM WITH
THE
OUTCOMES BEYOND, I'LL BE
HONEST, WHAT WE INTENDED,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND IT'S A
REAL
SOURCE
OF PRIDE. JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT
AND REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE
COLLEAGUES,
ALSO THE WORK THAT
THE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE IN NOT
JUST IMPLEMENTING THE LAST LEVY
BUT
ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO
THIS
PLAN. I'M GOING TO MAKE OTHER
COMMENTS LATER, BUT TURN IT TO
YOU ALL
FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE
DEPUTY MAYOR FOR BEING HERE
AND STARTING THIS OFF.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY DR. DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR
DOCTOR, YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE IS
KEY.
LEADERSHIP IS INFECTIOUS,
TOO, AND READY TO
LEARN.
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AS
WELL. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
CONVERSATION.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE
THINGS.
FOR ME, READY TO START AND READY
TO LAUNCH ARE THE TWO MAIN
AREAS, PARTLY BECAUSE THE STATE
HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THE READY TO LEARN.
BUT I DO SUPPORT THOSE PIECES.
READY TO START IS SO KEY BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT THE FOUNDATION IS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE PIECES
THAT ARE THERE.
AS I MENTIONED QUICKLY
TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, IT'S
FASCINATING TO GO THROUGH THIS
PROCESS AS SOMEONE --
MY DAUGHTER IS ABOUT TO BE
5th GRADE.
0-5 I WAS STAY-AT- HOME DAD,
UNTIL SHE WAS 8 1/2 AND I
CAME UP HERE.
TO SEE THE CHALLENGES
THAT PEOPLE HAVE, EVEN MORE
QUOTE,
UNQUOTE, AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS
LIKE QUEEN ANNE'S, AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE READY TO
LAUNCH. WHAT I LIKED IN YOUR
SLIDE, DEPUTY MAYOR, IS THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PIECE.
WE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
I KNOW EVERY PARK IN QUEEN ANNE
BECAUSE I USED TO TAKE
MY DAUGHTER TO EVERY PARK THERE
ANDAND AREAS, TOO.
THAT'S WHERE YOU ALSO LEARN,
THE OTHER KIDS, SOCIAL-
EMOTIONAL, EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU
HAVE
TO HAVE FACILITIES.
I GUESS THE POINT, THIS IS
NOT JUST A DEEL THING.
I WANT TO FOOT STOMP THE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PIECE.
IT HAS TO BE.
THAT EXAMPLE, PARKS FOR
THE READY TO START PIECE IS
CRUCIAL.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING
THOSE
PIECES. AND IN THAT SAME MINDSET
WITH
READY TO LEARN, THE
SPORTS
PIECE. MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS,
SOMETHING I'M LEARNING.
IT'S SAD COMPARING WHERE WE
ARE TODAY TO WHERE WE ARE
YESTERDAY.
GRANTED LIFE IN 1977 IS VERY
DIFFERENT FROM 2026,
BUT MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS HAVE
BEENBEEN
ON THE FLOOR AND WHAT HAS BEEN
REPLACED, WHICH IS VERY
EXPENSIVE, EVEN IN AFFLUENT
AREAS.
IT TAKES AWAY
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES UNLESS
SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY HAPPENS
FOR
THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL.
FOR KIDS ACROSS THE BOARD, IT IS
SOMETHING LOST. PARKS AND REC
ARE A WAY TO
KIND OF SQUARE THE CIRCLE, BUT
IT'S NOT WHAT WE HAD YESTERYEAR
WITH
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS.
I APPRECIATE THOSE PIECES.
BY HIGHLIGHTING MIDDLE
SCHOOL SPORTS -- DIDN'T MENTION
THIS
BEFORE, BUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MUSIC, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN
TERMS
OF DEVELOPING THE BRAIN.
FOR MATHEMATICS,
GIRLS
MATHEMATICS. SUCH IMPORTANT
PIECES AND MUSIC
HELPS IN THAT AREA.
READY TO LEARN, ALSO, THANK
FOR THE YOUTH SAFETY
INVESTMENTS.
I'VE HAD A COUPLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT,
WORKING WITH HIS TEAM, SPEAKING
TO HIS
TEAM. AS MY TEAM HAS DONE AS
WELL. THAT PARTNERSHIP, IT'S
REFRESHING TO SEE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
THE
CITY. I USED TO JOKE YEARS AGO
WE HAD
TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS TO
COMMUNICATE.
SCHOOL SAFETY, STADIUM, SO MANY
THINGS AND ALL THE WORK GOING ON
NOW LIKE THIS PROGRAM, SUCH A
DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY AND SCHOOL
DISTRICT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
LAST PIECE, READY TO
LAUNCH, THIS IS MAYBE MY ONE
QUESTION.
SEATTLE PROMISE, I'M A LITTLE
BIT CONCERNED.
I WANT TO KNOW THE HEALTH OF
THE THREE COLLEGES.
WE HAVE TO ENSURE.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM, WE
SHOULD BE
UNDERLYING AND SUPPORTING
OUR TWO-YEAR SCHOOLS, BUT
THERE'S DIFFERENT REPORTING ON
THIS
FRONT, AND WE HAVE TO BE
ENGAGED AND UNDERSTAND WHERE
WE ARE. HOW DO YOU SEE THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM IN TERMS
OF
WHAT WE MAY NEED TO DO OR ARE WE
ININ
GOOD PLACE RIGHT NOW?
>> WE ARE IN A GREAT PLACE
WITH SEATTLE COLLEGES.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH
CHANCELLOR ROSIE, WE MEET
FREQUENTLY.
WE DO CONTINUAL QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT AND WE LOOK TO SEE
ARE RE AREAS WE NEED TO
LEAN IN MORE.
WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE WITH
SEATTLE COLLEGES AND THERE'S
A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT
THE TRADES PIECE NOW.
END OF THE DAY, THE VISION IS
CLEAR, WHEN STUDENTS GRADUATE
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
COME TO THE COLLEGES, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE NOT ONLY THEY BE
THERE BUT LEAVE WITH A
CREDENTIAL OR
TRANSFER. THOSE INTERESTED IN
THE
TRADES, WANT THEM TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVING
WAGE JOBS.
THE PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN PRETTY
SOLID, AND THE COMMITMENT
IS THERE.
I SEE A LOT OF ASSIGNMENT AND
SYNERGY AMONGST THE CITY
AND COLLEGES AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO FOOT STOMP YOUR
PATH TO TRADES.
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
110% SUPPORT THAT.
I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS
WITH MEMBERS IN THAT COMMUNITY,
AND WE REALLY NEED TO PROMOTE
THAT, HAVING THAT STABILITY
ACROSS THE
WHOLE OF OUR CITY.
AND I KNOW CHAIR HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS.
BECAUSE OF OUR SHARED LINKS IN
THIS AREA,
OUR CHILDHOOD. BUT WE HAVE TO
DEVELOP THAT
IN TERMS IT OF DIVERSITY.
BUT ALSO IMPORTANT.
PATH TO MARITIME, THE LAST
CALLER SPOKE TO THAT.
IN THE TRADES, ALL EIGHT
ARE BUILDING AND TRADES, ONE
SPECIFIC TO MARITIME, I JUST
DID A TRIP TO D.C. , TALKING
ABOUT
MARITIME AND TRADES,
ADVOCATING FOR THE REGION.
A LOT OF THINGS ARE GOING ON
WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, MONEY BEING
DECLARED.
AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS KEY
TO THE MARITIME SPACE.
BUT KEY TO THAT IS TRADES.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN POINT
TO, SHOW WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE
TRADES GENERALLY, CARPENTERS,
ELECTRICIANS, THE MARITIME PIECE
AS WELL.
AND THIS RESONATES.
WHEN YOU DO A TRIP LIKE
THAT, AND THEY SEE WHAT WE'RE
DOING, THEN COMBINE WITH THE
TECH
PIECES, LIKE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN
MARITIME IN THE CUT IN LAKE
UNION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SMALLER VESSELS, LEVERAGING THE
COMBINATION OF BOEING AND U-DUB.
AEROSPACE, BRINGING THAT
COMBINED.
AND SPACE AND SO FORTH.
THAT COMBINATION IS SO
IMPORTANT, SOMETHING WE NEED TO
MOVE FORWARD. DR. DIRECTOR, ONE
LAST
THANKS FOR THE PATH TO PUBLIC
SERVICE.
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
WE TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING
REFORM AND MOVING FORWARD WITH
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IF WE CAN RECRUIT FROM
THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY
SERVE,
THAT'S POWERFUL.
POLICE OFFICERS LOOK LIKE
THEY CAME FROM THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT REALLY BODES
WELL FOR OUR
FUTURE IN TERMS OF
COMMUNITY POLICING AND
THE LIKE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
I WILL JUST ADD TO WHAT
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE SAID, DR.
DIRECTOR
DWANE CHAPPELLE.
WE HAVE SUCH A
GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
COLLEGES, SPANNING BACK FROM
WHEN
WE STARTED
SEATTLE PROMISE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COLLEGES.
THEY HAD THE 13th YEAR, AND
WE PARTNERED AND EXPANDED IT
INTO THE FULL PROGRAM, SEATTLE
PROMISE. THAT'S HOW FAR BACK WE
GO
AND HOW FAR THEIR COMMITMENT
GOES.
WE PARTNERED WITH THEM
WHEN THEY HAD THE 13th YEAR.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND ALSO SAY SOUTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE
HAS AN AMAZING ARRAY OF --
IT'S A FULL TRADES PROGRAM AT
SOUTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE. CHANCELLOR
ROSIE WAS
THE PRESIDENT AT SOUTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE, THE TRADES ARE
NEAR
AND DEAR TO HER HEART LIKE IT IS
TO
OURS. SHE'S MOVED ON TO
CHANCELLOR, AND PRESIDENT MONICA
BROWN
IS JUST AMAZING.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE
AMAZING TRADES PROGRAM THAT THE
COLLEGES HAVE, COLLEAGUES,
HONESTLY I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT
TO THE CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT
TO GET A TOUR.
THERE ARE SO MANY
TRADES PROGRAMS DOWN THERE, SO
MANY TRADES PARTNERS THEY'RE
WORKING
WITH. REALLY WAS AMAZING TO SEE.
AND OF COURSE THEY HAD A
WELDING PROGRAM, NEAR AND DEAR
TO MY HEART BECAUSE OF MY DAD.
IT WAS REALLY -- IT IS GREAT.
AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, WHAT YOU WILL LOVE ABOUT
THIS PATH
TO TRADES PIECE AND THIS
FOCUSED WAY WE'RE DOING IT IN
THIS
ITERATION OF THE LEVY IS THAT
THIS WILL -- THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL NOW GIVE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLLEGES
TO GO INTO THE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THEY ALREADY GO INTO THE HIGH
SCHOOLS.
BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO
INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND
START TALKING TO KIDS AT THE
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL ABOUT TRADES
OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO
THAT, BUT WITH THESE
INVESTMENTS AND PARTNERING WITH
DEEL, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO.
THIS WAS ALL
PART OF THE CONVERSATION WORKING
ON
THIS TRADES PIECE.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT AND
WANTED TO GIVE MORE DETAILS
ON
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU'VE
BEEN
WAITING
VERY PATIENTLY. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR,
DEPUTY MAYOR SURRATT.
DIRECTOR DR. CHAPPELLE, I
ALWAYS LIKE TO LEAD WITH
DIRECTOR BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE IN
THE DEPARTMENT HEAD CAPACITY,
YOU'RE
AN ESTEEMED Ph.D. BUT I
PREFER TO SAY DIRECTOR DOCTOR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TEAM.
WITH THE DEPARTMENT DEEL,
SOME PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
I APPRECIATE SO MANY THINGS
I HEARD IN THE LAST HOUR-PLUS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
MOMENT. STARTING FIRST, CAN'T
EMPHASIZE
ENOUGH HOW PROFOUNDLY HELPFUL
AND IMPORTANT IT IS OF
YOUR COMPLICIT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE
COUNCIL -- AND ATTEMPTS TO
COMPLY WITH THAT AS PART OF THE
PROPOSAL.
NOW WE HAVE A PROPOSAL TO
CONSIDER TODAY.
YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT
AT THE OUTSET.
MORE QUESTIONS IN A MOMENT.
BUT IT INDICATES A CERTAIN
SENSE OF BEING VERY WISE, SAVVY,
AND
PRUDENT.
PRUDENT APPROACH.
YOU DON'T TECHNICALLY HAVE TO
--
COEQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.
BUT WHEN YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
IT AND TRY TO HARMONIZE
EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, I
APPRECIATE IT, THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND EFFORTS TO
UNDERTAKE THAT DIFFICULT
AND DELICATE AT TIMES WORK.
SO THE SPECIFIC SLIDE, THE 2026
SLIDE, DEEL-001S-A.
IN THERE, THERE IS A
NONEXHAUSTIVE LIST OF
COUNCIL PRIORITIES WE SET FORTH
WE
WOULD LIKE YOU GUYSGUYS CONSIDER
FOR THE PROPOSED I&E PLAN.
HUMBLING FOR ME TO LOOK AT THIS
NONEXHAUSTIVE LIST BECAUSE
MY OFFICE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH COMMUNITY TO ESSENTIALLY
BE THE PRIME ARCHITECT OF MANY
OF
THESE THINGS, THE FEASIBILITY
STUDY FOR CITY WIDE PRESCHOOL,
THE
SUBSIDY FOR FAMILIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT ACCESS
TO THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
THE FOOD ASSISTANCE SUPPORT
FOR FOSTER YOUTH, FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH TRANSITIONING TO
ADULTHOOD.
THE I.T. DIGITAL SKILLING
INITIATIVE,
SO MUCH. I WORKED HARD WITH
COMMUNITY
AND MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO GET
THAT DONE.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSORS
OF THIS LEGISLATION, OF
THE BUDGET SLIDE.
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK,
STRAUSS AND FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON WHO BUILT ON THE WORK
AND
MADE IT EVEN BETTER AND
UPLEVELLED IT
TO MAKE SURE IT REMAINED
IMPORTANT, PROMINENT AND TOP
OF MIND FOR YOU ALL THINKING
ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
PACKAGE.
SO HOW DID THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY
COMPLY WITH THISTHIS SLIDE AND
INCORPORATE
FEEDBACK INTO THE PROPOSED
I&E PLAN FOR THIS LEVY?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
IN THE EXECUTIVE'S
PLAN, THERE IS A SUMMARY IN THE
APPENDIXAPPENDIX DIRECTLY
TO THE SECTIONS
OF THE PLAN WHERE THE PRIORITIES
ARE ADDRESSED.
QUICK HIGHLIGHTS -- QUARTERLY
REPORTING, A PRIORITY OF THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR,
IS STATED UPFRONT IN THE
PRODUCTION.
THAT WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER IN
THE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE
ALREADY MOVED
TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK TO
ADDRESS
THAT REQUEST AND WILL BE
PUBLISHING QUARTERLY DASHBOARDS
BRINGING TOGETHER DATA FOR
INVESTMENTS MANAGED BY MULTIPLE
THAT'S A NEW PROCESS FOR THE
CITY.
A COMPANION MEMO
WILL BE SENT TO THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
AND THE COUNCIL AS PART OF THE
COMMITMENT TO REPORTING.
PRIORITY OF UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL, DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE
SPOKE TO
THAT, WE'RE
INITIATING THAT THIS YEAR FOR
BETTER ESTIMATES ON
COST SCALING.
AND WORKER AND BUSINESSBUSINESS
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT VISION.
I THINK WE'RE ALL
PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT NEW
YORK
CITY HAS ANNOUNCED, AND EAGER
TO DEVELOP A WORK PLAN FOR
SEATTLE.
PRESCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM WE
SPOKE TO, WE'VE ALLOCATED
RESOURCES TO THAT ANNUALLY
TO PILOT AND PLAN TO EVALUATE
THE
IMPACT ON ACCESS AND CHILD
OUTCOMES. OTHER MAJOR THING,
THE EVALUATIONS OCCURRING EARLY
IN
THE LEVY ILL ALLOW US TO MAKE
DECISIONS LATER.
DO WE CHANGE POLICIES OR EXPAND
IT?
THOSE ARE QUESTIONS WE'LL
BE ABLE TO ANSWER BASED ON
STARTING
EARLY IN YEAR ONE WITH
NEW INVESTMENTS AND DEDICATED
STUDY
AND FOCUS ON WHAT
IT'S ACHIEVING.
LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS THE
LEVEL OF DETAIL YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THERE'S
AN EMPHASIS ON
PREVENTATIVE APPROACHES,
STRATEGIES
NOT PERPETUATING THE SCHOOL
TO PRISON PIPELINE.
THAT WAS A KEY PRIORITY FOR
THE DEPARTMENT IN OUR DESIGN,
WHAT WE FOUND WORKED IN THE DATA
ANALYSIS.
OVERALL THEME IN TERMS OF
TECH AND PUBLIC SECTOR CAREER
ACCESS, WE SPOKE TO INDUSTRY
LEADERS,
STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS
THAT ALL INFORMED
THE DESIGN. ADDITIONALLY
ATTACHED IS A
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
REPORT, THREE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKITS,
WITH TWO MORE ON THE WAY,
ANDAND DETAILS OUR APPROACH,
THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD,
AND LITERATURE REVIEWS OUR
TEAM CONDUCTED TO INFORM THE
DESIGN
OF THE PROPOSALS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
CAN YOU HELP ME
BETTER UNDERSTAND -- THOSE ARE
THE
SPECIFIC
COUNCIL PRIORITIES YOU WERE ABLE
TO ACCOMMODATE
AND MAKE SURE ARE REFLECTED IN
THE CURRENT PLAN.
CAN YOU HELP
ME BETTER UNDERSTAND -- WE'LL
LEARN MORE
PROBABLY IN THE NEXT
MEETING FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF
EXPERTS -- BUT WITH RESPECT TO
THOSE SPECIFIC
COUNCIL PRIORITIES THAT YOU
CONSIDERED BUT FOR WHATEVER
REASON DECLINED
TO INCORPORATE INTO THIS,
CAN YOU CALL OUT A FEW EXAMPLES?
>> I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
WAS DECLINED.
IF SOMETHING WAS MISSED,
PLEASE LET US KNOW, WE'LL WORK
WITH THETHE CENTRAL STAFF TO
ADDRESS
IT.
>> A- PLUS, THANK YOU.
ALSO I'LL JUST SHARE -- AS YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER, I
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
DEPARTMENT.
YOU HAVE ENGAGED CLOSELY WITH
ME AND MY OFFICE THROUGHOUT
THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
I DON'T EVEN SIT ON THE MAIN
COMMITTEE. I HAVE COMMITTEE
ENVY, THIS
IS ONE OF THE COMMITTEES
THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THAT.
BUT YOU KNOW I CARE DEEPLYDEEPLY
THIS ISSUE.
YOU KNOW MY OFFICE'S
FINGERPRINTS/DNA ARE
ALL OVER THIS THING IN THE
FEW EXAMPLES CALLED OUT EARLIER.
BUT YOU THOUGHTFULLY AND
PROACTIVELY AND DEEPLY
ENGAGED WITH MY OFFICE THE WHOLE
TIME.
AND IT WASN'T -- IT WAS
CLEAR FROM MY PERSPECTIVE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT WITH COUNCIL WASN'T
JUST PERFUNCTORY CHECK THE BOX,
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO, THANKS.
YOU WERE GENUINELY INTERESTED
IN HEARING OUR PRIORITIES.
THE PRIORITIES OF MY OFFICE.
NOT JUST TELLING ME WHAT
YOU WERE GOING TO DO ANYWAY
BECAUSE OF THE CONSTITUENTS YOU
REPRESENT. WE ALL GOT
CONSTITUENTS AND
REPRESENT
PEOPLE, TOO. KUDOS TO YOU.
I THINK
THIS DEPARTMENT JUST PUT ON A
MASTER CLASS FOR ALL --
40 OR SOMETHING
EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS. I APPRECIATE
THEY'RE ALL
GREAT IN DIFFERENT
WAYS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN MY
PORTFOLIO,
BUT IN THIS REGARD YOU PUT ON A
MASTER CLASS IN LARGE PART
RELATED
TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR
DR. CHAPPELLE FOR THOUGHTFUL
COLLABORATION. EXHIBIT ZZ, THE
CLOSING
THING, JUST CALLED OUT EVERY
SINGLE
COUNCILMEMBER, WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO THEM AND THEIR
CONSTITUENTS, AND HOW YOU TRIED
YOUR BEST TO
BRING US ALONG, NOT TELLING US
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
ANYWAY, BRINGING US ALONG.
I APPRECIATE THAT THOUGHTFUL,
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.
A-PLUS.
MOVING ON TO SLIDE 28.
SCHOOL MEALS.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT TOPIC AND
PRIORITY OF MINE.
AND COLLEAGUES I'VE TALKED
MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS.
HELPED ADVOCATE IN OLYMPIA FOR
STATE CHANGES TO ENABLE THIS.
APPRECIATE MAYOR
WILSON FOR BEING ABLE TO BRING
THIS TO
LIFE IN THIS VEHICLE.
FEP LEVY.
BUT I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY
ENOUGH ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
BRINGING TO
LIFE UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL
MEALS FOR ALL IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING
FOOD INSECURITY, EMPOWERING
COMMUNITIES, REDUCING,
FRANKLY ELIMINATING THE SOCIAL
STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENT PLAN AND
MEAL STRUCTURE.
LOOK, I'VE HAD -- GREW UP
ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH AND
KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL
EVERYBODY GOES THROUGH THE
LUNCH LINE, AND THERE'S NO ONE
IN THE LINE SO I CAN PAY MY 75
CENTS
SO THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME CAN SEE
I
DIDN'T PLAY THE FULL RATE.
I'VE MISSED LUNCHESLUNCHES
BECAUSE I WAS TOO LATE AND
THE LINE WAS TOO LONG.
ELIMINATING THE SOCIAL
STIGMA WITH THAT IS A GAME
CHANGER, MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
READY
TO LEARN AND SHOWING UP THEIR
BEST, THEIR HEALTHIEST.
HOW TRACING THE
ARC OF MY JOURNEY FROM THEN TO
NOW,
I'M FORTUNATE AND PRIVILEGED
AND PRACTICE AN ATTITUDE OF
GRATITUDE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO
BE AT THE DAIS TO
REPRESENT SIMILARLY SITUATED
FAMILIES AND
KIDS. I'M PROUD OF THIS
PARTICULAR INVESTMENT AND WANT
TO CONGRATULATE AND SAY THANKS
TO THE MAYOR FOR HELPING
BRING THIS TO LIFE.
I DIDN'T THINK WE COULD
POTENTIALLY DO IT.
THE STATE ALSO, AS YOU KNOW -- I
THINK -- IS PART OF THE
NEW MILLIONAIRE -- ONE OF THE
AUTHORIZED
AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES
WAS CREATE AND EXPAND THE
PROGRAM
STATEWIDE
FOR THIS. THESE THINGS SHOULD
IDEALLY COME
FROM THE FEDS FIRST PAUSE
OF FISCAL MONETARY POLICY
JUSTIFICATIONS, THEY
CAN LITERALLY PRINT NEW MONEY IF
THERE'S SUFFICIENT
POLITICAL WILL.
IT'S A LOT EASIER THAN US AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL HAVING TO LIVE
IN
THE BALANCED BUDGET.
THEN THE STATE BECAUSE DEEPER
POCKETS, THEN THE CITY.
HOW IS THIS INTENDED TO
BE IMPLEMENTED AGAINST THE
NEW STATE EXPENDITURE AND
SPENDING PLAN?
WILL WE NEED TO SPEND ANY
MONEY IF IF STATE COMES
IN.
>> GREAT QUESTION.
THE FUNDING IS FOR TWO YEARS
OF LOCAL INVESTMENT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S SUPPLEMENTAL TO
STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDS. WE'RE
ANTICIPATING STATE
FUNDING TO OCCUR AND COMMITMENT
TO
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO HAPPEN.
IN THE EVENT IT DOES NOT,
WE WOULD CONSULT THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, REVIEW THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM,
AND RETURN TO THE COUNCIL IN
THE BUDGET PROCESS TO DETERMINE
IF LOCAL INVESTMENT IS
WARRANTED AND A GOOD INVESTMENT.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
ROOM APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT IN THE
UPDATE TODAY.
A-PLUS.
THANK YOU.
KUDOS.
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE ON
THE SCHOOL MEALS, I SEE IT AS
PROVIDING THE SERVICE DURING
THIS GAP TIME BETWEEN THE STATE
PASSING THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX
AND UNIVERSAL MEALS AND
STARTING SOMETIME IN '29.
REALLY WAS MEANT TO BRIDGE THE
GAP, AND APPRECIATE THE MAYOR
DOING THAT.
AND DEEL BEING FLEXIBLE, AND
WE CAN DO IT.
WE DO SCHOOL MEALS AS PART OF
THE LEVY, SUMMER AND SOME
AFTERSCHOOL MEALS, THINGS
OF THAT NATURE.
IT'S NOT INCONGRUOUS TO WHAT WE
TOLD VOTERS, THOUGH
NOT SPECIFICALLY SAID LUNCHES,
WE PAY FOR MEALS AND THEY KNEW
THAT WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE
LEVY.
I THINK WE'RE OKAY THERE.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE,
THANK YOU FOR THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
COUNCILMEMBER, THAT THE
DEPARTMENT DID WORK WITH
ALL COUNCIL OFFICES, NOT JUST
YOURS,
BECAUSE THEY VERY MUCH CARED
ABOUT ALL THE ADDS MADE AND
ENSURING THEY WERE
PARTNERING, AS DID THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE,
TO MAKE SURE AS THEY WERE
BUILDING THE PLAN, ALL WAS TAKEN
INTO CONSIDERATION.
I KNOW CENTRAL STAFF
DURING THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL,
EVERYONE WAS CONNECTED.
AT LEAST ON THE COUNCIL SIDE.
I DIDN'T HAVE INSIGHT AS
CHAIR INTO THAT.
I WAS NOT INCLUDED IN
THE CONVERSATIONS BUT I KNOW
THEY HAPPENED AND IT WAS BECAUSE
THE DEPARTMENT AND
COUNCILMEMBERS WANTED TO HAVE
THE CONVERSATION.
I SUPPORT THAT AND GLAD
IT
HAPPENED. THANK YOU FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
IT HAPPENED WITH ALL
THE OFFICES.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
THANK YOU WONDERFUL PRESENTERS,
AND
THANK SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
SONG FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY.
AND SO, JUST WONDERING FROM
A BIG PICTURE PERSPECTIVE --
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A
NEWNEW -- COULD YOU
JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH SPS
AND/OR SEATTLE COLLEGES, AND HOW
THEIR
DECISIONS AND SOME OF THE
DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE
WITH THEIR OWN BUDGET STRUGGLES,
HOW
WE ALIGN OUR INVESTMENTS
OR MIGHT HAVE TO PIVOT
DEPENDING UPON THE DECISIONS
THEY
MIGHT MAKE -- HOW DO WE
COORDINATE
OUR INVESTMENTS WITH THEIR
THEORIES
OF CHANGE?
COULD YOU SPEAK BIG PICTURE
HOW THE INVESTMENTS ALIGN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
ONE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
WE DO HAVE FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
AND
COLLECTIVE PERSPECTIVE,
A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE
COLLEGES, WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. RECENTLY THE
SUPERINTENDENT
HAS INVITED MYSELF AND A COUPLE
OF
MEMBERS FROM MY TEAM TO
HIS
CABINET. WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO IS
OVERALL LOOK AT THE INVESTMENTS
HAPPENING WITHIN FROM THE CITY
TO SPS.
AND WE ENGAGE
IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHETHER
WE NEED TO
MAKE PIVOTS OR WHAT TO LEAN IN
MORE
ON. AS FAR AS HOW WE'VE WORKED
WITH THE COLLEGES AND SPS ON
SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS, MORE SO
WHAT
WE TYPICALLY DO IS LET DATA
DRIVEDRIVE DECISIONS.
WE UNDERSTAND WE'RE
ALL COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE
THAT
SPS STUDENTS, WE'RE CLOSING
THIS GAP I SHARED EARLIER
WITH THE COLLEGES COMMITTED TO
MAKING SURE MORE STUDENTS ARE
GOING
TO COMPLETE A DEGREE,
PERSIST, TRANSFER OR OBTAIN SOME
TYPE OF
CREDENTIAL. WHAT WE'VE DONE AS
WE'VE CONTINUED TO HOLD
CONVERSATIONS IS GROUND
OURSELVES IN THE
DATA AND RESEARCH.
TO BE HONEST, THERE'S
PRETTY MUCH ALMOST ALIGNMENT ON
ALMOST
EVERYTHING.
IF THERE ARE THINGS WE HAVE
THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO GO
A DIFFERENT WAY ON, WE ENGAGE
AND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
AND LET THE DATA DETERMINE WHAT
IS BEST.
ONE THING THE SUPERINTENDENT
HAS BEEN CLEAR ON WITH US IS
ASAS PARTNERING WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HE
UNDERSTANDS THE RESOURCES
AREN'T TO BE
SUPPLEMENTARY BUT COMPLEMENTARY.
WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE INVESTING IN THINGS THAT
ARE
GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
SO THERE IS CLEAR ALIGNMENT
RIGHT THERE.
HE IS ALSO WILLING TO SAY
LET'S TAKE A STEP BACK AND SEE
WHAT
ARE LESSONS LEARNED, AND IF
WE NEED TO INCREASE DOSAGE ON
SOME THINGS -- AS I MENTIONED IN
THE
PRESENTATION, FROM THE PAST
LEVY WE LEARNED THERE'S A
SHORTER
NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT ARE
CLEARLY
MEASURABLE IN OUTCOMES FOR THE
DISTRICT.
WE ENGAGED IN THE SAME
CONVERSATION WITH THE
COLLEGES, CHANCELLOR IE AND HER
TEAM.
THERE'S ALWAYS SHORTFALLS
COMING, BUT WE'VE MADE SURE
OUTCOMES, STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE AT THE
CENTER OF THE DECISIONS.
MAKING SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE
RULES WITHIN THE LIMITS.
MARISSA, DO YOU WANT
TO SPEAK MORE TO
THAT?
>> JUST OUR
INTENTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION TIME
LINES ARE A
REFLECTION OF HOW
WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR
PARTNERS.
COMPETITIVE FUNDING PROCESSES
FOR K- 12 READY TO
LEARN INVESTMENTS ARE HAPPENING
LATER
THIS CALENDAR YEAR
TO INTENTIONALLY SYNC WITH THE
FOLLOWING SCHOOL BUDGET YEAR,
SO DEALS WITH THE CITY ARE MADE
BEFORE THEY START
BUDGETING PROCESS.
WE MADE COMMITMENTS TO CONTINUE
EXISTING INVESTMENTS IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ONE
ADDITIONAL
YEAR TO NOT DISRUPT THE PROCESS
AND
SERVICES TO STUDENTS
WITHOUT SUFFICIENT PLANNING TIME
LINE.
THIS GIVES NEW LEADERSHIP AND
PARTNERS TIME TO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND
INTENTIONALLY PLAN TO ENSURE THE
NEW INVESTMENTS WILL
ACHIEVE RESULTS.
AND IMPROVEMENTS TO HOW WE'RE
INVESTING FUNDS ARE DONE WITH
ALIGNMENT ACROSS ALL PARTNERS.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE OTHER QUESTION.
IN TERMS OF OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
AND/OR OUR INVESTMENTS, IN YOUR
RESEARCH, HOW MUCH IS
CONCENTRATED POVERTY IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
AT?
PART OF MY QUESTION HERE IS
WE CONTINUE TO BE A
DEEPLY SEGREGATED CITY BASED ON
RACE
AND CLASS.
IN TERMS OF OUR PLANNING,
SHOULD WE BE THOUGHTFUL IN OUR
LAND USE
PLANNING? THERE'S CALLS FOR US
TO DO
SCHOOL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
AS WE THINK ABOUT WHERE
WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN
HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOW
MUCH SHOULD WE BE ALIGNING SOME
OF
OUR PLANNING AROUNDAROUND WE
ARE INVESTING IN HOUSING OR OUR
BIG CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
TO
ALIGN WITH YOUR THEORY OF
CHANGE? I KNOW THAT'S A BIG
QUESTION.
WE CAN TAKE THIS OFFLINE LATER,
BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AS
WE TALK ABOUT COLLABORATION
ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, HOW CAN WE
SUPPORT YOUR WORK IN OTHER
AREASAREAS
MAYBE NOT BE DIRECT INVESTMENT,
BUT IN PLANNING OR THINKING
AROUND HOW TO SUPPORT
OUR STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES.
>> I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
TO
THAT. THEN HAPPY TO TAKE IT
OFFLINE.
OR DEPUTY MAYOR, LEAN IN.
I'LL START FROM WEEDSY PIECE.
ONE THING THE SUPERINTENDENT
AND I HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION
ON, HOW DO WE CREATE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHAT ARE ALL
OF THE
THINGS THAT TOUCH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND KIDS
HAPPENING
AT THE CITY WE MIGHT NEED
SUPPORT
ON.
HE'S IDENTIFIED TED HOWARD
AS THE ONE CONVENING.
WE'LL LOOK TO SEE WHAT CITY
ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH
SPS ON, COULD BE LAND USE, FIRE.
FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS
IT, BRING IT BACK TO NECESSARY
FOLKS
TO SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
AND ALSO, THEN I'LL TURN IT TO
THE DEPUTY MAYOR, WE NEED TO
BE INTENTIONAL IN ALIGNMENT
WITH ALL INVESTMENTS AT THE
CITY, NOT JUST DEEL.
WHEN THE INNOVATION
AND PERFORMANCE TEAM DID
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS ON MENTAL
HEALTH,
ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED, WE
SAW THERE'S A NEED FOR SUPPORT
AROUND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THE DOCTOR IS ALSO LOOKING AT
ACADEMIC DATA, SEVERAL METRICS.
ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED IS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN THERE IS A
NEED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I'M SHARING THAT TO SAY
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE
GROUNDED IN WHAT THE DATA IS
TELLING
US AND ALSO BE INTENTIONAL ON
OUR
COLLABORATIONS TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE NOT OVERLOOKING AREAS
THAT
ARE MAYBE PERCEIVED HISTORICALLY
WHERE THERE ISN'T A NEED.
WHEN WE DID THIS
ENGAGEMENT FOR THE LEVY,
COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU
WERE AT
SOME OF THE ENGAGEMENTS, WE
DID HEAR A NEED THROUGHOUT THE
WHOLE CITY FOR FAMILIES NEEDING
BEFORE
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, SO FORTH.
DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LIN, THAT WAS A GREAT,
GREAT QUESTION.
BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO,
ONE, THERE'S A BEAUTY IN THE
FEP
LEVY IN THE SENSE THAT IT IS
CONTINUOUS, A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH OF HOW TO MAKE
SURE EVERY YOUTH HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM
PRE-K TO FREE LUNCH TO PATH TO
TRADES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT'S A TOTALITY.
AND IT RECOGNIZES THAT
EDUCATION JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN
WITHIN FOUR
WALLS OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THAT'S A FUNDAMENTAL
RECOGNITION
THERE.
BUT WHEN YOU REALLY START
TAKING SEVERAL STEPS BACK TO
EXTEND
THAT SENSE OF TAKING CARE OF
AND PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR
OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY, TOTAL
COMMUNITY.
THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HOW
DO HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATION AND
THE
FLOURISHING OF OUR YOUTH, HOW DO
WE MAKE SURE EVERY
STUDENT, EVERY PARENT HAS ACCESS
TO GOOD
HOUSING, A GROCERY STORE THAT'S
WALKABLE, TO TRANSIT TO
GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
IT'S THAT TOTAL ECOSYSTEM.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE FEP
LEVY, IT SETS THAT FOUNDATION
THAT IT IS A DYNAMIC, HOLISTIC
VIEW OF
COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT FEP LEVY, BUT THE WORK YOU
ALL
ARE DOING AT
COUNCIL, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
VISIONING,
TAKING UP TRANSIT MEASURES,
ALL THOSE THINGS FEED INTO WHAT
IS
HEALTHY AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOME
REALLY AMBITIOUS GOALS
THAT THE FEP LEVY HAS IDENTIFIED
TO
ACCOMPLISH BUT THE FEP
LEVY CANNOT DO THAT ALONE.
WE KNOW THAT AND ALL
THESE THINGS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION
AND FOR ALL OF US TO KEEP EYES
ON THAT LARGE PRIZE OF A HEALTHY
CITY, AND ALL THE
COMPONENT PARTS OF WHAT THAT
MEANS.
>> THANK YOU, SO
MUCH. ONE LAST QUESTION/COMMENT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HONE
IN ON WHETHER CONCENTRATED
POVERTY IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE KEEPING
OUR EYES ON, ESPECIALLY AS WE
DO PLANNING AROUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FAMILIES LIVE IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, SHA
HOUSING, AND AS WE THINK
ABOUT WHERE TO PLAN FOR THOSE
INVESTMENTS, WHERE SHA PLANS ITS
INVESTMENTS, SOCIAL HOUSING
PROVIDER, ARE THOSE INVESTMENTS
IN ALIGNMENT OR WORKING AGAINST
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS'
PLANS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND
ARE THEY
WORKING AGAINST OUR INVESTMENTS.
I JUST WANT TO PIN THAT.
FINALLY, JUST WANTED TO
SAY HUGE -- SUPER EXCITED ABOUT
PATH TO TRADES, PATH TO
PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS.
AND I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO
BE MINDFUL OF THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT WE
WILL
BE MAKING IN -- FOR
EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY WE HEARD A
LOT
ABOUT -- A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR A
SEATTLE
CENTER LEVY. THAT'S GOING TO BE
A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE
WE'RE THINKING AHEAD AND
ALIGNING
OUR INVESTMENTS IN
MAKING SURE WE ARE PUTTING A
PATH FOR OUR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS
TO GET THOSE JOBS.
AS WE LOOK AT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES,
SDOT INVESTMENTS.
HUGE PROGRAMS I WANT TO BE SURE
WE'RE ALIGNING.
PRIORITY HIRE FOR KIDS GOING
THROUGH THE PATH TO TRADS.ES
PROGRAMS, WORK WITH THE
UNIONS SO THEY KNOW THERE'S A
JOB
AT THE END OF
THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
I KNOW SEATTLE COLLEGES --
WERE YOU GOING TO SAY IT?
THEY WORK ON
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. WHEN THE
KIDS GRADUATE WITH
THEIR TRADE CERTIFICATE,
THEY CAN GO INTO
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND HAVE
BUILT
RELATIONSHIPS. THERE IS A LOT
THERE, WHICH IS
WHY I'M ENCOURAGING YOU
ALSO TO REACH OUT TO THE
COLLEGES.
I DON'T EXPECT EVERYBODY TO
KNOW EVERYTHING.
I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT
BEING HERE ALMOST NINE
CONSECUTIVE STRAIGHT
YEARS AND WORKING ON
MANY OF THE YEARS PARTICULAR TO
THE
LEVY. I'VE LEARNED A LOT.
BUT EVEN IN THE CONTEXT OF LEVY,
I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE PATH
TO
TRADES. TRADES IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANTIMPORTANT TO A
TRADITIONAL COLLEGE DEGREE FOR
KIDS
AND THERE'S SO MUCH AT THE
COLLEGES
BEING DONE THAT WE WANT
TO FOSTER THAT AND GROW IT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL ALIGNED
THAT
WAY. AND BE MINDFUL THIS LEVY IS
NOT GOING TO BE ALL THINGS TO
ALL PEOPLE AND SOLVE ALL THE
PROBLEMS. I'LL SAY THIS AT THIS
JUNCTURE, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL
-- I THINK
THE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A
GREAT JOB OF WORKING WITH ALL
THE COUNCIL OFFICES, ADDRESSING
ALL OUR ADDS MADE WHEN WE PUT
THE
LEVY ON THE BALLOT.
AND I WANT TO ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WASN'T HERE
WHEN WE PUT THIS LEVY ON
THE BALLOT AND THEY'VE WORKED
SO --
THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND ME AS
CHAIR,
AND ALL OF US AS COUNCIL TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE BEING TRUE TO
WHAT WE TOLD VOTERS WE WOULD DO
WITH THIS LEVY, AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE ALL ARE
THINKING ABOUT PASSAGE OF THIS
I&E, I'M GOING TO CAUTION US,
IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING
AMENDMENTS SOONER RATHER THAN
LATER IS
GREAT TO KNOW.
THIS IS THE PLAN.
I WILL REMIND US THAT
ANY CHANGES YOU MADE WILL HAVE
AN IMPACT TO A CHANGE
SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE THE MONEY
IS NOT
GROWING. THIS IS THE AMOUNT.
$1. 3 BILLION, THAT IS
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
AND BASED ON DATA AND MOST
OF YOUR INTERESTS IF YOU WERE
HERE LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT
IS TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL
THOSE INTERESTS.
I WANT TO LEVEL SET US.
IF YOU ARE INTENDING ON MAKING
FISCAL CHANGES, IT WILL
IMPACT SOMETHING ELSE.
AND THAT IS NOT --
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
REALLY TAKE
TO HEART AND BE MINDFUL OF,
COLLEAGUES.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
MINDFUL IT'S 11:30, BUT I WANT
TO GET TO YOU AND FOSTER AS
WELL.
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU
DON'T HAVE YOUR HAND UP BUT
IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING,
WE'LL TAKE TIME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR RIVERA.
I WANT TO REFLECT THE POINTS
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MADE,
EXPRESSING THEIR GRATITUDE TO
DEEL AND YOUR
STEADFAST WORK PREPARING THIS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BEFORE US
AND LIFT UP THE ROBUST
ENGAGEMENT YOU ENGAGED IN
TO PERFORM THE PLAN.
KENNY FROM MY
TEAM PARTICIPATED IN MOST IF NOT
ALL THE
SESSIONS AND REFLECTED HOW
THOUGHTFULLY THEY WERE PUT
TOGETHER.
MY APPRECIATION FOR THAT WORK
AND YOUR ROBUST
PRESENTATION TODAY.
AND EXTEND GRAT FEUD ALSO
FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, BEING
AT
THE TABLE AND PREPARING THIS
FOR US. A FEW QUESTIONS.
FROM GRANULAR TO FARTHER OUT OR
HOLISTIC. GRANULAR PIECE.
UNDER THE READY TO LAUNCH
SECTION OF THE LEVY THROUGH
THE CAREER PATHWAY STRATEGY,
THERE'S
AN INVESTMENT IN
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND
JOB PREPARATION PROGRAMS
INCLUDES
WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
YMCA, SEATTLE GOOD WILL,
GEEKING OUT KIDS OF COLORS,
WORLD
MIND CREATION ACADEMY AND
OTHERS.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW
THESE PROGRAMS TIE IN THE
CITY'S
OVERARCHING STRATEGY OF ENSURING
OUR YOUTH GET ACCESS TO
LIVING WAGE CAREERS AND
DEVELOPING
SKILLS.
>> IN ADDITION TOTO
NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
WE'RE ENSURING THE PROGRAMS
HAVE
MEASURES THAT TIE INTO THE LEVY.
THESE ARE NOT NEW INVESTMENTS
FOR THE CITY BUT TO THE LEVY.
EARLY WORK IN THE FIRST
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE INVESTMENTS
ARE PUT OUT FOR REBID IS
LOOK CLOSELY HOW THE FOCUS ON
CAREER
PATHWAYS, PARTICULARLY
OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND
OLDER YOUTH HAS A PRIORITY
ON CAN CREATE PATHWAYS INTO THE
OTHER READY TO LAUNCH
INVESTMENTS AND
HELP US ACHIEVE
THAT UNIVERSAL
GOAL.
>> FANTASTIC TO HEAR.
AS A FOLLOW-UP.
THIS IS PRIMARILY THROUGH HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
THERE'S A NOTABLE SHIFT WHERE
THIS IS
GOING UP TO, BUT RECOGNIZE
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE FROM OUR
UNDERSTANDING AND RESONATED
WITH COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERINVESTED
IN.
DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF LEVELLEVEL
COMMUNITY INTEREST OR
WAIT LISTS WITH THE PROGRAMS?
>> GREAT QUESTION. I WOULD HAVE
TO FOLLOWFOLLOW TO
LEARN MORE.
I BELIEVE THEY'VE BEEN
MEETING SERVICE TARGETS AND
ANTICIPATE
THEY CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU.
CHANGING TOPICS A LITTLE
BIT, NOTING THAT ONE OF THE
COUNCIL PRIORITIES IS
RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES AND NONPUNITIVE
INVESTMENTS.
THAT'S ROUGHLY $11
MILLION IS THIS SUSTAINING THE
SAME LEVEL
OR INCREASE IN SERVICE TO
RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES?
>> THIS IS AN
INCREASE TO
INVESTMENT. WHAT IS CURRENTLY
HAPPENING
IS IT'S FUNDED THROUGH
TWO
MECHANISMS. FIRST IS PART OF THE
SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENTS IN
THE 2018 LEVY AND A DIRECT AWARD
FOR
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES STARTED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
WE'RE CREATING ONE POT OF
FUNDING WITH THE FOCUS ON
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND
ESTABLISHING NEW STANDARDS SO
THEY'RE QUALITY AND RELATED
TO EVIDENCE BASED.
THAT POT HAS GROWN.
WE'VE SUSTAINED THE
INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
FOR
THE PLAY SPACE GRANTS.
AND ADD FOR BOTH FUNDING
STREAMS.
>> THANK YOU.
LAST QUESTION FOR TODAY BUILDS
ON COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S
QUESTION WHICH I REALLY
APPRECIATED,
DRAWING TOGETHER THE THREADS
AROUND THE SEPARATE CITY
STRATEGIES, TRYING TO
SERVICE AND CREATE MORE
EQUITABLE
OUTCOMES ACROSS COMMUNITIES.
EQUITY IN THIS LEVY, WONDERING
IF WE CAN EXPAND ON HOW WE ARE
TRYING TO EXPAND AND ENSURE
EQUITABLE EDUCATION OUTCOMES
FOR YOUTH THROUGH THE
WORK THE CITY IS DOING WITH THIS
LEVY.
>> THE ANSWER IS YES, THERE'S
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEAN
IN, SPEAK AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO
DO THAT.
WE'RE DOING IT IN
CERTAIN
PLACES. WOULD YOU SPEAK TO
THOSE?
>> ONE OF THE KEY AREAS WHEN WE
RUN A COMPETITIVE PROCESS IS
SPECIFICALLY ASKING
APPLICANTS WHICH COMMUNITIES
THEY INTEND
TO
SERVE. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN ROBUST
DATA
ANALYSIS OF WHICH SCHOOLS
HAVE THE GREATEST NEED, WHAT
IS THE INCOME LEVEL, WHAT ARE
THE
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS,
WHAT IS THE DEPTH OF
NEED? IS THERE A POCKET OF 50
STUDENTS
OR TRULY SATURATED, LIKE
CONCENTRATED POVERTY, MORE THAN
50% OF THE SCHOOL NOT
ACHIEVINGACHIEVING STANDARD.
WE SCALE OUR INVESTMENT BASED ON
THAT LEVEL OF NEED AND
SPECIFICALLY LOOK TO
GRANT APPLICANTS TO UNDERSTAND
THE DATA AND COMMUNITIES THEY'RE
INTENDING TO SERVE BUT TO HAVE
EVIDENCE- BASED PROPOSALS HOW
TO MEET THE NEED.
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FRAMEWORK
WILL GO FURTHER AND ENSURE ALL
THE PARTNERS ACROSS THE FOUR
PILLARS
ARE AT THE SAME TABLE, KNOW
WHAT EACH OTHER IS DOING,
SOMEONE RUNNING AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAM KNOWS WHO THE SCHOOL
NURSE
IS. WHO IS PROVIDING COMMUNITY
SUPPORTS, AND IMPLEMENTING THE
ECOSYSTEM VISION TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS WHO NEED THE MOST
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MARISSA,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND DEPUTY
MAYOR
SURRATT. I'M EXCITED TO WORK
ALONGSIDE
YOU IN THE NEXT STAGE OF THE
I&E
PLAN. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK
YOU SO MUCH, PRESENTERS.
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK.
I KNOW IT WAS A LOT,
THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS LAST
YEAR AND THIS YEAR.
I WANTED TO START OFF WITH A
QUESTION ABOUT THE LUNCH
PROGRAM AND THE
EXPANSION THERE. I'M GOING TO
PREFACE MY
QUESTION WITH A FEW THINGS.
ONE, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HEAR
FROM PUBLIC COMMENTERS
TODAY, FROM FEAST.
AND I'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER
OF PROCESSIVE TAXATION LIKE THE
MILLIONAIRES' TAX.
AND THIS IS A
TWO-YEAR INVESTMENT WE'RE MAKING
WITH
THE BELIEF THAT THE TAX
AND FUNDING FROM THE STATE WILL
PICK UP
END
OF THE TERM. I HEARD A QUESTION
FROM
ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT
SAID WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT
FUNDING FROM
THE STATE DOES NOT COME THROUGH
AS EXPECTED.
I BELIEVE THE RESPONSE WAS AT
THAT POINT WE WOULD BE GO
BACK TO THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND COMING BACK TO
COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S
HARD TO PREDICT THE FUTURE, I
WANT
TO EXPRESS CONCERN AROUND THIS.
THE FUTURE THAT SEEMS
POSSIBLE, DON'T WANT TO SAY
PROBABLE, BUT
I BELIEVE THE STATE LAW WILL BE
UPHELD, BUT THERE IS A
POSSIBLE FUTURE WHERE WE'RE
FACED WITH
A DIFFICULT DECISION WHETHER
TO STOP THE FUNDING, WHICH WOULD
BE
A EXPERIENCED AS A CUT TO THE
STUDENTS, OR WHETHER WE
REDUCE SERVICES FROM SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
OF COMING BACK WITH OPTIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT OR IS THERE
A
THIRD OPTION?
>> I'LL TAKE A QUICK STAB. I
WOULDN'T GO AS FAR AS SAYING
REDUCES SERVICES
ANYWHERE ELSE. AS WE KNOW, WE
DO
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
AND LOOK
AT
INVESTMENTS. WE WILL CLOSELY
MONITOR
THIS SITUATION.
IF WE START TO SEE WE'RE GOING
TO NEED ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES, WE'LL KEEP THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE INFORMED.
IF THERE'S A NEED --
WHEN THERE'S A NEED TO COME TO
COUNCIL WE'LL REPORT OUT ON
HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR COME
TO
OPTIONS. WOULDN'T JUST JUMP TO
THINKING WE'LL REDUCE SERVICES.
BUT I FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE
OVERSIGHT BODY
TO FIGURE SOMETHING
OUT.
>> JUST STATE AGAIN,
RECAP OF THE PRIOR ANSWER WAS
CORRECT, AND I KNOW COUNCIL
CENTRAL
STAFF IS POISED TO SEE IF THERE
ARE COST EFFICIENCIES IN OTHER
AREAS TO RESPOND TO THAT
CONCERN.
>> THANK YOU.
TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT IS,
TO MAKE SURE IT IS
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH.
I UNDERSTAND HOW
MEANINGFUL THIS COULD BE FOR
MANY OF OUR
STUDENTS, AND APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, SPEAKING TO HIS PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I WANT TO MOVE ON TO
ANOTHER
QUESTION ABOUT THE
VOUCHER
PILOT. I DON'T HAVE THE SLIDE
NUMBER.
I THINK IT WAS EARLY ON IN
THE
PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE WHAT I
HEARD WAS AN
APPROACH THAT THE DEPARTMENT
IS WORKING ON TO SERVE
ADDITIONAL
FAMILIES. BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE
YOU
WERE THINKING OF
INCORPORATING COUNCIL DISTRICTS
INTO THE
DECISION MAKING OF HOW
THAT PILOT WOULD BE APPROACHED.
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN
HEAR MORE AROUND THE STRUCTURE
AND
PRIORITIZATION OF THE PILOT.
>> SURE. THIS IS BRAND NEW TO
US, HOW WE
OPERATIONALIZE IT IS IN
ACTIVE
DEVELOPMENT. OUR EARLY THINKING
IS
PRIORITIZE THE FIRST YEAR BASED
ON
GEOGRAPHIC NEED.
LAST SCHOOL YEAR TWO
COUNCIL DISTRICTS HAD MORE THAN
TEN PROVIDERS OPERATING A WAIT
LIST, DISTRICT ONE AND FIVE.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE
PREDICTING TO START THE FIRST
YEAR.
ENROLLMENT IS
HAPPENING NOW. BY SEPTEMBER
WE'LL HAVE A NEW
BATCH OF DATA ABOUT THE
WAIT LISTS AND THE DISTRICTS MAY
CHANGE. THE INTENT IS TO BE ABLE
TO
IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROGRAM WELL.
THE CONCERN IF WE STARTED
CITYWIDE, THE STAFF
WOULDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
PROCESS
THE VOUCHERS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
THE DATA.
IF THE VOUCHERS ARE NOT
USED IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF
HIGHEST
NEED, WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO EXPAND IT WITHOUT THE
COUNCIL,
AND ENSURE THE NEEDS ARE
MET.
>> THAT'S HELPFUL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE ABOUT THAT.
PARTICULARLY AS I KNOW
THE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
TO PRIORITIZE GEOGRAPHIC
EQUITY, INCOME INEQUALITY AND
RACIAL
AND OTHER ELEMENTS AND
INTERESTED
TO HEAR HOW THEY LINE UP.
THEN TURN TO CONSIDERATION
FOR INVESTMENTS IN HOMELESSNESS
AND HOMELESS YOUTH IN THE FEP
LEVY.
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE
UNFORTUNATELY SLEEPING
OUTSIDE EVERY NIGHT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, I'M
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THIS, DR. DIRECTOR, CHAPPELLE.
I UNDERSTAND ABOUT 90 KIDS ARE
GOING TO BE SERVED AND NOT SURE
IF THAT'S CONSISTENT OR
INCREASE.
IT'S A SPECIFIC QUESTION,
HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP. LOVE TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT THAT AND
MORE ABOUT THE
EMERGENCY STABILIZATION PROVIDED
THROUGH THE
INVESTMENTS.
>> THIS IS A
CONTINUING INVESTMENT FROM 2018
LEVY SPONSORED BY FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
THIS IS A $4. 2
MILLION INVESTMENT OVER SIX
YEARS.
CURRENT SERVICE PROVIDER
IS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
THE SERVICE TARGET OF 90
STUDENTS IS ACCURATE.
THIS PROVIDER HAS
BEEN MEETING OR
EXCEEDING THAT STANDARD THROUGH
THE DURATION OF
THEIR
WORK. IT'S FOCUSED ON STUDENTS
UNSTABLY HOUSED.
THE INTENT TO REACH
FAMILIES BEFORE THEY'RE
TECHNICALLY
HOMELESS. THAT'S WHY THE TARGET
IS
A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
THERE ARE OTHER
THINGS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES
LITERALLY
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS
IS A REFERRAL NETWORK
TO SOCIAL WORKERS, AVAILABLE TO
SPS
STUDENTS CITYWIDE.
THEY REFER THE FAMILY TO THE
SERVICE PROVIDER,
PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SO
FAMILIES DON'T DEFAULT ON RENT
PAYMENTS.
IF THEY'RE LIVING WITH A FAMILY
MEMBER OR DOUBLED UP WITH A
FRIEND, THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO PROTECT THE
HOUSING.
DISPLACEMENT CAN AFFECT SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE AND
LEARNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION, AND I SHARE THE
INTEREST OF MAKING THOSE
INVESTMENTS FOR FOLKS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH A LITTLE
BIT
MORE QUESTIONS IN DETAIL,
BUT I'M EXCITED TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT OF
THE FUNDING PROGRAM.
I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH NEED
AND PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE OFTEN
VERY
WELL SPENT IN PREVENTION.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
COLLEAGUES, WE'RE AT THE END
OF OUR MEETING.
BROADLY SPEAKING AGAIN, I
WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT FOR
OUR
HARD WORK.
THERE'S A LOT THEYTHEY DID,
TAKEN A
DATA-DRIVEN AND FOCUSED
APPROACH TO THE WORK, AND I
REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND DIRECTOR
DR. CHAPPELLE,
YOU SPOKE ABOUT THIS, THE FACT
THAT
IN THE K- 12 SPACE FOR
INSTANCE, WE WEREN'T MEETING
GOALS.
SO BEING TRANSPARENT AND
HONEST, LOOKING AT THE DATA,
LOOKING AT
HOW WE COULD MAKE SOME TWEAKS
TO OUR INVESTMENTS TO MAKE SURE
KIDS ARE MEETING GRADE LEVEL
MILESTONES IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE KNOW IF
KIDS AREN'T
MEETING THE ACADEMIC
MILESTONES, THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO
BE SUCCESSFUL AS THEY CONTINUE
IN
THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, THEN
THAT IMPACTS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
AND
MENTAL HEALTH, AND MANY OF
THE THINGS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
EXPERIENCING. ONE THING I NOTED,
I
ATTENDED ALL OF THE SESSIONS
EXCEPT FOR
ONE, AND MY OFFICE ATTENDED ON
MY BEHALF.
TO HEAR FROM FAMILIES
DIRECTLY ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT
WAS
INTERESTING. IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS
WE WERE REALLY THINKING ABOUT
TUTORING, MENTORING.
AND WE HEARD THAT FROM
PARENTS, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT
IT,
THEY RAISED IT WITH US.
THAT WAS GREAT BECAUSE THERE
WAS ALIGNMENT THERE.
THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE A
NEW SUPERINTENDENT WHO HAS
VISITED
ALL
THE SCHOOLS OUT OF THE GATE,
WHICH I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE.
AND HE WANTS TO BE,
AND HAS BEEN THUS FAR, A REALLY
GREAT
PARTNER. THERE'S A LOT OF
COLLABORATION AND CONVERSATION
WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND I APPRECIATE
THAT.
HE'S REALLY FOCUSED ON SERVING
ALL OF OUR KIDS, BUT KIDS WHO
ARE, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLING AND
NOT MILESTONES, AND
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE
GIVEN FOCUS TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS
OF THE
CITY HAVE CHANGED, AND THERE
ARE A LOT OF KIDS THROUGHOUT
THIS CITY THAT LGS HAVE A NEED.
I KNOW FOR INSTANCE THERE ARE
A LOT OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES IN
THE D-5, AND A LOT OF THOSE KIDS
ARE
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
LEARNERS, AND THERE'S A LOT
OF NEED THERE AS WELL.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHERE THE
KIDS ARE THAT HAVE THE MOST NEED
AND TRYING TO FOCUS INVESTMENTS
TO
THOSE KIDS.
SO ALL OUR KIDS ARE MEETING
THE UNIVERSAL GOAL OF ALL
PREPARED,
READY TO WORK AND
HAVE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ONE LAST THING I WANT TO
SAY THEN WILL WRAP UP,
COLLEAGUES.
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE RAISED THE
GUN VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUM
YESTERDAY, IT WAS NOT FOCUSED ON
YOUTH SPECIFICALLY BUT
THIS APPROACH COMING OUT OF
THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE
COMMUNITIES, OUT OF JON JAY
COLLEGE, DOING A
FOCUSED DETERRENCE APPROACH
ABOUT IN
ANY GIVEN CITY A SMALL, SMALL,
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FOLKS
INVOLVED
WITH GUNS AND GUN VIOLENCE
IN THE CITY, AND
IT'S IDENTIFYING THOSE
INDIVIDUALS, TELLING THEM
WHAT YOU NEED TO
STOP. WE HAVE RESOURCES FOR YOU,
BUT
IF YOU DO NOT STOP,
THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES.
JUST LIKE WE'VE BEEN
TRANSPARENT AND
OPEN IN OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT
EDUCATION TODAY, WE ALSO
NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN
ABOUT WHAT IS NOT
CURRENTLY WORKING IN OUR CITY
AND
WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING IN OUR
CITY.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THIS
APPROACH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE DEPUTY
MAYOR SURRATT BEING THERE TWO
DAYS
AGO. SO MANY FOLKS ACROSS THE
CITY WERE THERE AND HEARD FROM
FOLKS IN PHILLY AND BALTIMORE
WHO
HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS
IN GUN VIOLENCE.
PHILLY, 40% REDUCTION WHEN
THEY INSTITUTED THIS
APPROACH. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT
SUCH A LONG TIME, NOW THEY'RE
STARTING
THIS JUVENILE
PROGRAM, WORKING WITH THE KIDS,
DO
THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITH
THE YOUTH IN PHILLY.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES CAME UP
IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR
EXPANDING NOW THEY HAVE THE
BASE.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING APPROACH
AND IT'S WORKING
WELL. THEY'RE EXPANDING
TO THE JUVENILE COMPONENT.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PART OF
THE ORIGINAL APPROACH BUT ONE
THEY CARE ABOUT AS MUCH AS WE
DO.
WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT TO
THAT SINCE YOU RAISED IT,
DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING
THERE AND
PARTICIPATING.
COLLEAGUES, I'LL TALK MORE
ABOUT
THE SYMPOSIUM AT A LATER TIME.
ALL
RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
>> HI, GUYS, I PUT IT UP AFTER I
SAID I WOULDN'T SPEAK.
I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
FIRST, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU
CAUGHT WHAT I CAUGHT
ON PAGE 19 AND GOING TO
FOLLOW UP WITH DR. CHAPPELLE
OFFLINE ON
THE HIGH DEMAND
COUNCIL DISTRICT.
HOPING WE TRACK THAT FROM PRE-
K TO READY
TO LAUNCH. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
GOING FROM READY TO START, READY
TO LEARN, READY TO LAUNCH,
DR. CHAPPELLE, I'M REALLY
GLAD YOU HAVE REBRANDED AND USED
THE WORD "DOMAIN," I DON'T
RECALL YOU USING THAT BEFORE,
TALKING ABOUT THREE STAGES IN
OUR
CHILDREN'S LIVES, HOW WE WANT
TO
SEE THEM GO FROM PRE- K
TO HIGH SCHOOL AND LAUNCH INTO
THE
REAL WORLD BECAUSE DOMAIN
SAYS THERE'S SOME AGENCY AND
RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CITY
TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS FROM PRE-
K
TO HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE MAKE
IT
THERE ALIVE.
WHICH IS A SAD STATE OF
AFFAIRS THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT,
LOWERING
THE BAR IN REGARDS TO
OLENCE, BUT PARTICULARLY
OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE
AMERICAN KIDS NOT GRADUATING
FROM
HIGH SCHOOL.
WHOLE AREA OF DOMAIN WHICH
BESTOWS UPON US AND THEM THE
CONTROL, KNOWLEDGE AND AGENCY.
SO WHEN THEY DO LAUNCH AND
WE GET THEM IN COLLEGE, THEY
GO INTO THE WORLD WITH NOT ONLY
THE
KNOWLEDGE AND THE AGENCY BUT
ALSO THE DIGNITY, AND WHAT THEY
DESERVE, WHAT WE ALL DESERVE IN
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS HERE.
I AM GETTING A LITTLE
PHILOSOPHICAL HERE, BUT WANT TO
THANK YOU AND CHAIR RIVERA.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF
REALLY GOOD LONG MEETINGS ABOUT
THE
FEP PLAN AND SPENDING AND THETHE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THIS IS SO KEY.
WE WENT FROM IN 2018 FROM
$637,000 TO $1. 3 BILLION
BUT THESE ARE GOOD SPACES WHERE
THINGS SHOULD
BE LANDING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
SELECT
COMMITTEE OF JUNE 10th.
OUR NEXT SELECT MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY,
JUNE 30th, 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO DEEL
AND DEPUTY MAYOR SURRATT FOR
BEING HERE.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT
11:50 A.M., THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.