DEEL is working with our Seattle  Preschool Program (SPP) and Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) partners to ensure the workers who have been on the frontline of the COVID-19 Pandemic have one less thing they need to worry about as they help our community.

Today, DEEL launched our Emergency Child Care (ECC) program to support the City’s first responders, frontline healthcare professionals, grocery workers and pharmacy workers—those defined as essential workers under Mayor Durkan’s Emergency Order of March 27, 2020.  

Seattle is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic and the City is taking aggressive measures to slow its spread in our region. We are working diligently to support our residents as well as our partners at Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) in this response. All residents are encouraged to regularly check PHSKC and DOH for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Seattle.

DEEL is temporarily suspending the FEPP Levy Opportunity and Access Request for Investment process in response to COVID-19. As the extent and duration of COVID-19 outbreak remains unknown, the City is taking immediate measures to help mitigate the impact of this crisis. The top priorities for the City at this time are to keep our workforce and members of the public safe and healthy, to maintain essential public services, and to address the needs of the City’s most vulnerable populations.

Organizations interested in applying for FEPP Opportunity and Access funds are encouraged to regularly check DEEL’s website for the most up-to-date information on this funding opportunity. New information will be released as this rapidly developing situation continues to unfold. 

Information provided by Seattle Public Schools.
Written translations of this information can be found here.

Starting TODAY Monday, March 16, the following schools below will serve lunch for all Seattle Public Schools students Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.,for the duration of the school closure.

Grab and go meals are available for students, but students can not stay at the school to eat them because of social distancing guidance from state and local health agencies.

Details about lunch location provided below, if you need accessibility support, staff are available to provide access to another entrance or bring the food outside. Below are student meal distribution sites and specific directions on where to pick up at each school.

Southeast School Sites

Dunlap Elementary School
4525 S Cloverdale St Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through main entrance from Cloverdale Street. Lunchroom will be down the hall on the right. Side doors leading directly into lunchroom may also be used.

Emerson Elementary School
9709 60th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through doors near kitchen facing South Pilgrim Street. Lunchroom is immediately to the right upon entry.

Franklin High School
3013 S Mt Baker Blvd Seattle, WA 98144

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of the building facing Mount Baker Boulevard.

Aki Kurose Middle School
3928 S Graham St Seattle, WA 98118

Pickup instructions:

If serving outside building: Enter rear driveway from 39th Avenue, pick up food near center of building, exit on 42nd Avenue.

If serving inside building: Enter/Exit through the door facing Graham Street at the southeast corner of the building. Cafeteria will be immediately across the hall to the left after entering.

Mercer Middle School
1600 S Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108

Enter and exit through main entrance of east building (there are two building on the campus). Cafeteria will be across the hall to the right.

Rainier Beach High School
8815 Seward Park Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through main entrance doors facing Seward Park Avenue. Lunchroom will be straight ahead on the left.

Rainier View Elementary School
11650 Beacon Ave S Seattle, WA 98178

Enter and exit through doors facing 56th Avenue South on the southeast side of the building. Lunchroom will be immediately to the right.

Rising Star @ African American Academy (Formerly Van Asselt Elementary)
8311 Beacon Ave S Seattle, WA 98118

Enter and exit through cafeteria doors on the west side of the building, near the northwest corner.

West Seattle and Southwest School Sites

Concord International Elementary School
723 S Concord St Seattle, WA 98108

Enter and exit through doors facing Concord Street of enclosed hallway connecting cafeteria and main building. Cafeteria will be immediately to the left upon entry.

Denny International Middle School
2601 SW Kenyon St Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through galleria doors on either south or north side of building.

Chief Sealth International High School
2600 SW Thistle St Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through galleria doors on either south or north side of building.

West Seattle Elementary School
6760 34th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of building. After taking a right, the lunchroom will be on the left.

West Seattle High School
3000 California Ave SW Seattle, WA 98116

Enter and exit through courtyard doors on west side of building facing California Avenue. Cafeteria will be across the hall on toward the left.

Central District School Sites

Lowell Elementary School
1058 E Mercer St Seattle, WA 98102

Enter and exit through lunchroom door facing 11th Avenue East near the center of the building.

Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
1301 E Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98122

Enter and exit through main entrance on Yesler Way. Cafeteria is directly ahead upon entry.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
2401 S Irving St Seattle, WA 98144

Enter and exit through doors on west side of building near drive-up/parking area. Lunchroom will be to the right after entry.

Meany Middle School
301 21st Ave E Seattle, WA 98112

Enter and exit through main entrance doors on southeast corner of building fading 21st Avenue. After taking a right turn, the lunchroom will be down the hall to the left.

Seattle World School
1700 E. Union St. Seattle, WA 98122

Enter and exit the building though the doors on the southwest corner of the building across from the parking lot on E. Union Street.

Queen Anne and Magnolia School Sites

Catharine Blaine K-8
2550 34th Ave W Seattle, WA 98199

Enter and exit through the cafeteria doors facing 34th Avenue West.

McClure Middle School
1915 1st Ave W Seattle, WA 98119

Enter and exit through main entrance on north side of building. Cafeteria across hall on left after entering.

Northeast School Sites

Eckstein Middle School
3003 NE 75th St Seattle, WA 98115

Enter and exit from courtyard area near portables through cafeteria doors on east side of building.

Nathan Hale High School
10750 30th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125

Enter and exit through main entrance door on west side of building facing 30th Avenue. Cafeteria will be down the hall on the right.

Olympic Hills Elementary
13018 20th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125

Entrance and exit through door near southwest corner of building facing Northeast 130th Street drive-up area.

Northwest School Sites

Ballard High School
1418 NW 65th St Seattle, WA 98117

Enter and exit through the east doors near portables/courtyard into commons area.

Broadview-Thomson K-8
13052 Greenwood Ave N Seattle, WA 98133

Enter and exit through door at northwest corner of building, facing Greenwood Avenue. Cafeteria will be directly ahead across the hall.

Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
1330 N 90th St Seattle, WA 98103

Enter and exit from the east side of the building through cafeteria doors on courtyard.

03/24/20 UPDATE: DEEL is temporarily suspending the FEPP Levy Opportunity and Access Request for Investment process in response to COVID-19.

The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is requesting applications from community-based organizations, government agencies, and public schools not receiving a FEPP School-Based Investment who are interested in pursuing an Opportunity and Access Investment from the City of Seattle Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy approved by voters in November 2018.

DEEL has approximately $1.28 million in annual FEPP Opportunity and Access Investment funding to be awarded through a competitive request for investment (RFI) process and managed by the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL). Successful applicants will receive up to three years of funding conditional upon annual performance. Annual award size will be contingent upon services provided and students served.

To be considered for funding, eligible applicants are invited to submit a complete RFI application by Monday April 13, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. DEEL will notify successful applicants by Monday June 29, 2020 for investments beginning in as early as September 2020 with the possibility of annual renewal through the 2022-23 school year.

Key timeline:

EVENT	DATE/LOCATION*
Phase 1: Request for Investment                           *Dates and times are subject to change
Request for Investment (RFI) Release	Weds, March 4, 2020
RFI Information Webinar	Weds, March 4, 2020
Information Session 1 Per Public Health-Seattle & King County guidelines, due to the Coronavirus, the in-person TA sessions have been canceled. Please check this webpage for update on virtual meeting.	Weds, March 11, 2020  3:00-4:15 p.m. (New Time)
Information Session 2 Per Public Health-Seattle & King County guidelines, due to the Coronavirus, the in-person TA sessions have been canceled. Please check this webpage for update on virtual meeting.	Weds, March 25, 2020 3:00-4:15 p.m. (New Time)
Last day to submit questions	Friday, April 3, 2020 by 5:00 pm
RFI Applications due	Monday April 13, 2020 by 3:00 pm
Phase 2: Evaluation                                                     *Dates and times are subject to change
Applications Reviewed and Rated	April 14 – May 15, 2020
Interviews and Review Panel Deliberations	May 7 – May 15, 2020
Notifications Issued to Applicants	Monday June 29, 2020

Please visit DEEL’s website at www.seattle.gov/education to learn more about the FEPP Levy Funding Opportunities, and click on Opportunity and Access Investment, and to view further details including the complete RFI, templates and Technical Assistance opportunities.

As our region responds to cases of COVID-19, better known as the Coronavirus, our goal will be to provide the public, our providers, and our community partners with the most current information available.

Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is the lead local agency coordinating the regional public health response to COVID-19.

Information that will we distribute through our communications platforms—this blog, our Facebook page (@SeattleDEEL), and our Twitter feed (@SeattleDEEL)—will be information that we have received from PHSKC on the steps the public can take to reduce the possibility of spreading the virus.

Public Health is also reminding us that viruses such as COVID-19 don’t recognize race, nationality or ethnicity, and there are steps everyone can take to reduce the stigma that is being attached to the disease.

If you are looking for more information on COVID-19, You can go to the PHSKC web page.

SEATTLE —The day after Valentine’s Day was even sweeter for more than half of Seattle Public High Schools graduates who applied for two years (or up to 90 credits) of tuition-free college in fall 2020 through Seattle Promise.

Seattle Promise provides tuition, funding for school-related expenses for those with need, and individual guidance and advising from high school through a student’s first two years of college (or up to 90 credits) regardless of GPA, income, ability or country of birth. The program covers any remaining tuition balance at one of the Seattle Colleges (North, Central or South) after other public funding, grants or scholarships a student may be eligible to receive have been applied. Seattle voters passed the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise levy to support the program in November 2018.

“We want all students to know and believe college is a real possibility,” said Seattle Colleges’ Chancellor Shouan Pan. “Our wraparound services give all Seattle Promise students, especially first generation and underserved youth, an equitable pathway for college education and success in the world of work.”

Seattle Colleges received nearly 1,800 applications for the college scholarship and success program by the Feb. 15 midnight deadline, marking the first major milestone in the program’s expansion from six Seattle public high schools to all 17 schools.

“We created Seattle Promise because we believe in our young people and we believe in our students,” said Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan. “We know that access to free, high-quality education makes a tangible and positive improvement in our young people’s lives. That’s why I’m so proud that nearly 1,800 students have expressed interest in Seattle Promise for the 2020-2021 academic year.”

“As we celebrate the growth in applications, we now look to helping students and families complete their financial aid applications.” said Melody McMillan, Seattle Promise program director. “Seattle Promise specialists are at each high school to assist students and families as they complete federal and state college financial aid applications. Our goal is to see all students progress through the application stage to our first event welcome event in May. Once students get here for Readiness Academy, they really begin to embrace college is possible for themselves,” said McMillan

“We are building a partnership with our students, families, our education systems and city.  I want all of our graduates to see themselves in meaningful and fulfilling careers, earning living-wages in a city they love,” said Seattle Public Schools superintendent Denise Juneau. “Seattle Promise is one of the programs that is going to help us get them there.”

Missed the Deadline? Other Funding Options Available at Seattle Colleges

Applications for the Seattle Promise class of fall 2020 are now closed; however, other scholarship and funding options to attend Seattle Colleges are available. Apply to the college of your choice — North Seattle College, Seattle Central College or South Seattle College — and visit the financial aid office for more information.

Applications for the class of 2021 open Oct. 1, 2020. Join the Seattle Promise mailing list to receive updates about next year’s Seattle Promise program.

More information at seattlecolleges.edu/promise.

Seattle Promise, launched in 2018, is a partnership with the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning and Seattle Public Schools. The program, primarily funded by the city of Seattle’s Family, Education Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy with additional private support through the Seattle Colleges Foundation, is focused on providing college access, success, and completion with a mission to build a local thriving college-going culture that creates a workforce ready for our region’s careers.

Seattle Colleges is Washington state’s largest college district, with more than 46,000 students enrolled each year. It is composed of Seattle Central College, North Seattle College, South Seattle College, and six specialty centers. Seattle Colleges offers more than 135 workforce education and training programs that lead to bachelor’s degrees in high-growth industries, associate degrees in various disciplines, certificates in professional-technical programs, and transfer degrees to universities throughout the United States.

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The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) has selected three organizations to provide individualized behavioral support and child development services to early learning providers participating in the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) and SPP Pathway.

Funded by the voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy, DEEL has approximately $400,000 available to contract with qualified organizations in 2020. The goal of this new investment is to ensure that all children can fully participate in their high-quality, early learning classroom.

The three organizations approved for the Comprehensive Support Services roster include:

• Childhaven: Childhaven offers a continuum of services to young children and their families, including early learning (ECEAP and Head Start), early intervention, and counseling for children ages birth through thirteen. Childhaven also pioneers the Flourish program, which combines classroom-based therapeutic early learning services for children ages birth to six with the Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe) model. 
• Sound Child Care Solutions: Sound Child Care Solutions (SCCS) creates high-quality, culturally relevant education for all children and offers unique and personalized services to families, especially families of color and those living in poverty.
• University of Washington Haring Center: The University of Washington Haring Center for Inclusive Education provides early childhood education to children with and without disabilities, conducts leading-edge research to advance inclusive learning, and trains education professionals in proven practices to develop every child’s potential.

Currently, SPP and SPP Pathway providers receive coaching from DEEL staff and consultation from Public Health-Seattle and King County (PHSKC) on a regular basis. With the creation of this roster, identified organizations are eligible to work with preschool teachers who need additional and intensive coaching beyond what their agency’s resources, DEEL’s coaches, and PHSKC mental health consultants can provide.

As a child’s needs are identified, preschool providers will work with DEEL staff to choose an organization from the Comprehensive Support Services RFQ roster to best meet the child’s identified need. The selected organization will then develop a proposed scope of work, schedule, and fee based on the preschool agency’s approved needs. This may include daily support over a period of several weeks to help the teacher improve their instructional strategies and effectiveness in supporting all children.

Specific services provided for preschool teachers may include:

• Behavioral supports
• Developmental supports
• Trauma-informed practice
• Social-emotional instruction

Applications to this competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) were reviewed by a three-member panel which included a community representative and staff from PHSKC and DEEL. Inclusion on the roster does not guarantee work or funding to the agency but will permit DEEL to directly contract with the agency to provide prescribed classroom-based supports to SPP agencies.

NOTE: The roster is not a comprehensive list of individuals or organizations providing early learning behavioral and/or developmental support services in Seattle.

DEEL will continue to recruit and promote the Comprehensive Supports RFQ to grow this roster. A second call for applicants is anticipated later in 2020. Organizations interested in learning more about the roster process can visit DEEL’s funding opportunities website.

Approved by Seattle voters on November 6, 2018, the seven-year, $619 million Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy will partner with families and communities to advance educational equity, close opportunity gaps, and build a better economic future for Seattle students.

The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) seeks three new volunteers to join the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy Oversight Committee (LOC).  

The FEPP Levy is a seven-year, $619 million dollar investment in Seattle’s youth approved by voters in November 2018. The FEPP Levy partners with families and communities to achieve educational equity, close opportunity gaps, and build a better economic future for Seattle students by investing in:  

• High-quality early learning services that prepare children for success in kindergarten; 
• Physical and mental health services that support learning;
• College and job readiness experiences that promote high school graduation; and 
• Post-secondary opportunities that promote attainment of a certificate, credential, or degree. 

What are the responsibilities of LOC members? The FEPP LOC was established by City Council Ordinance 125604 to advise and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on programs and activities supported by the FEPP Levy. The following are specific duties of LOC members: 

• Regularly attend meetings (Currently the 4^th Thursday of each month from 4:00-5:30pm) and annual retreats; 
• Serve a three-year term with the possibility of reappointment;
• Monitor the progress of FEPP Levy investments to meet intended outcomes and goals;
• Review annual reports of FEPP Levy outcomes and indicators for the previous school year; 
•  Review and advise on proposed course corrections, modifications, and program eliminations; and 
•  Make recommendations on the design of and modifications to FEPP Levy investments that require Council approval by ordinance.  

Who should apply? DEEL seeks individuals representing historically-underserved communities—specifically, African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islanders, underserved Asian populations, other students of color, refugee and immigrant, homeless, English language learners, and LGBTQ communities. Youth, young adults, and parents of students served by FEPP Levy investments are encouraged to apply.  

Interested applicants should have: 

• Passion for working with local government officials to improve educational outcomes;
• Demonstrated committed to racial equity through prior volunteer experience;
• Lived or professional experience related to FEPP Levy investments in preschool, health, K-12 academic achievement, cultural responsiveness, and postsecondary completion;
•  Desire and ability to dedicate 5 hours per month; and 
•  An updated resume. 

How do I apply and what is the timeline? To apply to join the FEPP LOC, please submit an application through the City’s Boards and Commissions website. Applications submitted by Friday, January 17 will be given consideration for appointments in 2020. Three new LOC members will be appointed by March 2020. 

Be sure to select “FEPP LOC” from the drop down menu. 

Questions? Contact Marissa Rousselle at Marissa.rousselle@seattle.gov or (206) 256-5183.  

 

 

The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) has updated and expanded the Culturally Specific and Responsive (CSR) Mentoring Roster. DEEL created the roster to advance the overarching goals of the voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy. Dollars awarded through the CSR Mentoring funding strategy aim to foster healthy identity, provide cultural knowledge and build academic success for Black/African American males and other historically underserved student populations.

The roster is a diverse list of mentoring community-based organizations (CBOs) of color, majority Black-led, and approved through DEEL to provide culturally relevant mentoring services to the focus population. Roster selection entailed a panel process that included youth, staff from Seattle Public Schools (SPS), community organizations, and DEEL staff. The roster includes:

• El Centro de la Raza
• 4C Coalition
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound
• Project M.I.S.T.E.R.
• West African Community Council
• M.U.S.T. Mentoring
• Life Enrichment Group
• Seattle CARES Mentoring Movement
• Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
• ACE Academy
• Seattle Parks and Recreation

NOTE: The roster is not a comprehensive list of CBOs providing culturally relevant mentoring services in Seattle.

Applications for the CSR Mentoring Roster will re-open on every two years. Organizations interested in learning more about the roster process can visit DEEL’s website.

Graduates of Seattle public high schools now have access to two years (or up to 90 credits) of tuition-free college at Seattle Colleges thanks to the newly expanded Seattle Promise program.

This year’s class of 399 Seattle Promise students, a 43 percent increase from last year, is projected to grow exponentially as the program expands from six Seattle public high schools to all 17 schools.

In November 2017, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an Executive Order to create the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program, which builds off Seattle Colleges’ successful 13^th Year Promise Scholarship. In November 2018, Seattle voters overwhelmingly passed the Mayor’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise levy, which expanded Seattle Promise to include graduates from all Seattle public high schools.

“We want all students to know and believe college is a possibility,” said Seattle Colleges’ chancellor Shouan Pan. “Through wraparound services, Seattle Promise gives all students, especially first generation and underserved youth, a real and equitable pathway for college education and success in the world of work.”

“On my first full day in office, we created the Seattle Promise College Tuition Program to provide our students two free years at any of our Seattle Colleges,” said Mayor Jenny Durkan. “Access to post-secondary education is so critical to ensuring we close the opportunity gap in our region, put more young people on a path to good-paying jobs, and create a more affordable future for our children. I’m grateful to Chancellor Pan and Superintendent Juneau for their commitment to making the Seattle Promise a reality.”

Seattle Promise provides tuition, funding for school-related expenses for those with need, and individual guidance and advising from high school through a student’s first two years of college regardless of GPA, income or country of birth.

“This combination is what sets the program apart,” said Melody McMillian, Seattle Promise program director. “Students are met where they have need, supported by peers who are also going through the program, and guided individually by an advisor all along the way. The design is deliberately holistic and is improving student success.”

Seattle Promise is a partnership with the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning and Seattle Public Schools. The program, primarily funded by the city of Seattle’s Family, Education Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy with additional private support through the Seattle Colleges Foundation, is focused on providing college access, success, and completion with a mission to build a local thriving college-going culture that creates a workforce ready for our region’s careers.

Applications for the Seattle Promise class of fall 2020 are now open until Feb. 15, 2020. Seattle Public School students are encouraged to start the application process in the fall of their senior year.

“I want all of our graduates to see themselves in meaningful and fulfilling careers, earning living-wages in a city they love,” said Seattle Public Schools superintendent Denise Juneau. “Seattle Promise is one of the programs that is going to help us get them there.”

Visit the Seattle Promise website at seattlecolleges.edu/promise to learn more.