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… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
Results of the Seattle Preschool Program’s (SPP) fourth year of implementation conclude Seattle has one of the best public preschool programs in the United States. SPP was recognized for continuing to reach families that can benefit most from early childhood education and demonstrating child learning gains across language, literacy and… [ Keep reading ]
The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is partnering with YWCA Seattle/King/Snohomish to provide support for students in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) experiencing homelessness or housing instability. DEEL announced today that more than $400,000 from the voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) levy will be invested into the… [ Keep reading ]
DEEL is notifying early learning providers in Seattle of the opportunity to join the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP). DEEL has approximately $1.8 million dollars in funding beginning in the school year 2020-21 that will award up to 8 new classrooms. These new classrooms will include a combination of classrooms identified… [ Keep reading ]
The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is notifying organizations, consultants, specialists, and any other entities providing services described in this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of a funding opportunity through the City of Seattle 2018 Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy. The purpose of the Comprehensive Supports RFQ… [ Keep reading ]
News Release From the Department of Education and Early Learning October 2, 2019 Contact: Al Sanders, Department of Education and Early Learning, al.sanders@seattle.gov, 206-485-5926 SEATTLE (October 2, 2019) The Department of Education and Early Learning announced today that it would award more than $1.2 million to create classrooms… [ Keep reading ]
We need your voice, we need your experience, we need YOU! Do you have a passion for improving educational outcomes for youth of color? Are you interested in helping your community meet the challenge of closing race-based opportunity gaps in education? DEEL needs volunteers to review applications for awards that… [ Keep reading ]
The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is excited to announce a special event, a School Community Partnership Summit to be held on Thursday, October 17 from 8:00-3:00 p.m. at Magnuson Park in Sandpoint. The School Community Partnership Summit is convened by the City of Seattle’s Department of Education… [ Keep reading ]
Today, Mayor Jenny Durkan is releasing her 2020 Proposed Budget. This is the second year of the two-year budget biennium, and the proposed budget maintains core services while increasing investments in priorities like public safety, affordable housing, homelessness, transit and transportation safety, and opportunity and jobs for Seattle’s young people…. [ Keep reading ]
