Fall 2020 DEEL Newsletter
October 6, 2020
Announcing the launch of DEEL’s new department newsletter! Here’s a peek at the Fall 2020 issue.
School Based Health Centers Will Be Open for In-Person and Telehealth Services this Fall
September 18, 2020
Early this month, Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) announced that 29 School-Based Health Center (SBHC) services will be available to Seattle Public Schools students this fall, including 8 elementary schools and 21 middle and high schools campuses. This announcement included the opening of two new centers at Lowell Elementary and Nova High School.
$4.9M in Opportunity and Access Investments Announced
September 4, 2020
This week, Mayor Jenny Durkan and DEEL announced $4.9 million in Opportunity and Access awards to be distributed over the next three years to community-based organizations (CBOs) focused on closing opportunity gaps through expanded learning and college and career readiness.
6 Tips to Improve K-12 Student Engagement in a Remote Learning Environment
August 11, 2020
Summer learning programs offered some educators the opportunity to take challenges they faced in the spring and practice new techniques. Now, as they prepare for fall, they are ready to apply some of the innovative strategies that have emerged.
A King’s Journey: 2020 Black Male Graduates Rise to Excellence in the Kingmakers of Seattle Program
July 14, 2020
A King’s Journey tells the story of Kingmakers of Seattle participant DeMarcus Belle and his teacher and mentor, Emery Walters. Funded by the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning through the FEPP Levy, Kingmakers provides culturally specific programming emphasizing positive self-identity, literacy, and academic mentoring.
Key Investments in Learning Continue Despite Challenges to City Revenue
July 2, 2020
An update on how DEEL’s key investments in education are continuing in light of COVID-19 financial impacts.
Suspension of DEEL’s Culturally Responsive Mentoring Co-Design
April 22, 2020
On April 14, 2020, DEEL Director Dwane Chappelle informed the community partners we have worked with on the Culturally Responsive Mentoring Co-Design of the suspension of the process due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Seattle is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic and the City is taking aggressive measures… [ Keep reading ]
DEEL Suspends Culturally Responsive Programming Request for Investments
April 22, 2020
On April 13, 2020, DEEL Director Dwane Chappelle informed Seattle Schools about the suspension of a Culturally Responsive Programming Request for Investments: 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… [ Keep reading ]
Delaying release of the FEPP Elementary School Based Health Center (SBHC) Request for Application
April 8, 2020
Seattle is facing an unprecedented challenge and currently taking drastic measures to slow and respond to the spread of COVID-19 in our region. The City is working diligently to support our residents as well as our partners at Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and the Washington State… [ Keep reading ]
Our Growing Roster of Mentors
December 9, 2019
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 ]