Pre-K is high-quality education, not just a place to put your kids. Teaching pre-K is hard work–these are the people who are molding and shaping your kid, and everything they do matters. Because of our quality pre-K experience, I feel confident that we’re ready for Kindergarten.
Source: Ready for Kindergarten
Denny International Middle School’s Summer of Learning
As August begins, the Westside Scholars at Denny International Middle School are finishing up five weeks of academics and enrichment classes. 
Over 200 scholars participated in Denny’s summer program this year which is funded by the City of Seattle, Families and Education Levy. The Westside Scholars Program is intended to offer extra academic support to incoming 7th and 8th graders as well as serve as an introduction to middle school for incoming 6th graders from all of Denny’s feeder elementary schools. The program is an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the building and future teachers as they transition to the next level of their education. Amongst the many enrichment opportunities such as Mariachi, Cooking and Cartooning, sixth graders participated in a unique Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) class twice a week that made science alive and active. A tremendous staff of educators and community partners led and guided the scholars’ instruction and development.
Congratulations to our scholars and thank you to our staff and partners for making this happen for our community!
Go Dolphins!
We would like to acknowledge our very own Early Learning Manager, Sonja Griffin who deservingly received the Weikart Award at the Annual 2016 HighScope International Conference in Detroit, Michigan!
Former Department of Early Learning (DEL) Director, Bette Hyde and HighScope Certified Trainer, Kay Rush presented Sonja with this amazing award.
Congratulations Sonja on this award—wonderful work!
“I share this honor with all of our programs using HighScope in Seattle!”-Sonja
We’re so proud!
Our belief is that high-quality summer learning is critical to closing the achievement gap.
Summer learning opportunities are focusing on students who meet some of the following criteria:
In Summer 2016, the Families and Education Levy will invest a total of $2.3 million in high-quality summer learning programs that serve more than 2,000 of Seattle’s students.
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Denny International Middle School STEM fair was a hit this spring.
The event was held on April 1st, and was a chance for Denny students to show off their amazing projects.
The Families and Education Levy provides Denny Middle School with funds to support a Science teacher who organized the STEM fair.
Congrats Denny scholars (and future scientists)!
Mayor Ed Murray is interested in hearing what you and your family want for Seattle’s students and schools. This spring, the Mayor is asking the city to come together to put forward our best thinking on how we can ensure equity and excellence for each and every student in Seattle. The Mayor’s Education Summit is a community process designed to identify ways the City of Seattle can help address long-standing inequalities in our public school system.
The Mayor’s Education Summit begins first with a series of Community Conversations and other outreach events happening throughout March and April of 2016. They will take place in schools, community-based organizations, and businesses across Seattle. We’re asking community members, parents and families, students, teachers and school administrators, and business leaders and employers, for their ideas about ways to improve educational opportunities for all children and youth in Seattle.
Educating our students is the responsibility of us all. Join the conversation, and make success a reality for all Seattle’s students.
Community Conversations are taking place all over the city. Please visit www.seattle.gov/educationsummit to find a gathering near you. If you are unable to attend a Community Conversation, you can also leave your ideas about ways to improve educational opportunities for all children and youth in Seattle here at our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEAEducationSummit.
The City’s Department of Education and Early Learning has awarded Families and Education Levy Innovation grants to three new Seattle Public Schools elementary schools. John Muir Elementary School, Leschi Elementary School, and Viewlands Elementary Schools were all selected to receive funding for the 2016-2017 school year.
The Families and Education Levy was passed by voters in 2011 and annually awards money to schools and community based organizations with the goal of helping all Seattle students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed, achieve academically, and graduate from high school college or career ready.
A review panel consisting of Department of Education and Early Learning staff, as well as community partners and experienced educators, selected these three schools based on the comprehensive applications they submitted detailing how their school team would utilize funding to support student academic achievement and readiness goals.
John Muir, Leschi, and Viewlands join the 16 other Seattle elementary schools that are funded by the Families and Education Levy. City staff from the Department of Education and Early Learning look forward to supporting these schools both through grant funding and technical support as partners in supporting students and closing the achievement gap.
Amazing student-led, and student-centered work is happening at West Seattle high school, a school funded by the Families and Education Levy.
The school’s Diversity Club and the ASB are planning to hold WSHS’s first annual Equity Day: Raising Awareness, Inspiring Action. This will be a day of workshops culminating in an all-school assembly on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
WSHS’ mission is Every Student Achieving, Everyone Accountable. The Diversity Club and ASB would like to help achieve this mission by making everyone accountable for equity at WSHS and to make every student comfortable in order to allow for every student to achieve.
Check out this video the students made in response to anti-muslim messages in the media.
Long Phan, represented the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning, at the White House last week for their Summer Opportunity Workshop. DEEL, together with Seattle Public Schools, and School’s Out WA is gearing up to go big this summer! Together we will be offering more jobs, more learning opportunities, and more healthy meals than ever. Check out this shout out of Seattle’s impressive summer plans in the White House fact sheet on summer opportunity!
