Academic Achievement

Reinvesting in Youth

Reinvesting in Youth (RIY) is a county-wide effort to find and implement best practices to reduce the youth school drop-out rate. The Puget Sound Educational Service District is the lead agency, with funding from the City of Seattle, King County, suburban cities, United Way, and the Bill & Melinda Gates, Paul G. Allen, and Norcliffe Foundations. The City of Seattle allocated $78,155 in General Fund to RIY in 2009.

Initially, RIY focused on moving the juvenile justice system in King County from a model based on punishment and incarceration to a coordinated, community-based system of cost-effective crime prevention and early intervention. In January 2007, RIY shifted its focus to youth who have dropped out or are at high risk of dropping out of school. This focus remains in 2009.

Please see Reinvesting in Youth on the Puget Sound Educational Service District Web site for more information.