>>> GOOD MORNING, TODAY IS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 119, THIS
IS OUR REGULARLY -- 2019, THIS
IS OUR GENDER EQUITY, SAFE
COMMUNITIES, NEW AMERICANS, AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, I AM
LORENA GONZALEZ, AND ROB
JOHNSON IS HERE, -- THIS IS
OUR GENDER EQUITY, SAFE
COMMUNITIES, NEW AMERICANS, AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE . THERE ARE
TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, FIRST
WE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE 2018
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL,
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, PASSED BY
THE SEATTLE VOTERS IN 2018,
THIS COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY
WILL FOCUS ON ISSUE
IENTIFICATION, WITHIN THE
PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN.
AS USUAL, WE BEGIN ALL OF OUR
MEETINGS WITH SOME PUBLIC
COMMENTS, BEFORE WE CONTINUE
INTO THE ITEMS OF THE AGENDA,
WE WILL HOLD THE REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT..
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD UP IN
CHAMBERS TODAY TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON A ISSUE ON
THE AGENDA, AND EACH PERSON IS
PROVIDED UP TO TWO MINUTES, AND
TO GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS,
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT A PERIOD
OF TIME WHERE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
AND COUNCILMEMBERS JUST ENGAGE
IN DIALOGUE, THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS TO SHOW UP IN THE
MORNING, PROVIDE UP TO TWO
MINUTES OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY
CONSISTENT WITH COUNCIL RULES,
AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
>> -- SPEAKER IS ON TOPIC AND
COMPLIANT WITH COUNCIL RULES,
THEY WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED,
IF THERE IS AN INTERRUPTION,
IT'S BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A
VIOLATION OF THE COUNCIL RULES,
AND IT WILL BE CORRECTED.
>>> THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL
ENTER INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT..
EACH PERSON HAS UP TO 2 MINUTES
TO TESTIFY ON AN ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM,
ON THE AGENDA, EACH PERSON WILL
BE ASKED TO COME UP TO ONE OF
THE MICROPHONES APPEAR IN THE
FRONT, THE FIRST PERSON IS ALEX
ZIMMERMAN, THE SECOND PERSON IS
MELISSA WESTBROOK, FOLLOWED BY
KYLA BLACKIE.
>>> WHY IS THE CAMERA NOT
WORKING?
>> THE CAMERA FUNCTIONS ARE NOT
ON THE AGENDA.
>> I'M ONLY CHECKING IT.
PURE CRIMINAL, I WON SPOKE ABOUT
-- I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
SCHOOL LEVY IS GOOD, THIS IS
NOT MONEY FOR A SCHOOLTEACHER,
BUT A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES, I
THINK WHY SCHOOLTEACHERS DON'T
DESERVE MORE MONEY, NUMBER 1,
THE FUNDAMENTAL SCHOOLTEACHER,
AND SCHOOL UNION, WHO SUPPORTS
THIS MAFIA.
NUMBER 2, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, I
GO TO, BRAINWASHED CHILDREN
TOTALLY RIGHT NOW, FOR THE
SOCIALISM, THAT IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW.
IT IS A VERY STUPID AND IDIOTIC
SITUATION.
IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, A
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MAFIA.
>> PLEASE SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON
THE AGENDA.
>> BECAUSE SCHOOL TEACHERS,
TAKING A VIDEO IS AGAINST THE
PRINCIPLE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
YOU ARE A CRIMINAL.
>> PLEASE SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON
THE AGENDA.
>> WHY DO YOU -- >> YOUR TIME
IS UP, ARE YOU NOT -- YOU ARE
NOT SPEAKING TO AN ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO
SIT DOWN.
>>> THE NEXT PERSON IS MELISSA
WESTBROOK, FOLLOWED BY KYLA
LACKEY, FOLLOWED BY KEITH
VENISON.
-- VAN ESSEN .
>>> MY NAME IS MELISSA
WESTBROOK, I WRITE THE MOST
WIDELY READ PUBLIC EDUCATION
LOGIN SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON
STATE.
NUMBER 1, WHY ARE CHARTER
SCHOOLS INCLUDED IN SOME LIKE
SCHOOL-BASED AND NOT WRAPAROUND
SERVICES?
NUMBER 2, WHY ARE THEY REQUIRED
TO HAVE A SIGNED PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO
HAVE ACCESS TO PROMISED FUNDS,
WHILE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT?
THAT IS PAGE 103.
WHY IS ALL THE MENTION OF
SERVING HOMELESS STUDENTS
SERVING SEATTLE SCHOOLS?
WHILE CHARTER SCHOOLS SURF ARE
A FEW HOMELESS STUDENTS, THERE
MUST BE SOME, AND I ASSUME THIS
PLAN IS FAIRLY RECENT, AND YET I
NOTE THAT IT SAYS SPS SERVES
2000 HOMELESS STUDENTS. IT'S
CLOER TO 3000.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS COUNCIL
STUDENTS OUT, THEIR ATTRITION
RATES TEND TO BE MUCH HIGHER
AND THEIR GRADUATION RATES LOOK
BETTER.
NUMBER 5, DESPITE THE FREQUENT
USE OF THE PHRASE CHARTER
SCHOOLS, IT IS UNDER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, WHICH THEY ARE, BUT
ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON
STATE SUPREME COURT, THEY'RE
NOT TRUE COMMON SCHOOLS UNDER
OUR STATES CONSTITUTION, I
WOULD SAY THAT DEFINITION NEEDS
CLARIFICATION.
LASTLY, CHARTER LAW DOES NOT
REQUIRE YOU TO SHARE THESE
FUNDS, I ALONG WITH MANY VOTERS
ASKED IF CHARTER SCHOOLS WOULD
GET K-12 LEVEE DOLLARS, WE WERE
TOLD THE CITY WAS WAITING FOR
THE LEGAL OPINION FROM THE
ATTORNEY, I WAS TOLD THERE IS
NO OPINION, AFTER YOU GOT THE
MONEY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT
ASKED -- CHARTER SCHOOLSCOULD
ACCESS THE FUNDS.
IT WAS VOTED BY A LARGE MARGIN
NO, I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT DECIDING THIS
-- IN DECIDING THIS, WHEN THE
MAYOR RUNS AGAIN, I WILL BE
GLAD TO REMIND THEM.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU .
>>> OUR NEXT
>> IS KYLA FOLLOWED BY KEITH.
>> MY NAME IS KYLA LACKEY, I AM
IN THE PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL
DISTRICT, STUDENTS NEED
POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS IN
ORDER TO ACCESS FAMILY
SUSTAINING JOBS ESPECIALLY IN
SEATTLE, I WORK ACROSS PIERCE
AND KING COUNTIES, WE KNOW
RIGHT NOW ONLY 29% OF CURRENT
NINTH GRADERS WILL BE ABLE TO
OBTAIN THOSE CREDENTIALS WITHIN
SIX YEARS OF GRADUATION OF HIGH
SCHOOL, SO UNLESS WE DO
SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT, WE
SHOULD EXPECT THE SAME RESULTS,
AND I AM SURPRISED TO SEE THIS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND I
BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING VERY
DIFFERENT TO TAKE ACTION ON
THIS ISSUE.
IN THE PROMISE DESIGN TEAM POT
-- DESIGN TEAM, PEOPLE ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE
EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS IN THE REGION.
I WAS PART OF THE DESIGN TEAM,
SEATTLE COLLEGES, PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, MEMBERS GRAPPLING WITH
CROSS SYSTEM ISSUES.
THE DESIGN TEAM PERSISTED
THROUGH NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND
COMPLEX DECISIONS, AND WORKED
HARD TO DEFINE A SHARED VISION
FOR HOW TO CREATE MORE EQUITABLE
POSTSECONDARY AXIS SYSTEMS IN
OUR REGION. WE WORK TO THINK
OTSIDE THE BOX, BRIDGE GAPS,
AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR STUDENTS
TO ACCESS THEIR NEXT STEP.
THERE IS EXCITEMENT IN THE
REGION TO SUPPORT AND LEARN
FROM SEATTLE, MY TEAM WORKS TO
STAFF THE PUGET SOUND COALITION
FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER
READINESS, WE ARE EXCITED TO
LEARN FROM AND PARTNER WITH
SEATTLE, TO SUPPORT THIS AXIS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING
STUDENTS IN ACCESSING THEIR
NEXT STEP.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> GLASS PERSON IS KEITH.>> --
THE LAST PERSON IS KEITH.
>> I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMS FOR THE COLLEGE
SUCCESS PROGRAM IN SEATTLE AND
THE GREATER KING COUNTY REGION,
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SERVE, LIKE
KYLA, ON THE DESIGN TEAM IN
DEVELOPING SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, I AM
REALLY EXCITED, BECAUSE MY
VESTED INTEREST WAS SUPPORTING
LOW INCOME STUDENTS IN OUR CITY
AND TRANSITIONING INTO COLLEGE,
AND POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS,
FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, SINCE
I'VE BEEN IN THIS WORK, THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE HAS BEEN THE
DISCONNECT BETWEEN K-12 AND
POSTSECONDARY, THIS HAS A LASER
FOCUS ON TYING THE INSTITUTIONS
TOGETHER, AND WITH SUPPORT AND
FUNDING THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS
TRANSITION MORE EFFECTIVELY AND
BRINGS PEOPLE TO THE TABLE FROM
BOTH OF THOSE SYSTEMS MORE
REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT
HAPPENS.
THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST RUB
FOR ME, SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF
STUDENTS IN SOUTH KING COUNTY
AND SEATTLE, HAS BEEN THE FACT
THAT THESE DON'T COMMUNICATE
ENOUGH, THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE IMITATION
PLAN, A WONDERFUL STEP FORWARD,
WHILE IMPERFECT, I THINK IT
WILL EVOLVE INTO SOMETHING THAT
IS GOING TO BE REALLY EFFECTIVE
TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR A
STUDENTS GOING FORWARD, I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME IN THIS,
AND I LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.>>> KEITH
WAS THE LAST PERSON WHO SIGNED
UP ON THE SHEET, IS THERE
ANYBODY ELSE IN CHAMBERS WHO IS
NOT GIVEN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME?
I SAW YOU WALKING AND RENCE,
PERFECT TIMING, IT IS LIKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SORRY I AM LATE,
I AM RENCE MARIE, YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, THANK
YOU FOR THE PROCESS, WE HAVE
SUPPORTED THE FEP SINCE THE
BEGINNING, AND THE INCLUSION OF
THE COMMUNITY, LOOKING AT THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, I THINK WE
CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR, A LITTLE
BIT WORRIED ABOUT HOW THE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
WERE REDUCED, BUT WE THINK HOW
THEY ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IS
WONDERFUL, AND WE APPRECIATE
THE WORK.>> THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE?
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, I
WANT TO TAKE TIME FOR -- TO
THANK EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED UP
TO GIVE US THEIR THOUGHTS, THE
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE, FOR THOSE WHO
CAN'T MAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR
BUSY SCHEDULES JOIN US IN
CHAMBERS AT 9:30 AM ON A
WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS PROBABLY
95% OF THE CITY, YOU ARE
WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO MY
OFFICE DIRECTLY, IF YOU HAVE
ANY THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS,
IDEAS, OR JUST FEEDBACK ON THE
FEP IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN , YOU CAN REACH
OUT TO MY OFFICE.
OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT
LORENA.GONZALEZ@SEATTLE.GOV OR
THE FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNTS, WE ARE AVAILABLE,
READY TO LISTEN TO YOUR
FEEDBACK ON SOME OF THESE
ISSUES.
OR CALL ME AT 2066848802.>>>
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL,
AND PROMISE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> LIST -- LET'S START WITH
INTRODUCTIONS, DO YOU HAVE A
PRESENTATION, OR JUST THE MEMO?
OKAY ROXANA CAN HELP PROJECT
THE MEMO.
LET'S DO INTRODUCTIONS.
>> BRIAN GOOD NIGHT, COUNCIL
STAFF.
>> TAKE IT AWAY.>> AT THE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETING, A
PRESENTATION ON THE EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN, I WILL CALL THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GOING
FORWARD, THE PURPOSE IS TO
WALK THROUGH THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO, IT GIVES INFORMATION,
EVALUATING THE CONSISTENCY,
WITH POLICY DIRECTION, AND
RAISING EIGHT ISSUES WERE
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
>>> LAST JUNE, ORDINANCE 125604
WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL,
WITH THE VOTERS, TO CREATE A
PROPERTY TAX GENERATING THE
MONEY OVER A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD,
APPROVED BY 69% OF THE VOTERS,
SECTION 7 STATES THAT THE LEVY
PROCEEDS MAY ONLY BE SPENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN THAT IS APPROVED BY
ORDINANCE, AND IT SHOULD
INCLUDE PRIORITY CRITERIA AND
OUTCOMES FOR LEVY FUNDED
STRATEGIES, THE PROCESS FOR
CONTRACTING PARTNERS, AND THE
METHODOLOGY TO MEASURE
INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENTS AND
IMPACTS.
THE SAME TIME, A COMPANION
RESOLUTION, 318 21, FUNDING
GUIDANCE FOR THE PROGRAMS, AND
REQUESTING THAT THE EXECUTIVE
ADDRESS SPECIFIC PRIORITIES IN
THE PLAN.>>> COUNCIL BILL
119480, PROPOSING A PLAN
INTENDED TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE
AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL'S
RESOLUTION REQUESTS.
IT MAINTAINS THE BROAD
INVESTMENT AREAS AND SPENDING
LEVELS FROM THE APPROVED
ORDINANCE, IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED, AT THE TOP OF PAGE
2, TABLE 1, THOSE ARE THE 4
BROAD INVESTMENT AREAS AND THE
FUNDING AMOUNTS.
>>> IN ADDITION IT AMENDS THE
2019 ADOPTED BUDGET,
ESSENTIALLY DURING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET, THE
DEAL INTENDED TO MOVE AWAY FROM
THE CURRENT PRACTICE,
SUBMITTING THOSE PAYMENTS TO
PROVIDERS, SO THEY DECIDED
AGAINST THE POLICY SHIFT, AND
IN ORDER TO STILL ALLOW THEM TO
SEND THE PAYMENTS, IT INCREASES
THE APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY BY
$860,000, AND THAT IS ENTIRELY
BACKED BY TUITION REVENUE.
>>> AS MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO,
A COMPANION RESOLUTION WAS
ADOPTED, PROVIDING GUIDANCE
REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, IT
INCLUDES A REFERENCE TABLE WITH
PRIORITIES, PAGE NUMBERS WHERE
IT IS ADDRESSED, AND SOME
CORRECTIONS WERE NEEDED, A
REVISED TABLE IS ATTACHED TO
THE BACK OF THIS MEMO AS
ATTACHMENT NUMBER 1. AT THE
NEXT MEETING, YOU MAY WANT TO
CORRECT THIS TABLE AND ANY
DRAFTING ERRORS.>>> OVERALL, IT
HAS A FEW EXCEPTIONS, THREE
AREAS THAT ARE NOT FULLY
ADDRESSED, PRIORITIZING
INVESTMENTS FOR CERTAIN GROUPS,
EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FAMILY
SUPPORT SERVICES FUNDING, AND
THE WAY THAT RESOURCES ARE
PRIORITIZED FOR SEATTLE
PROMISE.
THEY ARE ADDRESSED BY THINGS WE
WILL GET TO IN THE MEMO.
>> BRIAN, ON THE CHART THAT IS
ATTACHMENT ONE TO YOUR MEMO, IT
APPEARS THAT THOSE ARE
TECHNICAL CHANGES, IS THAT HE
ACCURATE CHARACTERIZATION?
>> AS THE PLAN IS DEVELOPED,
THE PAGE NUMBERS CHANGE.
>> IF YOU ARE WANTING TO
RECEIVE SOME DIRECTION ON HOW
TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO A
SUITE OF AMENDMENTS, I THINK IT
IS FAIR TO SAY THAT WE ARE FINE
WITH THAT, ADVANCING AS A SUITE
OF AMENDMENTS.
NO OBJECTION FROM MY COLLEAGUE.
YOU CAN CHECK THAT OFF YOUR
LIST.
>> I LIKE TO DO THAT.
>>> THE LAST PART, THREE OTHER
ITEMS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE
RESOLUTION THAT AREN'T
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN THE
PLAN, BUT WHERE THE EXECUTIVE
HAS PERFORMED SOME MORE, THE
FIRST IS DEVELOPING A UNIFIED
APPLICATION PROCESS, THE SVP
APPLICATION, IDENTIFYING
FAMILIES THAT MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE CHILD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, PURSUING OPPORTUNITIES
TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS WERE
THAT IS AVAILABLE.
>>> THE SECOND IS RESEARCHING
THE CONCEPT OF A CROSS
SUBSIDIZED TUITION METHODOLOGY,
WHICH IS NOT TO PURSUE IT, DUE
TO INCREASING TUITION LEVELS
WERE HIGHER INCOME FAMILIES MAY
DISCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION,
A CONCEPT THAT WE WILL RETURN
TO THEM MOMENT IN ISSUE THREE.
>>> EXPLORING BITTER CLINICIAN
WITH THE STATES PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM, LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE
STATE AND THE CITY'S OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
THE IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILDCARE
AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS BROADLY.
>> BRIAN, AND ANY ONE OF THESE
THREE CATEGORIES, WITH THE úEXC
2, DOES THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN, AND ANY OF
YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM,
ANY INDICATION AS TO WHEN WE
CAN EXPECT WORK PRODUCT IN
THOSE CATEGORIES?
TIMELINES?
>> THAT SPECIFICALLY, ITEMS ONE
AND 3 ARE ONGOING BODIES OF
WORK, WE COULD MAKE A REQUEST
OF THEM, BUT WE HAVE NOT
DISCUSSED THAT.
>> WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO
INCLUDE COUNCILS EXPECTATIONS
AROUND TIMELINES IN THE LEVY AS
IT RELATES TO THE THOSE
ONGOING BODIES WERE?
>> WE CAN DO SO.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DO SO.
>>> THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE TO
IDENTIFIED ISSUES.
>> THE FIRST ISSUE RELATES TO
LEVIES, GOALS AND OUTCOMES, IT
CONTAINS -- TO PROPERLY
RECOGNIZE THE GROUPS, INCLUDES
ONE GOAL AND MANY OUTCOMES FOR
EACH OF THOSE 4 INVESTMENT
AREAS, A GOAL AND OUTCOME FOR
THE LEVY OVERALL, IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN THE PROPOSED
PLAN, THE COMPLETE LIST CAN BE
FOUND ON PAGE 10, WHICH IS
TABLE NUMBER 2 IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
>>> THE FIRST OF THE TWO ITEMS
THAT MIGHT REQUIRE EXPANSION,
IS THE PROPOSED OUTCOME
OVERALL, IT CONTAINS AN
ABBREVIATED LIST, RELATIVE TO
THE LIST THAT THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERED IN LAST YEAR'S LEVY
ORDINANCE, PRINCIPLE NUMBER 1,
I'M GOING TO READ IT, STATES
THAT PRIVATIZING INVESTMENTS TO
ENSURE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
GROUPS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN,
BLACK, HISPANIC, NATIVE
AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDERS,
UNDERSERVED ASIAN POPULATIONS,
OTHER STUDENTS OF COLOR, A
REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, HOMELESS,
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND
LGBTQ STUDENTS.
SO THE LIST OMITS THE FINAL
FOUR GROUPS FROM THAT LIST, A
REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, HOMELESS,
WHISTLING WITCH, AND LGBTQ, IN
ADDITION TO THE LEVY OUTCOME
ITSELF, IT OCCURS IN OTHER
SECTIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING
SECTIONS RELATED TO THE INTENDED
RECIPIENTS, AND PRIORITIZATION
PROCESS, FOR THE SEATTLE
PROMISE TUITION FUNDS.>>> THE
SECOND ITEM THAT MIGHT NEED
EXPANSION IS THE PROPOSED GO
FOR THE K-12 INVESTMENT AREA,
THE PROBE -- THE PROPOSED GOAL
READS SEATTLE STUDENTS HAVE
ACCESS TO AND UTILIZE COLLEGE
AND JOB READINESS EXPERIENCES
THAT PROMOTES -- PROMOTE HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION.
THIS FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND JOB
READINESS, AND DOESN'T HAVE ALL
THE STRATEGIES CONTAINED IN
THAT K-12, OTHER EXAMPLES,
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, ACADEMIC
PREPARATION, SOCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPING,
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.>>> WITH
RESPECT TO POTENTIAL OPTIONS, I
WILL SCROLL DOWN, A POOR JOB OF
KEEPING THIS UP TODAY, JUST AS
A KIND OF ORIENTATION, THE
FIRST OPTION FOR ALL OF THESE
IS TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED PLAN
AS DRAFTED, THAT IS OPTION A,
AND WHERE THERE ARE OTHER
MULTIPLE OPTIONS, B AND C,
THOSE AREN'T MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO
ONE OF THE OTHER, OR
COMBINATION.
FOR THIS ONE, OPTION B IS THE
OVERALL LEVY OUTCOME, IT
ENTAILS MODIFYING THE OUTCOME TO
INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL GROUPS
THAT WERE LEFT OFF THE LIST,
AND OTHER REFERENCES IN THE
PLAN WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE,
COULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE
COMPLETE LIST.
OPTION C IS THE K-12 GOAL,
MODIFIED TO INCLUDE ACTIVITIES
-- FOR YOUNGER AND K-12
STUDENTS.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON?
>> RYAN, WHILE IT IS CERTAINLY
TRUE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE
VERY FOCUSED ON COLLEGE AND
CAREER READINESS, I THINK THE
WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY-BASED
GOAL RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY
NARROWLY DEFINED, WRITTEN AS IT
IS NOW, FOR ME, THINKING ABOUT
THE K-8 SET OF THINGS, I WOULD
LOVE TO TALK THROUGH OPTION C,
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS IS
SOMETHIN THAT NINTH GRADERS
CAN TOTALLY GRASP IN CONCEPT,
BUT THEY MIGHT NOT BE TOTALLY
READY FOR, SOME SENIORS MIGHT
-- MIGHT NOT BE TOTALLY READY,
BUT IN THAT K-8 ENVIRONMENT,
SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT YOU'VE
OUTLINED, ACADEMIC
PREPAREDNESS, SOCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING, THOSE WOULD BE VERY
WELCOME ADDITIONS TO THIS
COMMUNITY-BASED GOAL, I WOULD
LOVE FOR US TO TALK THROUGH AN
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BROADEN
THAT SLIGHTLY TO THINK THROUGH
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT SOME
OF THOSE K-8 GOALS COULD BE
OUTSIDE OF THE COLLAGEN CAREER
READINESS SIDE.
>> -- COLLEGE AND CAREER
READINESS SIDE.
>> WE WOULD PROBABLY PREFER AN
OPTION -- A VERSION OF OPTION
C, AND I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT
OPTION B, THAT THE LEVY OUTCOME
IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT THE
INTENTION WAS, WHO WOULD BE
PRIORITIZED THROUGH THESE
RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> MOVING ON TO ISSUE NUMBER 2,
THE PROPOSED PLAN AS DRAFTED
CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT WOULD
ALLOW YOU TO MODIFIED ELEMENTS
OF THE PLAN DURING THE TERM OF
THE LEVY WITHOUT COUNCIL
APPROVAL, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
AND CRITERIA, FOR EXAMPLE, PAGE
77, K-12 WRAPAROUND SERVICES,
IT SAYS THE DEAL HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO -- OVER THE LIFE
OF THE LEVY, STUDENT NEED,
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES, AND
DISTRICT AND STATE POLICY
SHIFTS.
-- DEEL.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE ON THE MEMO,
RELATED TO THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM, THIS MODIFICATION IS
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE PLAN
IN ABOUT 17 DIFFERENT SECTIONS,
THE REFERENCES ARE NOT ALL THE
SAME, THE COUNCIL MAY BE
COMFORTABLE DELEGATING SOME OF
THE AUTHORITY, ONE OF THEM IS
THE ABILITY TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL
COMPETITIVE FUNDING POLICIES,
THAT SEEMS IN THE NORMAL COURSE
OF BUSINESS, OTHER AREAS,
COUNCIL MAY WANT TO HAVE
CONTROL, ONE MODEL, FROM PLAN
MODIFICATIONS, THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, IN 2015, IT
ESSENTIALLY IN THE OVERVIEW
SECTION LISTED CIRCUMSTANCES
WERE MODIFICATIONS WOULD REQUIRE
COUNCIL APPROVAL BY ORDINANCE,
AND A SEPARATE SECTION THAT
REQUIRED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
FROM THE COUNCIL, THAT COULD BE
A MODEL TO FOLLOW.>>> IN
ADDITION TO CONTROLLING THE
SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS, COUNCIL
MIGHT WANT TO SPECIFY TOPICS
FOR REPORTING BY DEAL, GETTING
BACK TO THE REPORTING, WE COULD
HAVE REPORTS ON THAT, AND ALSO
ANY OTHER THINGS THAT COUNCIL
WOULD LIKE REGULAR REPORTING
ON.
THE OPTIONS ARE TO ACCEPT THE
LANGUAGE AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED,
OPTION B IS TO CREATE A NEW
SECTION OR APPENDIX THAT WOULD
SPECIFY WHICH MODIFICATIONS
REQUIRE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
OPTION C, A SECTION THAT
IDENTIFIES WHAT REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THE COUNCIL WISHES
TO ADD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON?
>> ONE OF THE MODELS FOR US TO
CONTEMPLATE, BRIAN, IS THE
HOUSING LEVIES IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN, THE ANF PLAN.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
PLAN, THANK YOU.
WE AS A COUNCIL DON'T REGULARLY
APPROVE THAT EVERY YEAR,
HOWEVER WE GET REGULAR REPORTS
ON THINGS LIKE THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF
THE MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROJECTS, OR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
BY TYPE, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK
THAT KIND OF DATA WOULD BE
REALLY HELPFUL FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO SEE THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION, EARLY LEARNING,
ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, DIFFERENT
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE SEEING,
AND DIFFERENT SCHOOL-BASED
HEALTH CENTERS, THE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE MAY HAVE
WITH AFTERSCHOOL PROVIDERS, CAN
BE OVERWHELMING, BUT A
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF DETAIL TO
BE SHARED WITH FOLKS, THREADING
THAT NEEDLE IS GOING TO BE
REALLY GREAT TO WORK ON.
>>> ANOTHER THING THAT I'M
CURIOUS ABOUT IS TO WHAT EXTENT
COUNCIL WANT TO SEE THE SIGNED
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT THAT WE
MAY HAVE BETWEEN THE CITY AND
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL,
THOSE AGREEMENTS, I PRESUME WE
WOULD NEVER WANT TO GO ALL THE
WAY UP TO COUNCIL FOR
SIGNATURE, IT'S SOMETIMES GOOD
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROACTIVE
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT AND
OUR PARTNERS, SO GETTING
UPDATES ABOUT HOW THOSE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS ARE
BEING SIGNED, WHEN THEY ARE
SIGNED, WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT,
THOSE MIGHT BE OF INTEREST I
THINK TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL,
SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE WE
ARE WORKING PROACTIVELY
TOGETHER, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD
OFF OF THAT GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
SO I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE
BE THE ONES TO SIGN THOSE
PARTNER AGREEMENTS, I DON'T
THINK THAT IS OUR ROLE OR JOB,
BUT UPDATES ABOUT WHAT THOSE --
WHAT IS INSIDE FOR THOSE.
>> A MODEL THAT HAS WORKED
REALLY WELL IN THE PAST, IN THIS
SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF EDUCATION
RELATED PROGRAMS, IS AROUND
SORT OF HOW WE HAVE STRUCTURED
THE SPP INVESTMENTS, AND WHAT WE
LAY OUT AS PRINCIPALS, OR
CRITERIA RELATED TO WHEN WE
EXPECT THE DEAL TO COME BACK TO
US, AND EFFECTIVELY REQUESTING
MODIFICATION, I THINK IT IS A
IMPORTANT PART OF THE COUNCILS
OVERSIGHT ROLE, TO MAKE SURE
THAT IF THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL
SHIFT AWAY FROM A COUNCIL
PRIORITY FOR EXAMPLE, OR FROM
POTENTIAL ASPECTS OF THE NUTS
AND BOLTS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT
ADOPTED THIS PARTICULAR LEVY,
THOSE ARE REASONABLE SPACES FOR
THE -- FOR DEEL TO EXPECT TO
COME BACK AS THE OVERSIGHT
ENTITY , THE COUNCIL, TO MODIFY
THE PROGRAMS AUTHORITY.
I THINK WHERE THE LINE GETS
TRICKY IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT THEY
NEED TO CONTINUE TO INNOVATE,
AND TO BE FLEXIBLE.
WITH THEIR HEARING AND EMERGING
PROGRAMS, AN UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW IT HAS WORKED IN THAT
CONTEXT, IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO
ACHIEVE THE FLEXIBILITY BUT
ALSO THE EXPECTATION AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNCILS
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CONTINUE
TO EXERT OVERSIGHT, I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN PURSUING A SPP
MODEL.>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE SCALE, INCREASING
THAT'S RELATIVE TO THE SCALE, IT
CHARGES FAMILIES WITH HOUSEHOLD
INCOMES GREATER THAN 300
PERCENT -- 300% A PERCENTAGE --
PERCENTAGE OF THE TUITION COST,
HOUSEHOLD SIZE, AND FAMILY
INCOME, THE SCALE OF THE PLAN,
HOUSEHOLD DUTCH HOUSEHOLDS PAY
PROGRESSIVELY MORE AS INCOME
RISES, AND A SUBSIDY FOR ALL
PARTICIPATING FAMILIES, IN
PRACTICE, 301%, UP TO 760% OF
FPL, THE TUITION IS -- SUBSIDY
IS $535, THE MAXIMUM THAT
FAMILIES PAY IS ABOUT $10,000,,
COLLUDING WITH THE SUBSIDY
LEVEL IS, ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE
COMPARING THE FAMILY'S TOTAL
TUITION AMOUNT, COMPARED TO THE
AVERAGE AMOUNT OF THE CITY PAYS
DIRECTLY TO PROVIDERS FOR
DIRECT SERVICES, THEY REFER TO
IT AS THE BASE SLOT COST.
THE PLAN MAKES A FEW CHANGES
FOR THE TUITION SCALE, IT
INCREASES THE FREE TUITION
THRESHOLD, FROM 300% UP TO
350%, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT
THE LAST MEETING.
>>> SECOND, IT SIMPLIFIES THE
INDUSTRY OF COMPLEXITY BY
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STEPS
THAT IT CONTAINS, AND THE THIRD
IS THAT IT CAPS THE MAXIMUM
FAMILY TUITION AMOUNT, THIS IS
WHERE THE POTENTIAL ISSUE
ARISES.
TRINITY SEVEN HAS PROPOSED TO A
$10,000, DUE TO THE BELIEF THAT
THIS IS EFFECTIVELY THE THEM --
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT WITHOUT
ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEEK
ELSEWHERE, FAMILIES AT THE TOP
END OF THE SKILL WOULD RECEIVE
EIGHT TUITION SUBSIDY OF ABOUT
$1000.
JUST IN TERMS OF HOW IT IS
STRUCTURED, IN ADDITION THE
SCALE REACHES THIS MAXIMUM
TUITION AMOUNT AT 711% OF FPL,
RATHER THAN 760%, LIKE THE
CURRENT MODEL, THE OPTION THAT
IS IDENTIFIED, THE MODEL AS IS
-- AS IT IS DRAFTED, AND ALSO
TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM TUITION
AMOUNT FOR FAMILIES OF THE TOP
OF THE INCOME SCALE, CHANGES
COULD INCLUDE REVISING THE
NUMBER OF STEPS THAT IS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE SYSTEM,
AND ALSO HOW FAR UP ON THE FPL
SCALE WE GO INCREASING THAT.
>>> A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS, ONE
OF WHICH IS, PART OF THE GOAL,
OF HAVING A VOTER APPROVED
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE
SOME LEVEL OF SUBSIDIES TO
ALMOST EVERYBODY IN THE PROGRAM,
I WAS ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WHO
PUSHED A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER
A CROSS SUBSIDIZE MODEL DASHCAM
SUBSIDIZE, WHICH HAS TURNED OUT
NOT TO BE A PREFERRED MODEL,
BUT FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE AT
THE 711% OF FPL, THE SUBSIDY IS
SOMETHING THAT I WILL NEED TO
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT, I
BELIEVE EVERYONE WHO IS
PARTICIPATING SHOULD RECEIVE
SOME LEVEL OF SUBSIDY, AS I
HAVE ARTICULATED AT THIS TABLE
MANY A TIME, I BELIEVE THAT A
SIX HOUR DAY MODEL, FIVE DAYS A
WEEK, THEY ARE GETTING A
HECKUVA DEAL COMPARED TO WHAT
THEY WOULD BE GETTING ON THE
PRIVATE MARKETPLACE.
FULL DISCLOSURE, THE PRESCHOOL
TUITION CHECK, FOR THREE DAYS A
WEEK, FOUR HOURS PER MORNING,
$11,000 A YEAR RANGE.
AN SPP CERTIFIED SCHOOL, FIVE
DAYS A WEEK, I THINK THERE ARE
A LOT OF BENEFITS TO OUR
PROGRAM, THEY SHOULD BE
OFFERING SOME LEVEL OF SUBSIDY,
I HAVEN'T LANDED ON WHETHER
$1000, ALMOST A 10% SUBSIDY, IF
IT IS THE RIGHT LEVEL.
THE FOLKS IN THE EARLY LEARNING
TEAM, CONTINUING TO CONTEMPLATE
THE DIFFERENCE, A TEN-HOUR
MODEL, WHETHER THAT AFFECTS
THESE -- THIS BASED SLOT COST,
AND HOW MUCH FAMILIES MIGHT BE
PAYING INTUITION AS WE
CONTEMPLATE REACHING OUT TO
PROVIDERS THAT HAVE SUGGESTED
TO US THAT THEY MIGHT BE MORE
LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM, IF A TEN-HOUR MODEL WAS
AN OPTION FOR THEM, I WANT TO
MAKE THAT LETTER A 1 AMENDMENT
DISCUSSION, I THINK IT WAS
GREAT TO SEE THE SCALE SHRINK,
BECAUSE OF THE 850 DIFFERENT
OPTIONS.
OR 460 DIFFERENT OPTIONS,
PEOPLE WERE FINDING ON THE
SCALE, THAT WAS REALLY HARD,
THAT HAS BEEN A GOOD CHANGE, I
THINK IT IS WORTHWHILE, THE
UPPER TIER, HOW MUCH SUBSIDY
SHOULD THEY GET, THEY SHOULD
GET SOME I THINK I WOULD HOW
MUCH IS THE RIGHT QUESTION, AND
DOES THAT CHANGE IF IT IS A TEN-
HOUR SLOT MODEL, VERSUS A SIX
HOUR SLOT MODEL, AND THE
SUBSIDIES ASSOCIATED, I WANT
TIME TO THINK THAT THROUGH, THE
CHAIR MAY HAVE ALL THESE
THINGS, AN ANSWER READY TO GO,
I LOVE THE CHANCE TO THINK
ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.>>
I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT
OBSERVATION, TO HOW THE MODEL
IS IMPACTED, IF WE ASSUME A
HYBRID OR COMBINATION OF SIX
HOUR TIMESLOTS VERSUS TEN-HOUR
TIMESLOTS, THAT IS SOME WORK
THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO OFF-
LINE TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF
HOW THIS MODEL AS PROPOSED
WOULD BE IMPACTED BY LONGER
DAYS, OR HOW WE CAN MODIFY THE
SUBSIDIZATION MODELS BY
RATCHETING UP THE PERCENT OR
RATCHETING DOWN THE BOTTOM TO
ALSO -- AND THEN LATER OVER THE
NUMBER OF HOURS AVAILABLE,
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WOULD
NEED TO PLAY WITH AND
EXPERIMENT WITH, BEFORE WE GET
A SENSE OF HOW THE MODEL IMPACTS
THE SLOTS THAT THEY WILL HAVE
AVAILABLE BY DOING THAT
MODIFICATION, STAYING TRUE AND
COMMITTED, WITH OUR INTENT OF
DOUBLING THE PRESCHOOL SEATS
AVAILABLE FOR KIDS IN THE CITY,
IS THAT ENOUGH DIRECTION, AND
SINCE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON
SOMETHING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF WEEKS?
>> THEY HAVE SHARE THEIR MODEL,
SOMETHING WE CAN PLUG AND PLAY,
LOOK AT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
WITH, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO
THAT AND SHARE THEM WITH YOU,
SEE WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE A WE
START PUTTING NUMBERS INTO THE
MODEL.
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> DOES THAT PLUG-AND-PLAY
PLATFORM ALLOW YOU TO ALSO
MODIFY THE NUMBER OF HOURS?
>> THAT IS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T
DISCUSSED, I WOULD HAVE TO TALK
TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY HAVE
CONSIDERED OR HOW THAT WORKS,
THE BEFORE AND AFTER THE SIX
HOURS, THROUGH THE CHILDCARE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, IT IS
LAYERED ON TOP, I DON'T KNOW
HOW THE TEN-HOUR DAY WOULD
AFFECT THAT.>> LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE OF AYER --
úALL OF THOSE VARIABLES, AND SE
WHAT OUTCOMES WE GET AS A
RESULT OF THAT, I KNOW THERE
ARE SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE
TODAY, THEY ARE LISTENING AND
TAKING NOTES, AND THEY WILL
HOPEFULLY WORK WITH US ON
SEEING IF WE CAN MOVE SOME OF
THOSE DIALS, IN A WAY THAT
STILL MEETS THE ULTIMATE GOAL
OF WANTING TO MEANINGFULLY
EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PRESCHOOL
SLOTS AVAILABLE WHILE STAYING
TRUE TO WHAT THE ULTIMATE GOAL
IS, WHICH IS TO HAVE MIXED
INCOME CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY WE KNOW THAT IS A MODEL
FOR HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL, AND
ENRICHES THE EXPERIENCE FOR
EVERYBODY WHO IS PARTICIPATING
IN THE PROGRAM.
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENOUGH
DIRECTION, IF YOU DON'T, CHAT
WITH US AFTER COMMITTEE AND
SURE WITH US A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS.
TO BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT, I
THINK MICHAEL HERE ON THE -- MY
GOAL HERE IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW
MANY FAMILIES WE HAVE, IF WE
HAVE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF
THOSE FAMILIES, AND WE CAN
NDERSTAND THAT A DIFFER
A $1000 SUBSIDY, AND A $1000
SUBSIDY, $500 SUBSIDY, THEY
MIGHT BE VALUABLE TO THE
STUDENTS WHO COULD GET ACCESS
TO THE PROGRAM, THAT MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXIT BEFORE
-- ACCESS IT BEFORE, BUT THOSE
FIVE SLOTS FROM EVEN EXISTING,
WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE EFFORT
TO REDUCE IT TO $500 PER YEAR,
TO OPEN UP FIVE MORE SLOTS, BUT
THEY CAN'T GET FILLED, BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE PROVIDERS THAT
CAN MAKE THE ECONOMICS OF
ADDING FIVE MORE SPOTS WERE,
THEN THAT IS NOT WORTH THE
INTELLECTUAL OR FINANCIAL
EXERCISE IN DOING SO.
THAT IS THE KIND OF MODEL RUN
THAT I AM INTERESTED IN, HOW DO
WE TAKE THE UPPER ECHELON, AND
TWEAK A LITTLE BIT SOME OF THE
SUBSIDIES THAT THEY ARE
RECEIVING, AND SEE IF THAT
CREATES MORE SLOTS, AND IF IT
DOES, AND THE SLOTS ARE REAL,
IT IS WORTH CONSIDERING, THE
SLOTS AREN'T REAL, IT IS NOT,
AND IT DOESN'T, AND IS NOT, AND
THEN IT IS DEFINITELY NOT.
JUST MY PERSONAL INTEREST IN
UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT IT.>> THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S MOVE ON.
>>> THE FOURTH ISSUE RELATES TO
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES,
ESSENTIALLY THE UNCERTAINTY
WITH HOW THE INVESTMENT WILL BE
UTILIZED AFTER THE FIRST YEAR
IN THE SEATTLE EFFORT TWO
COORDINATE A SCHOOL PLAN,
DURING THE LEVY., THE SUPPORT
SERVICES ARE IN TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS, IN AGREEMENT WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY,
AND SCHOOL INVESTMENT, THE
FUNDING THAT HAS GONE TO PUBLIC
HEALTH HAS BEEN PASSED THROUGH
TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE
FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM, THE
CENTRAL PROGRAM ALLOWS THE
DISTRICT TO LOCATE STAFF AT
SCHOOLS BASED ON THE LEVEL OF
STUDENTS IN NEED, THE 2018-19
SCHOOL YEAR, FUNDING 5 FAMILY
SUPPORT WORKERS, WITH THOSE
DOLLARS, AND THE SCHOOL
INVESTMENTS, A STRATEGY, IN
ORDER TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR
FAMILY INVESTMENT OUTCOMES, AND
THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR,
CONTRACTING WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SEPARATE FROM HOW --
THE FUNDS WILL BE DIRECTED
GENERALLY, WITH HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF STUDENTS, FOR
EXAMPLE THAT OUR MEETING GRADE
LEVEL STANDARDS, THAT ARE NOT
SCORING WELL OR MAKING PROGRESS
ON STATE ASSESSMENTS,
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
>>> IN CONSIDERING THE FEP
LEVY, ADDING TO A TOTAL OF 44 --
$14.5 MILLION, 15 FAMILY
SUPPORT WORKERS, FOR THE
FUNDING, THE FLEXIBILITY TO
DEVELOP A CARE PLAN FOR FAMILY
SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE
THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
RECEIVING SERVICES.
ONE ASPECT IS DIFFERENT JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES, THE INTENT TO
PROVIDED OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
>>> DURING THAT YEAR, INTENDED
TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE
DISTRICT TO SUPPORT FAMILY
SUPPORT WORKERS, WHO HAVE IN
THE PAST, FUNDING THEM WITH
FUNDS, THE REMAINDER WOULD GO
TO THE PROGRAM,BUT IT IS
UNCLEAR HOW MANY DISTRICT
STAFFED WITH BE -- STAFF WOULD
BE PROVIDING THE SERVICES.
THE OPTIONS THAT ARE LAID OUT
IN THE MEMO ARE TO JUST ACCEPT
THE PLAN AS IT IS CURRENTLY
DRAFTED, OR SINCE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT WILL BE, DURING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COURT
NEEDED CARE PLAN, DURING THIS
PERIOD, AND IN ADVANCE OF
ACTUALLY THE DEAL ENTERING INTO
THE DISTRICT FOR THE 2021
SCHOOL YEAR, ESSENTIALLY JUST
INCREASING INFORMATION TO THE
COUNCIL.>> ON THIS ONE, SO I
THINK THE REASONABLE OPTION HERE
, IN LARGE PART BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW,
OPTION B IN MY MIND, I WOULD
JUST SAY THAT I THINK FOR ME,
WHEN WE REALLY EXPLORED
INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA, AND
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT
WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO
RESTORE FUNDING TO, OR PROTECT
THE FUNDING OF TO MAKE SURE THE
CITY DIDN'T BACK AWAY FROM THIS
PARTICULAR INVESTMENT, IS THAT
FOR ME, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT
THESE INVESTMENTS WERE MADE NOT
WITH THE INTENT TO BACKFILL, A
VERY STRONG ATTEMPT TO
SUPPLEMENT THAT WERE HAPPENING,
WITH K-12, WHATEVER THE MODEL
IS, AND HOWEVER THE DISTRICT
CHOOSES TO ULTIMATELY
ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM, IS I
THINK APPROPRIATE FOR THE
DISTRICT TO DETERMINE, BUT I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR SHARED
GOAL, IS THAT WE WILL NOT BE
BACKFILLING, THAT THIS IS
ACTUALLY INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT
EXISTING THINGS IN THE SPACE,
AND I HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE
TO PARTNER IN THE SPACE, AND
CONTINUE TO INVEST AT THE LEVEL
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY INVESTING IN THIS
AREA, IN ORDER TO GET THESE
REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO STUDENTS
WHO REALLY NEED IT.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT
DOWN WITH A GROUP OF FAMILY
SUPPORT WORKERS WHO WORK IN THE
K-12 SYSTEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO, AND STORIES OF THE HELP
THAT THEY GIVE TO STUDENTS IN
THE K-12 SYSTEM ARE JUST REALLY
IMPRESSIVE.
STORIES OF PEOPLE DRIVING KIDS
TO HOTELS, DRIVING THEM TO
SHELTERS, IMMEDIATE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY, BEING THAT SAFE
PLACE FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY
EXPRESS THAT, THE PERSON THEY
ARE TELLING IT TO, READY,
WILLING AND ABLE TO DO ANYTHING
THEY CAN TO HELP THEM FIND THE
STABILITY, IS SO IMPORTANT, AND
I DON'T THINK IT CAN BE
UNDERVALUED.
WE HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS YESTERDAY
AT CITY HALL, AND HEARD FROM
THEM, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION
AND A IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT IS
PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES IN THE K-12 SYSTEM, MY
HOPE IS THAT SETTING ASIDE HOW
THE DISTRICT CHOOSES TO MANAGE
THE PROGRAM, TAKING THAT
POSITION, THAT WE ARE NOT
BACKFILLING SERVICES, WE INTEND
FOR THESE DOLLARS TO BE
LEVERAGED IN EQUAL PARTS WITH
THE DISTRICT.
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> THE CONCEPT OF CONTINUITY IS
IMPORTANT, THE INDIVIDUALIZED
BUDGET CHALLENGES, I HOPE WHAT
WE ARE DOING WITH THIS LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT I THINK TO YOUR
POINT, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO ADMINISTER THAT.
THE POTENTIAL BUDGET DOWNTURN,
THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS, WITHIN
A SCHOOL, IN AND OF ITSELF, THE
FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS STAY
THERE, THE --
>> THANK YOU.
>>> ISSUE NUMBER 5, THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM, HOW THE
PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS FOR THE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES
MAY NEED TO BE ALLOCATED, FOR
THE STUDENTS BEING PRIORITIZED,
TWO STRATEGIES, TO ASSIST WITH
THE COST OF ATTENDING COLLEGE,
THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT COVERS
TUITION COSTS AFTER FEDERAL AND
STATE SUPPORT, AND INDIVIDUAL
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE APPLIED, IT IS
THE SECOND ONE, THE HIGHEST
FINANCIAL NEED, PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR NONRELATED FUND --
BOOKS, FEEDS, CHILDCARE, THE
COMPANION RESOLUTION.
REQUESTING THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN, PRIORITIZING RESOURCES,
TO STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST
NEED IF NECESSARY, THE TUITION
STRATEGY, THE PRIVATIZATION
PROCESS, IF DEMAND EXCEEDS
SUPPLY, THE FUNDING SPLIT
BETWEEN THE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE
EQUITY FUNDING BUCKET, THE
LOWER INCOME STUDENTS WILL
RECEIVE FEDERAL STATE SUPPORT,
THEY WON'T NEED THE SEATTLE
FAMILIES LIKELY WITH A ZERO
EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION,
EFC, THEY WILL BE THE ONES
ELIGIBLE FOR THE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIP.
STUDENTS WITH HIGHER INCOMES
MIGHT RECEIVE NOT ENOUGH OR
THEY MIGHT NOT RECEIVE ANY
FINANCIAL OR STATE AID TO
ATTEND COLLEGE, THEREFORE THEY
WOULD RECEIVE TUITION SUPPORT
FROM THE PROMISE PROGRAM, THOSE
STUDENTS WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE EQUITY SCHOLARSHIP, SO
A SITUATION WHERE PROMISE
STUDENTS WOULD ONLY BE
RECEIVING FINANCIAL SUPPORT
THROUGH ONE OF THE BUCKETS.
ALLOCATING $60 MILLION OVER THE
SEVEN-YEAR LEVY, AND $3.6
MILLION FOR THE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIP STRATEGY.
THEY MIGHT BE ENTIRELY
SUFFICIENT, OR REALLOCATED OVER
TIME, TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS,
THE CONCERN IS THAT IF THERE
ARE MORE STUDENTS ON THE
SCHOLARSHIP, ENOUGH FUNDING, IF
THERE IS EXCESS FUNDING, IT
MIGHT NEED TO BE REALLOCATED
BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
EXCEPTING THE PLANET IS DRAFTED
OR ANOTHER SITUATION WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE UPTAKE IS GOING
TO BE, DETAILED FOR THE
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, THE
STRATEGY, TO ENSURE THEY ARE
ADEQUATELY FUNDING THE
PRIORITIES OF STUDENTS.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD GO
WITH OPTION B ON THIS ONE.
AND THANKS FOR LAYING THAT OUT,
IT WAS COMPLICATED TO DO THE
MAPPING, I APPRECIATE THE CLEAR
AND CONCISE LANGUAGE IN THE
MEMO.
>> I FEEL I NEED TO REITERATE,
THE COMMITTEE, WHICH I THINK
OUR GOAL IS WHO MAY NOT HAVE
THE SAME SET OF ACCESS, BECAUSE
OF THEIR FINANCIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER
INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT
THEY HAVE, AND ENSURE THAT THE
KIDS WHO BENEFIT FROM A SYSTEM
THAT ENCOURAGES THEM, THAT IT'S
NOT THOSE THAT ARE 575 -- IN
THE QUEUE, I THINK IT WILL BE
IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE
GOALS THAT WE HAVE, HOW THEY
ARE PARTICIPATING. THEY ARE NOT
FROM LINCOLN AND ROOSEVELT,
MAKE SURE IT IS THE KIDS WHO WE
HAVE INTENDED TO BE DOING A LOT
OF OUTREACH ON, THE OBJECTIVE
OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE
MAYOR, AND THE OBJECTIVE OF
SEATTLE COLLEGES, AND OUR
OBJECTIVE, TOO, ENSURING THAT
IS THE OUTCOME THAT WE ARE
GOING FOR.
>> WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND
AWARE OF THE UNINTENTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES OF WELL-INTENTIONED
POLICY CHOICES, WE MEET THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
INTENTIONAL AND DELIBERATE IN
MONITORING WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY
SEEING HAPPEN IN THE DEPLOYMENT
OF THESE INVESTMENTS, TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
>>> ISSUE SIX, THE DESIGN OF
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM,
HOW IT IS TARGETED.
TO THEM ON A FULL-TIME BASIS,
THE EFFECT OF EXCLUDING PART-
TIME STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPORTS,
OPERATING ON THE COHO -- COHORT
MODEL, ATTENDING FULL-TIME FOR
TWO YEARS OR 90 CREDITS
AFTERWARDS, FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT
DURING THE FALL, WINTER, AND IT
IS OPTIONAL, IT EXPLAINS THE
DESIGN DECISION, BY STATING
THAT THEY HAVE PROVEN TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS, NOTING A
SENSE OF.
SUPPORT.
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
STATISTICS NOT IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 51%
ATTENDING TWO-YEAR
INSTITUTIONS, ATTENDED PART-
TIME, SEATTLE COLLEGES, IN
RULING ON A PART-TIME BASIS.
THE PROMISE PROGRAM IS BUILT
AND DESIGNED TO TARGET FIRST-
TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE
JUST GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL,
ROUGHLY 1100 STUDENTS, THOSE
TYPE OF STUDENTS, EVEN IF THAT
GROUP, 44% ATTEND PART-TIME,
SERVING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
STUDENTS BENEFITING FROM THE
PROGRAM.
THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY TWO WAYS
PART-TIME ENROLLMENT COULD BE
ADDRESSED, THE FIRST IS TO
ALLOW STUDENTS TO ATTEND PART-
TIME THAT'S ON A PART-TIME
BASIS, STUDENTS MAY HAVE A ROLE
LESS THAN FULL-TIME ON A
QUARTERLY BASIS, THEY ARE
ALREADY DOING THAT, THE PLAN AS
CURRENTLY DRAFTED DOESN'T MAKE
THAT CLEAR, ADDRESSING PART-
TIME STUDENTS, THAT ONE TO NEED
TO ATTEND PART-TIME ON AN
EXCLUSIVE BASIS, DEVELOPING THE
POLICIES, FOR PART-TIME
ATTENDANCE WILL LIKELY INCLUDE A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT,
COMPLETING THEIR 90 CREDITS,
FOUR YEARS, SIX YEARS, WHAT
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.
GIVEN THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME
WORK, IT MAY ALIGN WITH THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT PROCESS,
úINTENDING TO COMPLETE IN 20, 2,
EXPANDING ACCESS FOR
OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, ONCE AGAIN,
OPTION B WOULD BE TO AMEND
THEM, JUST TO CLARIFY, PART-
TIME ATTENDANCE ON A TEMPORARY
BASIS, IS ALREADY AVAILABLE,
OPTION C, AMEND THE DESCRIPTION
OF A POTENTIAL PROGRAM
EXPANSION TO INCLUDE PART-TIME
STUDENTS, LOOKING AT
OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND PUBLIC
CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND ALSO LOOK
AT INCLUDING PART-TIME STUDENTS
IN THE PROGRAM.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I
THINK, THIS WAS AN ISSUE THAT
THAT MY OFFICE FLAGGED IN
CONVERSATIONS, AND MEETINGS
WITH THE SEATTLE COLLEGES AND ,
AND I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING
MORE DATA ON WHAT DOES THIS
ACTUAL POPULATION LOOK LIKE IN
TERMS OF FULL-TIME ATTENDANCE
AND PART-TIME ATTENDANCE, I WAS
SHOCKED BY THE NUMBERS, I DID
NOT APPRECIATE UNTIL I RECEIVED
THE REPORT BACK FROM YOU, THE
HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RECENT HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO WERE
ATTENDING COLLEGES, BUT
ATTENDING ON A PART-TIME BASIS,
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MEET
STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AT,
PART OF THAT INCLUDES CREATING
A MEANINGFUL PATH FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ROUTE, TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT PART-TIME, WHILE I
APPRECIATE AND RESPECT SEATTLE
COLLEGES RESOURCES AND
COMMITMENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE A
HIGH LEVEL OF MATRICULATION,
STUDENTS WHO GO FULL-TIME, IT
-- I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE
WISE FOR US AS POLICYMAKERS TO
IGNORE OR UNDERFUND THE NEED OF
PART-TIME STUDENTS TO HAVE THE
SAME SUPPORTS, AND I BELIEVE
THAT IN DOING SO, WE WILL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TURN THE
QUARTER -- CORNER ON
POTENTIALLY SEEING BETTER
MATRICULATION RATES FROM PART-
TIME STUDENTS, THAT TO ME IS A
IMPORTANT POLICY GOAL.
>> CAN ASK A FEW QUESTIONS?
BRIAN, CAN YOU SAY LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THE APPEALS PROCESS?
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS
SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN DO NOW,
I.E., A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN OUR
CURRENT VERSION OF THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM COULD APPEAL TO
BE A PART-TIME ATTENDEE, BUT
WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK
LIKE?
>> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
DETAIL, BUT PART OF IT, THE
EXISTING PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN
DONE, A STRONG LEVEL OF
ADVISING THAT OCCURS, THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO MEET ON A QUARTERLY
BASIS, I DON'T THINK THEY COULD
APPLY CURRENTLY, ATTENDING
EXCLUSIVELY ON A PART-TIME
BASIS, IF THEY WERE ENROLLED,
AND BY THE SPRING QUARTER, IT
REQUIRED THEM TO BE ON A PART-
TIME BASIS, THEY COULD WORK
WITH THE ADVISOR TO ATTEND THE
SPRING QUARTER OF THE 13th YEAR
ON A PART-TIME BASIS, THEY
WOULD THEN SWITCH BACK WHEN
ABLE TO DO SO.
THAT IS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE
INFORMATION THAT I UNDERSTAND
ABOUT THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, IF
YOU JUST READ THE TEXT, IT IS
FOR A FULL-TIME BASIS, A
MINIMUM OF 12 CREDITS PER
QUARTER.>> WHEN WE'VE HAD
VARIOUS MEMBERS AT THE TABLE,
THOSE ADVISORS, HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS, HOW THEY BELIEVE THOSE
ADVISORS ARE GOING TO BE KIND OF
GUIDEPOSTS, THE RATIO OF
STUDENTS I WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT BE
ABLE TO DIRECT THE PROGRAM ON A
PART-TIME BASIS, HOW WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT TOOL, A
LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY, THEN
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BEING
ARTICULATED, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT
IS AN OPTION, IT IS RARE AND
COME FORWARD PROACTIVELY AND
ASKED FOR, THERE MIGHT BE AN
OPTION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US,
WHERE WE ARE BEING -- WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS, YOU
KNOW THE STUDENTS BEST, A LIFE
EVENT, KEEP THEM FROM
MATRICULATING FULL-TIME, THE
KIND OF KID THAT IS GOING TO
BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM, WE
SHOULD BE TALKING WITH THAT KIT
ABOUT A PART-TIME OPTION,
UNDERSTANDING LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD HAVE A
REAL ROLE TO PLAY, THE
ADVISORS, AND THE APPEALS
PROCESS ITSELF, THE WORD APPEAL
DOESN'T APPEAL, A VIABLE OPTION
FOR PEOPLE, NOMENCLATURE
MATTERS, I WOULD BE INTERESTED
TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HOW WE CAN CHANGE SOME OF THAT
NOMENCLATURE TO ALLOW FOR THIS
AS MORE OF AN OPTION, MAYBE NOT
THAT WE PROMOTE A TON, BUT WE
KNOW IT IS AVAILABLE TO THEIR
STUDENTS, AND YOU KNOW, I'M
SURPRISED AT THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS ATTENDING PART-TIME,
AND A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO
ARE NOT COMING STRAIGHT FROM
STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL, IT
IS AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER,
24,000, 23,900 STUDENTS, WERE
NOT COMING STRAIGHT, THE
POPULATION, IS A SELECT ONE, IF
WE CAN BE DISCREET ABOUT THAT
POPULATION, GETTING ACCESS TO
THIS, THAT IS GOING TO BE AN
IMPORTANT PATHWAY TO YOUR POINT.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO
ENCOURAGE AXIS FOR EVERYBODY,
REGARDLESS OF THE ECONOMIC
STANCE.>> IN THE 1100 STUDENTS
THAT ARE COMING, RECENT HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES, 43% OF THOSE
ARE ATTENDING PART-TIME.
THAT IS AN ASTONISHING NUMBER
OF STUDENTS, I THINK CREATING
SOME PATH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IS
WHO WE ARE TRYING TO HELP, IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, I
JUST FEEL REALLY STRONGLY THAT
NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO PART-
TIME STUDENTS IS A HUGE MISTAKE,
AND IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD TO ME.
SO LET'S MAKE THAT HAPPEN,
BRIAN.
>>> MOVING ON TO ISSUE NUMBER
7, THE MARCH 13 COMMITTEE
MEETING, COUNCILMEMBERS
REQUESTED ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE SAP
ELIGIBILITY MILESTONE FOR THE
PROGRAM, IN GENERAL, DETERMINED
BY INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES,
APPLICABLE TO STUDENTS THAT ARE
NOT COVERING THE EDUCATION
COSTS INDEPENDENTLY, STATE AND
FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID,
MAINTAINING A MINIMUM HUMILITY
GRADE POINT AVERAGE, GENERALLY
TO .0, AND A MINIMUM PERCENTAGE
OF CREDITS RELATIVE THOSE
THAT'S TO THOSE ATTEMPTED, AND
COMPLETION TOWARDS THE DEGREE
OR POTENTIAL, HUNDRED AND 25%
OR HUNDRED AND 50% OF THE
NORMAL DURATION, IF THE STUDENT
WAS TRYING TO PURSUE A DEGREE
THAT REQUIRED 90 CREDITS, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETED WITHIN
135 CREDITS, THE PROGRESS
MARKER, ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY,
GOOD STANDING, PROBATIONARY OR
WARNING STATUS, OR BECOME
INELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL AID,
STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO
APPEAL THE INELIGIBILITY
STATUS, IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL,
THEY ARE PER -- PLACED INTO A
PROBATIONARY STATUS.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY SOMETHING
THAT THE CITY HAS THE ABILITY
TO DIRECTLY INFLUENCE.
SINCE THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT, HOW IT IS AFFECTING
DIFFERENT GROUPS OF STUDENTS,
THAT IS WHERE THE OPTIONS, WE
WILL WILL PULL THEM UP, OPTION
B, I'M IN THE PLAN, AGAIN,
LINKING IT TO THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT PROCESS, AN EVALUATION
OF WHERE THE REQUIREMENTS, IF
THEY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTING DIFFERENT GROUPS OF
STUDENTS, SUGGESTING A JUDGMENTS
-- ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED.
>> I THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE
APPROACH, SPENDING A LOT OF
TIMES -- A LOT OF TIME WITH
TRINITY SEVEN ABOUT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES, A VERY LARGE
STREAM WHERE WE CAN HAVE
POTENTIAL DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT ON STUDENTS THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO HELP, AND I THINK
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS,
WHILE I UNDERSTAND AND
APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN'T MODIFY
THE COLLEGES LEGALLY MANDATED,
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS,
I THINK IT IS REASONABLE FOR US
AS A CITY THAT IS INVESTING IN
THE SPACE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
A GOOD AND CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW THOSE PARTICULAR LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING
GROUPS OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE
SET UP BEING PRIORITIZED
THROUGH THESE INVESTMENTS, AND
MY HOPE IS THAT WILL PROVIDE US
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT AND BE
FLEXIBLE IN THE EVENT THAT WE
SEE THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT.
AND THE LAST ONE?
>>> THE FINAL ISSUE RELATES TO
THE TYPES OF ADVISORY SERVICES,
THAT ARE PROVIDED TO PROMISE
STUDENTS, ENSURING THAT --
COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES, ONE OF
THE STRATEGIES, AS WE DISCUSSED
A MOMENT AGO, PROVIDING ADVICE
AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS,
BEGINNING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND
CAN USE -- CONTINUES THROUGHOUT
THE 13th AND 14th YEAR, AS I
MENTIONED, THE STUDENTS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE WITH AN ADVISOR,
A WANT -- A 100-1 RATIO, AND IN
ADDITION TO PROVIDING COURSE
GUIDANCE, AND REGISTRATION
GUIDANCE, COMPLETING FINANCIAL
AID FILES, CAMPUS SUPPORT THAT
MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.
IT IMPLIES THAT STUDENTS WOULD
BE CONNECTED TO AT LEAST SOME
OF THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THEY
MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, BUT IT
DOESN'T EXPLICITLY DISCUSS
THOSE.
ESPECIALLY THE EQUITY
SCHOLARSHIP.
THE OPTIONS FOR THIS ONE,
OPTION B AND OPTION C, AMEND
THE PLAN, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
DIRECTION, THE TYPES OF REFERRAL
THAT SHOULD BE INTENDED,
EXPLICIT, OPTION C, REQUEST THE
DEAL IN A ANNUAL REPORTING
PROCESS TO REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL ON THE REFERRAL RATES
AND THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT
CONNECTIONS TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
>> I LIKE BOTH OF THOSE.
>> I DO TOO, MADAM CHAIR, I
THINK THE WORDS MATTER, I'VE
REFERENCED THIS AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION, A
QUESTION ON THE FORM THAT WOULD
ASK, ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
LOW INCOME, AND A CARD, VERSUS
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN
RECEIVING THAT, THAT PRESUMES
TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF
INFORMATION, ONE WHICH SAYS I
AM IN A ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCE
THAT REQUIRES ME TO GET THIS IN
ORDER TO MAKE ENDS MEET, THE
OTHER IS COP I WOULD LOVE THAT
BENEFIT IF I'M ELIGIBLE FOR IT.
EVEN JUST THE FRAMING OF HOW WE
TALK ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF
SERVICES MATTERS.
SO I LIKE THESE OPTIONS.
-- THE OTHER IS, I WILL LOVE
THAT.
AND CONTINUING TO AS STUDENTS
ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT NEED
ADDITIONAL HELP.>> EXCELLENT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> THAT DOES IT FOR ME.
>>> THAT IS THE ONE AND ONLY
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, I WANTED TO
JUST GIVE FOLKS A? REMINDER
THAT NEXT WEEK, APRIL 2, WE
HAVE A DEADLINE RELATED TO ANY
ADDITIONAL ISSUES OR POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN, THEY ARE DUE TO THE STAFF,
BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 2,
I SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO ALL OF
MY COLLEAGUES YESTERDAY AS A
REMINDER OF THAT DEADLINE, AND
SO IT IS MY EXPECTATION THAT
ANY POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE
WILL BE SUBMITTED ON APRIL 2,
AND IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT I
WILL BE LOATH TO CONSIDER ANY
AMENDMENTS THAT COME TO US
AFTER APRIL 2 OF 2019, WE WILL
THEN HAVE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THIS COMMITTEE ON
APRIL 18, THAT IS A THURSDAY,
AT 2 PM, HERE IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, TO CONSIDER ALL OF
THE MANDATORY LANGUAGE, BOTH
TECHNICAL AND SUBSTANTIVE, AND
TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THOSE AMENDMENTS, IF ALL GOES
WELL, WE WILL LIKELY HAVE AN
AMENDED PACKAGE AVAILABLE FOR
FULL CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
ON APRIL 22, 2019, 2 PM, DURING
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED FULL
COUNCIL MEETING.
SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING FOR STICKING IT
OUT WITH US, AND YOUR HARD WORK
IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT IN
THIS DRAFT OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN, I HAVE APPRECIATED
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU, I'M
SURE WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE GET THIS RIGHT, I WANT TO
THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, FEP, THE
HARD ADVANCED WORK FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS BEFORE THE PACKAGE WAS
TRANSMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL,
REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT IN
THE FEBRUARY MEETING, THE LOC
UNANIMOUSLY BACK TO THE PLAN, I
APPRECIATE THERE WERE, IN
MAKING SURE THAT THE ISSUES
THEY CARE ABOUT AND THE ISSUES
THAT THE ISSUES AND THE
COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT ARE
INCLUDED AND REFLECTED IN THE
BASE PLAN.
>>> A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HERE,
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON'S LAST
COMMITTEE HEARING IN THIS
COMMITTEE, AS A MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE, I'VE HAD THE
PLEASURE OF HAVING YOU BE ONE
OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS
COMMITTEE, AND HAVE REALLY
ENJOYED OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE,
YES, HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED
THE THOUGHTFULNESS AND THE FACT
THAT YOU SHOW UP, AND YOU ARE
ALWAYS READY TO DO THE WORK,
AND YOU HAVE BEEN JUST SORT OF
A REALLY STRONG ALLY FOR ME AND
IN CHAMPIONING THE NEEDS OF
KIDS AND FAMILIES, AND OF
COURSE TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION
NOW, YOU HAVE BEEN THERE ALONG
THE WAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE ISSUES, AND HAVE
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE WITH YOU IN THIS
COMMITTEE, AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
SERVICE, IN THIS COMMITTEE AND
BEYOND, TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE.
THERE ARE SOME FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE THAT WE SHOULD APPLAUD
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ANY
REMARKS?
>> IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE.
>> HE IS SO CONCISE.
HE'S GOING TO SAVE ALL OF HIS
WORDS FOR APRIL 1. [ LAUGHTER
]>>> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
TUNING IN, WONDERING WHY I'M
SING A LONG GOODBYE TO
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, HIS LAST
COMMITTEE HEARING, HE WILL NO
LONGER BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AFTER APRIL 5, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PUBLIC
SERVICE.
THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE END OF THE AGENDA,
THERE BEING NO ADDITIOAL
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
WE ARE ADJOURNED.