OOD AFTERNOON.
IT IS 2:00 P.M.
AND THE JULY 13th.
2021 COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ ROLL CALLED ].
FOUR PRESENT MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
ADOPTED.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I AM ASKING OUR I.T.
SUPPORT TO CONFIRM THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE
WAITING ROOM.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> EXCELLENT.
AGAIN.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE THAT IS
PREREGISTERED FOR PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND NO ONE IN THE
WAITING ROOM SO WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD SINCE WE DON'T
HAVE ANY FOLKS TO CALL ON AND
MOVE STRAIGHT TO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA, ONE THE
FIRST AGENDA ITEM WILL BE
COUNCIL BILL 120120 THAT IS A
BILL THAT WOULD CREATE CIVIL
SERVICE PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN
PUBLIC RECORDS AND OFFICERS IN
THE CITY.
THE SECOND IS A BILL RELATED TO
CREATION OF AN OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
AND THE LAST WILL BE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ONLY ON THE
FAMILY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY.
WE WILL HAVE A REPORT FROM OUR
DEALS PARTNERS AROUND THE
SCHOOL YEAR INVESTMENTS FOR
2020-2021 FROM THOSE REALLY
IMPORTANT LEVEL LEVY
INVESTMENTS.
THE FIRST TWO ITEMS ARE SLATED
FOR BELIEVING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE IN THE LAST ITEM
IS JUST A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO AGENDA
ITEM ONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>>
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE,
COUNCIL BILL 120120 AN
ORDINANCE FOR RECORDS.
RETURNING POSITION TO THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM AND THEN SECTION
4.1300 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GREAT.
SO BEFORE I HAND TO IT CENTRAL
STAFF TO GIVE US A SUBSTANTIVE
PRESENTATION ON THIS PARTICULAR
BILL, I DO WANT TO MAKE SOME
CONTEXTUAL COMMENTS REGARDING
THE LEGISLATIVE IN TENT.
THIS COUNCIL BILL WOULD GIVE
CIVIL SERVICE STATUS TO FIVE
PUBLIC OFFICERS THAT CURRENTLY
PROCESS THE PUBLIC RECORDS
REQUEST OF ALL ELECTED
OFFICIALS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS ON
MONDAY'S COUNCIL BRIEFING
DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CITY WITH THE ELECTIONS
COMMISSION AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT AND WITH PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE OFFICERS THEMSELVES.
IT IS INTENDED TO INSURE CITY
OF SEATTLE EMPLOYEES ARE
SHIELDED WHILE CARRYING OUT TO
THEIR DUTYS ON PUBLIC RECORDS
REQUEST.
I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THIS
LEGISLATION IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP FOR PROTECTING THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE REQUEST WHEN IT ITS
DIRECTED AT AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL.
WE WILL BE TAKING FOLLOWING
STEPS TO IMPROVE THE RECORD
PROCESS AND THIS LEGISLATION IS
A SINGLE FIRST STEP OF THAT
BROADER EFFORT.
SO WITH THAT BIG SAID I WILL
HAND TO IT OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF TO WALK US THROUGH THE
LEGISLATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
AN COUNCIL BILL 120120 WOULD
RETURN FIVE PUBLIC RECORDS
OFFICE TO CIVIL SERVICE.
MOST EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE PART OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE SYSTEM UNDER THE CITY
CHARTER UNLESS THEY ARE EITHER
EXPLICITLY LEADED IN THE
CHARTER OR EXEMPTED BY
ORDINANCE.
THESE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICERS
RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICIALS RECORDS
UNDER THE WASHINGTON STATE
PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO RESPOND
TO RECORDS REQUEST FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND ONE
FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTION
PROVIDES EMPLOYEES WITH THE
RIGHT TO AGGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE
AND JUST CAUSE TERMINATION AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO APPEAL
DECISIONS FOR LAWS AND POSTS.
HIRING OF NEW EMPLOYEES WOULD
BE GUIDED BY CIVIL SERVICE
RULES INTENDED TO LIMIT
INTERFERENCE AND PERSONNEL
DECISIONS.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
IT IS A PRETTY SIMPLE BILL.
BUT I'M READY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> THANKS, LISH.
STRAIGHT FORWARD BILL TO AGAIN
TAKE A FIRST STEP TOWARDS
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF
THOSE THAT WE ASK TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SHEPHERDING
THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE
REQUEST FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
LISH ABOUT THE LEGISLATION?
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE I ASK THE CLERK, BEFORE
I MOVE THE BILL?
OKAY.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED WITH ANY QUESTIONS SO
COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE THAT
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSA OF
COUNCIL BILL 120120.
THERE'S A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THE
SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120120.
AND AGAIN ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE
MOVE THE BILL?
I AM SEEING NO HANDS RAISED SO
I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL
THE ROLL ON THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION THAT BILL PASS.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIRMAN GONZELEZ.
>> YES.
>> FOUR FAVORED AND NONE
OPPOSED THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF 120120
AND FORWARDED TO THE JULY 19TH
MEETING.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK AND
BREANNA THOMAS THAT SPENT TIME
THAT LAST MONTH ON DEVELOPING
THE LEGISLATION TOGETHER WITH
LISH AND FOLKS FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SEATTLE
I.T.
AND PDO.
SO REALLY EXCITED TO GET FULL
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT BILL.
NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 2. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 COUNCIL
BILL 120124 ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE ORDINANCE OF CITY
GOVERNMENT CREATING OFFICE
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 442
AMENDING SECTION 3.39.010 AND
3.39.05 AND APPEALING SECTION
3.40 AND 40 AND CHAPTER 82 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES I'M EXCITED TO
DISCUSS THIS LEGISLATION THAT
HAS BEEN NEARLY NINE MONTHS IN
THE MAKING AT THIS POINT.
I BELIEVE THAT ESTABLISHING AN
INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
AND REVENUE FORECAST WILL
CREATE A MORE OPEN AND ROBUST
PROCESS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE
COUNCIL AND PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S
BUDGETARY FORECAST.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
OFFICE SHOULD ALSO IMPROVE THE
DYNAMIC BETWEEN FUTURE COUNCIL
AND FUTURE MAYORS BY BUILDING A
STRONGER FOUNDATION OF TRUSS
AND BALANCE AND ACCESS TO
CRITICAL INFORMATION BETWEEN
THE BRANCHES AND CONCEPT OF
DEVELOPING THE CITY'S BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
THERE WERE TWO PROMINENT
EPISODES LAST YEAR THAT
HIGHLIGHTED FOR ME AND MANY
OTHERS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN
THE COUPLE AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WITH REGARD TO OUR
ACCESS TO INFORMATION STEMMING
FROM THE CITY'S FORECASTING
PROCESS.
THIS PROMPTED MY AND MY STAFF
AND CENTRAL STAFF TO WORK
TOGETHER TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE
MODELS AND INDEED BOTH
WASHINGTON STATE AND KING
COUNTY UTILIZED INDEPENDENT
FORECASTING OFFICES THAT ARE
OUTSIDE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCHES.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND OUR
BUDGET CHAIR THAT WAS COSPONSOR
OF THAT BUDGET PROPOSAL IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET AND INCLUDED IT
IN HER FINAL PROPOSED REVISED
BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER AND I'M VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT SUPPORT.
KING COUNTY OF COURSE WENT SO
FAR AS TO PURSUE A VOTER
APPROVED CHARTER AMENDMENT IN
2008 TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
AND I WILL GET TO THE POINT OF
WHY THEY HAD TO GO TO THAT
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT AND WHY WE
DO NOT HAVE TO PURSUE THAT
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT TO
AFFECTUATE THE IMPLENNATION OF
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
BASED ON MY REVIEW.
AGAIN WE ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISH
OUR OWN INDEPENDENT OFFICE
CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY
CHARTER AND APPLICABLE STATE
LAW UNDER THE BUDGET AUTHORITY
ACT.
AND THE LEGISLATION WE ARE
CONSIDERING IS REFLECTIVE OF
THE BACK AND REVIEW BY OUR CITY
ATTORNEYS' OFFICE.
AND SPECIFICALLY I JUST WANTED
TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT
PARTICULAR ANALYSIS.
WE NOW THE BUDGET ASPECT TELLS
US HOW TO ENGAGE IN THE CITY
PROCESS AND UPON REVIEWING THE
LEGAL ADVICE FROM OUR CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IT IS VERY
CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS ORDINANCE
AS PROPOSED DOES NOT RUN AFOUL
OF THE BUDGET ACT OR ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS WITHIN THE BUDGET
ACT THAT WOULD WATER DOWN OR
OTHERWISE ENCUMBER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL AS THE
BUDGET APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY
OR THE MAYOR IN HER ABILITY TO
PROPOSE A BUDGET.
THIS ORDINANCE FALLS SQUARELY
WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAWS
OF THE BUDGET ACT AT THE STATE
LEVEL.
FOR THE CITY CHARTER KING
COUNTY CREATED A BUDGET
FORECASTING OFFICE THAT
REQUIRED AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
310 BECAUSE THE KING COUNTY
CHARTER UNLIKE SEATTLE'S CHART
PLACES IT IN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.
THERE IS NO SIMILAR PROVISION.
THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE BRANCH AS
THE KING COUNTY CHARTER USES
THAT TERM IN OUR CHARTER.
AND IN OUR CASE THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL SHARE LEGISLATIVE
POWER UNDER SEATTLE'S CHARTER
AND THAT IS FOUND IN CITY
CHARTER ARTICLE 4 SECTION 1. IN
ADDITION, WITHIN THE CHARTER WE
SEE THAT OUR CHARTER ALLOWS THE
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY IN THE
CITY WHICH AGAIN INCLUDES CITY
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR BY
DEFAMATION AND OUR CHARTER TO
CREATE DEPARTMENTS UNLESS THE
CHARTER SAYS WE CANNOT DO SO IN
PARTICULAR AREAS.
SO AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS YOU
AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
UNDERSTAND THE AUTHORITY OF THE
COUNCIL TO PURSUE THIS
PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AS WE HAVE
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHY WE
ARE DOING THIS BY ORDINANCE AS
OPPOSED TO A CHARTERAMENDMENT
AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT OUR
CITY CHARTER DOES ALLOW US THE
AUTHORITY BY ORDINANCE TO
CREATE A FORECAST COUNCIL, TO
CREATE THIS NEW OFFICE AND TO
HAVE IT BE A SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVES AND THE COUNCIL.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I'M
GOING TO HAND IT TO COUNSEL
STAFF.
WE HAVE TOM AND ALLI OF THE
BUDGET MANAGER WITH THE COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
I WILL HAND IT TO YOU FOLKS TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND WALK US
THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDEN
GONZELEZ.
I AM FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
AND WILL TURN IT TO TOM TO
INTRODUCE HIMSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
OR GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.
TOM MITZEL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE
PROPOSAL.
I WILL WALK THROUGH THE CITY'S
CURRENT PROCESS FOR THE
ECONOMIC FORECAST AND HIGHLIGHT
KEY PROPOSALS AND THE PROCESS
WE WEPT THROUGH TO DEVELOP IT
AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE
DISCUSSED IN MORE DETAIL IN THE
STAFF MEMO FOR THE CITY'S
CONSIDERATION AND TOM AND I ARE
BOTH AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE THEM.
SO AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
DESCRIBED COUNCIL BILL 120124
WOULD ESTABLISH A NEW OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST THAT
IS INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE
AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT.
BEFORE THE BILL I WILL DESCRIBE
THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR THE
REVENUE FORECAST.
THE CITY'S REVENUE FORECAST IT
IS MADE BIT MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE CITY'S MANY
FUNDS.
THE FORECAST PROVIDES
PROJECTIONS OF REVENUES FOR THE
COMING BUDGET YEAR AND TRENDS
POPULATION AND OTHER ECONOMIC
VARIABLES THAT DRIVE THE
REVENUE ESTIMATE.
CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED BY CODE
TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST IN COORDINATION WITH
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
BUT IN PRACTICE, THE REVENUE
FORECAST IS CURRENTLY PRODUCED
BY ANALYSTS AND ECONOMISTS IN
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE WITH
SOME SUPPORT FROM FAS AND
PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL BY THE CB ODIRECTOR AND
THEIR STAFF.
THE 2021 ADOPTED BUDGET
INCLUDED TWO MEASURES TO SERVE
AS THE STARTING POINT FOR AN
INDEPENDENT FORECAST LIKE THE
WASHINGTON STATE ECONOMIC AND
REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL AND
THE KING COUNCIL ANALYSIS.
THEY HAVE INDEPENDENT OFFICES
THAT ARE PROVIDING THIS
INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS TO BOTH
BRANCHES OF THEIR GOVERNMENT
FOR THEIR ADOPTION PROCESSES
AND AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET DECISIONS THROUGH THE
YEAR.
CURRENTLY THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE FOR SEATTLE PROVIDES A
FORECAST UPDATE ABOUT THREE
TIMES PER YEAR.
THE BUDGET ACTIONS IN THE 2021
ADOPTED BUDGET RESERVED
$150,000 IN FINANCE GENERAL TO
FUND THIS NEW OFFICE FOR 2021
AND PLACED A PROVISO ON
$330,000 IN THE CITY BUDGET
OFFICE'S ADOPTIVE PROCESS FOR
2021.
IF THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU
TODAY IS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL,
SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIONS WILL BE
NECESSARY TO CREATE THE
POSITIONS FOR THE NEW OFFICE
AND TRANSFER THOSE FUNDS THAT
WERE RESERVED FOR THE START-UP
COSTS.
SO IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING THIS
PROPOSAL, SINCE JANUARY, OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND SOME OF THE
STAFF AND COUNCILMEMBER'S
OFFICES HAVE BEEN MEETING TO
DISCUSS THE PARAMETERS OF THE
NEW OFFICE AND THE MAKEUP AND
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED
FORECAST COUNCIL AND ALL OF
THOSE DISCUSSIONS INFORM THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DESCRIBED.
IT WOULD CREATE A NEW COUNCIL
AND ESTABLISH THE PROCESS FOR
APPROVAL OF THE OFFICIAL'S
FORECAST AND ESTABLISH THE
DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NEW
FORECAST OFFICE.
AND ALSO UPDATE CERTAIN
FINANCIAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED
IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE ALREADY.
TRANSFERRING RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PROVIDING FINANCIAL CONDITION
REPORTS FROM THE CITY AUDITOR
TO FAS AND CLARIFYING SOME OF
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT
ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR FAS AND AS
WELL AS ACCOMPLISHING REGULAR
REPORTING BY THIS NEW OFFICE.
SO THE BILL FIRST WOULD CREATE
A FORECAST COUNCIL.
THE FORECAST COUNCIL WILL BE
COMPRISED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT SERVES
AS THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL'S
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ON
THE FORECAST COUNCIL MAY
DESIGNATE SOMEONE TO ATTEND ON
THEIR BEHALF.
THE COUNCIL WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AND
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND
REMOVAL OR HIRING AEN FIRING OF
THE DIRECTOR OF THIS NEW
OFFICE.
AND THEN THE DIRECTOR WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING
PERSONNEL TO STAFF THE FORECAST
COUNCIL.
THE FORECAST COUNCIL WOULD
APPROVE THE PLAN FOR THE NEW
OFFICE AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT
AND APPROVAL OF THE FORECAST
PRODUCED BY THE FORECAST
OFFICE.
THE NEW OFFICE LED BY DIRECTOR
AS I NOTED SELECTED BY THE
FORECAST COUNCIL WILL PRESENT
SCENARIOS TO THE FORECAST
COUNCIL.
PESSIMISTIC AND BASELINE AND
OPTIMISTIC.
THE DIRECTOR WILL MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION TO THE FORECAST
COUNCIL ON WHICH SCENARIO
SHOULD SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR THAT
PERIOD.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE
COMMITTEE, TYPICALLY THE CITY
HAS FOLLOWED SORT OF A BASELINE
MODEL IN THEIR FORECASTING IN
2020 THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE IN
APRIL AND PERHAPS IN AUGUST BUT
IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN ONCE DID
PRESENT THE ALTERNATIVE
SCENARIOS AND WE HAVE SINCE
THEN BEEN USING THE PESSIMISTIC
ASSUMPTIONS.
THE STATE HAS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
DOES PRESENT THREE SCENARIOS TO
THEIR OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THEN
SELECTS THE OFFICIAL FORECAST
FROM THAT.
SO THE DIRECTOR WILL MAKE A
RECOMMENDATION TO THE FORECAST
COUPLE ON WHICH OF THE SCENARIO
SHOULD SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR
THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR THAT
PERIOD.
AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WILL
STAND AS THE OFFICIAL FORECAST
UNLESS ANY MEMBER OF THE
FORECAST COUNCIL DISAGREES WITH
THAT RECOMMENDATION.
IF THEY DO, THEY CAN CALL FOR A
VOTE TO APPROVE AN ALTERNATIVE
SCENARIO.
BUT AGAIN IF NO VOTE IS CALLED
FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
DIRECTOR STANDS.
THE FORECAST COMING OUT OF THAT
PROCESS WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE
OFFICIAL FORECAST.
AS THE CHAIR DESCRIBES STATE
LAW PROVIDES FOR THE MAYOR AND
THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROPOSE
REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES SO THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATION DOES
ACCOUNT FOR THAT ONLY ADDING A
REQUIREMENT THAT IF EITHER
BRANCH CHOOSES TO RELY ON AN
ALTERNATIVE FORECAST FOR ANY
BUDGET DECISION THAT DEVIATES
FROM THE OFFICIAL FORECAST
AUTHORIZED BY THE FORECAST
COUNCIL THE CHANGE MUST BE
DESCRIBED IN WRITING AND
TRANSMIT TO THE OTHER BRANCH.
SO BOTH PARTY THE ARE FULLY
INFORMED OF THE ASSUMPTIONS AND
WHY A DIFFERENT PATH WAS
CHOSEN.
MEETING OF THE FORECAST COUPLE
WOULD BE HELD IN PUBLIC AND
THEN AT MINIMUM WOULD TAKE
PLACE CON CURRENT WITH FORECAST
UPDATES BUT THE NUMBER OF
MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR
ULTIMATELY WOULD BE DETERMINED
BY THE FORECAST COUNCIL.
SO THE FORECAST COUNCIL WOULD
PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO THIS NEW
OFFICE.
THE NEW OFFICE WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR STAFFING THE
FORECAST COUNCIL PERFORMING
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
AND CONDUCTING SPECIAL STUDIES
AT THE REQUEST OF THE FORECAST
COUNCIL.
AND PROVIDING AD HOC ANALYTICAL
SUPPORT ON ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
ESTIMATES FOR LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE STAFF CONSISTENT WITH
THE WORK PROGRAM.
THE OFFICE WOULD CONSIST OF A
THREE-AND-A-HALF FULL TIME
EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
A NEW DIRECTOR POSITION AND A
NEW DATA ANALYST POSITION AND A
LEAD ECONOMIST POSITION THAT
WOULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
AND .5FTES OF ECONOMIC POSITION
THAT IS CURRENTLY A POSITION
THAT IS SHARED BETWEEN FAS AND
THE BUDGET OFFICE AND WOULD NOW
BE SHARED BETWEEN FAS AND THIS
NEW ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST OFFICE.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
LOCATES THE OFFICE WITHIN THE
CITY FINANCE DIVISION IN FAS
AND PROVIDES THAT THE OFFICE
WOULD RECEIVE ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT FROM FAS TO REDUCE SOME
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF
ESTABLISHING THIS NEW OFFICE.
AND GENERALLY THE NEW OFFICE
WILL REQUIRE $660,000 ONGOING
EVERYWHERE FUND SUPPORT AS
CURRENTLY PROPOSED 170,000 OF
THAT IS EXISTING RESOURCES THAT
WOULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
THE REMAINING 490,000 WILL
REQUIRE ONGOING GENERAL FUNDS
SUPPORT.
SO AS PRESENTED IN A STAFF MEMO
THE QUESTION BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE IS WHY CONSIDER
MODIFIES THE CITY STRUCTURE
RELATED TO ECONOMIC REVENUE
FORECAST.
CREATING A NEW OFFICE TO
PROVIDE INDEPENDENT FORECAST
AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IS
INTENDED TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY AND CREATE A LEVEL
PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN BOTH
BRANCHES AND ENHANCE THE CITY'S
WORK-RELATED FORECAST AND OTHER
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND CREATES
CONSISTENTSY WITH OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
AS NOTED DOING SO DOES COME
WITH TRADE OFFS MOVING THIS
FUNCTION TO A NEW OFFICE WITH
INCREASED COSTS COMPARED TO THE
STATUS QUO.
THE POLICY CHOICE IS DO THE
CHANGES JUSTIFY THE ADDITIONAL
COSTS?
TO ACHIEVE THE POLICY GOALS
DESCRIBED IN THE STAFF MEMO AND
THOSE DESCRIBED BY THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
WOULD BE NECESSARY EVEN IF IT
REMAINS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
AND EXISTING DEPARTMENT.
GIVING THE COMPETING DEMANDS ON
THE BUDGET OFFICE STAFF THAT
CURRENTLY DO THAT FORECASTING
WORK OR BOTH DOING FORECASTING
AND OTHER PHYSICAL POLICY WORK
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT MORE
DETAILED AND REGULAR REPORTING
AND SOME OF THE OTHER
ENHANCEMENTS CAN BE ACHIEVED
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
IN ADDITION SOME OF THE GOALS
MAY NOT BE ACHIEVABLE IF THE
FORECASTING FUNCTION REMAINS
WITHIN ONE GRAM AS LEVELING THE
PLAYING FIELD BETWEEN THE
BRANCHES WHEN AND HOW
INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED AND
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S A
STRATEGIC INFORMATION IN HOW IT
IS DELIVERED.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS AND I AM
HAPPY TO GO TO QUESTIONS OR GO
IN TO DETAILS ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DETAILS
OF THE BILL BEFORE WE GO TO
NEXT STEPS?
LOOKS LIKE NO QUESTIONS.
ALLY, THAT WAS SUPER THOROUGH
AND YOUR MEMO DETAIL AND I
APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION INTO
THE MEMO THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT NEXT
STEPS REALLY QUICKLY AND WE
WILL SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AFTER I MAKE A MOTION FOR OUR
DISCUSSION.
>> SURE.
HAPPY TO.
IF THE COMMITTEE VOTES TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE BILL
IT COB CONSIDERED JULY 19TH.
IF IT IS PASSED THE AMENDMENTS
TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
ORDINANCE SCHEDULED FOR FIRST
DISCUSSION IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JULY 20th
WILL BE REQUIRED.
IF THOSE THINGS OCCUR I WILL
WORK WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THE BUDGET CHAIR TO -- AND
WITH TOM TO DEVELOP AN
AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE
CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE
ADOPTIVE PROCESS AND IT WOULD
BE RESOURCES RESERVED FOR 2021
TO START UP THIS NEW OFFICE
THAT WE WILL BE TRANSFERRING AS
WELL AS CREATING THE AT LEAST
THE DIRECTOR POSITION SO THAT
HIRING PROCESS CAN START.
WHILE THIS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT
30 DAYS AFTER THE MAYOR SIGNS
ASSUMING IT IS PASSED BY THE
COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE
MAYOR, LIT TAKE SOME TIME TO
STAFF THE OFFICE TO IDENTIFY A
DIRECTOR AS WELL AS STAFF THE
REST OF THE POSITIONS.
SO IN THE INTERIM, THE INTENT
IS TO CONSIDER TO WORK AND RELY
ON THE WORK OF THE BUDGET
OFFICE AND FAS ON DEVELOPING
THE FORECAST AND STARTING TO
CONVENE THE FORECAST COUNCIL
WHERE THEY WOULD PRESENT FIRST
THE FORECAST COUNCIL TO THAT
BODY UNTIL THE NEW OFFICE IS
OPERATING.
>> WHICH ALLY AT THIS POINT WE
WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE
FORECAST COUNCIL WOULD BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 2022 BUDGET
CYCLE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
GIVEN HIRING TIMELINES AND THAT
KIND OF THING AND MAY JUST DO
SOME AD HOC MEETINGS IN THE
INTERIM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALLY OR
TOM ON THE LEGISLATION?
>> I WILL MOVE THE BILL FOR
CONSIDERATION AND I AM HAPPY TO
OPEN IT UP FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
COUNCIL BILL.
SO IF COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE
PASSAGE OF 120124.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
AND RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
120124.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE MY
EXTREME EXCITEMENT AND SUPPORT
FOR THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT FOR
DRIVING TOWARDS THIS BUDGETARY
CHANGE AND THE POLICY IN FRONT
OF US TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK ALLY AND TOM
WHO HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF REALLY
IDENTIFIED FOR ME A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH
COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS AND
HAVE ENGAGED WITH THEIR REVENUE
FORECAST OFFICES AND I THINK
SETTING THIS UP HAS BEEN A
DREAM COME TRUE IN SOME WAYS TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO MORE
INFORMATION AND TO HELP OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS AND OUR
LEGISLATIVE STAFF AS WELL AS
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
INFORMATION THAT GOES TO
CREATING THE FORECAST AND THUS
OUR BUDGET.
DID WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALLY
AND TOM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE AND DIRECTOR BEN
NOBEL AND THE TEAM AT FAS.
ESPECIALLY GLEN LEE AND WANT TO
THANK CODY WRITER AND YOUR
OFFICE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MY
OFFICE FOR THEIR WORK ON JUST
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS RELATED
TO THIS TOPIC OVER THE LAST
YEAR OR SO.
I THINK THE QUESTIONS POSED BY
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO IS GOOD
DO THE ADDITIONAL COSTS JUSTIFY
THE GAIN?
AND THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT AN FOR ME THE
QUESTION IS A GOOD ONE AND THE
ANSWER IS AN EASY ONE AND THE
ANSWER IS YES.
FIRST, THE INDEPENDENT
FORECASTING OFFICE IS SIMILAR
TYPE OF WORK.
ALREADY CONDUCTED BY KING
COUNTY.
BY WASHINGTON STATE AND I KNOW
THROUGH TOM'S RESEARCH, A BODY
THAT MANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF RELYING UPON TO HAVE
GREATER ALIGNMENT ACROSS
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE
BRANCHES AND I THING
SPECIFICALLY HERE FOR US IN
SEATTLE BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS
TOOL HELPS US TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS GREATER ALIGNMENT AND
TRANSPARENCY IN OUR FORECASTING
AND BUDGETARY PROCESSES IN THE
COUNTY AND WITH THE STATE
LEGISLATURE IN TERMS OF
CREATING SIMILAR ASSUMPTIONS AS
WE CRAFT OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES
AND STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING
BILLS.
SECOND, I THINK THIS IS A
MATTER OF TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC
MAKING SURE WE ARE FISCALLY
RESPONSIBLE AND USING THE BEST
INFORMATION AT THE TIME TO MAKE
FORECASTS AND THUS FUND THE
PRIORITIES IN THE BUDGET.
THIS HELPS TO REMOVE SOME OF
THE POLITICS OF THE BUDGETARY
PROCESS AND EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO HAVE CONCRETE
LEGISLATION FOR YEARS TO COME
SO THAT WE HAVE A REALLY
TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN FIND SORT OF THE
DETAILS ABOUT WHY THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT ON PAGE 7 OF THE MEMO
WHEN YOU SEE THE WAY IN WHICH
THE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS THE
BRANCHES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
BOTH IN TERMS OF ENHANCEMENTS
AND THE ENHANCEMENT SECTION
MAKING SURE THAT CITY HAS
RELIABLE INFORMATION FOR THE IN
COMING REVENUE AND HOW WE CAN
USE THAT TO PROJECT CERTAIN
YEARS AND THE LEVEL AND THE
PLAYING FIELD CONCEPT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US
AS WE RECEIVE THE REVENUE
FORECAST TO NOT AT THE SAME
TIME RECEIVE HOW THOSE DOLLARS
SHOULD BE SPENT BY ONE BRANCH
OF GOVERNMENT, EXECUTIVE THAT
HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE THE
INFORMATION THE EMPHASIS IS TO
HELP LEVEL THAT PLAYING FIELD
TO COMING UP WITH PRIORITIES
AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE
SHARED BUT PRIORITIES ON A
SIMILAR TIME LINE.
AND FINALLY I THINK THAT THIS
HELPS TO CREATE GREATER
CONFIDENCE IN OUR FORECASTING
PROCESSES AMONG BOTH MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL AND AMONG OUR
COMMUNITY THAT HOLD US
ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL.
AND SO THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH
OUR FINANCIAL POSITIONS AND OUR
FORECASTS THAT THEN INFORMS OUR
BUDGET.
JUST TO PUT IT SIMPLY, I THINK
THAT THIS FURTHER SHARES OUR
GOALS OF GREATER TRANSPARENCY
ACTING INFORMATION BY ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AND IS GOOD, POLICY
MAKING SO IT IS TO THE
QUESTIONS AND SORT OF THE
TRADEOFFS AND THE DISCUSSION
AND THE MEMO OUTLINED I THINK
THIS BILL HELPS TO ACCOMPLISH
MANY OF OUR SHARED GOALS ACROSS
BRANCHES AND JURISDICTIONS TO
ENSURE GREATER TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO HELP
SERVE THE PUBLIC.
THANKS EVERYBODY THAT WORKED ON
THE LEGISLATION AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT THANKS TO YOU FOR
YOUR CURRENT SPONSORSHIP AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
IT TODAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY WELL STATED
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I ALSO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
ALL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IN TERMS
OF COUNCILMEMBERS BUT THE
TRANSPARENCY PIECE CAPTAIN BE
UNDERSTATED IN THE PAST.
ALL OF THE WORK DONE BY THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE IS DONE
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE
ABILITY TO CREATE THIS
PARTICULAR OFFICE AND HAVE A
FORECAST COUNCIL DOES SORT OF
RAISE THE QUESTION ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS
DONE IN OPEN SESSION.
CONSISTENT WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT THAT I PERSONALLY
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MAKING
SURE IT COMES TO FRUITION AND
IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SO
THEY CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW THE
CITY'S ELECTED OFFICIALS OR
THEIR DESIGNEES ARE LOOKING AT
THE REVENUE FORECAST.
THIS IS AN INSTANCE IN WHICH
THE FORECAST COUNCIL IS LIKELY
SUBJECT TO THE OPEN PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT IN BRINGING THE
MEETINGS TO A PUBLIC VENUE TO
ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO
GET AN INSIDE VIEW OF HOW THE
REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT AND MAKING SURE WE
ARE PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIAL
TAX INFORMATION CONSISTENT WITH
STATE LAW BUT I THINK THERE IS
A LOT TO BE GAINED HERE IN
TERMS OF THE COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS QUESTION POSED IN ALLY
AND TOM'S MEMO.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE CALL THE ROLL?
OKAY.
I WAS GOING TO THANK THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA THANKED.
DITTO AND THANKS BECAUSE WE ARE
NOW CONSIDERING THIS AND A
SOLID PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
REPRESENTS A CONSENSUS
AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THE
EXECUTIVE BARGE AND WE ARE
READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS WE DO
GOVERNMENT AT THE CITY.
SO THAT BEING SAID WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT BILL PASS?
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> CHAIRMAN GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
>> THAT'S FOUR IN FAVOR AND
NONE OPPOSED
>> MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
120124 AND FORWARDED TO JULY
19TH CITY MEETING.
AND ALLY AND TOM.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING ON THOSE
BILLS REFERENCED BY ALLY AND
TOM IN THEIR MENUS.
THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE TO THE LAST AGENDA
ITEM.
MOVING AT A CLIP PACE.
ONLY 2:35 P.M.
I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE
READ ITEM THREE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3, THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY SCHOOL YEAR
2020-2021 UPDATE AND BRIEFING
FOR DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM BOTH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AND STAFF OVER AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AREA
OF INVESTMENT THOSE OF US THAT
SERVE ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE WE GET PRETTY
DETAILED INFORMATION ON A
PRETTY REGULAR BASIS ON THESE
INVESTMENTS AND I LIKE TO AT
LEAST ONCE A YEAR BRING
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DEALS TO
THE TABLE HERE, THE VIRTUAL
TABLE TO HELP YOU KNOW TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND HOW
THESE DOLLARS ARE BEING
INVESTED.
DIRECTORIALLY IN THE HEALTH AND
EDUCATION OF OUR KIDS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
SO I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR
SHAPPEL US FOR BEING HERE AND
TO DISCUSS THIS IMPORTANT LEVY
UPDATE ON THE FAMILY EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY.
I AM DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS AND PRACTITIONERS ON
HOW THEY THINK THE LEVY IS
DOING AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEING
IN TERMS OF IMPACT WITHIN OUR
BROADER COMMUNITY.
SO I AM GOING TO HAND IT TO
DIRECTOR SHAPPEL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL AS YOU
KNOW I AM DR. DWAYNE SHAPPEL
THE PROUD DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY
AS YOU JUST MENTIONED.
BUT REALLY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
OUR PARTNERS AND TO SHARE
UPDATES ON THE SECOND SCHOOL
YEAR OF OUR LEVY IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM.
IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE PULL
THE POWER POINT SLIDE UP?
TANK YOU.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WHAT I LOVE TO DO IS JUST START
BY GROUNDING US IN DEALS FOR
KEY RESULTS SO TODAY YOU'LL
HEAR ABOUT PROGRESS MADE
TOWARDS THE THREE ACADEMIC
RESULTS IN PARTICULAR
KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND HIGH
SCHOOL AND GRADUATION AND
COMPLETION OF A POST SECONDARY
DEGREE CREDENTIAL OR
CERTIFICATE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO TODAY'S BRIEFING WILL FOCUS
ON THE MOST RECENT SCHOOL YEAR
WHERE OF COURSE COVID LIKE '19
CHANGED SO MUCH.
AND YOU WILL HEAR FROM OUR
PARTNERS THEMSELVES ABOUT HOW
THEIR YEAR WENT IN SERVICE TO
OUR SEATTLE CHILDREN YOUTH AND
FAMILIES.
AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN WE
WILL RESPOND TO COUNCIL
QUESTIONS AND HAVE SOME
OPPORTUNITIES AND TIME FOR
DISCUSSION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST A BREACH REMINDER WE ARE
IN THE SECOND YEAR OF FEPP,
THEY GO THROUGH AUGUST 31st.
TODAY IS A PROGRESS UPDATE.
NOT OUR NORMAL FORMAL ANNUAL
REPORT.
AS I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO
COVID IMPACTED OUR SERVICE
DELIVERY AND DATA COLLECTION
THIS YEAR AND WE WILL HAVE A
FULLER PICTURE OF DATA IMPACTS
AND OUTCOMES THIS FALL BUT
SIMILARLY MANY OF OUR GRANTEES
ARE SUBMITTING INVOICES FOR THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR SCHOOL YEAR
INVESTMENT AND WE'RE ACTUALLY
HAVE CONTRACTS OPENED OR SHALL
I SAY OPEN CONTRACTS FOR THE
SUMMER OF 2021 SERVICES NOW.
AND FORMAL ANNUAL REPORT FOR
SCHOOL YEAR 2021 WILL BE
SUBMITTED TO OUR LEVY,
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL
IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.
OKAY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
NOW LET'S DIVE INTO OUR MUCH
ANTICIPATED PANEL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AS ALWAYS YOU CAN SEE I'M
EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR
AMAZING PANELISTS.
THEY WILL EACH GIVE US A SHORT
STATEMENT AND WE WILL OPEN IT
UP FOR DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE AND I WILL JUST BRIEFLY
INTRODUCE A FEW OF THEM.
SO WE HAVE BROWN, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY LEARNING IS
CENTER IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN-
AMERICAN LEARNING CENTERS IN
SEATTLE AND PROVIDED NURTURING
FOR OUR CITY'S YOUNGEST
LEARNING FOR DECADES.
EARLIER I HAD THE HONOR OF
DELIVERING A PROCLAMATION TO
THE FAMILY THE MATRIARCH
JEANETTE CAUSEY AND THE BELOVED
COMMUNITY AND AS A BELOVED
COMMUNITY MEMBER.
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY AARON
JEFFERS.
AARON WHO IS PART OF OUR DEEL
TEAM.
AND HAS -- AND IS IN EARLY
LEARNING COACH WHO SUPPORTS OUR
PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM.
AND THEN WE HAVE PRINCIPAL
MIGUEL SANSALONE FROM CONCORD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I KNOW
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
AND HE IS A GREAT LEADER.
AND WE ARE JOINED BY WILLIE
SEALS.
THE FOUND DER OF THE ACADEMY
FOR CREATING EXCELLENCE AND
HE'LL SPEAK TO THE
ORGANIZATION'S WORK ON ENGAGING
AND EDUCATING SEATTLE'S BLACK
MALE YOUTH IN CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE WAY AND WE HAVE TERI
GINSTER, WHO WILL SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCE AS A NURSE
PRACTITIONER PROVIDING CLINICAL
SERVICES THROUGH A SCHOOL BASE
AND HEALTH CENTER THROUGH COVID
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE
FRANCISCO RAMOS.
ONE OF THE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS
FOR SEATTLE PROMISE, FOR THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM WORKING
WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS
AND SENIORS TO BASICALLY CREATE
THE CULL IN OUR CITY.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.
LET ME STOP RAMBLING AND STOP
SHARING THE SCREEN SO WE CAN
SEE OUR PANELISTS' FACES AND I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO RUTH.
ARE YOU ON?
>> I AM NOT SEEING RUTH.
DO WE HAVE RUTH IN THE WAITING
ROOM?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZELEZ I
BELIEVE THAT RUTH IS BEING
TEXTED RIGHT NOW.
>> I WILL PASS IT OFF TO AIR
ROPE.
AARON.
I WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU.
>> OKAY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> OKAY.
GOOD.
I WANT TO SAY I'M AARON JEFFERS
AND COACH WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK
ABOUT COACHING.
I'M REALLY PASSIONATED ABOUT
COACHING AND I THINK ALTHOUGH
THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN VERY
DIFFERENT AS EVERYTHING HAS
BEEN FOR ALL OF US I FEEL LIKE
OUR TEAMWORK WAS ABLE TO DO OUR
BEST TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS
THAT WE WORK WITH.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR
TEAM DID WAS A GROUP OF US.
A GROUP OF COACHES REGULARLY
WORKS ON A SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL
NEWS LETTER THAT COMES OUT
REGULARLY AND IT FOCUSES ON
SELF CARE.
STRATEGIES AND SOME EXAMPLES
CAN BE COOKING OR EXERCISE OR
READING SOME OF THE COACH'S
PERSONAL STORIES.
WE INCLUDED RESOURCES ON VIDEOS
AND PODCASTS IN THE EDUCATION
SETTING AND PERSONALLY WORKING
ON THAT WITH OUR OWN GROWTH.
STILL WORKING ON THE NEWS
LETTERS COMING OUT AND
HOPEFULLY PROGRAMS WILL BE
HELPFUL AND SO THAT IS ONE
THING THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A
TEAM.
I THINK PERSONALLY AS MY OWN
COACHING I ONLY WORK WITH THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
CLASSROOMS FROM THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
FROM SEPTEMBER TO MARCH THINK
WERE ALL REMOTE AND THAT
INVOLVED OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT
SUPPORT THEM PERSONALLY BUT
FIGURING OUT THEIR SCHEDULE HOW
THEY WOULD DO LARGE OR SMALL
GROUPS WITH CHILDREN.
AND I ALSO MET WITH THE
CHILDREN THAT WEREN'T ON THE
CALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SOMETIMES WEEKLY AND SOMETIMES
BI-WEEKLY AND JUST LISTENED AND
SUPPORT WITH WHAT THEY NEEDED
AND WHAT WAS IMPORTANT AND
VALUABLE TO THEM AT DIFFERENT
TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BECAUSE KIND OF LEARNING
TOGETHER.
BECAUSE REMOTE LEARNING IN
PRESCHOOL AND WE PROBABLY NEVER
TOUGHT THAT WOULD HAPPEN
BEFORE COVID AND SPECIFICALLY
AROUND HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM
WITH SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT
CREATED THE CURRICULUM SO WE
WORKED ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS AND
STILL WORKING TO IMPLEMENT WHAT
WAS REMOTELY WITH THE CHILDREN.
I WOULD ALSO -- LET ME -- AND
IN MARCH THE DISTRICT SHIFTED
TO HYBRID.
THAT WAS 2/3 OF THE WAY IN THE
YEAR AND THAT WAS CONVERSATIONS
AROUND CLASSROOMS AND HOW THAT
WOULD WORK AND IS IT SAFE AND
HOW THEY WOULD GO ABOUT DOING
IT AND SOME CLASSROOMS HAD VERY
LITTLE CHILDREN IN PERSON AND
SOME HAD A LOT AND SOME REMOTE
AND IT SHIFTED TO SUPPORT THE
CHILDREN AS BEST WE COULD
THROUGHOUT THE BEGINNING PART
OF THE YEAR.
AND WHEN THEY WERE IN PERSON
ONLY TWO HOURS AND 20 MINUTES.
THERE WAS LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS
AROUND THAT.
AND LASTLY I WOULD SAY IN
GENERAL AND I HAVE HEARD THIS
FROM OTHER COACHES HOW
IMPRESSED I AM OF THE PROGRAMS
AND THE CLASSROOMS I WORKED
WITH, WITH WHAT THE TEACHERS
WERE ABLE TO DO AND ENGAGE THE
CHILDREN FOR MOST OF THE YEAR
REMOTELY AND BALANCING THE
REMOTE AND THE IN PERSON AND I
HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH
WHAT THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND BUILD
AND GROW WITH THEM AS WE SEE
WHAT HAPPENS AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
COACHING.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AARON.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THOSE
THOUGHTS AND MIGUEL, I AM GOING
TO KICK IT OVER TO YOU.
JUST SHARE SOME THOUGHTS AS
PRINCIPAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL
LEADER AND COMMUNITY LEADER AND
ONE THAT IS PROVIDING THE
SERVICE SECOND TO NONE.
SHARE YOUR THINKING.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR SHAPPEL
AND GOOD TO SEE YOU SHARE
PERSON GONZELEZ, IT HAS BEEN
TWO YEARS AND SO MUCH HAS
HAPPENED IN THE INTERIM.
PLEASE EXCUSE MY VOICE.
I AM FEELING A LITTLE NERVOUS
TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE AND TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY MOSTLY TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND WITH GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
THAT I FEEL THAT I AM HERE
TODAY AND AS DIRECTOR SHAPPEL
SAID I'M MIGUEL AND FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL A PROUD
PARTNER AND AWARDEE FOR THE
PARIS TWO LEVY CYCLES ACTUALLY.
CONCORD IS LOCATED IN THE RIVER
VALLEY AND IS IN THE SOUTH PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO GIVE
CONTEXT BEFORE I KIND OF TALK
ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, SOUTH
PARK IS A PLACE THAT IS
BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE AND IT IS
A PLACE THAT WHERE 85% OF THE
STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR.
WE HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE
OF CERTIFICATED STAFF OF COLOR
IN THE SOUTHWEST SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND BECAUSE OF THAT AND
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACT
OF THE PANDEMIC, WE FELT THE
PANTS IN OUR ZIP CODE AND IN
THE RIVER VALLEY PARTICULARLY
INTENSELY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
BROADER SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY, AND MY GOAL TODAY IS
NOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING NEW
NECESSARILY BUT JUST TO SAY
THAT THESE ISSUES THAT WE FACE
AS A COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
IS PRESENT AND BEEN INTENSIFIED
BY THE PANDEMIC WHICH WE ALL
HAVE EXPERIENCED.
WE HAVE AN EIGHT-YEAR SHORT OF
LIVE EXPECTANCY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAN THE REST OF
SEATTLE AND 25% HIGHER RATE OF
ASMA AND PREPANDEMIC AND
PRERESPIRATORY PANDEMIC AND THE
HIGHEST RATE OF SCHOOL, OF
STUDENTS VISITING THE HEAL ROM
IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR
AND DESPITE HAVING ONLY 40%
RETURNED OF THE 18 ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS THAT I AM ALIGNED WITH
THE MOST VISITS TO THE
PROTECTIVE HEALTH CARE ROOM.
THAT MEANS SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19
OF STUDENTS PRESENT IN THE
SCHOOL.
WHY DO I SAY THAT?
WHY DO I PITCH ALL OF THESE
THINGS?
I PITCH IT BECAUSE WE HAPPEN TO
BE IN A MOMENT WITH WHAT
DIRECTOR SHAPPEL IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR AND WHAT I AM RESPONSIBLE
FOR AND WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE
FOR.
WE HAVE THE POWER TO CONTINUE
TO DO THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE
ARE DOING AND PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY FOR EXAMPLE, AND
WORKING WITH A DUAL LANGUAGE
PROGRAM THAT HAS THE 9th
GRADERS ACHIEVE COLLEGE CREDIT
IN AP CLASSES BECAUSE OF OUR
ROBUST 50/50 MODEL OF ENGLISH
AND SPANISH BYLITERACY.
THE CITY FUNDS .25 PRINCIPAL
FOR THE SCHOOL THAT IS A VITAL
PIECE OF OUR WORK AND IT ALSO
FUNDS FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER
THAT HAS HELPED FAMILIES
CONNECT TO OVER $300,000 WORTH
OF RENT MONIES OVER THE PAST
ONE YEAR ALONE.
THEY ARE CRITICAL TO THE BASIC
NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES IN ORDER
TO BE IN A PLACE TO THINK ABOUT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE DONE A YEAR'S
WORTH OF LEARNING FOR SCHOOL
BUT HOW DO WE MEASURE WHAT THAT
LEARNING IS?
I THINK MY SCHOOL HAS AN
ABILITY TO REDEFINE WHAT
ACADEMIC SUCCESS MEANS.
I WANT TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL
AND DWAYNE AND DEEL TO USE OUR
POWER TO LEVERAGE MORE
ADVANCEMENTS AWAY FROM
STANDARDIZED TESTING.
WE HAVE SEEN THE STANDIZED
TESTING BEEN TAKEN AWAY FOR TWO
YEARS AND IT HAS NOT MATTERED
TO OUR STUDENTS AT CONCORD IN
EXCHANGE FOR RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES AND PARTNERS AT OSPI
OR SEATTLE PARTNER SCHOOLS AN
NEED DEEL TO BE PRESCRIPTIVE
AND THE CITY SHOULD BE AND
LEVERAGE OUR POWER TO SAY HERE
IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CHANGE
THE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS
OF COLOR THAT HAVE BEEN
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED I THE
PANDEMIC AND NEED TO YOU
UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS IMPACTED
THE COMMUNITY MORE INTENSELY.
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM?
WHY IS THE SNOHOMISH VALLEY THE
ONLY SITE AND WHY IS THE
COMMUNITY IMPACTED IN SOUTH
PARK IN THIS WAY?
THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO
SAY IS THE REASON WE MOVED BACK
INTO HYBRID MODELS IN MARCH
BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT
WE HAD A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR
BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN.
DEEL DOES WORK WITH MENTAL
HEALTH FUNDING AND SUPPORT AND
THAT WORK NEEDS TO CONTINUE.
MY WONDERING IS HOW DO WE TAKE
ACTION TO HOLD THE STATE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THESE REALITIES
TO PUT STUDENTS PACK INTO THE
BUILDING DURING THE PANDEMIC.
OUR STAFF, WE HAVE A .5 NURSE
FULL TIME AND THAT IS UNACCEPT
AND AND MORAL BANKRUPTCY, NOT
JUST IN OUR CITY BUT IN OUR
STATE AND COUNTRY.
I THINK THAT WE CAN ADVOCATE
AND WE CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT
KIND OF CONVERSATION BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
WITH DR. PETTUNIO SAYS WE ARE
MANAGING OPPRESSION AND TRYING
TO DO OUR BEST AND NEVER GOING
TO GET OUT OF THAT, IF WE DON'T
HOLD THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE AND
LEVERAGE OUR PROSPECTIVE ITEMS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU PRINCIPAL MIGUEL.
APPRECIATE YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
BRILLIANCES AND WHAT I WILL DO
NOW IS KICK IT OVER TO WILLIE.
MR. SEALS.
THERE HE IS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE.
HELLO, GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS WILLIE SEALS
THE CEO/COFOUNDER OF THE
ACADEMY FOR CREATING
EXCELLENCE.
YOU MAY HEAR ACE ACADEMY IN
SOME CIRCLES AND THAT IS WHAT
WE GO BY FOR SHORT.
CREATED IN 2012 AS A SPACE AND
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SAFE
SPACES FOR BLACK MEN, YOUNG
BLACK MEN IN PARTICULAR WITH
THAT ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
ALSO HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE
SEATTLE AREA.
HOW THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE
HAVE BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ALSO SOUTH KING
COUNTY IS THAT WE PROVIDE A
NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
FOR ACE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOLERS AND WE HAVE CURRENTLY
GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS OUR
SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND
PROVIDING SPACE FOR RISING 8th
RADERS AND 9th GRADERS AND
FOUR WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM TO
WHERE THEY ARE LEARNING STEM
AND HUMANITY SUCH AS BLACK
CULTURE AND SOCIETY AND HEALTH
AND WELLNESS AND LEADERSHIP AND
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
TE OTHER SPACES THAT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTIVE BY THE CITY DEEL IS
WHAT IS CALL OUR PARENT CAFE.
AND THE PARENT CAFE IS A SERIES
OF NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR PARENTS THAT HAVE STUDENTS
THAT ARE ENGAGED.
WHAT WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND
LEARNED OVER TIME THAT STUDENTS
AS A WHOLE ARE CONNECTED
THROUGH THE SCHOOLS AND OR
THEIR FAMILIES.
AND SO THIS HAS GIVEN US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH
PARENTS ON A INTENTIONAL AND
AUTHENTIC LEVEL AND TO LEARN
FROM THEM WHAT DO THEY NEED?
NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THE
STUDENTS NEED BECAUSE WE HAVE
THEM IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM AND
OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS BUT WHAT DO
PARENTS NEED?
BECAUSE FOR MYSELF I'M A PARENT
AS WELL.
I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE
ANSWERS FOR RAISING MY YOUNG
CHILDREN BUT ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD
RESOURCES AND CONNECT WITH
OTHER PARENTS AS WELL AS FAR AS
WHAT THEY NEED.
THE LAST THING THAT WE HAVE
PROVIDED WAS A SPACE FOR
EDUCATORS.
THAT'S BLACK EDUCATORS NETWORK
AND THAT NETWORK WE HAVE POSTED
A SERIES OF FOUR PART SERIES TO
CONNECT WITH OUR LOCAL
CATERINGS WITHIN THE SCHOOL
COMMUNITY.
THAT IS WITHIN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND GUESTS FROM OUTSIDE
OF SEATTLE SCHOOLS WITHIN THOSE
SPACES.
AND ALL OF THIS TO WORK OVER
THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN DONE
VIRTUAL.
AND NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A
SPACE NOW TO WHERE WE ARE
CONNECTING WITH OUR STUDENTS
AND OUR STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR
AND THE LAST PIECE THAT I
MISSED WAS OUR FAMED SATURDAY
PROGRAM.
IT STARTED LAST YEAR OF
SEPTEMBER OF 2020 AND RAN INTO
MAY OF THE NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVE 50 MEN IN SEATTLE
PARTICIPATE IN A VIRTUAL
LEARNING ON THEIR SATURDAY AS A
MATTER OF FACT, RIGHT?
DURING THIS TIME.
IT IS FROM 9:00 A.M.
TO 12:00 P.M.
THEY ARE LEARNING EVERYTHING
FROM STEM TO SPORTS AND MUSIC.
HOW DID THEY SHOW UP AS WELL
AND THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR
PROGRAM IS LED BY BLACK MALE
INSTRUCTORS THAT IS IN THE
SPACES AND IT GIVES OUR
STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN MORE AND SEE THEMSELVES
IN THESE POSITIONS AND FACES SO
WHAT HAS LED UP TO A QUICK
NUGGET IS WE HAVE OUR SUMMER
LEARNING PROGRAM GOING ON FOR
THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.
FROM THAT SATURDAY PROGRAM WE
HAVE HIRED FOUR INTERNS FROM
OUR SATURDAY PROGRAM TO HELP US
OUT WITH OUR SUMMER LEARNING
EXPERIENCE.
THIS GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOUTH CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AND TEACHING PROFESSION CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN ALSO HOW
TO JUST BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME
NEAR PEER EXPERIENCES SO THAT
WAY THEY ARE NOT ONLY LEARNING
BUT BEING ABLE TO BE MENTORS TO
OUR 9th AND 8th GRADERS.
THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE AND
DEFINITELY PROVIDE MORE
INFORMATION TO HAVE YOU NOW
THAT WE ARE IN A LITTLE BIT
MORE SAFER SPACE TO POSSIBLY
COME VISIT OUR PROGRAMS AND SEE
WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE ABOUT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS MIGUEL
STATED IT PERFECTLY GETTING OUT
TO SEE WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE
ABOUT AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
THESE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS A
HUGE NEED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE
BIGGEST YEAR OF WHAT IS SO-
CALLED LOSS.
>> LOSS AS FAR AS RELATIONSHIP.
INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIP IN
BUILDING AND CONNECTING WITH
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAS BEEN
A HUGE MIX AND GOING TO AFTER
THE SUMMER AND MY LAST POINT
GOING AFTER THE SUMMER AND
GOING BACK TO THE SCHOOL YEAR
IT IS GOING TO BE IMPERATIVE
THAT THESE AUTHENTIC
RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUE TO
HAPPEN WITH OUR ADULTS AND OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT WHY WE
HAVE A BIGGER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT'S
GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU THANK YOU BROTHER
WILLIE.
THAT WAS GREAT.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THIS
GOING.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU WILLIE FOR
WHAT YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION
HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THESE YOUNG
MEN THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
AND I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AND I APPRECIATE IT.
I WILL NOW KICK IT OVER TO
FRANCISCO.
IF YOU CAN COME ON AND SHARE
SOME OF YOUR EXPERTISE AND
ENGAGE US.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS FRANCISCO RAMOS AND
OUTREACH SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM.
I HELP HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FOR
PROMISE PROGRAMS AND SEATTLE
COLLEGES AND EVERYTHING THAT
GOES INTO ENROLLMENT AND
ONBOARDING SO EVERYTHING THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THEM TO
SHOW UP ON THE FIRST DAY SO
SPECIFICALLY BEFORE COVID MY
ROLE WOULD BE TO BE VETTED AT
HIGH SCHOOLS TO SERVE AS
RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS IN
CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS AND
COUNSELING CENTERS.
AND WITH COVID ENTIRE ROLE HAS
SHIFTED IN THE WAY THAT WE AT
SEATTLE PROMISE OUTREACH HAS
SUPPORTED OUR STUDENTS AND I
THINK THE NUMBER ONE THINK I
HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT
OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND ARE
VERY RESILIENT AND EDUCATION
STOPPED FOR THEM AND TURNED
UPSIDE DOWN AND BEGAN AGAIN AT
THE SAME TIME.
AND SO CONNECTING, NEW WAYS TO
CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS.
WE WERE NOT THERE PHYSICALLY TO
SUPPORT THEM.
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, I GUESS
WE FACE BEING ON ZOOM TO DO
FINANCING AID.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FASFA OR
THE WAFSA THEY ARE HARD AND
CHALLENGING ESPECIALLY IF YOU
ARE A FIRST GENERATING COLLEGE
STUDENTOR DON'T HAVE THE
CAPITAL AT HOME AND ENGLISH IS
NOT YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE AND A
LOT TO WALK THROUGH ON ZOOM
VERSUS BEING THERE IN PERSON
WITH A STUDENT TO HELP THEM AND
THEIR FAMILY WITH THAT.
ALSO, WE SAW A LOT OF STUDENTS
I WORK WITH PICKED UP WORKING
EITHER PART-TIME OR FULL TIME
AND SOMETIMES BECOMING THE SOLE
OR MAIN BREADWINNER FOR THEIR
FAMILY.
AND SO IT WAS HARDER TO CONNECT
WITH THEM ON A TIME LIKE WE
OPERATE ON BUSINESS HOURS.
AND, OF COURSE, WE SAW STUDENTS
FROM EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE TRANSITION BUT WE DID LEARN
SOME THING TO ADAPT AND MEET
STUDENTS AND TO STILL HELP THEM
THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND I THINK A BIG ONE WAS BEING
CONSISTENT AND WHERE
INFORMATION WAS LOCATED AND HOW
STUDENTS COULD ACCESSORY
SOURCES WITH US.
WE -- PART OF THIS INFORMATION
ACCESSIBILITY WAS INSTEAD OF
HOW WE WOULD OFFER THESE
WORKSHOPS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS
ALL OF THE TIME AND IT WAS
THERE AND AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME
WE STARTED TO OFFER THEM AND
RECORDING THEM AND IN MAKING
THOSE POWER POINTS AND THOSE
PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AND COMMUNICATING TO
STUDENTS AND ACCESS THEM AND IN
THE PANDEMIC I WILL GET TWO
A.M.
EMAILS LIKE I WATCHED THIS
VIDEO AND ONTO THE NEXT STEP
CAN WHAT DO I DO EVEN THOUGH I
WON'T RESPOND UNTIL 8:00 A.M.
THE NEXT DAY.
IT GIVES STUDENTS AN ABILITY TO
WORK ON THINGS AT THEIR OWN
PACE ESPECIALLY WITH JUST HOW
DIFFERENT LIFE HAS BEEN.
ALSO JUST OUR SESSIONS CHANGING
THEM FROM THE MORNING TO THE
AFTERNOON AND LATER PART OF THE
EVENING.
AND MAKING SURE WE HAD -- WE
WERE ABLE TO DO THIS YEAR WE
HAD INTERPRETATIVE WORKSHOPS
FOR FINANCIAL AID AND SEATTLE
SCHOOLS SECOND LANGUAGES AND
AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AS WELL
AND AVOIDING LONG EMAILS THAT
IS NOT EXACTLY THE MOST HELPFUL
WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO WALK
THROUGH COMPLICATED THINGS.
WE LEARN LINE GRAPHICS WERE
BETTER, SHORT AND SWEET AND TO
THE POINT AND SO IN CONNECTING
STUDENTS THAT NEEDED THE MOST
SUPPORT AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
NOT JUST EMAILING UTILIZING THE
TEXT MESSAGES AND FUNNY IF YOU
PUT A HAND WAVE EMOJI YOU GET
MORE RESPONSES FROM STUDENTS
LIKE SEE THAT AND RESPOND A LOT
QUICKER AND CALLING.
DOING MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UPS.
STUDENTS HAD A LOT -- TEND TO
HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND MANY OF
THEM WORKING AND WATCHING AND
TAKING CARE OF SIBLINGS AND
GRANDPARENTS AND PARENTS AND
MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THOSE
MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS AND WHAT
IS REALLY HELPFUL.
AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER COOL
THING THAT WE DEVELOPED THIS
YEAR WAS A SOLID, A MORE SOLID
PARENT ENGAGEMENT PIECE.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET PARENTS
EMAILS AND PHONE NUMBERS SO WE
COULD GIVE THEM TEXT AND PHONE
CALL AND EMAIL REMINDERS ON
WHAT THEIR STUDENTS WORKING ON
PROMISE PROCESS AND HOW WE
COULD BEST SUPPORT THEM AND AT
OUR READINESS ACADEMY A SMALL
ORIENTATION WE HAD A FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT SO PARENT
AND GUARDIANS COULD JOIN AND
LEARN HOW THEY CAN BEST SUPPORT
THEIR STUDENT THROUGH THIS
APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND I THINK THAT WAS COOL
BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO
PARTNERING WITH HIGH SCHOOL
STAFF AND LIKE CBOS, THE HIGH
SCHOOLS, AND BRINGING IN
FAMILIES BECAUSE REALLY DOES
TAKE A COMMUNITY IN GETTING
STUDENTS THROUGH THESE LIKE I'D
SAY CHALLENGING FORMS OF
FINANCIAL AID AND THINGS LIKE
THAT AND REALLY LOOPING THAT
ALL TOGETHER AND JUST LASTLY
WHAT MAKES THIS SUCCESSFUL BOTH
IN PERSON AND THIS LAST YEAR IS
I WAS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENT THAT WENT TO A
UNIVERSITY AND I FELT JUST THE
NUMBER OF BEING PUSHED THROUGH
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TOUCH POINTS
LIKE IN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS
BUT SEATTLE PROMISE STUDENTS
ARE SUPPORTED FROM APPLICATION
TO GRADUATION AND SOMEONE
TOUCHING BASE WITH THEM AND WE
SEE THEM AS PEOPLE AND WE KNOW
WE CAN SUPPORT THEM AND SO IT
IS REALLY NICE I THINK THAT
STUDENTS, THAT WE ARE THERE FOR
STUDENTS AND THEY HAVE SOMEONE
TO GO TO WHENEVER THEY ARE
PICKING CLASSES AND
COMES NEXT. ON TO WHATEVER
>> THANK YOU FRANCISCO.
APPRECIATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO
AND I LIKE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU
ARE PROVIDED.
YOU JUST MENTIONED PROVIDING
SUPPORT FROM STUDENTS FROM A TO
G. APPLICATION TO GRADUATION.
THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
NEXT, I WILL PASS THIS OVER TO
RUTH BROWN.
>> HELLO EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON DR. SHAPPEL AND
DISTINGUISHED COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM RUTH CAUSEEY BROWN
DIRECTOR OF THE CAUSEEY
LEARNING THERE IN SEATTLE, A
PRESCHOOL PROVIDER SINCE
INCEPTION.
WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
PRESCHOOL STUDENTS' NEEDS WHEN
THE PANDEMIC STRUCK IN MARCH OF
220.
PRESCHOOLERS AS WE ALL KNOW BY
NATURE ARE EXPLORERS AND
SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS AND
EXPERIMENTAL LEARNERS.
THEY ARE LEARNING HOW TO
ENGAGED WITH THE WORLD.
SO WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT AND
LEARNING SHIFTED ON LINE, I AND
MY TEAM RECOGNIZED THAT
PRESCHOOLERS WERE AT RISK
MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DEVELOP THOSE IMPORTANT
SOCIALLY EMOTIONAL AND
PREACADEMIC SKILL.
CAUSEY OFFERED DAILY ONLINE
ZOOM CLASSES BUT I WANTED TO
SHARE WITH YOU TODAY IS THAT IN
ADDITION TO THE ONLINE
INSTRUCTION OUR TEAM
TRANSFORMED OUR SCHOOL BUS THAT
WE HAVE.
IT WAS PURCHASED FOR SCHOOL
TRIPS BUT WE TURNED IT TO A
MOBILE CLASSROOM COMPLIANT WITH
ALL OF THE COVID SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS.
THE STUDENTS BROUGHT THEIR
TOOLS AND ACTIVITY BOXES THAT
WE HAD SUPPLIED TO THEM EARLIER
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
THE TEACHERS BROUGHT THEIR
TOOLS AND EXPERIENCE AND
ENTHUSIASM.
THERE IS WHERE THE MAGIC BEGAN.
OUR HOME VISITS WERE A SUCCESS.
BY SEPTEMBER ALL FAMILIES
ENROLLED AND WANTED TO BE ON
THE VISIT LIST.
IT TOOK A LOT OF CREATIVE
SCHEDULEING TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T THINK
EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO SIGN UP.
IN ADDITION TO CONSTANT ZOOM
CLASSES OUR NEWLY CREATED
MOBILE PROGRAM PROVIDED IN-
PERSON COMPREHENSIVE EARLY
LEARNING LESSONS WHICH INCLUDED
MATH, SCIENCE PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT.
WE ADMINISTERED STUDENT
ASSESSMENT FOR POSSIBLE
LEARNING INDICATORS.
SOME FAMILIES DID NOT HAVE
INTERNET ACCESS AND WE WERE
ABLE BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE
ZOOM CLASSES SO WE DELIVERED
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY PACKETS
DURING THE HOME VISITS THAT
ENHANCED THE STUDENT
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS AND MATCHED
A WEEKLY THEME.
THESE PACKETS INCLUDED AT HOME
ACTIVITIES PARENTS COULD
RETURN THE PACK ITS DURING THE
NEXT HOME VISIT.
AND IN DECEMBER, TEACHERS
DELIVERED HOLIDAY SUPPLIES AND
GIFTS TO SPREAD HOPE AND BRING
HOLIDAY CHEER TO MANY THAT WERE
EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANXIETY AND
GRIEF.
PROVIDING THESE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES ENHANCED A SENSE OF
SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
LIKE FAMILY.
AND INSURED THAT ALL STUDENTS
FELT ABLE TO LEARN AND
PARTICIPATING THROUGH THE
ACADEMIC PROBLEMS THAT WE WERE
HAVING.
CAUSEY LEARNING THERE IS ONE OF
MANY SP PROVIDERS THAT ADAPTED
THE CLASSROOM AND OUR PROGRAMS
TO PROVIDE REMOTE AND SMALL
GROUPS.
HYBRID IN PERSON INSTRUCTION
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
WE EDUCATORS TAKE THE NEW
NORMAL ONE DAY AT A TIME.
AND HOPING TO SHED LIGHT WHERE
THERE MAY BE DARKNESS.
I AM BUILDING UP ON MY MOTHER'S
LEGACY BY PROVIDING A SUPPORT
SYSTEM TO CAUSEY'S EDUCATORS
AND ENSURING THAT THE CENTER
CONTINUES TO PROVIDE CHILDREN
WITH HIGH QUALITY AND EARNING
EARLY EDUCATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RUTH.
I APPRECIATE THOSE WORDS.
NOW, WHAT I WILL DO, TERI, YOU
CAN CLOSE US OUT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH A LOT OF
THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I'M A NURSE PRACTITIONER AT
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL BASE
CLINIC AND AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW
THE SCHOOL BASED CLINICS
PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES
TO ADOLESCENTS IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IS
EASE OF ACCESS, NO BARRIERS.
NO COSTS TO FAMILIES.
STUDENTS CAN COME IN FOR A
REGULAR SERVICE OR THEY CAN
SEEK CONFIDENTIAL SERVICES AND
IT IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM.
IN MARCH OF '20 HAD THE
PANDEMIC HIT THERE WAS CHEERING
AND HUGGING IN THE HALL THAT
THEY WERE BEING SENT HOME TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE AND WE HAD TO
SHOVE THEM OFF THE DOOR BUT IT
SETTLED IN IT WAS PRETTY
ISOLATING TO BE AWAY FROM THE
SUPPORT THEY NEEDED TO REACH
THEIR GOALS FOR NEXT LEVEL AND
FOR COLLEGE AND THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES AND GRADUATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF LOSS AND
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE A
PRIORITY.
I AM A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND
EACH OF THE CHILDREN CANS HAVE
A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER ALSO
AND THEY HAVE BEEN QUITE BUSY
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT WE DID WAS THE SCHOOLS
WERE VIRTUALLY CLOSED OR
LITERALLY CLOSED TO EVERYONE
FROM MARCH UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
SO WE PACKED UP BOXES AND PUT
THEM IN THE TRUNKS OF OUR CAR
AND THEN GOT ON THE PHONE AND
CONNECTED WITH OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
AND IN MY CASE IT WAS NORTH
PUBLIC HEALTH.
I WENT TO THE WICK OFFICE
THERE.
AND WAS ABLE TO STORE MY BOXES.
AND DO VISITS VIRTUALLY WITH
STUDENTS WHEN WE COULD AND
SOMETIMES WE HAD TO SEE THEM.
THERE WERE NEW STUDENTS AND WE
NEEDED TO GET SOME EXAMS BEFORE
WE COULD PROVIDE MEDICATIONS
FOR THEM.
AND SO THOSE CLINICS WERE KIND
ENOUGH TO OFFER SPACE TO SEE
STUDENTS.
VOLUMES WERE LOW AND WE TOOK
EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SCREEN FOR
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND NOT BY
IS FAMILY AFFECTED BY HOW IS
THE PANDEMIC AFFECTING FAMILY
AND CONNECTING THEM WITH
SERVICES WHETHER GROCERY
SUPPORT OR HOW TO GET TESTED OR
HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING THAT THEY NEEDED TO
DO.
WE DECIDED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
HAVE A NORMAL SPRING THAT WE
WRAP UP AND TELL STUDENTS HOW
TO GET SERVICES DURING THE
SUMMER WE WOULD REMAIN
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
AND WE WERE ON CALL SEVEN DAYS
A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF
2020.
AND SOMETIMES MET STUDENTS IN
PARKING LOTS OF LIBRARIES OR
GROCERY STORES OR OTHER THINGS
TO PROVIDE THEM MEDICATIONS
WHEN THEY NEEDED IT OR OTHER IN
PERSON THINGS.
AND THEN WHEN THE SCHOOLS
OPENED UP IN THE FALL THE
PRINCIPALS AS YOU LIKELY KNOW
IN SEATTLE SCHOOLS INVITED THE
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH STAFF BACK
NTO THE SCHOOLS.
WE ENTERED THE JANITOR'S DOOR
AND HAD TO ATTEST WE DIDN'T
HAVE SYMPTOMS ORIC PORTIONS AND
THEY ALLOWED US TO BRING
STUDENTS IN THAT SAME WAY.
WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT
WAS PRETTY STIGMATIZING FOR THE
STUDENT THEY LET US BRING THEM
THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR AND WE DID
THAT ONE BY ONE AND DID NOT SEE
ILL STUDENTS AND THAT MADE IT A
MORE SAFE PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO
COME AND WHEN SPORTS STARTED IN
THE WINTER SOME FAMILIES WOULD
NOT LET THEIR STUDENTS TO GO TO
THE REGULAR DOCTOR FOR A
CHECKUP BECAUSE THEY WERE
AFRAID THEY WOULD BE EXPOSED TO
COVID AND NOT VACCINATED.
WE SAW MORE STUDENTS IN THE
WINTER AND WHEN SCHOOL OPENED
APPOINTED SPRING.
YOU MAY KNOW THAT PROBABLY ONLY
60% OF THE STUDENTS CHOSE TO
COME BACK AND FOR THOSE
STUDENTS I THINK IT WAS REALLY
HELPFUL FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
AND THE STUDENTS THAT DIDN'T
COME BACK INTERESTINGLY WOULD
LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PEAK
IN THE SCHOOL.
NEXT YEAR WHAT WE HAVE TO
REALIZE IN THE FALL IS THAT WE
WILL NOT ONLY HAVE 9th GRADERS
THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIGH
SCHOOL BUT A BUNCH OF 10th
GRADERS THAT DON'T KNOW THE
BUILDING OR THE STAFF OR KNOW
ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE AND SO WE ARE GOING
TO BE FACING 50% OF OUR
STUDENTS NOT REALLY KNOWING
HIGH SCHOOL.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
SCHOOL ALREADY TO TRY AND PLANT
SOME THINGS THAT WILL MAKE THEM
FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TO BE
INTEGRATED.
SOME OF THEM SHOWED UP AT THE
VACCINE CLINICS AT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE CANCER
CARE ALLIANCE PROVIDED IN MAY
FOR COVID AND THEY WERE PEEKING
AROUND AND DYING TO KNOW HOW
BIG THE GYM WAS AND WHERE THE
OFFICE WAS.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF NEEDS
THERE THAT THEY WILL BE FACED
WITH IN THE FALL.
>> THANK YOU AND I JUST WANT TO
CLOSE OUT BY SAYING THAT WE
REALLY ADMIRE ALL OF YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE.
WE KNOW THAT OUR SEATTLE
SCHOLARS BENEFIT FROM THE LOVE
THAT YOU JUST EXHIBIT 4 THEM
AND I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY
THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT
WITH OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILY
AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON
THE ECOSYSTEM THAT THEY ARE
OPERATING IN.
SO WITH THAT SAID, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I KNOW WE ARE SHORT
ON TIME.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO YOU
BECAUSE -- AND LET YOU KNOW AND
YOU CAN LET ME KNOW HOW YOU
WOULD LIKE US TO PROCEED
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
REALLY QUICKLY.
I DO WANT TO RESPECT THE TIME
OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE
THAT HAVE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK
TO CONTINUE DOING.
IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE JUST ALL
HEARD ABOUT BUT I DO WANT TO
OFFER MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
COMMITTEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY
COMMENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY
CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO
DELIVER THE SERVICES AND
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES THAT WE
HAVE COMMITTED TO DELIVER ON
OUR FAMILIES IN SEATTLE AND
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE HEARD
ABOUT AND FOR EACH ONE OF YOU
THERE ARE MANY OTHERS AND IN
OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE DOING
EQUALLY IMPORTANT WORK IN
SHARED SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY.
GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
ANY COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND CHAIR.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
JUST A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO MIGUEL AND FRANCISCO AND
RUTH AND PERRY.
YOU ARE DOING THE WORK FROM
HARD TIMES TO TURNING SCHOOL
BUSES TO MOBILE CLASSROOMS AND
ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS WHO
ARE HAVING -- TERI THE WAY YOU
EXPLAINED IT ON THE FIRST DAY
OF THE PANDEMIC THE EXCITEMENT
OF GOING HOME AND HOW THAT
IMPACTED PEOPLE AND THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH OVER THE LAST
YEAR DURING SUCH A CRITICAL
DEVELOPMENT TIME.
I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING ON CALL
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING THE
SUMMER.
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND CHAIR.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
COLLEAGUES FOR OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HAND
RAISED.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
BE WITH US.
AND FOR SHARING A LITTLE BIT
MORE WITH US ABOUT THE
IMPORTANT WORK YOU ARE DOING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND
DEEL IN PARTICULAR.
I A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY TOUR
MANY OF THE FEEF LEVY
INVESTMENT SITES AND WAS SO
INSPIRED BY THE WORK IN SORT OF
IN THE BUILDINGS ON THE GROUND
THAT IS BEING DONE EVERY SINGLE
DAY.
REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK
ACTUALLY.
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR
CONCORD AS WELL AND IMPRESSIVE
SPACE AND LEARNING MODEL AND
VERY EXCITED TO HAVE AN
CONTINUE TO GET BACK INTO THESE
PUBLIC SPACES TO CONTINUE TO
LEARN TOGETHER ON HOW TO
CONTINUE TO BEST SERVE OUR
YOUNGEST LEARNERS AND OUR
FOOTPRINT PRESIDENTS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
ENTREPRENEURS ALL OF WHOM YOU
ARE ALREADY NUTURING AND
TEACHING IN YOUR OWN PROGRAMS
SO OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK
YOU DO EVERY DAY.
IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING
CHALLENGING YEAR AND YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES.
LIFTING UP AND DOING YOUR BEST
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES
ARE SURVIVING AND ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO THRIVING.
A LOT MORE HARD WORK TO BE DONE
BT THIS CREW MAKES ME
CONFIDENT AND HOPEFUL THAT WE
CAN DELIVER.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DIRECTORS SHAPPEL YOU WANT
TO TAKE IT AWAY WITH THAT
PRESENTATION?
>> YES.
WILL DO.
SO IF WHOEVER IS DRIVING THE
POWER POINT DRIVE IF YOU COULD
PULL IT BACK UP THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL.
I WILL TAKE IT TO OUR DIRECTOR
MONICA.
>> THANK YOU, DWAYNE.
SO GLAD TO BE HERE AND HAVE
LISTENED TO THAT INSPIRING
PANEL AND WHAT I WAS JUST
THINKING ABOUT IS HOW WE AS A
COLLECTIVE HAVE WORKED TO JUST
BRING UP SOME REALLY GREAT
INNOVATION DURING THIS YEAR.
FLEXIBILITY WAS THE BIG THING
AND AS CHALLENGING AS IT WAS
BRILLIANT MINDS WORKING
TOGETHER TO COMING UP WITH
GREAT INNOVATIONS THAT DON'T
ALL NEED TO GO AWAY, RIGHT?
SO I HOPE THAT RUTH CONTINUES
HER MOBILE BUS SOMEHOW.
PRESCHOOL CLASS.
JUST A BRILLIANT INNOVATION
THAT CAME OUT OF THIS AND I AM
CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE LEARNED
A LOT THAT WE CAN CARRY
FORWARD.
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
I WANT TO SORT OF HIGHLIGHT
SOME OF THESE -- THE PIVOTS AND
FLEXIBILITY AND ED BEHIND THE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING.
IT WAS A YEAR THAT NO ONE
IMAGINED.
IF YOU GOT ME TWO YEARS AGO
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN COULD HAVE
LEARNED VIRTUALLY I WOULD HAVE
LAUGHED AND SAID THAT IS
ABSURD.
WE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED PEOPLE
NOT TO BE ON THE SCREEN BUT WE
HAD CHILDREN QUITE SUCCESSFULLY
WITH THE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
REALLY SKILLED TEACHERS WITH
EXCELLENT COACHING HAVE
PRODUCTIVE SESSIONS ONLINE AND
WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OR
SUPPORT FROM THEIR FAMILY.
IT WORKED.
NOT NECESSARILY THE PREFERRED
MODEL BUT WE CAME OUT AND
LEARNED HOW TO SUPPORT
FAMILIES.
SO ANY WAY THE 20 -- THE SCHOOL
YEAR 2020-2021, WE OFFERED
THREE DIFFERENT PRESCHOOL
MODELS.
WE HAD 100% IN PERSON.
A THIRD OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED
FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR.
WE HAD ANOTHER THIRD OF OUR
CLASSROOMS THAT WERE 100%
REMOTE.
THAT WAS MOSTLY THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SITES THROUGH
MARCH.
AND THEN ANOTHER THIRD WERE IN
HYBRID SESSION.
WE OFFERED A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
AND NOT ONE SIZE FIT ALL FOR
ALL PROVIDERS.
AND THEY ALL MADE IT WORK FOR
THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WE ALSO
HAD TO KNOW THAT OUR PRIORITY
WAS HELPING FAMILIES AND OUR
PROVIDERS AND WE HAD TO BALANCE
THEM AND MAKE SURE WE COULD
HELP EVERYBODY GET THROUGH THE
SITUATION.
FOR FAMILIES, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE FOCUS ON WAS THE
TUITION.
KNOWING THAT ECONOMICALLY
FAMILIES WERE IN A HARD
SITUATION.
WE WAVED TUITION COMPLETELY FOR
FAMILIES THAT WERE GETTING
REMOTE SERVICES AND JUST ACROSS
THE BOARD REDUCED TUITION BY
50% FOR ANY OTHER FAMILY
ATTENDING HYBRID OR IN PERSON.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
IN LINE WITH STATE CO-PAYS FOR
SIX MONTHS WE DID THAT AND WE
HAD 50% FOR THE MONTHS ENDING
IN JULY.
WE TOOK TO HEART THE IDEA THAT
FAMILIES ARE THE CHILDREN'S
FIRST TEACHERS AND WE WANTED TO
SUPPORT THEM AND PROVIDE
QUARTERLY EARNING PACKETS FOR
FAMILIES DELIVERED THROUGH THE
PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THEIR
FAMILY'S LEARNING AT HOME.
FOR OUR PROVIDERS WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE MEANS
TO NAVIGATE THESE ADDITIONAL
EXPENSES SO WE GAVE OUR
PROVIDERS COUGHs STIPENDS FOR
THE CLASSROOM FOR THE
SANITIZING EQUIPMENT AND THE
PPE AND WE MADE SURE THAT SOME
FAMILY SUPPORT DOLLARS THAT
WERE NEW LAST YEAR WE GAVE A
LOT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THAT
BECAUSE THE PROVIDERS KNOW BEST
HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES
AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE
WERE NO STRINGS ATTACHED AND
ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY NEEDED TO,
TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY.
YOU HEARD AARON TALKING ABOUT
VIRTUAL COACHING.
THATS WITH INCREDIBLE
INNOVATION AND SUCCESS.
GOING TO 100% VIRTUAL COACHING
ACTUALLY HAD SOME BENEFITS
BECAUSE ONCE WE WORKED OUT THE
TECHNOLOGICAL PIECES THEY SPENT
LESS TIME IN CARS DRIVING SITE
TO SITE AND TO SUPPORT TEACHERS
MORE QUICKLY AND THEY PILOTED A
VERY INNOVATIVE ROBOTIC CAMERA
SYSTEM WITH SOME OF THE
PROVIDERS SO THAT THEY COULD DO
OBSERVATIONS AND LIVE
OBSERVATIONS GIVE FEEDBACK AND
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL
CARRY ON NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
ALL OF OUR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT WAS 100%.
WHICH AGAIN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
VIRTUAL AND HAD THE DRAW BACKS
BUT IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY
ONCE WE GET THE TECHNOLOGY DONE
THE TEACHERS COULD ATTEND SO
MUCH EASIER THAN TO GO ACROSS
TOWN TO GET THERE TO A
WORKSHOP.
THESE ARE AREAS WHERE WE
LEARNED THINGS AND WE WILL KEEP
SOME OF THE PRACTICES IN PLACE
BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY FOUND OUT
SOME OF THE BENEFITS.
AND THEN I THINK YOU KNOW WE
ARE ALSO DECIDED THAT WE WILL
EXTEND THE CONTRACTS BY A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AND VOLUNTARY
BASIS FOR THE PROVIDERS COULD
SAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THE YEAR
WAS LESS THAN IDEAL WE WANT TO
EXTEND FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AND SPD IS ENDING THROUGH THE
YEAR INSTEAD OF JUNE TO GIVE
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR CHILDREN.
WE FOCUSED OUR PROCESS
EVALUATION THIS YEAR ON HOW TO
DEAL AND RESPOND.
WE WANT CANDID FEEDBACK FROM
TEACHERS TO SEE HOW DID WE AS
AN ORGANIZE AND AS A CITY
AGENCY RESPOND TO THIS SO WE
CAN LEARN AND IMPROVE THE
PROCESSES IN THE FUTURE SHOULD
WE EVER NEED TO MANAGE SUCH A
SITUATION AGAIN.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
ADAPTATIONS THAT WE PUT INTO
PLACE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS
YEAR, I THINK THE SEC
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND IN
ADDITION TO THE SE P IT IS ANO
PER TUNE OPPORTUNE YEAR TO
LAUNCH IT.
THEY COULD PIVOT TO THAT AND WE
COULD PROVIDE A MORE IN-DEPTH
UPDATE ON THAT IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN VERY PROUD OF OUR
CHILDREN INSTITUTE THAT IS A
YEAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE FOR EARLY LEARNING
DEPARTMENT PUTS ON AND THIS
YEAR IT WAS JUST -- BECAUSE IT
WAS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT VIRTUAL
IT JUST HAD THE HIGHEST
ATTENDANCE EVER ACROSS FROM
ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WE HAD NATIONALLY RENOWN
SPEAKERS AS WELL AS LOCAL
EXPERTS THAT PROVIDED THREE
DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND INSPIRATIONAL
CONTENT FOR OUR -- FOR ALL OF
OUR TEACHERS BEYOND EARLY
LEARNING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
OF OUR K THROUGH 12 AND THE
FOCUS WAS UPLIFTING THE
BRILLIANCE AND HOW DO WE
ELEVATE THAT AND THAT WAS SUCH
A THEME THAT RESONATED WITH ALL
OF US AND ALL OF OUR -- ALL OF
OUR EDUCATORS AND VERY
SUCCESSFUL AND ONE OF THOSE
SILVER LININGS IN THIS BECAUSE
PROBABLE IF WE HAD IT IN PERSON
IT WOULD NOT HAVE AS FAR OF A
REACH AS IT DID THIS YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
TO SORT OF SHOW YOU ACTUALLY
THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT WE
SERVED.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE OUR ENROLL
MANY WAS LOWER THIS YEAR THAN
EXPECTED.
WE DID HAVE TO REDUCE OUR
AVAILABLE FEET BECAUSE OF
SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS.
WE SERVED 1500 CHILDREN AND YOU
CAN SEE ACROSS THE THREE YEARS
IT HAS HELD CONSISTENT IN THE
PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN.
AND THAT WAS ENCOURAGING.
AND WE ALSO CONTINUED TO GROW
DURING THIS TIME.
AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WHERE WE ARE PLANNING FOR A ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT PERSON PROGRAM
FOR NEXT YEAR.
STILL ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY FOR
PROVIDERS IF THEY KNOW THE
COMMUNITY AND IF THERE'S SOME
PARTICULAR COMMUNITY NEED
ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY AS WE
TRANSITION BACK TO 100% IN
PERSON BUT YOU KNOW WE HEAR THE
ENROLLMENT IS APPROACHING
PREPANDEMIC RATES SO FAMILIES
ARE FEELING MORE CONFIDENT
ABOUT SENDING CHILDREN BACK TO
PRESCHOOL SO THAT IS EXCITING
AND WE PLAN TO SERVING ABOUT
3000 CHILDREN NEXT YEAR.
ALL THING ARE A GO FOR NEXT
YEAR.
AND THEN FINALLY IF YOU GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS JUST WE
KNOW THAT COUNCIL IS INTERESTED
IN UNDERSTANDING BETTER WHO WE
ARE SERVING SPECIFICALLY AND SO
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE
DIFFERENT RACE ETHNICITIES OF
OUR CHILDREN IN THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 28% OF
OUR CHILDREN YOUR BLACK AFRICAN-
AMERICAN AND 22% ARE WHITE AND
IT GOES DOWN FROM THERE.
AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
IT BREAKS DOWN THE DIFFERENT
SUBGROUPS INTO FURTHER DETAIL
BECAUSE THAT IS THE DIRECTION
THAT WE ARE GOING WITH OUR
DATA.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO DE
SEGREGATE IT SO WE ARE
UNDERSTAND WHO IT IS THAT WE
ARE SERVING.
SO THAT CONCLUDES THE EARLY
LEARNING UPDATE.
I WILL LET MY COLLEAGUE, DANA,
TALK ABOUT K12 AND THEN WE CAN
DO QUESTIONS IF THAT'S THE
PLAN.
>> I THINK THAT'S THE PLAN.
YES.
WE WILL GO THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION AND COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK QUESTIONS ON MAKE COMMENTS.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
GOOD AFTERNOON THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AND YOU
ARE STILL HAVING US, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
YOU CAN GO ONTO THE NEXT ONE.
I WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT AS
MONICA DID ABOUT THE
ADAPTATIONS FROM OUR STAFF AND
PARTNERS THIS YEAR.
AS YOU HAVE HEARD THROUGH THE
PANEL AND THROUGH WHAT HAS BEEN
SHARED SO FAR THIS WAS JUST
INCREDIBLE YEAR OF RESILIENCE
AND ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF
CREATIVITY AND DEDICATION TO
SERVE THE FAMILIES AND
STUDENTS.
IT WAS A YEAR OF MODIFICATION
NOT JUST ONCE AND WE FIGURED
OUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE BUT
MULTIPLE TIMES AS PUBLIC HEALTH
CIRCUMSTANCES CONTINUED TO
EVOLVE AND THE SCHOOL YEAR
PROGRESSED AND WE HAD TO
EVALUATE AND REEVALUATE
CONSTANTLY AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES
ON THE GROUND WERE CHANGING.
AS YOU HEARD OTHERS SAY I WANT
TO GIVE MY CREDENCE TO THE MANY
PARTNERS THAT WE HAD THAT DID
THIS INCREDIBLE WORK THIS YEAR
AND THAT KEPT TO IT.
IT WAS NO EASY FEAT AND WE ARE
GRATEFUL.
I WILL SPEAK TO A FEW OF THE
ADAPTATIONS THAT TOOK SHAPE IN
THE K12 SPACE.
IT WAS THE CHANGE IN THE WAY WE
DELIVERED HEALTH SERVICES AND
SO NOT ONLY WHEN WE WERE THROWN
INTO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS NOT
ONLY DID WE PIVOT FOR TELE
HEALTH SERVICES WE ALSO WERE
ABLE TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL
BUILDINGS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
SCHOOL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE
THE IN PERSON OPTION CONTINUED
AS WELL AS EXTENDED TO
COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY
CLINICS CONTINUED TO BE A SPACE
WHERE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
COULD GO AND ACCESS MENTAL
HEALTH CARE AND REQUIRED
CONSTANT ADAPTATIONS AS
CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE GROUND
CHANGED.
SO A REAL TESTAMENT TO THOSE
THAT CONTINUED THAT WORK THIS
YEAR.
AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
HIGHLIGHTS OF ADAPTATIONS WAS
AROUND ALL OF THOSE ACROSS OUR
MANY INVESTMENT STREAMS THAT
MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR FAMILIES
TO CONTINUE TO ACCESSORY
SOURCES BY SETTING UP PICKUPS
AND DROP-OFFS AND COMPILING
RESOURCES WHETHER FOOD
ASSISTANCE OR TECHNOLOGY
RESOURCES OR LEARNING MATERIALS
AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE.
SOMETIMES AT A COORDINATED
SCHOOL DROP OFF OR AT A PARK OR
SOMETIMES DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES HOMES.
AND IT JUST AGAIN IS A
TESTAMENT AND AND ELSEWHERE
TOO.
I WANT TO CALL OUT SPECIFICALLY
SOME OF THE ADAPTIVE SERVICES
TO CONTINUE ACADEMIC SUPPORT
FOR STUDENTS.
HERE AGAIN ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF
ACTIVITY FROM OUR EDUCATORS
PARTNERS IN SCHOOL.
WE SAW EXAMPLES OF THIS TAKE
SHAPE AS TO YOU MATERIALS FOR
INDIVIDUAL PLANS AND DOING
CHECK-INS WITH ONLINE TEXTS AND
EMAIL WITH A PHONE CALL JUST TO
LET STUDENTS KNOW THEY WERE
CARED ABOUT AND MISSED AND
SUPPORTED.
AND IN VERY SPECIFIC TOOLS WE
SAW TIRELESSLY TEACHERS MEETING
THEIR STUDENTS THAT WERE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
BASIC NEEDS AND MAKING SURE
THAT STUDENTS HAD SAFE PLACES
FOR IN PERSON SUPPORT AND
NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND COMMUNITY
PARTERS SITES FOR
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AND
SO THAT STUDENTS CAN BE
SUPPORTIVE IN THEIR REMOTE
LEARNING.
INCREDIBLE EFFORT BY A LOT OF
PARTNERS AROUND A DEDICATED
GOAL TO MAKE SURE THAT SERVICES
TO STUDENTS CONTINUED AND THAT
THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS
CONTINUED.
AND ONE MORE THING THERE TO OUR
COLLEAGUES AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHERE WE SAW PARTNERS IMPLEMENT
POWERFUL PRACTICES AROUND
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND THE
COORDINATOR PARTNER SEPTEMBER
CLARK THAT GRAPPLED WITH STAFF
RACIAL EQUITY ISSUES AND REALLY
WORKED TO BUILD IN FACILITATE
COMMUNITY CIRCLES WITH
STUDENTS.
BUILD THEIR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY
TO SUCH A POINT THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO BE POISED TO TAKE ON
THEMSELVES AND AS WE ENTER A
NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
THOSE ARE JUST OF THE FEW MANY,
MANY EXAMPLES OF THE
ADAPTATIONS THAT WERE MADE
ACROSS OUR PARTNERS AND OUR
PARTNERS SITE THROUGHOUT THIS
PAST YEAR.
I COULD GO ON ALL AFTERNOON BUT
I KNOW THAT OUR TIME IS
LIMITED.
SO WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
SLIDE.
HERE AGAIN THIS TUGGED AT MY
HEARTSTRINGS TO BE ABLE TO
NARROW THE NUMBER OF HIGHLIGHTS
TO BE HONEST BUT I DO WANT TO
CALL OUT A COUPLE OF REMOTE
LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS AND A
COUPLE OF THOSE IN OUR
PROGRAMMING SPACE.
SO AROUND REMOTE LEARNING AS
YOU HEARD MONICA SPEAK TO JUST
A MOMENT AGO, WE REALLY LEARNED
A LOT AND WERE PUSHED IN A LOT
OF WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WERE ENGAGING FAMILIES NOT ONLY
MORE FREQUENTLY BUT IN NEW AND
DIFFERENT WAYS AND WE KNOW THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE A LOT OF THIS
WORK HEADING TO THE NEW SCHOOL
YEAR AHEAD WHETHER THAT BE
THROUGH HOME VISITS OR MORE
FREQUENT TYPES OF SUPPORT AND
WE SAW REALLY INTERESTING AND
INTRIGUING MODELS OF HOW
PARENTS WERE BEING WORKED WITH.
WE HAD CREATION OF ACADEMIC
SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC PARENT
TEACHER TEAMS THAT HAD
INTENTIONAL CONNECTION TO DO
THE WORK AND DO THE WORK IN
BOTH HOME AND SCHOOL CONTEXT
THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE.
WE SAW OUR SCHOOL AND CBO
PARTNERSHIPS COME TOGETHER TO
PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE IN SMALL
GROUP SUPPORT AND VERY
SPECIALIZED WAYS.
AROUND INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AND
SOME OF THAT WILL ALSO HELP US
TO CONTINUE GREAT SERVICES TO
STUDENTS AND NEW WAYS AS WE
HEAD BACK TO IN PERSON
ENVIRONMENTS MORE FREQUENTLY.
WE SAW TO THE CREDIT OF MANY OF
OUR COLLEAGUES IN ELEMENTARY
AND HIGH SCHOOL SPACES THE
CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
KIDS NOT JUST FOR THEIR
ACADEMIC HELP BUT FOR THEIR
CREATIVE OUTLETS AND FOR THEIR
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-
BEING.
AND NEW ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING
CLUBS TOOK SHAPE AFTER SCHOOL
AND OPPORTUNITIES WERE CREATED
AND WE SAW VERY COOL DRAMA
CLUBS POP UP IN THE SPACE FOR
STUDENTS TO REALLY STILL
EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND HAVE A
CHANCE TO HAVE A RELEASE AND
WHAT WAS AN INTENSE YEAR AND
THEN LASTLY AS I MENTIONED
BEFORE WE SAW NUMEROUS PARTNERS
MAKE SURE THAT RESOURCES WERE
IN THE HANDS OF STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES THROUGH VERY
INTENTIONAL CREATION OF NOT
JUST MATERIALS THEMSELVES AND
PROJECT KITS BUT ALSO HAVE SOME
VERY NECESSARY NEEDS SUCH AS
FOOD AND CLOTHING AND OTHER
BASIC NEEDS.
RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING SIDE IT
IS EXCITING TO SAY THAT WE NOT
ONLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO ADAPT
BUT WE FIGURED OUT HOW TO
EXPAND AND SO IN THE SEATTLE
PROGRAM WE SAW THEM ADAPT TO
VIRTUAL CONTEXT AND NOT OM
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT
RELEVANT IDENTITY AFFIRMING
EXPERIENCE FOR OUR TRADITIONAL
FOR SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH TEAM
MAKERS BUT ALSO TO CREATE THE
KEY MAKERS OF SEATTLE EXTENDED
PROGRAM SO THAT KINGS ACROSS
THE STICK COULD ACCESS AND
CONNECT WITH TEAM MAKERS AND
MENTORS AND FACILITATORS.
WITH WE SAW MULTIPLE MENTAL
PROVIDERS CREATE IN PERSON NEAR
PEER ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO
CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND
WITH CARING ADULTS AND CARING
FRIENDS.
THAT WAS SO CRITICAL TO THEIR
HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THEN LASTLY IN OUR EDUCATOR
DIVERSITY WE WERE ABLE TO
EXPAND AND EXCITING NOT TO
EXPAND THE ACADEMY FOR RISING
PATHWAYS AND TO SEE THE FIRST
GRADUATING CLASS FOR THE
ACADEMY FOR RISING EDUCATORS
THAT JUST HAPPENED THIS LAST
JUNE.
HERE WE SAW OVER 30 RISING
EDUCATORS FROM BLACK INDIGENOUS
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES
AND THEIR A AAND HONORED AT
THIS EVENT AND THEY WILL GO TO
CERTIFICATION PROGRAMMING THIS
FALL.
JUST A FEW AND SO MANY MORE
THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO FROM K12
TO SECONDARY.
SIMILAR TO WHAT MONICA SHARED I
WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHO
WE SERVE SPECIFICALLY.
I WANT TO CALL US AS DWAYNE
SHARED THIS IS A PROGRESS
REPORT, NOT A CULMINATING
REPORT.
I CAN'T TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS
PRELIMINARY DATA.
WE EXPECT MORE TO COME AND TO
GIVE YOU SENSE HERE WILL YOU
SEE THEMES WHAT I SHARED THAT
SPEAK TO THE PERSISTENCE AND
RESILIENCE AND GROWTH THAT HAS
BEEN A CHALLENGING 18 MONTHS.
IN OUR SCHOOL BASE INVESTMENT
THAT TOP ROW YOU SEE OVER THE
PAST THREE YEARS AS WE
TRANSITION TO FEFF FROM THE
PREVIOUS FAMILY AND INDICATING
LEVY WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE
NOT ONLY OUR NUMBERS BUT THE
PERCENTAGE OF BIPOC YOUTH THAT
WE SERVED THAT WAS EXCITING AND
OUR HEALTH INVESTMENTS WE
CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND NOW IN
29 SCHOOL BASE CENTERS.
AND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE HIGH
SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AND YOU
SEE WHAT I SPOKE TO THE
EXPANSION OF OUR EDUCATOR
DIVERSITY FOOT PRINT AND MORE
PARTICIPANTS TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO EARN
THE CERTIFICATION AND TO BECOME
EDUCATORS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR
STUDENT POPULATION IN OUR
SCHOOLS.
GO AHEAD.
>> WE HAVE THE RACIAL
PERSPECTIVE IN MIND.
YOU SEE WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN 30
PARTNER SCHOOLS AND YOU SEE
THAT RIGHT DOWN BY RACE AND
ETHNICITY WITH OUR AFRICAN-
AMERICAN STUDENTS.
GO AHEAD.
YOU CAN MOVE THIS ALONG.
AND SIMILARLY AGAIN HERE YOU
KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY HARD AT
WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO DESEGREGATE IN WAYS
TO GIVE US INFORMATION AS TO
HOW WELL WE ARE SERVING
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND HOW
WE NEED TO ADAPT AND CHANGE
THEM BETTER TO REACH OUR GOALS.
HERE IS THE DE SEGREGATION BY
SOME OF THE RACE AND
ETHNICITIES AND SOME GROUPS.
I WILL LET YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THEM BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
THANK YOU.
WE CAN MOVE ALONG.
STILL ON THE K12 INVESTMENTS
YOU HEARD ME SPEAK A MOMENT AGO
TO KING MAKERS OF SEATTLE THAT
IS EXCITING EXAMPLE OF CULTURE
RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING SPECIFIC
TO BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN
YOUTH.
HERE WE SEE THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO EXTEND THE NUMBER OF KINGS
SERVED THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND
EXCITED TO SAY THIS PAST SPRING
WE RAN A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAD THIS AND WE WILL BE
BEGINNING SERVICES IN TWO
ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE ALSO SPEAKING OF GROWTH AND
EXPANSION WE WERE ABLE TO STILL
START IN A REMOTE CONTEXT AND
BRAND NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY
THAT WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY AND
ACCESS INVESTMENT STRATEGY THAT
BEGAN DURING THE PANDEMIC YEAR.
SCHOOL YEAR AND WE HAVE 14
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS HERE
SERVING OVER A THOUSAND
STUDENTS.
AND FROM ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
BASE AND EXPANDING LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY TO COLLEGE CAREER
READINESS EXPERIENCES AND ALSO
WORK FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS.
MORE TO COME IN OUR FINAL
REPORT THERE BUT EXCITING TO BE
ABLE TO LAUNCH THAT DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
AND LASTLY, SPEAKING TO SOME OF
THE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THROUGH THE FEFF LEVY, YOU SEE
EXPANSION IN TERMS OF THE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO SERVE HERE THE
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE DURING THIS
WORK ON THE GROUND AND WORKED
TIREDLESSLY FOR 20 SCHOOLS AND
THROUGH THE NATIVE AMERICAN
EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SPS TO
MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAD
THAT CARE COORDINATION AND HAD
ACCESS TO THE THINGS THAT WERE
NONACADEMIC AND MAKE SURE THAT
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
ACADEMIC PURSUITS.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
WORK AND GRATEFUL TO OUR
PARTNERS IN THAT SPACE.
GO AHEAD.
AND THEN INTO THE POST
SECONDARY ENVIRONMENT WHERE
THROUGH SEATTLE PROMISE WE SEE
THE SAME THEMES OF PERSISTENT,
RESILIENCE AND GROWTH.
WE SAW THE LARGEST BEGINNING OF
YEAR END ROLL MANY TO DATE THIS
PAST FALL AND WE WELCOMED
PROMISE SCHOLARS THIS FIRST AND
SECOND YEAR AND SHORTLY FOLLOW
BY THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED TO DATE
IN THE SPRING OF 2021.
MANY OF WHOM WILL GO ON TO
BECOME SCHOLARS THIS FALL.
EXCITING TO SEE AND COME
FRUITION THAT COLLEGE CULTURE
TO WORK TO CULTIVATE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
COLLEGE PARTNERS AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE
CITY.
ONE THING TO NOTE HERE AGAIN
SPEAKING TO THAT GROWTH AND
EXPANSION FROM PREVIOUS SCHOOL
YEAR TO THIS ONE WE SAW
EXPANSION IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH
SCHOOLS THAT WERE WELCOMED TO
THE PROGRAM.
WE WERE NOW ABLE TO ACCEPT
GRADUATES FROM 17 HIGH SCHOOLS
THAT WAS EXCITING AND SPEAKS TO
THE TESTAMENT OF THE CITY TO
THAT CULTURE ACROSS EVERY PART
OF OUR CITY GEOGRAPHICALLY.
AGAIN HERE WE SEE WHO WAS
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE
SERVICES.
SO THIS IS SEATTLE PROMISE
ENROLL MANY REPRESENTED BY RACE
AND ETHNICITY.
OUR LARGEST SUBGROUP WAS THE
WHITE STUDENTS WERE REPRESENTED
26% OF THE TOTAL STUDENTS
ENROLLED FOLLOWED BY OUR ASIAN
STUDENTS AT 21% AND BLACK AND
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT
18%.
AND IF YOU MOVE US TO THE NEXT
SIDE SIMILARLY IS WHAT YOU SAW
BEFORE YOU WILL SEE THIS
FURTHER DESEGREGATED BY RACIAL
SUBGROUP THAT IS DATA THAT WE
CONTINUE TO TRACK AND MAKE SURE
THAT IT CONTINUES TO INFORM THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES
GOING FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT, I HOPE THAT I
HAVE LEFT US AT LEAST A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME TO NOT ONLY THANK
ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT
ARE PRESENT TODAY BUT TO
REITERATE THANKS TO THE
PANELISTS THAT WERE ABLE TO
JOIN US AND I THINK WERE ABLE
TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF THAT'S ALL
RIGHT, DWAYNE.
>> YES.
THAT IS RIGHT.
I'M KICKING IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO SEE IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
IT IS A VERY THOROUGH
REPRESENTATION, PRESENTATION.
REALLY APPRECIATE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO A DEEPER DIVE
AND ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA HAS
BROUGHT THIS UP SEVERAL TIMES
AROUND THE DE SEGREGATION OF
THE ETHNIC AND RACIAL DATA AND
APPRECIATE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT AND
IMPLEMENTED ON THE PRESENTATION
TO KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN HARD AT
WORK TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
IT IS REALLY USEFUL TO SEE THAT
DESEGREGATION AND THANK FOR
HAVING THAT REFLECTED AND I
WOULD BE REMISS IN
ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS DANA'S
LAST TIME IN OUR COMMITTEE.
SHE IS LEAVING THE CITY FAMILY
FOR OTHER ADVENTURES AND DANA
WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME
GETTING TO KNOW YOU AS THE
DIVISION DIRECTOR AND LONG TIME
STAFFER AT D. O. AND APPRECIATE
THE WORK YOU HAVE BEEN DOING
THROUGH THE K THROUGH 12 SPACE
AND WE WISH YOU LOTS AND LOTS
OF LUCK IN YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE
AND HOPE THAT YOU WON'T BE A
STRANGE TORE US AND OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC
SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN AND
FAMILY OF OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS SO KIND OF YOU TO SAY.
IT IS A MIXED EMOTION.
I LOVE THE DEEL FAMILY AND GOOD
HANDS GOING FORWARD BUT THANK
YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.
>> OF COURSE.
OF COURSE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES?
I KNOW THIS WAS A VERY LONG
PRESENTATION.
REALLY WELL DONE.
I WANTED TO JUST ASK ONE QUICK
QUESTION HERE AND I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL
HAVE TO LEAK US EARLY TO GET TO
ANOTHER COMMITMENT BUT THANK
YOU FOR BEING WITH US THROUGH
THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS
INTERESTING ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND PLAN FOR THE
LEVY IS THAT IT DOES REQUIRE
THAT UNDER SPENT DOLLARS BE
SPENT FOR EARLY LEARNING AND I
THINK THAT WHAT WE EXPERIENCED
IN THIS UNPRECEDENTED YEAR LAST
YEAR WAS UNDERSPEND AND WE HAD
IN THE FEFF LEVY CAME FROM THE
AREA OF EARLY LEARNING.
AND JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU
MONICA AND DR. SHAPPEL AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF TALK
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT'S THINKING
AROUND HOW TO ADDRESS THAT
MOVING FORWARD OR IF YOU
ANTICIPATE THAT UNDERSPENT
COMPLEXITIES THAT WE
EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR IN EARLY
LEARNING WILL EFFECTIVELY SELF
RESOLVE GIVEN THAT WE
ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE AT
100%?
IN PERSON STARTING NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR?
>> YEAH.
I WILL START US OFF AND THEN
MONICA YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH
WHAT WE ARE DOING AND MOVING
FORWARD AND TAKING SOME DEEPER
THOUGHT FOR OUR TEAM TO LOOK
AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO
DO AND I THINK IT IS GOING TO
BE ONGOING AND MONICA IF YOU
WANTED TO SHARELING THOUGHTS OR
WORDS AT ALL FOR US.
>> YEAH.
I MEAN I THINK ONE THING THAT
WE HAVE LEARNED IS IT IS REALLY
HARD TO PREDICT EXACTLY HOW YOU
WILL SPEND YOUR DOLLARS, RIGHT?
AND WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD
TO SPEND TO BE DIRECT AND
UNEXPECTED DEMANDS THIS PAST
YEAR.
I THINK -- I DO BELIEVE THAT
OUR SPENDING WILL GO UP THIS
YEAR.
I FULLY EXPECT THAT JUST
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SPECIAL
PROGRAMMING DIDN'T COME TO FULL
FRUITION.
BUT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT ALL
OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS AND ALL
OF THE DIFFERENT LEARNING THAT
WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR
AND HOW WE MIGHT YOU KNOW -- IT
IS NOT BACK TO NORMAL.
EVERYTHING IS NOT BACK TO
NORMAL THIS YEAR.
OUR PROVIDERS ARE STILL GOING
TO BE RECOVERING FINANCIALLY
FOR A WHILE.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM PROPERLY
AND THINKING ABOUT THE -- AND
WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE LONG-
TERM IMPACTS ARE ON OUR
FAMILIES AND OUR PROVIDERS AND
ON STUDENT LEARNING AND SO IT
IS DEFINITELY AS DWAYNE SAYS IT
IS A PROCESS THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT CAREFULLY THIS
UPCOMING YEAR.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I'M SITTING IN A HOUSE ALL
BY MYSELF ON MUTE.
THAT MAKE NO SENSE.
I ALSO WANTED TO JUST ASK A
QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS AROUND HOMELESSNESS
IN PARTICULAR SO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE PRIORITIZED WAS
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING
INSTABILITYITY FOR CHILDREN IN
THE K THROUGH 12 SYSTEM AND YOU
ALSO CREATE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INVESTMENT IN ACCESS TO CHILD
CARE SERVICES SPECIFICALLY FOR
FAMILIES THAT MIGHT BE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I WANT TO GET A SENSE OF ANY
TRENDS THAT YOU ALL ARE SEEING
IN THOSE INVESTMENT AREAS?
>> DANA.
I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT.
>> YES.
I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
YEAH.
IT HAS BEEN A REALLY
INTERESTING YEAR JUST AS YOU
SAID.
THIS IS A NEW INVESTMENT AREA
FOR US AND ONE THAT WAS
CODESIGNED WITH MULTIPLE
PARTNERS INCLUDING COLLEAGUES
AT THE YMCA AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND OVER AT HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE
CITY.
AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A
COLLABORATIVE ADVENTURE TO
ACCESS THE STUDENTS THAT WE
WANT TO SERVE.
THROUGH THIS INVESTMENT STREAM %
WE HAD A NARROW AUDIENCE AND
LOOKING FOR STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES THAT WERE IN HOUSING
AND SECURED CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT
TRENDS.
ONE THING THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
HAS BEEN SOME HESITANCY AND
SOME REAL FEAR ABOUT CHANGING
CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO LEAVE WHAT
FEELS LIKE A STABLE ENVIRONMENT
FOR USTABLE FUTURE.
SO WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD
TO TAKE THAT FEEDBACK TO ADAPT
AND TO ADJUST THE TYPES OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE
MADE POSSIBLE TO FAMILIES AND I
THING WE WILL CONTINUE THAT
ABSOLUTELY FOR THE REST OF THIS
CALENDAR YEAR.
IN ADDITION, I THINK SOME OF
THE TRENDS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IS
THE TYPE OF RESOURCE THAT
FAMILIES ARE SEEKING HAS
LARGELY FALLEN IN FOOD
ASSISTANCE AND NOT ALWAYS IN
HOUSING THAT IS INTERESTING AND
AGAIN THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR
SOME OF OUR SCHOOL BASED
PARTNERS THROUGH THE MCKINNY
OFFICE.
SO I CERTAINLY THINK THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF LEARNING TO
CONTINUE IN THIS SPACE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUE WITH OUR
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND OTHERS
TO GET RESOURCES TO THE
FAMILIES THAT NEED IT MOST.
>> I THINK FROM THE CHILD CARE
PERSPECTIVE, PRETTY MUCH WE
JUST SAW THAT FAMILIES NEED
HIGHER SUBSIDIES AND LONGER.
I THINK CURRENT POLICIES ARE
BEING EVALUATED BECAUSE
RECOVERY IS JUST GOING TO BE
MUCH -- TAKE MUCH LONGER AND
THEN THE OTHER THING THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO DO WITH ALL OF
OUR CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES IS
ALIGNING WITH THE STATE.
THE STATE IS CHANGING ITS
POLICIES VERY RAPIDLY AND WE
NEED TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY SO
THERE IS NOT A GAP OR NOT A
COMPLETE MISALIGNMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL YEAR
LONG TO STAY ALIGNED WITH THE
STATE AND OUR PROGRAMMING AS
WELL AS THE HOMELESS.
BUT MORE SUPPORT.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
KEY AS WE CONTINUE IN THE NEXT
FEW YEARS.
LONGER SUBSIDIES AS WELL.
>> YEAH.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
OKAY.
YOU ARE NOT SEEING THE SAME
SORT OF TREND IN TERMS OF
HESITANCY OR -- SOME OF THE
TRENDS THAT DANA DESCRIBED?
>> I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT BUT I
CAN VERIFY.
>> OKAY.
GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FOR DEEL?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR
INCORPORATING COMMUNITY
PARTNERS INTO THE PRESENTATION
TODAY.
IT IS ALWAYS HELPFUL TO HEAR
FROM THE FOLKS DOING THE WORK
IN AND ON THE GROUND ABOUT HOW
THINGS ARE GOING AND HOW THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE MAKING AN
IMPACT.
APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE SO IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE WE CAN BE
ADJOURNED AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU AGAIN ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT.
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