LIKE TO NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
SOLOMON AND COUNCILMEMBER --
EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SOME.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR RUNCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> AND CHAIR RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> AND I WILL NOTE FOR THE
RECORD COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS
ALSO JOINED US.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE -- SKIPPED
THE APPROVAL OF THE -- THANK
YOU, CLERK. IF THERE'S AN
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. THERE'S
ONE ITEM OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING, WHICH WILL
BE AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2018
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL,
AND PROMISE LEVY. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE,
ISMAEL FAJARDO, AND -- FOR
COMING TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TO PRESENT. WE WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENT -- HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND ONE
REMOTE SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL
START WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST AND THEN REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE
WILL NOW BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THERE ARE
NO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, SO THE
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID
HANES. SPEAKER, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT OF YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
>> HI, THANK YOU, DAVID HANES.
IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE SUCH
PERVERTED IDEAS FOR HOW TO
MISEDUCATE AND IGNORANTLY
PERVERT THE MINDS AND BIOLOGICAL
BODIES OF OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS,
TRUMP WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT
ELECTED. YOU CAN'T EXPECT THE
WORKING CLASS TO RELY ON THE
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS WHO WANT
TO VIRTUE SIGNAL AN ISSUE ON
CHILD CARE EVEN THOUGH THEIR
POLICIES CONTINUE TO MAKE IT
SAFE AND BASICALLY WANT TO
PRIORITIZE PERVERTING THE MINDS
OF KIDS. AND IT MAKES YOU WONDER
ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY AND
WHAT THEIR BEST INTERESTS ARE,
MAYBE LIKE WHY WE NEED SOME REAL
OVERSIGHT AND, LIKE, REVOLT
WITHIN. BUT THE THING IS, WITH
CHILD CARE, WE HAVE TO HAVE
ROBUST FLOOR PLANS WITHIN THESE
NEW BUILDINGS. WE HAVE TO HAVE,
LIKE, ALMOST A GUARANTEED GIVEN
THAT THERE WILL BE, LIKE, SAY
YOU HAVE A QUADPLEX THAT'S NOT
GIVEN TO THE -- GIVEN OVER TO
THE CAR CENTRIC IDEA -- BUT HAS
A ROBUST CORE WITHIN THE CENTER
OF THE BUILDING SO THAT ALL FOUR
SECTIONS CAN SHARE IN THE
LIVABLE SPACE. ONE OF THOSE
SPACES COULD BE A TYPE OF CHILD
CARE-LIKE SPACE ALONG WITH YOUR
PRIVATE OFFICE SUITE AND YOUR
FITNESS ROOM AND YOU'RE YOUR
ROOFTOP DECK. YOU KNOW, BUT IF
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
STILL WANT TO PUT RESTRICTIONS
TO SABOTAGE WORKING CLASS
FAMILIES, TO BACK STAB THE
WORKERS, AND COUNCIL SEEMS TO GO
ALONG WITH THAT. IF YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT ALL THE WATERED DOWN
DEREGULATIONS WITHIN CHILD CARE,
THERE'S A LOT OF SHADY PEOPLE
THAT NEED TO BE REGULATED.
BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THEIR OWN
HOME AND PADDING THE COST OF
THAT REAL ESTATE THAT'S NOT SET
UP EXCLUSIVELY FOR KIDS THAT
THEY'RE JUST BASICALLY LIKE
CHEATING THE KIDS. AND SOMETIMES
IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT TYPE OF
FOOD -- ARE THEY TRYING TO SAVE
MONEY AND GIVE KIDS -- JUST GIVE
THEM ANYTHING BECAUSE THE
PARENTS AREN'T AROUND. WE NEED
AUDIO AND VIDEO INSIDE THE CHILD
CARE.
>> CHAIR, THAT IS OUR LAST
REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, CLERK.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, 2018,
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL,
AND PROMISE LEVY OVERVIEW.
>> THANK YOU, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN
READ INTO THE RECORD.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE TODAY AS THIS IS A SELECT
COMMITTEE, ALL NINE OF US ARE
PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AS WE
LOOK FORWARD AND START THE
REVIEW OF OUR FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, PROMISE
LEVY RENEWAL. AS YOU MAY KNOW,
SEATTLE RESIDENTS HAVE SHOWN
THEIR COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN AND
YOUTH BY PASSING SIX EDUCATION
LEVIES SINCE 1990. VOTERS PASSED
THE FAMILIES AND EDUCATION
LEVIES IN 1990, 1997, 2004, AND
2011. IN 2014 A SEPARATE LEVY
FOR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS WAS
PASSED. THEN IN 2018, THE
FAMILIES AND EDUCATION AND
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL LEVIES WERE
COMBINED. THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM WAS ADDED AND THE RESULT
IS THE CURRENT FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
FEP. THE FEP LEVY FUNDS EARLY
LEARNING, CHILD -- ACADEMIC AND
HEALTHCARE SUPPORTS FOR K
THROUGH 12 STUDENTS, AND ACCESS
TO A TWO-YEAR DEGREE FOR ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES. WE KNOW
THAT KIDS HAVE BETTER LONG-TERM
OUTCOMES WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS
TO QUALITY CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL. THIS IS WHY SEATTLE
HAS FUNDED CHILD CARE FOR
DECADES. IN THE K THROUGH 12
SPACE WE KNOW IT IS A -- K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION, THIS IS
WHY OUR LEVIES SUPPORT, NOT
SUPPLANT, THE STATE'S LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITY. THESE
INVESTMENTS HELP SPS STUDENTS
GRADUATE AND SUCCEED AND
PROVIDES ACCESS TO GENERAL
HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
DURING SCHOOL HOURS. IN THE
NEWER PROMISE INVESTMENT, THE
CITY HAS PARTNERED WITH OUR
SEATTLE COLLEGES TO PROVIDE
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ALL
SPS GRADUATES. TODAY WE WILL
START OUR LEVY RENEWAL WORK WITH
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT
INVESTMENTS PROVIDED BY THE 2018
FEP LEVY. DIRECTOR DWANE
CHAPPELLE AND STAFF FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING WILL DISCUSS THE
INVESTMENTS MADE IN THESE FOUR
AREAS, CHILD CARE, PRESCHOOL, K
THROUGH 12, AND PROMISE. I WANT
TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR
PRIORITIZING THESE SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS WE DID
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY, WE
WILL NEED TO VOTE ON THE RENEWAL
PACKAGE TO HAVE ON THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT. VOTERS WILL THEN DECIDE.
I RECOGNIZE THAT AS A FULL
COUNCIL WE ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN
DOM PLEATING THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT WORK
IS RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE
FEP LEVY RENEWAL. I APPRECIATE
OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH'S LEADERSHIP OF
THAT PROCESS. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
KNOW, WE CANNOT DO THIS WORK
ALONE. I WANT TO THANK OUR
DEPUTY CITY CLERKS, EMILIA
SANCHEZ, JODY FLYNN, AND PHILLIP
WOOD SMITH FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF
THESE FEP MEETINGS, ALONG WITH
OUR CITY CLERK. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO THANK OUR CENTRAL
STAFFER JASMINE FOR HER
DEDICATION AND ASSISTANCE AND
FOR WORKING WITH ALL OF US ON
THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AND OF COURSE, A
SPECIAL NOTE OF GRATITUDE FROM
ANY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS WENDY
AND NICOLE FOR THEIR LONG HOURS
OF WORK AND SUPPORT OF THIS LEVY
AND FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO
EVERY DAY IN SUPPORT OF OUR
CITY. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I
DIDN'T ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION OF
DEPUTY MAYOR TIFFANY WASHINGTON
WHO'S LEADING THIS WORK IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEN
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND HIS STAFF
AT DEEL. LASTLY, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE, COLLEAGUES, THAT
WE'RE IN A TIME OF EXTREME
CHAOS. THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO
DISMANTLE HUGE SWATHS OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING
SHUTTERING SEATTLE'S HEAD START
OFFICE ARE A DEEPLY DESTRUCTIVE
AND IRRESPONSIBLE ATTACK ON THE
EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. WE
KNOW THAT ABOUT 7% OF WASHINGTON
STATE'S EDUCATION FUNDING IS AT
STAKE. I AM EVER GRATEFUL THAT
GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON HAS
PRIORITIZED EDUCATION FUNDING
DESPITE THE STATE'S BUDGET
CHALLENGES. WE MUST DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO TRY
TO FORCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO REVERSE COURSE ON THESE
SWEEPING CUTS. IT SEEMS CLEAR
THAT THE PRESIDENT IS EXCEEDING
HIS AUTHORITY AND CONGRESS AND
THE COURTS NEED TO ACT TO
RESTORE OUR SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND
BALANCES AND PROTECT PROGRAMS
THAT ARE PIVOTAL TO THE
EDUCATION AND WELL BEING OF ALL
OUR KIDS. IN THE COMING DAYS,
I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH OUR
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, AND
OUR STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS
ABOUT HOW TO BEST COUNTER THESE
ATTACKS. WE MUST NOT LET THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFF THE HOOK
FOR THEIR FISCAL AND MORAL
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THEY HAVE
TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY
AND TO OUR CITY IN PARTICULAR.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS COMMITTEE. AS I SEE,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND HIS STAFF
IS AT THE DESK. PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HANDS, COLLEAGUES, AS WE
GO, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
RELATED TO THE PRESENTATION, AND
I WILL BE SHORE TO CALL ON YOU.
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND TEAM,
WELCOME. STATE YOUR NAMES FOR
THE RECORD AND YOU CAN BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE
OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT LEVY
INVESTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER,
CHAIR RIVERA AND OTHER AMAZING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT'S GOOD TO
SEE YOU ALL TODAY. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU ALL FOR
INVITING US TODAY TO SHARE MORE
ON OUR WORK RELATED TO THE 2018
FAMILIES, EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISE LEVY. MY NAME IS DR.
DWANE CHAPPELLE. I AM THE PROUD
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING AND
SITTING AT THE TABLE WITH ME, I
WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM.
DR. FAJARDO AND MARISSA
ROUSSELLE HERE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE
ANOTHER, MORE AMAZING COLLEAGUES
BEHIND US, LAURIE, GEMINI,
LEILANI, AMANDA. YES, JUST
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLKS
THAT WERE HERE. I HAD TO MAKE
SURE I GOT EVERYONE. AS YOU
MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER, THIS
PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR SIGNATURE
INVESTMENTS AND SHARE HOW
DEEL'S INVESTMENTS FROM CHILD
CARE TO COLLEGE CREATE AN
ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT. SO SEATTLE
YOUTH CAN THRIVE. KEEP GOING?
>> YES.
>> CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE?
SO TODAY WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE FEP 2018
LEVY. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A
CURRENT LOOK AT THE FEP LEVY AND
ITS IMPACT ACROSS KEY AREAS,
THEN WE'LL HIGHLIGHT LESSONS
LEARNED THAT WILL HELP SHAPE
FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. AS A
REMINDER, WE WILL BE -- WE WILL
RETURN BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE TO
HELP PRESENT THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR LEVY RENEWAL ON
APRIL 24th, SO PLEASE KNOW THAT
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS REGARDING THE UPCOMING
APRIL 24th MAYOR'S PROPOSAL, WE
WILL DOCUMENT THEM AND THEN WE
WILL BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THEM
IN A FUTURE COMMITTEE. WE ALSO
KNOW THAT COUNCIL'S CENTRAL
STAFF IS PREPARED TO SUPPORT.
AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM
ON ANY QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED
HERE TODAY. AS ALWAYS, I LOVE TO
GROUND US IN THE DEPARTMENT'S
GOALS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING IS
FOCUSED ON ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY, CLOSING OPPORTUNITY
GAPS, AND BUILDING A STRONG
CRADLE TO CAREER PATHWAY.
EVERYTHING WE DO FROM EARLY
LEARNING TO POSTSECONDARY IS
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SEATTLE
STUDENTS' LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
ALWAYS WANTED TO GROUND US AND
OUR GOALS. SO WHAT IS THE FEP
LEVY? THE FEP LEVY WAS APPROVED
BY SEATTLE VOTERS IN 2018 FOR A
PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS.
INVESTMENTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE '25/'26 SCHOOL
YEAR, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN
THE SIXTH YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION. AND AS YOU CAN
SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE, THE
CITY'S FIRST EDUCATION LEVY, AS
YOU MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER,
WAS IN 1990, UNDER MAYOR NORM
RICE. THIS LEVY IS SET -- THIS
LEVY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL-BASED
HEALTH CENTERS. THE CITY HAS
CONTINUED TO INCREASE ITS
INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN AND MORE
NOTABLY WITH THE ADDITION OF THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN
2014 WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE LIGHT
BLUE HERE ON THIS SLIDE. AND IN
2018 WE WERE THRILLED TO SUSTAIN
THESE INVESTMENTS AND ADD THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM TO OUR
DEPARTMENT'S PORTFOLIO. JUST SO
YOU KNOW, THE FEP LEVY
REPRESENTS 75% OF DEEL'S OVERALL
BUDGET. SO THE FEP LEVY HAS MADE
IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR
COMMUNITY SINCE WE BEGAN
DELIVERING SERVICES IN 2019 WITH
$619 MILLION IN REVENUE, WE HAVE
SERVE NEARLY 70,000 CHILDREN AND
YOUTH SINCE 2019. INVESTMENTS IN
PRESCHOOL AND K-12 STUDENT
SUPPORTS REPRESENT THE MAJORITY
OF THE 2018 FEP LEVY WITH 47%
AND 27% RESPECTIVELY. THAT'S THE
LIGHT GREEN AND DARK BLUE HERE
THAT YOU SEE ON THE PIE CHART. I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE
SMALLEST INVESTMENT IN THE 2018
LEVY IS CHILD CARE. AND WHAT
THAT DOES, IT REPRESENTS 2% OF
ALL INVESTMENT. AND THIS IS
FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON BEFORE
AND AFTER CARE FOR PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN. DEEL, WE ALSO RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM GENERAL
FUND, FROM SWEETENED BEVERAGE
TAX, OR SPT, TO SUPPORT CHILD
CARE INVESTMENTS. AND
ADDITIONALLY, THE SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM WHICH WAS NEW IN
2018 REPRESENTS 7% OF OVERALL
FUNDING.
>> AND DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, JUST
TO CLARIFY, THE CHILD CARE
INVESTMENT, THIS IS JUST FOR
FEP, BUT THEN GENERAL FUND AND
SPT, SO THE CITY, IN ESSENCE, IS
DOING MORE THAN JUST THIS FOR
CHILD CARE. I JUST WANT OUR
COLLEAGUES TO KNOW AND
UNDERSCORE THAT PIECE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> AND ON THE PROMISE SIDE, THE
7%, IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL SPS
GRADUATES. SO IT JUST HAPPENS --
UTILIZED IT OVER THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU, YES. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE. YOU CAN CONTINUE.
>> SO FOR OUR CURRENT LEVY
SUPPORTS FOR SEATTLE CHILDREN,
SO IN 2025 WE HAVE MORE THAN 60
FEP LEVY PARTNERS DELIVERING
SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND I ALWAYS WANT TO THANK THEM,
AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO PARTNER
WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS. AND
AGAIN, WE'RE EXTREMELY HONORED
TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE MORE
ABOUT THOSE EFFORTS. AND WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS PASS
THIS NEXT PORTION OFF TO MY
COLLEAGUE MARISSA.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. SO I WILL WALK
YOU THROUGH OUR CURRENT CHILD
CARE SUPPORTS AND KICK OFF THE
CONTENT PORTION OF TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. SO OUR PRIMARY
INVESTMENT IN CHILD CARE IS THE
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM REFERRED TO AS CCAP
REDUCED CHILD CARE COSTS FOR
INCOME-ELIGIBLE FAMILIES NOT
SERVED BY STATE OR COUNTY
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS. THIS IS AN
INCOME-BASED ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM
AND WE SERVE FAMILIES UP TO 94%
OF THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME,
WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $123,000
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. THIS IS
JUST ABOUT EQUAL TO THE SEATTLE
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF
$122,000. WE USE STATE MEDIAN
INCOME TO SET OUR ELIGIBILITY SO
WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE
AND COUNTY PROGRAMS. I ALSO
WANTED TO NOTE THAT OUR
ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD OF 94%
STATE MEDIAN INCOME IS
EQUIVALENT TO 78% OF THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME. SINCE 2019, THIS
PROGRAM HAS SERVED NEARLY 2,000
CHILDREN. AS COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA NOTED, THIS PROGRAM IS
FUNDED BY A FEW DIFFERENT
REVENUE SOURCES. MONEY FROM THE
FEP LEVY IS CURRENTLY RESTRICTED
TO ONLY SUPPORT 3 AND
4-YEAR-OLDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
SPP IS A SIX-HOUR MODEL SO
THERE'S AN ADDED EXPENSE FOR
WORKING FAMILIES WHO REQUIRE
MORE HOURS OF CHILD CARE. THIS
INVESTMENT ENSURES CHILDREN HAVE
ACCESS TO CARING ADULT IN HIGH
QUALITY NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS
THAT SUPPORT ACADEMIC READINESS.
IT ENSURES PARENTS CAN
PARTICIPATE IN OUR REGIONAL
WORKFORCE AND REDUCES HOUSEHOLD
EXPENSES RELATED TO CHILD CARE.
-- AND THIS CITY INVESTMENT
HELPS US CLOSE THAT GAP. AS I
NOTED, WE'VE SERVED NEARLY
2,000 CHILDREN SINCE 2019, AND
ON AVERAGE THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS
MORE THAN 700 CHILDREN A YEAR
FROM MORE THAN 500 FAMILIES. THE
AVERAGE PARTICIPATING FAMILY
SAVES APPROXIMATELY $7,500 A
YEAR BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS
PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM SUPPORTS
PARENTS WHO ARE WORKING, LOOKING
FOR WORK, OR UNABLE TO WORK,
PRIMARILY DUE TO DISABILITY. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE 263 PARTICIPATING
PROVIDERS CITYWIDE. 75 OF THESE
PROVIDERS OFFER EVENING HOURS
AFTER 6:00 P.M. OR 24-HOUR CARE.
SINCE 2019 WE HAD 101 NEW
PROVIDERS JOIN CCAP AND START
ACCEPTING OUR SUBSIDY FOR
FAMILIES. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD
FOR THIS ROSTER OF PROVIDERS,
WHICH EXPANDS ACCESS CITYWIDE
AND GIVES FAMILIES CHOICE FOR
WHERE THEY SEND THEIR CHILD FOR
CARE. SOME LESSONS LEARNED OVER
THIS TIME ARE THAT DESPITE THE
AVAILABILITY OF STATE AND NOW A
COUNTY CHILD CARE SUBSIDY
PROGRAM, THERE'S STILL
SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR CITY
SUPPORT FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME FAMILIES. THE STATE
PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES UP TO
60% STATE MEDIAN INCOME OR ABOUT
$78,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
WHEREAS THE COUNTY PROGRAM
SERVES FAMILIES UM TO 85% STATE
MEDIAN INCOME. WE SERVE FAMILIES
BELOW THOSE INCOME THRESHOLDS
WHO MAY NOT MEET THOSE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS, AGAIN, AS WELL AS
FAMILIES UP TO 94% STATE MEDIAN
INCOME. BECAUSE DEEL PAYS A
GREATER SHARE OF COPAY AMOUNT
FOR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES, IF
WE'RE SERVING FAMILIES BELOW
THE STATE AND COUNTY THRESHOLD,
THIS INCREASES OUR COST PER
CHILD AND IMPACTS THE NUMBER OF
FAMILIES WE CAN SERVE. I NOTED
BEFORE ABOUT NONTRADITIONAL
HOURS OF CARE, AND WE JUST
WANTED TO OFFER THAT SO FAR IN
2025 WE HAVE 35 CCAP FAMILIES
WHO ARE ENROLLED TO RECEIVE CARE
WITH PROVIDERS WHO DO OFFER
NONTRADITIONAL HOURS. OVER THE
PAST THREE YEARS WE HAD 112
FAMILIES WHO ACCESSED SUCH
NONTRADITIONAL HOURS. DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE WILL SPEAK ABOUT
PRESCHOOL SHORTLY. SO WE ALSO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
PRESCHOOL IS A FORM OF CHILD
CARE FOR MANY FAMILIES. WE
CONTINUE TO SEE DEMAND FROM OUR
PRESCHOOL FAMILIES FOR A LONGER
SERVICE DAY. AND WE CURRENTLY
PROVIDE FAMILIES WHO ARE CCAP
ELIGIBLE --
>> SO THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM, THIS IS OUR SIGNATURE
EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM, AND IT
PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY
TUITION-FREE OR AFFORDABLE
PRESCHOOL FOR 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS
CITYWIDE. SPP STARTED IN 2015
WITH 15 CLASSROOMS SERVING 283
CHILDREN SINCE 2019 MORE THAN
7,200 CHILDREN HAVE
PARTICIPATED, GIVING THEM A
STRONG FOUNDATION FOR
KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. SPP
OFFERS A SIX-HOUR DAY AND
FOLLOWS A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL
YEAR OF 180 DAYS OF SERVICE. SPP
WAS ALSO DESIGNED TO BE A MIXED
DELIVERY SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT
PRESCHOOL COULD BE PROVIDED IN
SPS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILD CARE
COULD MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'M GOING TO
MENTION IS -- SO AGAIN, SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT THIS THAT SEATTLE,
WE HAVE RECEIVED A GOLD MEDAL
FROM CITY HEALTH FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS FOR MEETING NATIONAL
QUALITY BENCHMARKS AROUND OUR
PROGRAM STANDARDS SUCH AS CLASS
SIZE, TEACHER OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTINUOUS
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. WE --
THERE'S AN EXTERNAL EVALUATION
CONDUCTED BY THE EDUCATION
NORTHWEST FOUND THAT CHILDREN IN
SPP ARE BETTER PREPARE FOR
KINDERGARTEN THAN THOSE WHO DID
NOT PARTICIPATE IN SPP. AND THAT
THEIR ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS
SUSTAINED INTO THIRD GRADE WITH
BETTER READING AND MATH SCORES.
SPP IS CONSISTENTLY -- HAS
CONSISTENTLY HAD ENROLLMENT
ABOVE 90%, WHICH MEETS OR
EXCEEDS NATIONAL TRENDS. AND WE
ALSO KNOW THAT MORE THAN 90% OF
OUR SPP FAMILIES ARE SATISFIED
WITH THEIR SPP EXPERIENCE. AND
WE KNOW THIS FROM OUR ANNUAL
PARENT SURVEY. WE'RE ALSO PROUD
OF OUR MIXED DELIVERY MODEL,
WHICH ALLOWS FOR A DIVERSE
OFFERING OF CLASSROOMS,
CLASSROOM AND LOCATIONS. SO FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL'S
INCLUSION CLASSROOMS OR SPECIAL
NEEDS STUDENTS AND THEIR TYPICAL
DEVELOPING PEERS TO DUAL
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND FAMILY
CHILD CARE SETTINGS. AND THIS
DIVERSE OFFERING ALLOWS FAMILIES
TO CHOOSE A LOCATION AND
PRESCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT MEETS
THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS ALL WHILE
MAINTAINING QUALITY. WHAT I'M
GOING TO DO NOW IS SHARE A
LITTLE BIT OF SOME LESSONS
LEARNED THROUGH PRESCHOOL AND
I'LL START BY SAYING IN THE
CURRENT LEVY WE ARE SEEING
CONSISTENT INTEREST FROM
FAMILIES THAT CITES, THAT OFFERS
AN EXTENDED DAY OR A TEN-HOUR
MODEL. WE ALSO KNOW THAT
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
BENEFIT FROM YEAR ROUND SPP. IN
THE SUMMER OF 2021 WE ACTUALLY
PILOTED A YEAR ROUND SUMMER
MODEL THAT ALLOWED FAMILIES TO
HAVE CONTINUITY OF CARE AND
CONTINUES THE SAME LEVEL OF
FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S
FREE OR SLIDING SCALE INTO A
12-MONTH MODEL. LASTLY, WE KNOW
THAT STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH
FAMILIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE
CHILDREN ATTEND PRESCHOOL
REGULARLY. AND THAT THERE ARE --
THAT PARENTS ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN
THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING AND HAVE
A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO
KINDERGARTEN. AND MY LAST LESSON
LEARNED I'LL SHARE IS IN THE
FALL OF 2025 935, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY 26% OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL'S KINDERGARTNERS, WERE
SPP ALUMNI. I'LL PASS THIS OVER
TO YOU, MARISSA.
>> OKAY. SO NEXT FOR OUR K-12
YOUTH SUPPORTS. THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE PRIMARILY GRANTS
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
OUR K-12 INVESTMENTS ARE ALL
ABOUT MAKING SURE STUDENTS
SUCCEED BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE
CLASSROOM BY PROVIDING HEALTH,
ACADEMIC, AND ENRICHMENT
SERVICES. OUR K-12 INVESTMENTS
REFLECT PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE
THAN 36 COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS SPS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE KING
COUNTY. EACH OF THESE PARTNERS
PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR
CITY'S ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT. AS
THE CHAIR NOTED, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROVIDING EDUCATION SERVICES TO
MORE THAN 51,000 K-12 STUDENTS.
DEEL GRANTS AND PROGRAMS
COMPLEMENT THESE EFFORTS BY
ENHANCING SERVICES THAT ARE NOT
FULLY FUNDED BY EXISTING
FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
FUNDING. PUBLIC HEALTH IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING
OUR NETWORK OF 29 SCHOOL-BASED
HEALTH CENTERS FUNDED BY THE FEP
LEVY. THEY ALSO OPERATE FOUR OF
THEIR OWN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS ALONGSIDE SIX
COMMUNITY-BASE PRODVIDERS.
PUBLIC HEALTH COFFIN SCREENS AND
MONITORS THESE PRACTICES TO
ENSURE STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE. THIS
RANGES FROM AFTER-SCHOOL
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO ACADEMIC
TUTORS, MENTORING, AS WELL AS
SUPPORT FOR BASIC NEEDS. OUR
SCHOOL AND COMMENT-BASED
INVESTMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THE
GREATEST N█EED. IN ADDITION, AL
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
HAVE ACCESS TO THE IN-SCHOOL
HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED AT 29
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
THESE HEALTH CENTERS USE PROVEN
WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS. THEY
UNDERSTAND HOW TRAUMA CAN AFFECT
CHILDREN. THEY RESPECT DIFFERENT
CULTURES AND GENDERS AND THEY
MAKE IT EASY FOR STUDENTS TO GET
THE CARE THEY NEED. THEY PROVIDE
SERVICES SUCH AS WELL CHILD
EXAMS AND MENTAL HEALTH
SCREENING AND COUNSELING. SINCE
2019 NEARLY 50,000 STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN SERVED BY OUR K -12 YOUTH
SUPPORTS. AND AGAIN, THESE
SERVICES PROVIDE ACCESS TO
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT AND
HEALTHCARE. WE'RE SEEING A REAL
IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR
CITY'S YOUTH AS A RESULT,
PARTICULARLY IN KEY SKILLS
RELATED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FEP
LEVY PROGRAMS, AN IMPRESSIVE --
SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING -- WE
KNOW THAT STUDENTS IN OUR AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFTEN LEAD TEAM
PROJECTS. THEY PRACTICE PUBLIC
SPEAKING OR THEY ENGAGE IN
HANDS-ON LEARNING REQUIRING THEM
TO THINK CREATIVELY AND WORK
WITH THEIR PEERS. IN ADDITION,
76% OF THESE STUDENTS REPORTED
IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THESE
ARE KEY TO BUILDING HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS AND MANAGING
CHALLENGES BOTH IN AND OUT OF
THE CLASSROOM. AT OUR HEALTH
CENTERS, WE HAVE SEEN A 15%
INCREASE IN STUDENT UTILIZATION
OF SERVICES COMPARED TO THE LAST
SCHOOL YEAR. SO THIS WAS AN
INCREASE IN MORE THAN 8,000
VISITS TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS CITYWIDE. THIS TELLS US
THAT STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND
ACCESSING THEM MORE FREQUENTLY.
IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THEY SEE
THESE CENTERS AS TRUSTED SPACES
OF SUPPORT. WE KNOW THAT WHEN
STUDENTS RECEIVE COORDINATED
SUPPORT, IT CREATES A FOUNDATION
FOR BOTH THEIR WELL BEING AND
SCHOOL SUCCESS. AND THIS IS THE
HOLISTIC APPROACH AT THE HEART
OF WHAT THE FEP LEVY WAS
DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE. SO FOR OUR
LESSONS LEARNED, AGAIN, WE'RE
SEEING MEANINGFUL INCREASES IN
STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND
UTILIZATION OF SERVICES,
PARTICULARLY AROUND MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WE ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MAINTAINING
SERVICES BOTH IN SCHOOLS AND IN
COMMUNITIES IS IMPORTANT. THIS
ENSURES THAT STUDENTS ACCESS
PROGRAMS WHERE THEY FEEL MOST
COMFORTABLE. SOME PREFER THEIR
SCHOOL WHILE OTHERS PREFER A
COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING. THIS
DUAL APPROACH PROTECTS YOUTH
ACCESSIBILITY AND CHOICE. AS WE
CONTINUE TO EXPAND SERVICES AND
ENTER OUR LAST YEAR OF LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION, WE RECOGNIZE
THAT IMPROVING COORDINATION
BETWEEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IS IMPORTANT.
ALIGNING SUPPORTS WITH CLASSROOM
LEARNING WILL AMPLIFY THE IMPACT
OF OUR INVESTMENTS AND ENSURE
STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND
EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED IN
A COHESIVE WAY.
>> SO NOW THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM WAS NEW, AS YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER,
COUNCILMEMBER, TO THE LEVY IN
2018. AND THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES 90 CREDITS
OF TUITION-FREE COLLEGE TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES
ACROSS THREE CAMPUSES HERE. OVER
THE LAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS,
THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM
SERVING THREE HIGH SCHOOLS TO
SERVING 22. AND SINCE 2019 MORE
THAN 1,200 STUDENTS HAVE
GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM
GAINING ACCESS TO DEGREES,
CREDENTIALS, AND PATHWAYS TO
FAMILY WAGE CAREERS. WE KNOW
THIS PROGRAM IS A GAME CHANGER.
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.
ONE SEATTLE PROMISE GRADUATE
THAT I RECENTLY RAN INTO EARNED
THEIR HEALTHCARE CERTIFICATE AT
SEATTLE CENTRAL AS PART OF THE
PROMISE PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE
NOW EMPLOYED FULL TIME AT A
LOCAL CLINIC. SO FOR ME THIS IS
JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS
PROGRAM OPENS DOORS TO LIKE REAL
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY
FOR STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE
PURSUED COLLEGE OTHERWISE. WHAT
I WANT TO DO NOW IS GIVE YOU A
FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEATTLE
PROMISE. SO SINCE 2019, 23% OF
ALL SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
GRADUATES HAVE ENROLLED IN THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM. AND
THAT'S DEMONSTRATING ITS
GROWTH, IMPACT AS A KEY PATHWAY
TO HIGHER EDUCATION. AND SINCE
THE PROGRAM STARTED, 38% OF THE
PROMISE SCHOLARS IDENTIFIED AS
FIRST GEN -- EXCUSE ME, FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS OR
THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO
ATTEND AND COMPLETE COLLEGE.
THIS HIGHLIGHT TO ME, OR SHOULD
I SAY THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE
PROGRAM'S ROLE IN BREAKING DOWN
SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AND OPENING
DOORS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE TRAIL
BLAZERS IN THEIR FAMILIES. WE'RE
ALSO SEEING IMPRESSIVE RESULTS
FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM THE
PROMISE AND TRANSFERRING TO
OTHER SCHOOLS LIKE UW SEATTLE.
SO FOR THE CLASS OF 2021, THE
RATE FOR COMPLETION FOR A
TWO-YEAR DEGREE IS 33%, WHICH IS
3% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE. WITH THE PATH TO UW
PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN AS A PILOT
IN 2021, 83% OF THE PROMISE
SCHOLARS WHO PARTICIPATED WERE
ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON SEATTLE. -- PATH
PROMISE STUDENTS AND THE OVERALL
ADMISSION RATE FOR THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. AND THIS SHOWS
THAT WHEN WE COMBINE ACCESS WITH
INTENTIONAL GUIDANCE AND
SUPPORT, OUR STUDENTS WILL
THRIVE. NOW I WANT TO SHARE A
FEW LESSONS LEARNED. SO COLLEGE
GOING, SUCCESS BEGINS WELL
BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
AND WHEN I SAY WELL BEFORE, I'M
SAYING EARLY AND CONSISTENT
COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES STARTING AS EARLY AS
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY
CRITICAL. WE'VE SEEN OVER THE
LAST SIX YEARS HOW MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE PROMISE OR
THE SEATTLE PROMISE OR KNOW
SOMEONE WHO HAS BENEFITTED FROM
THE PROMISE PROGRAM. AND WHAT
THIS ACTUALLY MEANS IS THAT
YOUNGER SIBLINGS, COUSINS, OUR
THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY ARE STARTING
TO THINK ABOUT COLLEGE SOONER
AND NEED SUPPORT TO START
DEVELOPING THEIR COLLEGE GOING
PLANS. WE'VE ALSO LEARNED THAT
IMPROVING COLLEGE READINESS
MEANS ALIGNING ALL HIGH SCHOOL
AND COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS AND
ANALYSIS COMPLETED IN THE EARLY
YEARS OF THE SEATTLE PROGRAM --
SEATTLE PROMISE, AND REALLY
IDENTIFY STUDENT NEED FOR
REMEDIAL COURSE WORK OR WHAT
THAT IS, BASICALLY NONCREDIT
BEARING COURSES THAT TEACH
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS THAT ARE
COLLEGE-LEVEL WORK. WE
IDENTIFIED THAT AS A KEY BARRIER
TO PERSISTENCE OR COMPLETION IN
ATTAINING OF A DEGREE. SO THAT
MEANS THAT ACROSS OUR K-12 AND
POSTSECONDARY INVESTMENTS, WE
NEED TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS
LIKE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
ENSURE STUDENTS ARE TRULY
PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROMISE
SCHOLARSHIP. THE OTHER PIECE
I'LL SPEAK TO IS JUST ACCESS TO
COLLEGE-LEVEL WORK AND CREDITS
IN HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH PROGRAMS,
WHETHER IT'S APIB, RUNNING
START, REALLY HELPS STUDENTS
ENTER COLLEGE MORE PREPARED AND
CONFIDENT. WE'VE ALSO LEARNED
THAT THE TRANSITION DOESN'T END
AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND
THE REALITY IS IS PROVIDING
COACHING SUPPORTS THAT CONTINUE
THROUGH COLLEGE, INCLUDING
MENTORING, ORGANIZATIONAL
SUPPORT, OR SOME TYPE OF
CONSISTENT ADVISING REALLY HELPS
STUDENTS NOT ONLY ENROLL BUT IT
ALSO HELPS THEM PERSIST, FEEL
CONFIDENT IN THEIR COURSE OF
STUDY OR WHATEVER CAREER CHOICE
THAT THEY'RE SELECTING AND STAY
ON TRACK TO COMPLETE. SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY AGAIN. I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS,
THOUGH I DIDN'T MENTION AND
NAME EVERYONE IN THIS SLIDE, BUT
WE WORKED WITH MANY. AND IF IT
WASN'T FOR OUR AMAZING AND
INTENTIONAL COLLABORATION WITH
OUR PARTNERS, OUR STUDENTS
WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I
WANT TO THANK THEM. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR EVERYTHING AND FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS, YOUR CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP, AND ONE MORE THING
BEFORE WE CLOSE, I JUST WANT TO
REMIND EVERYONE TO HELP SPREAD
THE WORD THAT REGISTRATION IS
NOW OPEN FOR BOTH THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND THE CHILD
CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THESE
ARE EXTREMELY CRITICAL RESOURCES
FOR FAMILIES, AND WE WANT EVERY
CHILD WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO HAVE
ACCESS SO THEY CAN VISIT THE
WEBSITE, SEATTLE.GOV/EDUCATION,
TO LEARN MORE, TO APPLY. AND I
JUST WANT TO JUST SAY LET'S KEEP
WORKTO MAKE SURE
EVERY CHILD IS READY AND EVERY
FAMILY IS SUPPORTED. SO AGAIN,
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE. AND TO YOUR STAFF AT
DEEL FOR THE PRESENTATION AND
ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY
DAY IN SUPPORT OF KIDS AND
FAMILIES IN OUR CITY.
COLLEAGUES, I HAD THE PLEASURE
AND HONOR OF MEETING WITH SOME
SEATTLE PROMISE STUDENTS TO HEAR
FROM THEM DIRECTLY ABOUT THEIR
EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A NEW
PROGRAM, AND I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE, AND YOU KNOW, YOU SAW DR.
CHAPPELLE BEAMING WHEN HE WAS
SAYING THIS WAS A NEW PROGRAM IN
2018, AND I FEEL THE SAME.
DOCTOR CHAPPELLE AND I GOT TO
WORK ON THIS TOGETHER IN 2018,
AND THIS PROMISE PIECE WAS
REALLY EXCITING. AND WE DIDN'T
KNOW HOW IT WAS GOING TO GO AND
WHO WAS GOING TO UTILIZE IT. IT
IS A UNIVERSAL PROGRAM, SO ANY
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL HIGH
SCHOOLER THAT GRADUATES CAN
ENROLL. AND WHAT WE SAW, AND DR.
CHAPPELLE, THANK YOU FOR THE
INFORMATION, I THINK ONE ASPECT
IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE KIDS
WHO ARE ACTUALLY UTILIZING THE
PROGRAM ARE MAJORITY BIPOC KIDS
AND LOW-INCOME KIDS, WHICH IS
TERRIFIC. THAT IS HOW IT
HAPPENED. AND I WILL SAY THAT
THE STUDENTS ARE -- I HEARD SO
MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY
PEOPLE ENTERED THE PROMISE
PROGRAM. ONE, OF COURSE, WAS THE
-- THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD
ACCESS TO COLLEGE OTHERWISE. SO
THERE WERE FINANCIAL REASONS.
MANY WERE FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THEIR
FAMILIES. MANY STUDENTS WEREN'T
SURE WHAT THEIR POSTSECONDARY,
YOU KNOW, LIFE WAS GOING TO LOOK
LIKE. AND IT AFFORDED THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN ASSOCIATES
DEGREE AND EITHER A TRADE, AS
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, A
CERTIFICATE, OR IT GAVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE SOME
AREAS WHERE THEY COULD THEN
APPLY TO THE PATH TO UW OR THEY
COULD CONTINUE THEIR COLLEGE
EDUCATION AND GET THEIR
FOUR-YEAR DEGREE. SO IT WAS
REALLY -- I VERY MUCH ENJOYED
VISITING WITH THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE, YOUNG ADULTS, AND I'M
SEEING FIRSTHAND HOW VALUABLE
THIS SEATTLE PROMISE HAS BEEN TO
KIDS IN SEATTLE. SO WANTED TO
SHARE THAT. IT WAS A REALLY -- I
FEEL REALLY PRIVILEGED TO BE
WORKING WITH DEEL, BECAUSE I GET
TO VISIT WITH PRESCHOOLERS AND
BABIES AND CHILD CARE AND THEN
THESE AMAZING YOUNG ADULTS THAT
ARE OUR FUTURE AND IT REALLY --
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE K-12
FOLKS WHO SPEAK AND GO TO
SCHOOLS, I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO
BE ABLE TO WORK WITH DEEL IN
THIS EDUCATION SPACE. SO ANYWAY,
I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THE
AMAZING KIDS THAT THE PROGRAMS
AT DEEL SERVICES, BUT
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE TIME FOR ANY OF
YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY
HAVE. OH, AND I ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE HAS JOINED US ONLINE. AND
HE'S BEEN HERE -- HE JOINED US
AT THE TOP OF YOUR PRESENTATION,
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT
THE FLOW OF YOUR PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE ALL THIS TIME AND
FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN MY
ACKNOWLEDGING YOU FOR THE RECORD
THAT YOU'RE HERE. AND I SEE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS THEIR HAND
UP AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
SORRY.
>> I'LL BUILD ON THE COMMENTS
THAT YOU WERE MAKING AND ALSO
WHAT I TOLD YOU AFTER OUR
BRIEFING, WHICH JUST KUDOS TO
THE PROMISE. BECAUSE I -- MY SON
IS A JUNIOR IN COLLEGE NOW, AND
I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN HIS COHORT THAT ARE
GOING TO UW THAT ARE CREDITING
THIS PROGRAM FOR THEIR ABILITY
TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK ON THAT.
HERE'S MY QUESTION. LITTLE BIT
OBSCURE, MAYBE, BUT ARE -- AND I
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCHOOL, CHILD
CARE, ET CETERA, OKAY, SO I'LL
JUST SAY THAT -- BUT ARE ANY OF
THESE CCAP PROVIDERS ALSO
PROVIDING THE PRESCHOOL? I MEAN,
SO -- AND THIS IS -- OKAY, I'M
SEEING NODS. THE REASON THAT I
ASK THAT IS THAT PRESERVES
CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR KIDS,
RIGHT? I CAN ONLY THINK OF IF --
PRECISELY. ESPECIALLY THAT'S
IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE WHO KIDS
THAT ARE CLOSE IN AGE. ONE
LEAVES TO GO TO PRESCHOOL, NOW
YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PLACE TO
TAKE TWO KIDS. OKAY, SO THAT --
I'M SEEING -- GOOD. I WAS GOING
TO SUGGEST MAYBE IT'D BE GREAT
TO ENHANCE THAT ABILITY TO
PROVIDE BOTH SERVICES, BUT I SEE
THAT THAT'S HAPPENING. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. AND
MADAME CHAIR, I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND PARTNERSHIP AND BEING SO
DILIGENT IN COLLABORATING WITH
ME AND MY OFFICE EARLY ON THIS
-- IN THIS PROCESS. WE'RE EARLY
IN THE JOURNEY, BUT YOU'VE BEEN
DOING THE WORK FOR MONTHS NOW.
LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING
TOGETHER. AND DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE, THANK YOU. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
IN THESE EFFORTS. WE HAVE SHARED
PRIORITIES HERE. I AM VERY, VERY
EXCITED. I AM BEYOND THRILLED,
TO BE HONEST, ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO
BUILD UPON SOME OF THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SPACE
IN FRONT. AND THE PROMISE
PROGRAM'S GREAT. I'M
PARTICULARLY -- AS A DAD OF
THREE YOUNG KIDS, INCLUDING
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED KIDS,
INCLUDING TWO THAT WENT TO
PRESCHOOLS THAT WERE MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM,
AND MY YOUNGEST KINDERGARTNER,
SO LEFT PRESCHOOL LAST YEAR. I
KNOW FIRSTHAND -- AND IT'S NOT
TOO FAR OFF -- I KNOW FIRSTHAND
THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT THAT
THESE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS HAVE
AND DAY CARE PROGRAMS HAVE. AND
IMPROVING PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY
LIVES AND EXPERIENCES NOT ONLY
TODAY BUT FOR YEARS DOWN THE
ROAD AND GENERATIONS GOING
FORWARD. WE ALWAYS, COLLEAGUES,
OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO
GO UPSTREAM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK THE RESEARCH IS --
AND EVIDENCE IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
THAT THE MOST IMPACTFUL WAY TO
DO THAT IS TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE CHILD
CARE OR PRESCHOOL FOR ALL.
INDEED, TO SUPPORT THAT
PROPOSITION, WE KNOW THAT KIDS
WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AND
IMMERSED IN PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
OR DAY CARE, WHATEVER, THEIR
LIFE OUTCOMES ARE WAY BETTER
COMPARED TO THEIR PEERS WHO HAVE
NOT HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND
COMPLETION RATES, WAY BETTER.
THEIR COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND
COMPLETION RATES, WAY BETTER.
THEIR ANNUAL INCOME RATES, WAY
HIGHER. THIS IS INVESTING IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS
SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO DISRUPT
THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, AND WE ALL
KNOW THE UNFORTUNATE CORRELATION
BETWEEN POVERTY AND CRIME, AMONG
OTHER BROADER SOCIETAL
CHALLENGES. AND PROVIDING
APPROPRIATE BOLD INVESTMENTS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CAN
ALLOW US TO DISRUPT THAT, THOSE
CYCLES, THOSE VICIOUS CYCLES AS
WELL, AND PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH
OPPORTUNITIES. AND PUTTING THEM
IN THESE GREAT PROGRAMS AS
OPPOSED TO BEING WATCHED OR
BABY-SIT AT HOME BY MOM OR
GRANDMA AND HALF OF THE TIME
BEING BABY-SIT BY A TV, THE SOAP
OPPORTUNITIES FROM A
SOCIALIZATION PERSPECTIVE OF THE
KIDS, FROM AN IQ PERSPECTIVE,
THEY'RE TERRIFIC. AND OH, BY
THE WAY, THIS IS HOW WE CAN
DIRECTLY SUPPORT AND CHAMPION
WORKING FAMILIES, WHICH GETS
BANDIED AROUND VARIOUS POLITICAL
DISCUSSIONS. THIS IS WHERE THE
RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ON THAT IN
MY VIEW. SO IT'S GOOD FOR
WORKING FAMILIES. IT ALSO ALLOWS
PEOPLE, PARENTS, TO GET OUT AND
WORK. I'LL SAY, YOU KNOW, I
ALSO WOULD LIKE US AS A CITY TO
FIND MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP.
I THINK MY IDEAL END GOAL WOULD
BE TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL
FOR ALL PROGRAM IN SEATTLE. BUT
IN ORDER TO GET THERE, THERE'S
OTHER VARIOUS STEPS YOU NEED TO
TAKE. SOMETHING YOU CAN'T JUST
TURN ON A SWITCH AND IMPLEMENT
OVERNIGHT FOR COSTS
NOTWITHSTANDING, ASSUMING YOU
CAN SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. BUT
THAT'S MY ULTIMATE END GOAL.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE US TO BE
IN A BETTER POSITION TO PAY THE
WORKERS, PRESCHOOL WORKERS,
TEACHERS. THEY DO GOD'S WORK.
I'LL NEVER FORGET DURING COVID
MY CHILD -- CHILDREN'S
PRESCHOOL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
MY OLDEST, WHO WAS IN SCHOOL AT
THE TIME, THEY STAYED OPEN THE
WHOLE TIME. AND WE ALL FONDLY
REMEMBER AND THANK AND CELEBRATE
THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING COVID.
I REMEMBER THE GOOGLE
COMMERCIALS. PEOPLE CHEERING ON,
YEAH, GOING TO WORK, YEAH, IN
THE SCRUBS, AND GREAT, YES.
PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
DURING A MEDICAL CRISES AND
EMERGENCY CALLED UPON TO DO
THEIR WORK. AND I APPRECIATE
THAT, BUT I'M PERSONALLY THE
MOST GRATEFUL, FOREVER GRATEFUL,
TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES.
WE HAD TO STAY HOME TO SAVE
LIVES. PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES
TO ENABLE OUR SUCCESS, ENABLE ME
AND MY WIFE BEING ABLE TO WORK
REMOTELY WITH LIMITED
DISTRACTION OF 2-YEAR-OLDS AND
3-YEAR-OLDS CRYING, HAVING
MELTDOWNS EVERYWHERE. ME AND MY
WIFE, WE HAD OUR OWN MELTDOWNS,
BUT MY POINT IS THESE ARE THE
UNSUNG HEROES, IN MY VIEW, OF
COVID. AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE
HEROES. WE ENTRUST THEM WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AFTER THE
SAFETY AND EDUCATION OF OUR
CHILDREN, AND WE NEED TO SUPPORT
THEM, PAY THEM FAIRLY AND
COMPETITIVELY AND COST IS AN
ISSUE, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR WORKERS. ALL
OF THIS TO SAY I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION COMPONENTS OF THE
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE BEFORE US.
VERY EXCITED, BECAUSE THE
RESEARCH IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST -- IT'S
NEVER EITHER OR, ONE OR THE
OTHER, BUT THIS IS THE SINGLE
MOST -- AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY,
IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES, SO NO
QUESTION THERE, JUST SOME
FEEDBACK FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING MORE CLOSELY
WITH YOU ALL. AND FINALLY AS AN
ASIDE, I'LL SAY I MET WITH SOME
CONSTITUENTS FROM THE REFUGEE
AND IMMIGRANT FAMILY CENTER AND
THE SOUTHWEST EARLY LEARNING
CENTER TO SPP PROGRAMS IN MY
DISTRICT WHO SERVE DOZENS OF --
EACH SERVE DOZENS OF FAMILIES
AND HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
RESPECTIVELY TODAY HAVE SERVED
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES OR
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN OVER THE
YEARS. AND THEY HAD SOME VERY
GLOWING THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, DR.
CHAPPELLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOUR HIGHER TITLE HERE, YOUR
LEADERSHIP, YOUR DEPARTMENT, I
WANT THE SAY KUDOS TO YOU FOR
THAT. THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I WANT TO SAY THAT, YEAH,
YOU AND I ARE ALIGNED. YOU AND I
TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
EARLY EDUCATION, AND OF COURSE,
YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT
DURING COVID THE CITY
PRIORITIZED CHILD CARE, OUR
CHILD CARE WORKERS, BY PROVIDING
PAY DURING THE TIME THAT THEY
ACTUALLY COULDN'T EVEN TAKE
KIDS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT CHILD CARE CENTERS AND
PRESCHOOL CENTERS WOULD NOT
PERMANENTLY CLOSE. SO WE
PRIORITIZE BY GIVING FUNDING TO
THOSE PROVIDERS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY COULD KEEP THEIR DOORS
OPEN FROM WHEN KIDS COULD RETURN
TO THOSE CHILD CARE FACILITIES
AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. SO
YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT
THE CITY PRIORITIZED THAT. AND
COUNCILMEMBER -- OR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, I'LL SAY IN
TERMS OF THIS CCAP COMPONENT
WITH THE SPP COMPONENT, I WAS
JUST AT DENISE LOUIS CENTER,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY A MAGNUSON
PARK AND SERVICES A LOT OF THE
FAMILIES THAT LIVE IN THE PARK.
AND THEY HAVE -- THEY ALSO WERE
GLOWING ABOUT YOUR STAFF AND
YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, ON
THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH DEEL AND
PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. AND
THEY HAVE CHILD CARE CLASSROOMS
AND THEN THEY HAVE SPP
CLASSROOMS. AND A LOT OF THOSE
FAMILIES USE BOTH. THEY'LL USE
THE CHILD CARE COMPONENT UP
UNTIL THERE'S LIKE THE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMED HOURS AND
THEN THEY DO THE CHILD CARE FOR
AFTER PRESCHOOL. SO THAT IS
ALREADY HAPPENING. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT QUESTION. AND I WANTED
TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN TO THREE
CHILD CARE SLASH PRESCHOOL
FACILITIES THAT OFFER BOTH. SO
THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY AND
DR. CHAPPELLE, DOCTOR AND
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE'S STAFF HAS
BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME
TIME FOR YEARS NOW. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLINGS WORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE
BEEN PREPARED. THANK CALLING ON
I'LL BE SUPER QUICK. THANK YOU,
DR. CHAPPELLE, ISMAEL FAJARDO,
AND I'M GOING TO MESS UP YOUR
LAST NAME GAME, MARISSA.
>> ROUSSELLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK
AND FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW DR.
FAJARDO LIKES WHEN I SAY THIS,
AND YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT I'M
GOING TO SAY, YOU ALL ARE THE
EXPERTS. SO WE LEAN ON YOU ALL.
I KNOW YOU'RE LAUGHING, BUT
I'M SERIOUS. BUT I HAD JUST A
QUICK QUESTION. WHEN WE LOOK AT
OTHER, LIKE, DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES, WHETHER IT'S LIKE
BUSINESS, THE DISRUPTER WAS LIKE
AUTOMATION AND A.I. AND -- FOR
EDUCATION FOR KIDS I ALSO SEE
SOME OF THE DISRUPTER BEING THE
CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHAT
THEY CONSUME. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT,
HEY, THE INVESTMENTS WE HAVE TO
MAKE BACK IN THE DAY WAS WE GOT
TO GET THEM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEVEL TO DIRECT THEM ON A
DIFFERENT PATH. SOME TEACHERS
ARE LIKE, YO -- IS THERE STUFF
AND INVESTMENTS THAT YOU SEE
POTENTIALLY COMING THAT IS
OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN THIS LEVY
TO HELP DIRECT PATHWAYS FOR
CHILDREN AND KIDS THAT WE NEED
TO BE AWARE OF OR THINK ABOUT
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T MADE
INVESTMENTS BEFORE BUT IT'S
COMING THIS YEAR THAT WE SHOULD
BE AWARE OF.
>> SO I KNOW I'M GOING TO LET
YOU ANSWER, MARISSA. FOR ONE, I
APPRECIATE YOU CALLING THAT OUT,
BECAUSE JUST KNOW AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, WE'RE ALWAYS
TRYING TO LOOK AHEAD AND BE
CREATIVE AND CONTINUE TO BE THAT
LEADER AND PUT SEATTLE ON THE
MAP FOR OUR INNOVATION. MARISSA,
I'LL LET YOU SPEAK TO IT.
>> WHAT I'M HEARING IN THE
QUESTION IS SUPPORTS FOR
STUDENTS AROUND DIGITAL
LITERACY. AND SO WE KNOW WE HAVE
FINANCIAL LITERACY AS PART OF
OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
WORK AND DIGITAL LITERACY IS
PART OF 21st CENTURY SKILL
DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN LOOK AT OUR
CURRENT -- AND FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ABOUT ANYONE SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSSING ON THAT. THAT'S
CERTAINLY A PART OF THE WORK OF
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK
WE ALL AGREE IT'S A NEED FOR
YOUTH TODAY AND SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE A PART OF FUTURE
PROGRAMMING.
>> FOR SURE. MY LAST -- MY LAST
LITTLE QUESTION -- AND I KNOW
THAT YOU ALL DO A PHENOMENAL
JOB, AND WHEN I'M TALKING TO
PEOPLE, EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT OUR
KIDS AND HELPING OUR KIDS. AND
THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS THAT
AND THEN HAVING INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES FOR OUR PARENTS, WHICH
IS LIKE THE KIDS' FIRST
TEACHER, AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE
EQUIPPED. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL
THINKING ABOUT THE HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY,
WHATEVER FAMILY LOOKS LIKE FOR
-- IT COMES IN DIFFERENT SHAPES
AND SIDESES FOR OUR YOUTH AND
OUR KIDS. JUST WANT TO
APPRECIATE THE -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. AND I BELIEVE THE
CITY DOES SOME, MAYBE IF NOT AT
DEEL, HSC, THERE'S SOME TYPE OF
DIGITAL LITERACY. BUT WE'LL GET
MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU ON
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR RIVERA, AND
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING I
DID COME IN AT THE BEGINNING. I
UNFORTUNATELY MISSED THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. I WAS WITH THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL. BUT I
WANTED TO THANK DOCTOR/DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE , THE TEAM FOR COMING
OUT HIRE. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS
BEFORE. THE TWO AREAS AT THE
START, SO IMPORTANT. I ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S COMMENTS.
AND AS SOMEBODY WHO ENTERED THIS
JOB, THIS POSITION FROM BEING A
STAY-AT-HOME DAD FOR EIGHT AND A
HALF YEARS, MY DAUGHTER WAS 8.5
YEARS OLD WHEN I STARTED, SAW
FIRSTHAND. I SAW THE DIFFERENCE
FIRSTHAND BETWEEN THOSE IN NEED
AND THE MORE AFFLUENT. IT'S
EDUCATING IN ITSELF TO SEE THE
CONTRAST. AND IT'S ILLUMINATING
ON THE CHALLENGES AND GIVES
INSIGHT IN WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
FOR THOSE WHO COULD REALLY
BENEFIT FROM THE INVESTMENT AT A
YOUNG AGE. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND AS SOMEBODY, IN TERMS
OF THE PROMISE PROGRAM, REALLY
INTERESTED IN THE FIRST
GENERATION TO GO TO COLLEGE,
FIRST GENERATION AMERICANS THAT
ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO GO
TO COLLEGE, WHICH I AM ONE. AND
I SEE THE PROMISE THERE BEING
SOMETHING SPECIAL AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ACHIEVE
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND SOMETHING
CLOSE TO MY HEART. SO I REALLY
APPLAUD THE OVERALL EFFORT,
PARTICULARLY ON THAT POINT. AS
YOU NOTED -- AS I'VE SAID
BEFORE, I ALSO LOOKED AT THE
PROMISE PROGRAM AS A MEANS TO
REACH INTO COMMUNITIES TO, YOU
KNOW, TO -- FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, YOU
KNOW, A PROGRAM, YOU KNOW,
PIPELINE, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE
PROMISE PROGRAM TO THE POLICE
ACADEMY OR TO FIRE. BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS
PEOPLE, NEEDS STRONG PEOPLE WHO
KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I
SEE THIS AS A WIN-WIN. AN
INVESTMENT IN OUR PEOPLE BUT
ALSO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR PUBLIC
SERVICE ENTITIES HERE IN
SEATTLE. AND I JUST WANTED TO
CLOSE WITH MY QUESTION, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY MY NEIGHBOR,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
ASKED IT. ONE THING I'VE NOTED
OVER THE YEARS IS THE NEED TO
HELP PARENTS. AND I'M THINKING
OF MY OWN PARENTS AS THEY WERE
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHEN I WAS A
KID. BUT ALSO WHAT I'VE SEEN IN
SEATTLE, SUPPORTING DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS, THE BOARDS WITH
MY WIFE, JUST FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING THEM. IF THE PARENTS
DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT EXTRA -- I MEAN, I HAD
THE BROADER PUSH FROM MY
PARENTS, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE SAID
BEFORE. I WAS ASKED A MILLION
TIMES WHY MY DAD CAME TO AMERICA
AND I'D SAY EDUCATION,
EDUCATION, EDUCATION. BUT IT'S
HARD TO GO FROM THAT STRATEGIC
MAIN POINT TO GETTING INTO THE
DETAILS AND ASSISTING PARENTS TO
HELP THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME TO
KIND OF DOUBLE DOWN ON THE
LEARNING IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO
I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR ASKING MY
QUESTION. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK TO THAT ANYMORE, BUT
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DOCTOR/DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE AND
TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. AND
AS YOU'VE HEARD, AND YES, WE
ARE VERY COMMITTED TO MAKING
SURE WE ENGAGE PARENTS AND
FAMILIES EARLY AND AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AND MEETING THE DIVERSE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND
THAT'S SOMETHING NOT ON THAT WE
VALUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO DO. BECAUSE AS YOU
JUST MENTIONED, OR MAYBE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA OR
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, IT
STARTS AT HOME. PARENTS ARE THE
FIRST TEACHERS. AS MUCH AS WE
CAN SUPPORT PARENTS AND MAKE
SURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE, WE'RE
GOING TO DO IT. THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU SHARED.
>> THANK YOU FOR -- THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR THE
QUESTION. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE, FOR ANSWERING. I WILL
SAY, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ON THE
DIGITAL PIECE, I AM CONFIRMING
THAT THE CITY THROUGH THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT HAS AN INVESTMENT IN
DIGITAL EQUITY FOR YOUTH. THEY
HAVE ABOUT 125K INVESTMENT. BUT
THAT'S MORE TO SAY THAT WE ARE.
BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN THIS IN THE
SCHOOLS. AND THERE WAS AN
ARTICLE IN "THE SEATTLE TIMES"
EITHER EARLIER THIS WEEK OR LAST
WEEK, ALL THE WEEKS SEEM TO ROLL
TOGETHER HERE AT CITY HALL,
TALKING ABOUT THE -- IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS A LOT OF THE
SCHOOLS NOW ARE REQUIRING THE
KIDS TO PUT THEIR PHONES AWAY
DURING THE CLASSROOM. SO THEY'LL
HAVE EITHER A CUBBY OR ONE OF
THOSE HANGING -- THEY HAVE ONE
OF THOSE HANGING SHOE RACKS, AND
THEN THEY PUT THEIR PHONES IN
THERE. AND THEY'VE SEEN REALLY
GREAT -- WE'RE ALMOST AT THE
END OF THIS FIRST SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE
THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY'VE SEEN REALLY GREAT
PROGRESS. AND WHAT ARE KIDS
DOING WHEN THEY'RE NOT ON THEIR
PHONES AT SCHOOL. ALL THAT TIME
THEY'RE BETTER ENGAGED IN THE
CLASSROOM. THEY'RE DOING THINGS
LIKE KNITTING AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT FOCUSED
ON, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA. AND
SO THESE ARE REALLY -- THANK YOU
FOR RAISING THESE. THESE ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT POINTS AND
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT. BUT YOU
KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE
FOLKS INFORMATION, AND I WANT TO
GIVE PROPER INFORMATION. SO I
THOUGHT I REMEMBERED SOMETHING,
AND I WANTED TO GIVE THAT. YOU
KNOW, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE KNEW THAT THE CITY'S MAKING
THOSE INVESTMENTS, BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT THE CITY
DOES FOR YOUTH, NOT JUST FEP
LEVY RELATED. THERE ARE MANY
OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE
IN SUPPORT OF YOUTH AT THE CITY.
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK
YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, DR.
FAJARDO, AND MISS ROUSSELLE FOR
TODAY'S PRESENTATION. I'LL
JOIN IN THE CHORUS AND JUST TAKE
A MOMENT TO COMMEND THE WORK AT
DEEL. WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT
THESE ARE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS,
AND THEY'RE HAVING A REAL
IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
THIS WORK. AND CERTAINLY I WOULD
SAY I KNOW PROGRAMS LIKE THESE
ARE TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT, ALSO
THE IMPACT THEY'VE HAD IN MY
OWN LIFE. AND CERTAINLY I THINK
WE CAN ALL AGREE IN THIS MOMENT
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NEED TO BE
INVESTING IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
AND WORKING FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY
IN LIGHT OF THESE MAJOR CHANGES
HAPPENING ON THE FEDERAL FRONT
WITH THE SHUTDOWN OF THE HEAD
START OFFICE. I KNOW I'M
CERTAINLY THINKING ABOUT MORE
WAYS WE CAN INVEST IN WORKING
FAMILIES, SUPPORTING OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE DURING THIS TIME. TO THAT
END, I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
BE WORKING ON THIS LEVY THIS
YEAR BECAUSE IT IS SO PERTINENT
AND WAYS THAT WE CAN BE
ENGAGING. I'M MINDFUL THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF LEVIES IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. AND ON THE COUNTY
LEVEL, SOME MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH
BEST STARTS FOR KIDS. I'M
WONDERING IF YOU CAN TAKE A
MOMENT TO TALK THROUGH THE KEY
DIFFERENCES THERE AND HOW DO
THOSE INVESTMENTS COMPLEMENT ONE
ANOTHER.
>> YES, THANK YOU. SO THE BEST
STARTS FOR KIDS LEVY, AS YOU
MENTIONED, ALSO -- SEATTLE, PART
OF KING COUNTY. WE ARE TWO
LEADING LEVIES IN THE NATION, SO
BOTH SEATTLE AND THE COUNTY
PARTICIPATE IN A PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH THE
CHILDREN'S FUNDING PROJECT.
THEY'LL ACTUALLY BE HAVING
THEIR REGIONAL CONVENING IN KING
COUNTY LATER THIS SPRING. AND SO
THESE TWO LEVIES ARE AMONG THE
MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE
COUNTRY, BOTH LEVIES SPAN EARLY
CHILDHOOD THROUGH POSTSECONDARY,
BOTH INCLUDE SUPPORTS FOR WHOLE
FAMILIES. AND WE DO WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE COUNTY TO ENSURE OUR --
ARE COMPLEMENTARY AND NOT -- WE
HAVE STARTED IN CHILD CARE,
WHICH FAMILIES ARE SERVED BY THE
STATE, THE COUNTY, AND HOW CAN
LOCAL RESOURCES PICK UP WHERE
THAT ELIGIBILITY LEAVES OFF. SO
THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO DO TO BE
IN CLOSE ALIGNMENT AND ENSURE
WE'RE MAXIMIZING RESOURCES, BUT
I THINK IN GENERAL THE KEY
TAKEAWAY IS THAT REGIONALLY
WE'RE NATIONAL LEADERS, AND WE
NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT
THAT BOTH LEVIES EXIST AND
SEATTLE VOTERS CONTRIBUTE TO
BOTH, BUT THIS IS REALLY A
SUCCESS STORY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK THE
FACT THAT OUR REGION IS MAKING
THESE INVESTMENTS IS A STATEMENT
OF VALUES IN ITSELF. IT IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF AND
CELEBRATE AND HOPE WE CONTINUE
TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS AND
I'M AFFIRMED TO HEAR, AGAIN, I
KNEW SOME OF THIS FROM THE WORK
I'VE DONE HISTORICALLY FROM THE
COUNTY. AGAIN, THIS EFFORT TO
MAKE SURE THESE ARE
COMPLEMENTARY INVESTMENTS AND
BUILDING UPON ONE ANOTHER I
THINK IS GREAT TO COMMUNICATE TO
RESIDENTS. AND MY SECOND AND
FINAL QUESTION IS JUST WONDERING
ABOUT COORDINATION WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR
FOR SPS CERTAINLY, AND IN MANY
WAYS HOW I UNDERSTAND THE
INVESTMENTS WITH FEP, THEY'RE
COMPLEMENTARY ALSO TO THE WORK
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO CAN
YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE COORDINATION WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT ON LEVY
DEVELOPMENT?
>> YEAH, WE, SO, THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WE ARE IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
EVERYTHING FROM CENTRAL OFFICE
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO HIS
CABINET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE
BUILDING LEADERS. WE HAVE
FREQUENT MEETINGS WITH THEM.
JUST LOOKING AT DATA. JUST
MAKING SURE THAT OUR INVESTMENTS
ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACES AND
TRYING TO BE AN INTENTIONAL AS
POSSIBLE. SO THE COORDINATION IS
THERE. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR
QUITE SOME TIME. AND WE ALWAYS
LOOK FOR WAYS TO FIGURE OUT IF
THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED
TO TIGHTEN UP ON. BECAUSE WE
KNOW -- OR I SHOULD SAY WHAT
WE'VE LEARNED IS IT'S NOT JUST
SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
INDIVIDUALS IN THE BUILDING,
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIPS, FIGURING OUT HOW
WE CAN STRENGTHEN EVERY ANGLE.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WE'RE IN
CLOSE COMMUNICATION AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
>> AMAZING TO HEAR. AND THANK
YOU AGAIN. REALLY EXCITED TO BE
LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN EXPAND
INVESTMENT THIS IS YEAR INTO OUR
WORKING FAMILIES AND YOUNG
PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. AND I WILL SAY THAT THE
FEP LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE,
SPS, HAS A SEAT AT THAT TABLE.
AND I KNOW ALSO THAT
DOCTOR/DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE WAS
ALSO PRINCIPAL CHAPPELLE.
>> YES.
>> AT RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
BEFORE HE WAS DIRECTOR AT DEEL.
SO HE'S GOT REALLY GREAT
PARTNERSHIPS THAT HE HAS MADE
OVER THE YEARS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, AND WE BENEFIT FROM
THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION, AND I AM
REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE
SOMEONE AT THE HELM AT DEEL WHO
HAS THOSE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS
WITH SPS. AND THEN ALSO I WANTED
TO GIVE YOU ACCURATE -- I'M
GETTING INFORMATION IN REAL
TIME, COLLEAGUES, SO THE
INVESTMENT IN THE DIGITAL PIECE
IS ACTUALLY A $270,000
INVESTMENT. AND THEN I ALSO
WANTED COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TO
ADDRESS THE PATHWAYS TO SEATTLE
FIRE OR SEATTLE POLICE. I WILL
SAY THAT OUR OWN CHIEF, HAROLD
SCOGGINS, FROM OUR FIRE CHIEF,
HE WORKED WITH THE COLLEGES TO
CREATE A CURRICULUM, AND DR.
CHAPPELLE WAS INVOLVED. AND
AGAIN, WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER IN
2018. AND SO THE SEATTLE
COLLEGES ACTUALLY HAS A
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IF KIDS WANT
TO BE FIREFIGHTERS. REALLY PROUD
AND CHIEF SCOGGINS DID SUCH
AMAZING WORK WITH THAT. SO THAT
IS A PATHWAY. AND THEN IN TERMS
OF SPD, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THE SPD, THE ACADEMY IS
STATEWIDE. IT'S NOT LOCAL. AND
SO THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE BUILD
A PATHWAY. BUT I DO KNOW THAT
HSC AND SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT PARTNERS TOGETHER
EVERY YEAR TO HOST AN INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL YOUTH. AND SO THAT IS
HAPPENING. AND I KNOW THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY
RAISED WITH THE CHANCELLOR
RECENTLY AS PART OF MY OUTREACH
ON THE LEVY IN GENERAL AND JUST
HEARING ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH SEATTLE COLLEGES AND THE
CITY. AND I RAISED THIS WITH THE
CHANCELLOR, AND I KNOW THAT
THERE IS -- THERE'S, I THINK,
OPPORTUNITY THERE. AND DOCTOR
AND DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, WERE YOU
GOING TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> NO, JUST AFFIRMING.
>> SO ALL OF THAT IS HAPPENING,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, JUST TO
ADDRESS THAT PIECE, BECAUSE IT
IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE. AND THESE
ARE REALLY GREAT JOBS THAT KIDS
COULD BE, YOU KNOW, ENTERING.
AND THEY'RE REALLY GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEY'RE
SPACES WHERE I JUST HEARD CHIEF
SCOGGINS YESTERDAY, WE WERE
TOGETHER ON A COMMUNITY WALK,
AND THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE
FIREFIGHTERS, JUST LIKE THERE IS
A NEED FOR MORE AT SPD.
SO THIS IS REALLY A GREAT PIECE.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING IT,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. IN TERMS
OF THE TRADES COMPONENT OF THE
PROMISE PROGRAM AS WELL. SO
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND ALSO
WANTED TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND THANK
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE, ALL THE GROUNDWORK YOU'VE
DONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
THROUGH THIS. I ALWAYS LEARN SO
MUCH FROM YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO ALL
OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND
THE BRIEFING THAT WE HAD. I HAVE
TWO QUESTIONS. SO ONE IS I
UNDERSTAND THAT GOVERNOR
FERGUSON HAS IN HIS PROPOSED
BUDGET ELIMINATED ALL THE
FUNDING FOR EARLY ECAP AS WELL
AS ADDITIONAL 1,500 PART-TIME
ECAP SLOTS. I'M WONDERING WHAT
IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE ON CCAP
AND WHETHER WE SHOULD BE LOOKING
AT TRYING TO POTENTIALLY FILL
THAT GAP IN THE LEVY. AND IF YOU
NEED TO GET BACK TO ME, THAT'S
OKAY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE CAN SHARE
TODAY IS THAT OUR PRESCHOOL
MODEL DOES BLEND FUNDING WITH
HEAD START AND ECAP. SO ANY
REDUCTION IN FUNDING TO THOSE
PROGRAMS WOULD MEAN WE NEED MORE
CITY INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THE
SAME AMOUNT OF CHILDREN IN THE
CITY. SO WE'LL KNOW MORE, OF
COURSE, AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE
FINISHES THEIR SESSION. WE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR FEDERAL
POLICY CHANGES, BUDGET CHANGES,
AND I THINK THE SELECT COMMITTEE
TIMELINE IS WELL POSITIONED FOR
US TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU. AND MY
OTHER QUESTION IS, I NOTED THAT
IN YOUR SLIDE HERE YOU SAY
STUDENT UTILIZATION OF THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS HAS
INCREASED BY 15%, WHICH IS
FANTASTIC. I READ THAT BOTH
WAYS, THAT'S GREAT WE GOT MORE
PEOPLE AND ALSO, WELL, WE HAVE
MORE PEOPLE. SO MY QUESTION
THERE IS IS IT -- CAN WE EXPAND
-- IS IT POSSIBLE TO EXPAND THE
SCOPE OF SERVICE THAT'S OFFERED
THROUGH THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CLINICS, AND IF SO, IS THERE
ENOUGH MONEY CURRENTLY ALLOCATED
IN THE LEVY? IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT?
>> YEAH, I WOULD SAY I WILL
SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT IN
SUBSEQUENT PRESENTATIONS AND
ALSO JUST REMIND COUNCIL THAT
RECENTLY THAT PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO
INCREASE STAFFING AT MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS. PROFESSIONALS ARE BEING
HIRED AND THOSE SERVICES ARE
STARTING TO BE AVAILABLE IN
SCHOOLS.
>> BUT ARE THOSE LIMITED TO --
THEY'RE NOT ACROSS THE BOARD,
CORRECT?
>> THE FUNDING THAT WAS ADOPTED
AS PART OF THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE
WAS FOR ALL MIDDLE AND ALL HIGH
SCHOOL SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS.
>> SO JUST CLARIFYING, DOES
EVERY SINGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE
A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER.
>> NO. EVERY SCHOOL -- WE --
THERE'S CURRENTLY 29
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN
SEATTLE. WE HAVE MAYBE 14 HIGH
SCHOOLS, MAYBE 8 ELEMENTARY, AND
MAYBE AROUND 7 MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
DIRECTLY, EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT
HAVE A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTER. FIVE DO NOT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I ALSO
WANTED TO SAY THAT A COUPLE
POINTS HERE, EVERY LEVY HAS
PRIORITIZED EXPANDING
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS WITH
THE GOAL OF HAVING A
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER AT
EVERY SCHOOL. SO WITH EVERY LEVY
THERE'S BEEN AN INVESTMENT TO
ADD MORE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS. I'LL JUST SAY THAT. SO
FEP HAD THAT AS WELL. THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS
THEMSELVES OFFER A MYRIAD OF
SERVICES AND ALSO DEPENDING --
LIKE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
THEY HAVE ROBUST -- AND WE CAN
TALK OFFLINE WHAT THE SERVICES
ARE -- BUT THEY REALLY ARE
ROBUST AND NOW THEY ALSO OFFER
OUT OF THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS THE MENTAL HEALTH
INVESTMENTS THAT WERE ADDED. AND
SO -- AND THE OTHER PIECE
THAT'S IMPORTANT ALSO, BECAUSE
I'VE HAD THE SAME QUESTION TOO,
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS AT THE
SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE A
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER, THEY
CAN UTILIZE A SCHOOL-BASED
HEALTH CENTER AT A DIFFERENT
SCHOOL. SO THAT IS ALSO -- SO
LIKE THE SCHOOLS CAN PROVIDE
ACCESS TO THAT CHILD AT A
DIFFERENT SCHOOL. AND THEN THE
OTHER PIECE THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I RAISED WITH
DR. CHAPPELLE IN THE PAST IS,
YOU KNOW, ARE WE EDUCATING
FOLKS. YOU KNOW MOST KIDS HAVE
APPLE CARE AND THEY HAVE ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE VIA THE APPLE
CARE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT IS BEING UTILIZED.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PIECE,
SO THAT KIDS AND FAMILIES
AREN'T JUST RELYING ON THESE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
MOST OF THESE ARE DURING SCHOOL
HOURS. SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE THEM THERE. AND
THEN, OF COURSE, FOR OUR HIGH
SCHOOLERS IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE
OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY PIECE,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL
THESE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
THAT'S WHY THEY WERE
PRIORITIZED TO BE ADDED TO HIGH
SCHOOLS FIRST AND THEN EXPANDED
IN THE MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY
PIECE. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS -- EVERY LEVY HAS
EXPANDED THESE SERVICES AT THE
SCHOOLS AND ANY KID IN A SCHOOL
THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE SERVICE
CAN UTILIZE THE SERVICE AT ONE
OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT DOES
HAVE THE SERVICE. AND I CAN'T
SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
PIECE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW
HOW THEY MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS
AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE APPLE CARE
ARE GETTING THAT ACCESS BECAUSE
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE IN LIEU
OF A CHILD GOING TO A REGULAR
PHYSICIAN, FOR INSTANCE. SORRY,
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS SOME OF YOUR
QUESTIONS, BUT.
>> NO, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO
KNOW THAT. I GUESS I JUST THINK
THAT WE SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE GOING TO BE
SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO MEDICAID,
WHICH AFFECTS APPLE HEALTH,
RIGHT. SO I THINK ONE OF OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AS A LOCAL
JURISDICTION IS TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE CAN FILL THOSE GAPS. AND
WE ARE GOING TO BE CALLED UPON
MORE AND MORE TO FILL THE GAPS
AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO HERE WE HAVE AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY. SO PERHAPS WE NEED
TO BE A LITTLE BIT BROADER NOW
THAN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN, YOU
KNOW, THREE MONTHS AGO IN TERMS
OF THE WAY WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
-- CLEARLY, SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING AN
ACTUAL GP, BUT WE ARE ENTERING
DIFFERENT TIMES. SO -- BUT IT'S
HELPFUL TO BE AWARE OF THAT. AND
THE OTHER PLUG THAT I WOULD MAKE
FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH DOLLARS --
I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OFF
BASE -- BUT TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S POINT, WHICH
IS, I THINK, THAT SO MUCH OF
WHAT'S CONTRIBUTING -- MANY --
A SIGNIFICANT PART OF WHAT'S
CONTRIBUTING TO THE MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES AND CRISIS
THAT WE ARE SEEING AMONGST OUR
CHILDREN, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS,
OUR TEENS IS RELATED TO THE
CORROSIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND THAT CREATES A MENTAL HEALTH
COMPONENT. AND I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO SEE SOME FOCUS IN THE
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND
THERAPY THAT GOES BEYOND JUST
DIGITAL LITERACY. THAT'S, TO
ME, A DIFFERENT ISSUE, A
DIFFERENT CHALLENGE. BUT REALLY
TO TALKING ABOUT HOW DO YOU
INCORPORATE THIS IN A HEALTHY
WAY. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH
CYBERBULLYING. HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH ALL THESE OTHER CHALLENGES
THAT REALLY ARE PUSHING OUR KIDS
TO DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES THAT WE'VE NOT SEEN
REALLY BEFORE. SO THAT'S JUST
MY PLUG FOR THAT MONEY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I
TALKED TO DEEL ABOUT THE MENTAL
HEALTH INVESTMENTS, AND WE'LL
HEAR AT A LATER TIME HOW THAT
INVESTMENT IS GOING. I KNOW -- I
CAN SAY, THOUGH, THAT THE -- IT
IS BEING UTILIZED -- DOES NOT --
IT CAN BE UTILIZED EVEN MORE.
TALKING TO DEEL, I KNOW PUBLIC
HEALTH WAS SUPPOSED TO DO -- I
THINK IT WAS PUBLIC HEALTH,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE, THERE'S A
CAMPAIGN BEING ENVISIONED TO
MAKE SURE KIDS KNOW THERE'S
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE
SCHOOLS AND ALSO ONLINE VIA THE
JUNE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY HAS
WITH THAT PROVIDER. HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT THESE KIDS KNOW
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THESE MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE
VERY REASON YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT. AND SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE THE
INVESTMENT. WE HAVE CAPACITY.
IT'S NOT -- WE ARE NOT
EXCEEDING OUR ABILITY TO SERVE
CHILDREN. THE ISSUE IS NOW
MAKING SURE THAT THE KIDS KNOW
THAT IT IS AVAILABLE AND
ENCOURAGING THEM TO UTILIZE IT.
SO THANK YOU. WE ARE ALIGNED.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. JUST
WANT TO QUICKLY OFFER SOME
PERSPECTIVE ON A LINE OF
DISCUSSION THAT OCCURRED
EARLIER. I THINK BETWEEN MY
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, THE
DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN FROM
QUEEN ANNE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AND THEN DIRECTOR --
DOCTOR/DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE'S
COMMENT THAT -- I THINK YOU SAID
SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STARTS
AT HOME, WHICH JUST FOR CLARITY,
I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. AND ALSO
WANT TO EMPHASIZE EVERYTHING
I'M ABOUT TO SAY NOW IS
INTENDED TO BE COMPLEMENTARY TO
AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO THAT LINE OF
DISCUSSION. I COULDN'T AGREE
MORE WITH IT. THE ESSENCE OF
EVERYTHING MENTIONED. AND
ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO
BE PARENTS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THEIR OWN KIDS AND TAKING
CARE OF THEIR OWN KIDS AND DOING
THE BEST THEY CAN TO RAISE THEM.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW,
I'M COMING AT IT FOR ME
PERSONALLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF SOMEONE WHO, YOU KNOW,
EXPERIENCED POVERTY IN A VARIETY
OF CIRCUMSTANCES AS A CHILD. AND
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT IT'S
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO GO TO BED
HUNGRY. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO NOT GO TO SCHOOL, PRESCHOOL
OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE SOLE
BENEFIT FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE
OF RECEIVING SERVICES, WHETHER
THAT'S SUPPORTS OR FOOD OR
WHATEVER AS OPPOSED TO EDUCATION
AS A PRIMARY PURPOSE. SO I KNOW
WHAT THAT'S LIKE. I HAVEN'T
DONE THAT AS AN EXPERIENCE,
GRATEFULLY, AS A PARENT. MY
OLDEST IS 10. BUT I DO KNOW, AS
SOMEONE WHO IS THE SON OF A
NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT AND SOMEONE
WHO IS A SON OF A FRONTLINE
WAREHOUSE WORKER WORKING ALL
HOURS AND VERY LABORIOUS, TIME
INTENSIVE JOBS, LIKE VERY
STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS, MANY
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND
LIVING AT THE EDGES OF POVERTY,
MANY IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE --
PEOPLE FROM IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS, BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES, BIPOC, I HATE
THAT TERM, BIPOC. THEY'RE
EXHAUSTED. WE'RE EXHAUSTED AT
THE END OF THE DAY. OUR
EXPERIENCES ARE NOT THE SAME AS
EVERYONE ELSE'S. COMING HOME
FROM -- MY DAD, FOR EXAMPLE,
COMING HOME FROM A, YOU KNOW, 1,
12-HOUR SHIFT AT THE WAREHOUSE
FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 2:00 A.M. OR
WHATEVER, NOT NECESSARILY
CHECKING UP ON MY HOMEWORK ALL
THE TIME. NOT READING TO ME.
THOSE ARE PROVEN BEST PRACTICES
AND STRATEGIES THAT PARENTS CAN
DO TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S
LEARNING. SO MANY OF THESE
PEOPLE FROM IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES, BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES, AT THE BLEEDING
EDGE OF POVERTY, THEY'RE
EXHAUSTED. THEY'RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE AND MAKE ENDS MEET.
AND NOW WE HAVE THE ADDED LAYER
OF EXHAUSTION, MANY COMMUNITIES
ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THIS NEW
ADMINISTRATION. SCARED TO DEATH
TO LOOK ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OPEN
"THE NEW YORK TIMES", SEATTLE
TIMES, LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S THE
LATEST GREATEST THING THAT'S
HAPPENING AND HOW IT'S GOING TO
IMPACT MY FAMILY. THAT'S WHY I
BELIEVE FIRMLY IN MY HEAD AND IN
MY HEART THE NUMBER ONE MOST
IMPACTFUL THING WE CAN DO TO
SUPPORT ALL COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND
DISADVANTAGED ARE TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE CHILD
CARE AND PRESCHOOL FOR ALL. SO
AGAIN, APARTMENTS HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY, ABSOLUTELY. WE
CAN MAKE IT EASIER AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCES THAT WE ALL HAVE AS
PART OF THAT PROCESS. JUST SOME
FRIENDLY PERSPECTIVE. THE NEXT
THING I'LL JUST WANT TO NOTE IS
COULDN'T AGREE MORE PLUS ONE ON
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH MENTAL
HEALTH. CRITICALLY IMPORTANT NOW
MORE THAN EVER. I THINK AS A
GENERAL PROPOSITION IT'S JUST
IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AFTER THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF OUR YOUTH.
THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. AND THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF SOCIETAL FACTORS
BEYOND OUR DIRECT SPAN OF
CONTROL THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
DECLINING OR A MORE VULNERABLE
STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH WITH
YOUTH, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANY INFLUENCES AMONG OTHER
THINGS. ONE THING I ALSO THINK
WE NEED TO BE CANDID AND SERIOUS
ABOUT, A UNIQUE FACTOR HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT I THINK
IS CONTRIBUTING TO DECLINING
MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR YOUTH IS
THE PROTRACTED DISCLOSURES OF
SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DURING COVID. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
STATE WERE OPENING UP LEFT AND
RIGHT, SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, EAST COAST, MIDWEST
CITIES PUTTING ASIDE THE SOUTH,
LIKE THEY WERE OPEN THE WHOLE
TIME, I DON'T THINK THEY CARED
REALLY ABOUT COVID OR WHAT IT
MEANS, BUT WHEN SCHOOLS ACROSS
THE STATE WERE OPENING UP LEFT
AND RIGHT, IT TOOK AN ORDER OF
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON TO ORDER SCHOOLS TO
OPEN UP IN SEATTLE FOR FOUR DAYS
A WEEK IN PERSON OR IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN TWO, I CAN'T RECALL.
LET'S SAY FOR THE BENEFIT --
FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, FOUR
DAYS A WEEK AND TWO HOURS A DAY
AND THEN THE REST COULD BE
REMOTE. AND THERE WAS A MINIMUM
COMPLIANCE STANDARD IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. SO COVID APPARENTLY
WAS WORSE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
THAN OTHER PARTS OF STATE, OTHER
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. NOT TRUE,
BY THE WAY. AND WHAT KIND OF
IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON
PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH? NOT
GOOD. SO SOCIETAL FACTORS
CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEED AND THE
IMPERATIVE FOR US TO INVEST IN
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND THERE
ARE SOME SEATTLE-SPECIFIC THINGS
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
RECKONING WITH. NOW AND FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. I JUST WANT
TO NAME THAT. IT IS WHAT IT IS.
NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE SOLUTIONS. BETTER
ADDRESS THAT. FINELY, PLUS ONE
TO THE DIGITAL SKILLING
INITIATIVES THAT I
COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGS WORTth
AND KETTLE BOTH NOTED. WE NEED
TO GET MORE PEOPLE IN HIGH-TECH
JOBS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
WORKING IN BIG TECH, WORKED FOR
MICROSOFT, META, AND THOSE ARE
BIG EMPLOYEES, GREAT -- OR
EMPLOYERS, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TO EARN HIGH
WAGE JOBS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF
TECHNOLOGY, BUILDING THE FUTURE,
INTANGIBLES, THE ECONOMY, THE
INTANGIBLES, BUT MANY OF THOSE
WORKERS AREN'T FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. MANY OF THEM DON'T
LOOK LIKE ME. TO BE MORE BLUNT.
AND THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON
HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING AN EFFORT
IN THE TECH INDUSTRY FOR OVER
TEN YEARS TO INCREASE
REPRESENTATION, FAMOUSLY SAYING
THINGS LIKE WE NEED MORE PEOPLE
FROM CHICAGO AND OAKLAND TO HAVE
THESE JOBS THAN -- RIGHT NOW
THERE'S A LOT OF RELIANCE ON H1
B VISAS AND EVERYTHING. WE NEED
TO EMPOWER MORE PEOPLE WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE JOBS
AND MORE PEOPLE LOCALLY. THAT'S
WHY WE NEED MORE PEOPLE FROM THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, MORE PEOPLE
FROM THE SOUTH END, MORE PEOPLE
FROM HIGH POINT. AND WE DO THAT
BY INVESTING IN DIGITAL SCALING
INITIATIVES -- INVESTMENT AMOUNT
TO REFLECT THE OPPORTUNITY IN MY
VIEW. BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE
THOSE OBSERVATIONS AND THEN
OFFER THAT PERSPECTIVE AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AND I WILL SAY THAT WAS --
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A
FULL INVESTMENT. THAT'S WHAT I
KNOW OF THAT WE QUICKLY -- WHILE
WE'VE BEEN IN THIS MEETING,
THERE COULD BE OTHER INVESTMENTS
IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'RE
NOT AWARE OF. BUT I THINK THIS
IS, DIRECTOR, A CUE TO YOU ALL.
THERE ARE INVESTMENTS OUTSIDE OF
THE LEVY. WE'RE JUST TALKING
ABOUT THE LEVY INVESTMENTS
TODAY, NOT ANY OTHER INVESTMENTS
THE CITY HAS. AND SO THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK
UP, THOUGH, AND PROVIDE A BETTER
RESPONSE TO MY COLLEAGUES,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
COLLEAGUES, I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER HANDS UP. SO I THINK,
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
APRIL 10, 2025 MEETING OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES,
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL, AND
PROMISE LEVY. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS. IT'S REALLY CLEAR TO
ME THAT WE ARE ALL THE ALIGNED
IN SUPPORT OF OUR CHILDREN AND
STUDENTS HERE IN SEATTLE. AND I
AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THAT. I KNOW I'VE
HAD AT LEAST TWO CONVERSATIONS
WITH YOU ALL RELATED TO THE LEVY
STARTING IN JANUARY BECAUSE I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD EARLY
AND MORE TOUCH POINTS. AND WE
WILL HAVE MORE ONCE, OBVIOUSLY,
THE LEVY GETS TRANSMITTED, WHICH
WILL BE TRANSMITTED, I THINK,
APRIL 23rd. AND THEN IN TERMS OF
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING,
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CLERK,
THE CITY CLERK. THERE MIGHT NEED
TO BE SOME CHANGES BASED ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR THE SELECT
COMMITTEE FOR THE COMP PLAN AND
SOME LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN
PREPARATION FOR TAKING THE VOTE
ON HB1110 FOR THE COMP PLAN. SO
I'M WORKING WITH THE CLERK'S
OFFICE AS OF YESTERDAY TO TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO
ALL THESE THINGS CONCURRENTLY
AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME SHIFTING
BUT NOT TO WORRY, WE ARE LOOKING
AT ALL YOUR COMMITTEES THAT YOU
SIT ON, COLLEAGUES, TO TRY TO DO
THE BEST THAT WE CAN AS WE NEED
TO DO THESE BOTH SELECT
COMMITTEES CON CURRENTLY BECAUSE
WE NEED TO TAKE VOTES ON BOTH OF
THESE THINGS IN SHORT ORDER. SO
MORE TO COME ON THAT. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY AHEAD OF
TIME ON IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE. ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
CHAPPELLE FOR BEING HERE AND FOR
YOUR TEAM, ALL OF YOUR TEAM,
THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO CAME
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AS YOU WERE
PRESENTING, AND IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
WILL ADJOURN. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT'S 12:35 A.M. AND
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES.