AND PROMISE LEVY, SIX-YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN WILL COME TO ORDER. IT'S
9:37 A.M. I'M MARITZA RIVERA,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> VICE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH?
CHAIR RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE SEVEN
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. PLEASE NOTE
FOR THE RECORD THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS EXCUSED
UNTIL SHE GETS HERE TODAY. TODAY
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM CENTRAL
STAFFERS JASMINE MARWAHA AND
TRACI RATZLIFF ON THE LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC HYBRID COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF THIS COMMITTEE.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE NINE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND 11 REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> GIVEN THAT, EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ THE PUBLIC
COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP
TO 60 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL START
WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST
AND THEN REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS
END. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL SAY ALL THE
MICS ARE WORKING, SO IF YOU WANT
TO STEP UP -- THAT'D BE GREAT.
WE HAVE LIZ HUSAR, JENNIFER
PUTNAM, AND JACOB FALECKI.
WELCOME. YOU MAY START.
>> OKAY, WELL, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS LIZ,
AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE EDUCATION
COALITION. IT'S A COALITION OF
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
EDUCATION LEADERS, AND SYSTEM
PARTNERS ADVOCATING FOR
EQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEMS.
FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT, WE KNOW
THAT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FROM
BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS
REQUIRES MORE THAN GREAT
PROGRAMS. IT REQUIRES STRONG
ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE SYSTEMS AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THEM. I
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL PLAN
BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY. IT HAS
MANY OF THE THINGS COMMUNITIES
HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR,
INCLUDING INTEGRATED STUDENT
SERVICES, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT,
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY,
AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. ON JUNE 10th I
WAS EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL OF ADVANCING COMMUNITY
SCHOOL MODELS. AS I READ THE
PLAN, MANY OF THE CORE ELEMENTS
ARE THERE, BUT MY ENCOURAGEMENT
TO COUNCIL IS ABOUT NAMING IT
AND INTENTIONALLY INTEGRATING
COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODELS MORE
THOROUGHLY. WE DON'T JUST NEED
ANOTHER INITIATIVE, WE NEED AN
ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK. FROM WHERE
WE SIT, THE CHALLENGE ISN'T A
LACK OF GOOD PROGRAMS, IT'S
FRAGMENTATION. FAMILIES
NAVIGATING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS
WHILE SCHOOL, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC
AGENCIES ARE OFTEN WORKING
TOWARDS THE SAME GOALS THROUGH
SEPARATE STRUCTURES. A COMMUNITY
SCHOOL MODEL PROVIDES THE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALIGN THOSE
SUPPORTS, SHAPE LEADERSHIP,
COORDINATE SUPPORTS, AND
AUTHENTICALLY BRING PARTNERS TO
THE TABLE. WHEN MRIMENTED WELL,
IT HELPS ENSURE THAT EVERY
PUBLIC DOLLAR WORKS HARDER
BECAUSE IT'S CONNECTED TO A
SHARED VISION FOR STUDENT
SUCCESS. AS YOU CONSIDER THE
PLAN, I'M ENCOURAGING YOU NOT
ONLY TO INVEST IN THE PROGRAMS
BUT IN THE LEADERSHIP AND
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL MAKE
THIS APPROACH MORE SUCCESSFUL.
BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS DON'T
EXPERIENCE THEIR LIVES IN SILOS,
AND OUR SYSTEM SHOULDN'T SERVE
THEM IN THAT WAY EITHER. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COMMIT. THE MMENT
TO SEATTLE'S CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU. JENNIFER PUTNAM,
FOLLOWED BY JACOB, FOLLOWED BY
MENZEBA. WELCOME, JENNIFER.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
JENNIFER PUTNAM, THE SCHOOL
TRANSFORMATION PARTNER FOR
LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS.
LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS HAS
PARTNERED WITH THE SOUTH SHORE
PREK-8 SCHOOL IN RAINIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ASPECTS IS OUR COLLABORATION
WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT
WORK DIRECTLY OUT OF RAINIER
BEACH. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF STUDENTS AT SOUTH
SHORE. FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO --
WHOOPS, EXCUSE ME --
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCAL TO
RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF SOUTH
SHORE FAMILIES AND ARE ABLE TO
TAILOR THEIR PROGRAMS TO THOSE
NEEDS. BECAUSE OF THIS THEY
BECOME TRUE PARTNERS OF THE WORK
BEING DONE. MY HOPE IS THAT THE
COUNCIL TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION
THE YEARS OF SERVICE TO A
SPECIFIC COMMUNITY. THE CITIZENS
SERVED AT THE LOCAL OUTREACH
AVAILABLE WHEN DETERMINING WHAT
ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFFERED
CONTRACTS TO BE PARTNERS WITH
SCHOOLS IN SEATTLE. COMMUNITY
PARTNERS THAT ARE TRULY PARTNERS
OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE
STUDENTS THEY SERVE CAN ONLY
BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. JACOB
FOLLOWED BY MENZEBA AND THEN
MUNA HASSAN. I'M SO SORRY IF
I'VE NOT SAID YOUR NAME
CORRECTLY.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> JACOB.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR RIVERA.
>> WELCOME.
>> VICE CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS
JACOB. PUBLIC POLICY AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
AT THE VOICE OF TOMORROW. AND
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS A CRITICAL
FLAW IN THE CURRENT
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WHILE WELL
INTENTIONED, IT PLACES A SEVERE
BURDEN ON PROVIDERS TO MEET A
HIGH LEVEL MANDATE WITHOUT
CORRESPONDING INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS. IT IS SETTING THEM
UP FOR SUCCESS -- OR FAILURE,
RATHER THAN SUCCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE NEED TO SEE --
WE ENCOURAGE THE LANGUAGE OF THE
BINDING FLOOR OF DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR PARITY WITH STATE AND
KING COUNTY RATES, THOUGH UP TO
40 CENTS IS A GREAT INVETMENT,
WE WANT TO SEE -- IN LEGISLATIVE
LANGUAGE. AS OF RECENT, WE
RECENTLY HOSTED THE MAYOR FOR
SPP PROVIDER DAY CARE SIT-IN,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT REAL CHANGE
DOES REQUIRE PROXIMITY TO POWER
AND REPRESENTATION. QUICK
SNAPSHOT, FAMILY CHILDCARE SITES
SERVE ABOUT 5% OF SPP SLOTS AND
SPP SLOTS FOR HOME DAY CARES
HAVE BEEN FROZEN FOR ALMOST A
DECADE NOW. THE VOUCHERS WERE A
GOOD INCREASE FOR SLOTS FOR
PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE, BUT
AS THE CURRENT LANGUAGE STANDS,
IT CREATES NEW BARRIERS. WE ARE
ASKING ALSO FOR THAT IN
GOVERNANCE, AND WE HAVE BEEN
SEEKING REPRESENTATION FOR OUR
PROVIDERS ON THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
-- AND WE'RE PREPARED TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH A SPECIFIC
TRACK TO CHANGE AMENDMENTS VIA
EMAIL AND ARE FULLY AVAILABLE TO
MEET WITH COUNCILMEMBERS AND
DEAL STAFF TO ENSURE THIS PLAN
IS VIABLE FOR THE ENTIRE
PROVIDER COMMUNITY. WE
APPRECIATE THE DISCRETIONAL
LANGUAGE AND THE DOLLARS THAT
HAVE BEEN FITTED IN THAT PLAN TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE CONTINUED
DIALOGUE AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JACOB. MENZEBA,
MUNA HASSAN, AND ASHWA MOHAMMAD,
WELCOME.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME IN,
I KNOW I'M RIGHT HERE ON THE
MONEY. I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD
MORNING TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU
FOR HEARING US OUT. I AM THE
POLICY AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIC
PLANNING MANAGER AT VOICES OF
TOMORROW. OUR CFO AND DIRECTOR
IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, BUT
I AM HERE. FOR OVER A DECADE,
OUR ORGANIZATION HAS ADVOCATED
FOR FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS,
AS THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF
EARLY LEARNING FOR WORKING
FAMILIES ACROSS SEATTLE. I WOULD
ARGUE THE BACKBONE OF OUR
CIVILIZATION AND OUR SOCIETY.
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT PROVIDERS, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BIPOC WOMEN,
REFUGEE IMMIGRANT WOMEN WHO ARE
OWNING THEIR OWN OPERATIONS AND
DOING ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THAT
THEY CAN. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE
THE MASTERS OF THEIR LIVED
SPECIOUSES. THEY KNOW WHAT WORKS
BEST FOR THEM. THEY KNOW WHAT
WORKS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILIES A
THE INDIVIDUALS WERE DIRECTLY IN
FRONT OF THEM. THEY ARE THE
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THAT SHIFT
WORKERS, NURSES, RESTAURANT
EMPLOYEE, AND FIRST RESPONDERS,
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT THESE
INDIVIDUALS RELY ON WHEN THEIR
CENTERS CLOSE AT 6:00 AND THESE
PROVIDERS STAY OPEN ALL DAY INTO
THE NIGHT. WHEN SEATTLE VOTERS
APPROVED FEPP WITH 80% SUPPORT,
THEY VOTED FOR ALL CHILDREN, YET
TODAY FCC PROVIDERS HOLD 4% TO
5% OF SPP SEATS, DESPITE SERVING
NEARLY 40% OF THE CHILDREN IN
CHILDCARE SETTINGS STATEWIDE.
THE SPP VOUCHER PILOT, WHILE IT
MAY HAVE BEEN A WELL-MEANING
PROGRAM, UNFAIRLY SETS THE LACK
OF CHILDCARE ONTO THE BACKS OF
OUR PROVIDERS WITHOUT THE
RESOURCES NEEDED TO MAINTAIN OR
GUARANTEE EQUITY FOR EVERY
CHILD. WE ARE HERE TO PARTNER
AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANY
CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THIS
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WE COMMEND
THE CITY'S INTENT TO CLOSE THE
CCAP RATE GAP. WE RECOMMEND --
OR WE COMMEND THE SPP
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME.
>> THANK YOU. MUNA? WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR RIVERA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS MUNA
HUSSAIN -- AND AN EARLY LEARNING
PROFESSIONALS, SPENT MY CAREER
WORKING ALONGSIDE PROVIDERS,
CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. I'M
HERE TO ASK THE LEVY TO CONTINUE
INVESTING IN PROVIDERS TO MAKE
INCLUSION POSSIBLE EVERY DAY.
FAMILY HOME CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
HAVE SOMETIMES THE FIRST AND
ONLY OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES OF
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES,
BEHAVIOR HEALTH NEEDS, AND OTHER
SPECIALIZED NEEDS. THESE
PROVIDERS WELCOME CHILDREN WHO
MAY HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY
ELSEWHERE, YET THEY'RE
FREQUENTLY EXPECTED TO MEET THE
SAME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND
QUALITY STANDARDS WITHOUT
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, COACHING,
OR -- THAT INCLUSIVE CARE
REQUIRES. MANY OF THESE
PROVIDERS I WORK WITH ARE
IMMIGRANT PEOPLE, WOMEN OF
COLOR, MULTILINGUAL EDUCATORS
WHO ARE SERVING CHILDREN WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS IN LICENSED FAMILY
HOME SETTINGS. THEY'RE DOING
EXTRAORDINARY WORK AND DESERVE
TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE
INVESTMENTS. I ENCOURAGE THE
CITY TO CONSIDER HOW PROVIDERS
PARTICIPATE AND THE SEATTLE
PROGRAM CAN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT. INCLUSION IS NOT SIMPLY
ABOUT ENROLLMENT. IT REQUIRES
TIME TO COORDINATE WITH
FAMILIES, PARTICIPATE IN -- AND
IEP MEET, COMMUNICATE WITH
SPECIALISTS, ADOPT LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS, AND RESPOND TO
CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
PROVIDER DOS NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN MAINTAINING A
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND
PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY INCLUSIVE
CARE. I ENCOURAGE CONTINUING --
AS SOMEONE WHO TEACHES FUTURE
EDUCATORS AND TRAINS THE CURRENT
WORKFORCE, I SEE FIRSTHAND THAT
PROVIDERS ARE EAGER TO LEARN AND
GROW. HOWEVER, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT MUST BE -- WHEN WE
INVEST IN PROVIDER LEARNING, WE
-- STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS
WITH FAMILIES, AND BUILD A MORE
SUSTAINABLE -- THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU, MUNA. WHEN YOU
HEAR THAT, YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS
LEFT. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, BUT
THANK YOU, MUNA. ASHWA MOHAMMAD,
MARIE RAMIREZ, AND ANAB NOOR.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME
IS ASHWA MOHAMMAD, I'M
CHILDCARE PROVIDER. I DID NOT
HAVE LONG. I DID NOT WRITE
ANYTHING. I JUST NEED IF YOU CAN
PROVIDE HELP WITH CHILDREN WHO
ARE SPECIAL NEEDS. SO THIS
PROGRAM WHEN I WORK WITH KIDS,
THEY GET HELP FROM DCYF. THEY
HAVE THAT PROGRAM WHEN WE HAVE A
CHILD WHO'S AUTISTIC, THEY CAN
PROVIDE US WITH AN EXTRA HAND TO
HELP US MAYBE FOR A -- BECAUSE
SOME OF THEM, THEY ARE REALLY IN
NEED, SOME OF THEM YOU CANNOT
CONTROL THEM, AND WE'RE NOT A
CENTER, WE ARE IS A SMALL PLACE,
AND WE DO NEED AN EXTRA HELP IF
WE CAN GET IT FROM YOU. AND CITY
OF SEATTLE, ONE TIME I CALLED
THEM AND THEY TOLD ME WE DON'T
PROVIDE THAT. I REALLY HOPE THAT
YOU CAN HELP THESE FAMILIES WHO
HAVE KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
ALSO, I FOUND OUT SOME OF THE
FAMILIES WHO COME FROM CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE COPAY IS -- EVEN
THOUGH THEY HAVE WORKING CARD --
THE COPAY IS VERY -- IT'S BIG.
AND SOME OF THEM, THEY LIVE
LEAVE THE CITY OF SEATTLE
PROGRAM AND THEY TRY TO GO AND
LOOK FOR OTHER PROGRAMS SO THAT
THEY CAN GET MORE HELP. THANK
YOU, AND I HOPE YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND. AND THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US AND ALL THE GOOD WORK
THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ASHWA. MARIE
RAMIREZ, ANAB NOOR, AND THEN
NORA WRIGHT.
>> GOOD MORNING, Y'ALL. MY NAME
IS MARI RAMIREZ, I WORK AS A --
WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION WORKING
WITH SPS SCHOOLS TO HELP THEM
BUILD A CULTURE ABOUT
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. WE DO
THIS THROUGH TRAINING TEACHERS,
AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS RESPONSIVE AND
TAILORED TO EACH SCHOOL
COMMUNITY. FIRST OF ALL, I
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR
PRIORITIZING RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES IN THIS VELY. THAT
MEANS A LOT. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK. THIS WORK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE HEARD
AND SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW IT CAN
TRANSFORM EDUCATIONAL SPACES TO
BE MORE JOYFUL, LIFE AFFIRMING,
AND TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL
LEARNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK ON THAT, TRULY. LOOKING AT
THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WE
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
IMPORTANT POINTS. FIRST OF ALL,
FUNDING FOR RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES NEEDS TO START AT THE
ELEMENTARY LEVEL. I WOULD LOVE
THAT TO BE NAMED EXPLICITLY IN
THIS PLAN. HAVING WORKED IN
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS,
I'VE SEEN HOW CRUCIAL IT IS TO
BEGIN CULTIVATING SKILLS AROUND
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AROUND
KINDERGARTEN AND EVEN BEFORE TO
BE HONEST. SITTING IN CIRCLE AND
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IS FOR ALL
AGES. SEC AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IS AN
INDIGENOUS PRACTICE ROOTED IN
RELATIONSHIP. AS THIS PLAN GOES
INTO PLACE, IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT THE FUNDING BE ALLOCATED TO
THOSE ALREADY DOING THIS WORK IN
COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, FUNDING
MORE RJ COORDINATOR POSITIONS IN
SCHOOLS AND, WHOING WITH FOLKS
ALREADY DOING THAT WORK, WHETHER
FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY IN
SCHOOLS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S A RICH HISTORY OF RJ IN
SEATTLE, SO LUCKILY THERE'S A
LOT OF BEAUTIFUL WORK TO DRAW
FROM. MANY EDUCATORS ARE LEADING
THIS WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY. AND THEN RATHER THAN
LOOKING TO INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE
IIRC, I SAW ON PAGE 40 THAT WAS
-- RATHER THAN LOOKING TO
CONSTITUTIONS -- AND LOOK TO THE
RICH COMMUNITY THAT SEATTLE
ALREADY HAS IN BUILDING OUT THIS
WORK RATHER THAN LOOKING TO
INSTITUTIONALIZE THIS WORK MORE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. ANAB NOOR, LAURA
WRIGHT, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
THE ONLINE SPEAKERS. WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS ANAB NOOR, AND
I'M THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR AT
AN ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS
WITH SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES. I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF -- IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. LAST
YEAR, 90% OF SCHOOL STAFF
SURVEYED ON OUR REPORTS SHARED
THAT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
TRAININGS HAVE SUPPORTED THEM IN
SHIFTING AWAY FROM PUNITIVE
DISCIPLINE. WITH HAVE SEEN A 3-
TO 12-POINT INCREASE -- SENSE OF
BELONGING IN SCHOOLS THAT
CURRENTLY HAVE RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND/OR HAVE A
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COORDINATOR
ON SITE. TEACHERS SHARED THAT
SYSTEMATIZING REGULAR STAFF
RESTORATIVE CIRCLES, QUOTE,
FACILITATES A KINDER, QUICKER
PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS. END
QUOTE. -- IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD
THE CAPACITY OF A SCHOOL
COMMUNITY TO LEAD AND UNDERSTAND
THIS WORK THAT RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES IN CIRCLES ARE NOT
JUST SOMETHING WE DO WHEN
THERE'S A PROBLEM BUT A TRUE
ROUTINE AND SYSTEM THAT IS
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS FOURTH AND
FIFTH GRADE ARE TRAINED AS
CIRCLE KEEPERS. -- AT A YOUNG
AGE SO THAT AS THEY GET OLDER
AND THE CONFLICTS AND PROBLEMS
THAT WE ARE CALLED TO SIT IN
CIRCLE FOR GET MORE COMPLICATED,
STUDENTS ARE ALREADY EQUIPPED TO
ENGAGE DEEPLY IN A
SELF-ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPAIR
PROCESS. THIS HAPPENS UNDER THE
GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP OF
ADULTS ROOTED WITHIN THE SCHOOL
COMMUNITY AND WITH PROXIMITY TO
THE SCHOOL ALLOW THEMSELVES TO
ASSESS NEXT STEPS TO ENSURE
FIDELITY AND RELEVANCE WHEN
IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES. I'D ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE
CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS OF --
THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED
THE IMFLEMENTATION OF
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES WITHIN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
YEARS.
>> YOU HAVE SIX SECONDS LEFT.
YOU'RE GOOD? OKAY. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. LAURA
WRIGHT IS OUR LAST IN-PERSON
SPEAKER, AND WE'LL GO TO
ONLINE. HI, LAURA, WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS LAURA, I WORK WITH
WABLOCK. I'M GOING TO CEDE MY
TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE -- IF YOU
PRESS STAR SIX, KATHERINE, YOU
MAY BEGIN.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
KATHERINE BARR, I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
AT SUN PATH INNOVATION NETWORK.
I'M COMMENTING ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. -- PROVIDES
YOUTH WITH MEANINGFUL
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING
EXPERIENCES, MENTORSHIP, AND
REAL-WORLD SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT --
TO THE REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE
BUILDING PATHWAYS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION AND FAMILY-WAGED
CAREERS IN OUR REGION. FUNDING
FROM THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
SUPPORTING YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS SUCCESS INITIATIVE --
OVER FOUR YEARS, GROWING FROM 30
STUDENTS TO OVER 100 ANNUALLY
AND EVOLVING INTO OUR CREDIT
BEARING -- AT CLEVELAND S.T.E.M.
HIGH SCHOOL. IN SPRING 2026
ALONE, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS
INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF S.T.E.M.
CAREERS, CONFIDENCE IN S.T.E.M.,
AND MOTIVATION TO PURSUE
ADDITIONAL S.T.E.M. CLASSES. --
CONSISTENTLY SHARE STORIES OF
HOW OUR PROGRAM HAS HELPED THEM
TAKE THEIR IDEAS FROM THE
DRAWING BOARD TO FUTURE CAREERS.
MORE THAN 250 YOUTH HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTED TO REACH THEIR DREAMS
THROUGH THIS INVESTMENT. WE
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING SPIN ON
THE LIST OF READY TO LAUNCH
NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND SUPPORT
STRONG AND SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR
SUPPORTING YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS -- AS PART OF READY TO
LAUNCH. THANK YOU, HAVE A GREAT
DAY.
>> THANK YOU, KATHERINE. JAIME,
JAMIE, I'M SORRY IF I'M
MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAME. YOU
MAY PRESS STAR SIX AND YOU MAY
BEGIN.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND PARTNERSHIP. I
SERVE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
-- WE WORK ALONGSIDE BIPOC AND
LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN SOUTH SEATTLE TO IMPROVE FOOD
ACCESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES WHILE DEVELOPING YOUTH
LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
SKILLS THROUGH MENTORSHIP. I'M
SPEAKING FROM OUR EXPERIENCE AS
A LEVY RECIPIENT AND AS A
PARTNER TO THE NETWORK OF
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
UTILIZING THESE CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS TO ELEVATE OUR
STUDENT'S EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCES. WHAT WE'RE SEEING
ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW IS
IMMENSE UNCERTAINTY. WE ARE
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW
POTENTIAL LOSS OF SCHOOL SUPPORT
STAFF COMBINED WITH INCREASING
GRANT RESTRICTIONS FOR CBOs WILL
IMPACT OUR YOUTH. -- AND PROVIDE
CONTINUITY OFCARE.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD AS
TRUE PARTNERS, ACTIVELY
COLLABORATING WITH YOU ON THE
DESIGN OF THIS PROCESS. WE WANT
TO BRING OUR DECADES OF
COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE TO THE
TABLE TO HELP INFORM COMPLEX
DECISIONS AND ENSURE OUR
COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK IS
INTEGRATED. MY ASK AND
INVITATION THIS MORNING IS TO
DEEPEN OUR COLLABORATIVE
FEEDBACK LOOP. WE ASK FOR AN
ONGOING, ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE LIFE SPAN OF THIS
SIX-YEAR LEVY. LET'S WORK
TOGETHER AS TRUE PARTNERS TO
ENSURE WE GET THIS RIGHT FOR OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JAIME. NEXT IS
CHIME. PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU
MAY BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS CHIME, AND I'M HERE
TODAY AS BOTH THE MOTHER OF A
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOLAR
AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
SERVING SOUTHEAST SEATTLE WITH A
MISSION OF PREVENTION THROUGH
ART EDUCATION WORKING IN SCHOOL
AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME. FROM
BOTH PERSPECTIVES, I KNOW
SCHOOLS CANNOT DO THIS WORK
ALONE. COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ARE DEEPLY
EMBEDDED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS
WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT
OFTEN REMAIN CONSISTENT EVEN
WHEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP OR STAFF
CHANGES. WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS
BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL, OR
AT HOME. THOSE HOURS MATTER JUST
AS MUCH AS THE SCHOOL DAY. OUR
STUDENTS THRIVE WHEN THERE IS A
STRONG ECOSYSTEM OF SUPPORT
BETWEEN FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, THE
CITY, AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN THE
ECOSYSTEM IS DISCONNECTED, IT IS
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE
IMPACT. AS CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE ABOUT HOW YOUTH FUNDING
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED NEXT YEAR, I
ASK THAT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A MEANINGFUL
SEAT AT THE TABLE. WE NEED
GREATER CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT THE FUNDING PROCESS,
INCLUDING HOW -- WILL BE
STRUCTURED, WHETHER FUNDING WILL
FLOW DIRECTLY TO CBOs OR THROUGH
SCHOOLS AND HOW WE WILL BE
SUPPORTED. TOO OFTEN,
ORGANIZATIONS LEARN ABOUT THESE
OPPORTUNITIES AT THE LAST MINUTE
-- AND CONTINUE PROVIDING
CRITICAL SERVICES. MY CALL TO
ACTION IS SIMPLE. FIRST, BRING
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INTO THE
PLANNING PROCESS EARLY, NOT
AFTER DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY
BEEN MADE. SECOND, STRENGTHEN
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE CITY,
SPF, AND TRUSTED CBOs, SO
STUDENTS EXPERIENCE SEAMLESS
SUPPORT FROM HOME TO SCHOOL, TO
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND THEN
BACK AT HOME. FINALLY, I ASK
THAT YOU EXPLORE THESE QUESTIONS
PUBLICLY AND BRING CLEAR ANSWERS
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THOSE OF
US DOING THIS WORK EVERY DAY
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY -- AND
ARE READY TO BE PARTNERS IN
BUILDING GREAT SOLUTIONS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, CHIME. CRYSTAL
SMITH FOLLOWED BY WESLEY
SINCLAIR AND JASMINE HABIB.
CRYSTAL, YOU CAN PRESS STAR SIX
AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. SORRY,
CRYSTAL, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY. ALL GOOD. HELLO, MY
NAME IS CRYSTAL SMITH, AND I'M
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR
SPEAK WITH PURPOSE A BLACK-LED
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS PARTNERED WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR OVER
TEN YEARS NOW. WE ARE IN SIX
TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTH END OF SEATTLE. AND
THE PURPOSE IS A PUBLIC SPEAKING
ORGANIZATION AND THE ONLY ONE
WITHIN WASHINGTON STATE. WE
PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS
INTENTIONALLY DURING THE SCHOOL
DAY TO MAKE SURE IT IS
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS. OUR
EDUCATORS COTEACH ALONGSIDE
CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO DELIVER
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM
-- OUR STUDENTS WRITE SPEECHES
INCORPORATING THEIR PERSONAL
STORIES FROM THEIR LIVED
EXPERIENCES WHILE ALSO TAKING A
STANCE FROM SOMETHING THAT THEY
WANT TO SEE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITY. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE K-12 SUPPORT AND
SPECIFICALLY THINKING ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL. WITH
DIMINISHING SCHOOL BUDGETS, THIS
GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT. THIS
IS IMPORTANT US TO AS A
BLACK-LED COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE AN
ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS HERE TODAY, AND
BEYOND THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
INTEGRATE WITH THIS COMMUNITY
SCHOOL MODEL, HOW WE MAKE SURE
TO HAVE THOSE VOICES AT THE
TABLE. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
IS BEING CONSIDERED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CRYSTAL. NEXT WE
HAVE WESLEY SINCLAIR. PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU MAY
BEGIN. OH AND FOR THE RECORD --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH --
>> GO AHEAD, WESLEY, SORRY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR
CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN
SEATTLE'S CHILDREN, YOUTH,
FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS. MY NAME IS
WESLEY SINCLAIR, I WORK WITH A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
PROVIDING THE SORT OF PRACTICES
TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I
WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
LEVY'S OF -- THE PLAN CORRECTLY
DESCRIBES THE PRACTICES AS
STRATEGY THAT BUILD COMMUNITY,
STRENGTH IN TRUST, REPAIR HARM
WHEN CONFLICTS OCCUR. THAT'S
THE RIGHT FRAME. THE PRACTICE IS
NOT SIMPLY A RESPONSE TO
DISCIPLINE, HOWEVER. IT IS A WAY
TO -- ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONNECT
THAT ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO
LEARN. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE
PLAN INCLUDES COMMUNITY
PROGRAMMING, CIRCLE PROCESSES,
CONFERENCING, REENTRY SUPPORT,
SKILLS BUILDING, TRAINING,
COACHING, AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. THAT CONTINUUM IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS SORT OF
PRACTICE WORKS BEST WHEN IT IS
-- WHEN IT BECOMES A PART OF --
CULTURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.
NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT IS USED
AFTER HARM HAS OCCURRED. I DO
WANT TO OFFER ONE CAUTION. THIS
SORT OF PRACTICE SHOULD BE USED
AS A SYSTEM CHANGE STRATEGY, NOT
SIMPLY AS A TRAINING REQUIREMENT
OR CHECKBOX. THIS GOAL IS NOT TO
DOCUMENT THAT STAFF RECEIVED A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF TRAINING
HOURS, THE GOAL IS TO CHANGE THE
CULTURE AND CONDITIONS OF
SCHOOLS. HOW RELATIONSHIPS ARE
BUILT. HOW CONFLICT IS
ADDRESSED. HOW HARM IS REPAIRED.
HOW STUDENTS REENTER AFTER
EXCLUSION AND HOW FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES ARE ENGAGED. THE
IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS
REFERENCE IIRP TRAINING OR
EQUIVALENT TRAINING. I ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO -- TO EMPHASIZE
THE -- IIRP -- ORGANIZATION OR
TRAINING MODEL. THE GOAL SHOULD
BE A BROAD RESTORATIVE ECOSYSTEM
ACROSS SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH,
MENTORING, REENTERING.
>> THANK YOU, WESLEY. AND IF YOU
HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, PLEASE
DO FEEL FREE TO EMAIL THOSE TO
US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. JASMINE HABIB IS NEXT.
JASMINE, PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU
MAY BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS
AND MEMBERS OF THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS JASMINE
HABIB, AND I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF CELEBRATING ROOTS. I
WANT TO BEGIN BY SAYING WE ARE
TRULY GRATEFUL TO BE FUNDED
THROUGH THE SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, YOUTH AND
FAMILY EMPOWERMENT DIVISION.
THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO SHOW UP
FOR FAMILIES IN A WAY THAT'S
RESPONSIVE TO WHAT THEY NEED.
OUR GOALS ARE DEEPLY ALIGNED
WITH THE INTENTION OF THIS WORK,
HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
THRIVE THROUGH EDUCATION,
BELONGING, AND OPPORTUNITY. AT
CELEBRATING ROOTS, WE MEET
FAMILIES AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN
THEIR JOURNEY. SOME ARE NEW TO
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, SOME ARE
NAVIGATING LANGUAGE BARRIERS,
AND SOME ARE TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO BEST SUPPORT
THEIR CHILDREN. THEY CARED
DEEPLY BUT DIDN'T ALWAYS FEEL
CONFIDENT IN HOW TO ENGAGE OR
ADVOCATE. OVER TIME THROUGH
CULTURALLY GRANTED PROGRAMMING
AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT, THAT
CHANGED. THEY STARTED ATENDING
SCHOOL MEETINGS WITH MORE
CONFIDENCE, THEY BEGAN ASKING
MORE QUESTIONS THAT THEY ONCE
FELT HESITANT TO ASK. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THEIR CHILD FELT
THAT SHIFT TOO. MORE CONSTANT,
VISIBLE, AND WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS WHAT WE
MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. IT'S
ABOUT WHETHER A CHILD FEELS LIKE
THEY BELONG IN THE LEARNING
SPACES. IT'S ABOUT WHETHER A
PARENT FEELS EMPOWERED TO SHOW
UP AND BE HEARD TO ADVOCATE FOR
THEIR CHILD. WE SEE EVERY DAY
WHEN FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN
THEIR IDENTITY AND CONNECTION TO
COMMUNITY, CHILDREN SHOW UP
DIFFERENTLY IN SCHOOL. THEY
ENGAGE MORE, TAKE MORE RISKS IN
LEARNING, AND THEY BEGIN TO SEE
NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR
THEMSELVES. THIS IS WHY THE LEVY
MATTERS. IT RECOGNIZES THAT
EDUCATION IS NOT ONLY WHAT
HAPPENS INSIDE THE CLASSROOM
WALL, IT'S ALSO WHAT HAPPENS AT
HOME IN COMMUNITY SPACES AND --
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF
THIS ECOSYSTEM ALONG THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE --
WE DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY AND
REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING
THAT FAMILIES ARE NOT JUST
SERVED BUT TRULY SUPPORTED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JASMINE. AND I
WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD
THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS
JOINED US AND HAS BEEN HERE
THROUGH MOST OF THE ONLINE
COMMENT, AND WE ARE JOINED IN
CHAMBERS BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
WHO WAS REMOTE BEFORE. OKAY,
NEXT IS JANET. PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX, AND YOU MAY BEGIN .
>> JANET, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE. LOOKS LIKE JANET IS
NO LONGER PRESENT.
>> GO TO EFTIN HAGI MOHAMMAD.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU
MAY BEGIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS,
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, I'M
WITH VOICE OF TOMORROW, A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS FAMILY CHILDCARE
AND COMMUNITY-BASED EARLY
LEARNING PROVIDERS, SERVING
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,
AND BEYOND. CURRENTLY ONE OF THE
HUB ADMINISTRATOR OF SPP FOR THE
PAST DECADE, AND THROUGH OUR
INITIATIVES WE ALSO PROVIDE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MENTAL
HEALTH, CLINICAL SERVICES,
INTEGRATED INTO THE EARLY
LEARNING SETTING. I WANT TO
RAISE TWO CONCERNS ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN. FIRST IS THE PILOT. THIS
PILOT CREATES A NEW DELIVERY
MECHANISM THAT BYPASSES -- HUB
MODEL ENTIRELY. FAMILIES WOULD
PURCHASE SERVICE DIRECTLY FROM
ANY PROVIDER HOLDING AN ACTIVE
AGREEMENT, SETTING THE POLICY
STANDARDS OF HOW TO -- PHYSICAL
AGENT -- AND WE ARE WORRIED THIS
CREATES A FULL BURDEN ON
PROVIDERS TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADDRESS
THAT THE SECOND, THE MENTAL
HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
FUNDING, THE LARGEST DOLLARS ARE
GOING TO THE INSTITUTIONS, AND
WE ASK THAT CBOs ARE CONSIDERED
AS PART OF THE CLINICAL SERVICE
MODEL THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE
COMMUNITY. WITHOUT CLEAR
PATHWAY, ORGANIZATION WITH DEEP
TRUST, CULTURAL CONNECTION, ARE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES.
WE ASK COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE HUB
MODEL RATHER THAN CREATE NEW
PILOTS, AND WE ASK FOR FUTURE
COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR ANY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH
INVESTMENT TO INCLUDE --
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, IFTAN. WE'LL GO
BACK AND SEE IF JANET IS HERE.
JANET, IF YOU'RE HERE, YOU CAN
PRESS STAR SIX, AND YOU CAN
BEGIN. JANET, I SEE YOU ONLINE,
ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESS STAR SIX?
ALL RIGHT, JANET, IF YOU CAN
HEAR US, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS ONLINE TO
COUNCIL THROUGH OUR COUNCIL
EMAIL. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT
IS THE LAST OF OUR REGISTERED
SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. WE'LL NOW
PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, OVERVIEW OF
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
2025 FAMILY, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL, AND PROMISE LEVY,
APPROVING AN IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN AS REQUIRED BY
ORDINANCE 127238, RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. ALL RIGHT,
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE SECOND
MEETING ON THE PLAN. IS THERE A
PRIZE FOR THE LONGEST COMMITTEE
NAME EVER OR ITEM? IN OUR LAST
MEETING WE HEARD FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND
EDUCATION ABOUT THE PLAN THEY
SUBMITTED. AND TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM CENTRAL STAFF
ON POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. WE'LL
RUN THROUGH THOSE AND THEN WE'LL
TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS.
SORRY. TOMORROW -- OH, TODAY, SO
WE'RE GOING RUN THROUGH THE
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS TODAY ON
THE JULY 8th MEETING. WE'LL
HAVE BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON ANY AMENDMENTS
THAT COME FORWARD AND MAYBE EVEN
HOPEFULLY WE CAN VOTE ON THE
PLAN. WE'LL HAVE A MEETING ON
JULY 22nd IF WE DON'T GET
THROUGH THOSE ITEMS ON THE 8th.
THAT'S KIND OF NEXT STEPS ON
THIS. I'LL REMIND YOU AT THE
END AGAIN. AS I SAID IN
YESTERDAY'S BRIEFING, IT'S
GREAT TO TELL CENTRAL STAFF
ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENTS, AND IT'S
ALSO GREAT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO
SHARE THOSE WITH MY OFFICE SO WE
CAN BE PREPARED AND PLAN
ACCORDINGLY. SO I'M GOING TO
KEEP ENCOURAGING YOU PLEASE DO
THAT OR AT LEAST TELL CENTRAL
STAFF THAT YOU RELEASED
CONFIDENTIALITY SO WE CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE'RE
JOINED BY JASMINE AND TRACI, OUR
TRUSTY CENTRAL STAFFERS WHO'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON
THE INE. SO PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN
YOU CAN BEGIN WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT. GOOD MORNING, JASMINE
MARWAHA, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> AND TRACI RATZLIFF, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET
STARTED. SO THE PRESENTATION
TODAY WILL LARGELY FOLLOW THE
OUTLINE OF OUR POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS MEMO. WE'LL
START WITH A BRIEF BACKGROUND
THEN PROCEED WITH A SUMMARY OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN, WHICH WE'LL
REFER TO AS THE I&E PLAN OR THE
PLAN IN OUR PRESENTATION. THAT
WILL AND BE FOLLOWED -- AS WELL
AS A REVIEW OF POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS AND THEN WE WILL
CONCLUDE WITH NEXT STEPS. AND OF
COURSE, QUESTIONS. AND BEFORE I
JUMP IN, A REMINDER THAT
WASHINGTON STATE AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE MANDATED BY
THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO
PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION FOR K
THROUGH 12 STUDENTS, BUT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT MAY PROVIDE
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THOSE STUDENTS. MOVING ON TO THE
BACKGROUND. SO THE 2025 LEVY WAS
APPROVED BY 80% OF VOTERS THIS
PAST NOVEMBER. IT IS EXPECTED TO
GENERATE $1.3 BILLION OVER A
SIX-YEAR PERIOD. AND AS NOTED ON
THE SLIDE, PROCEEDS FROM THIS
LEVY MUST BE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AN IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN APPROVED BY
ORDINANCE -- INCLUDING TYPE OF
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, METHODOLOGY
AND PROCESS BY WHICH LEVY-FUNDED
STRATEGIES WILL BE SELECTED, THE
PROCEDURE FOR REGULARLY
MONITORING AND VALUING OVERALL
IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES -- COUNCIL
BILL 1211240 AND ITS ATTACHED
PLAN INCLUDE THESE ELEMENTS PLUS
THE RESPONSES TO TWO SLIDES
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN LAST
FALL'S BUDGET PROCESS. THE
FIRST SLIDE REQUESTED HOW
COUNCIL PRIORITIES LISTED IN THE
SLIDE WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO
THE PLAN AND TO PROVIDE
QUARTERLY REPORTS TO COUNCIL. SO
AS WAS MENTIONED BY THE CHAIR,
ON JUNE 10th, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE
PLAN'S PROPOSED INVESTMENTS, SO
WE'RE NOT GOING TO REHASH THE
SUMMARY OF THOSE INVESTMENTS.
YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY GO BACK TO THE
VIDEO AND SLIDES FROM THE JUNE
10th MEETING. WE'LL BE
FOCUSSING HERE INSTEAD ON ITEMS
THAT REPRESENT CHANGES TO THE
PLAN FROM PRIOR COUNCIL
DELIBERATIONS, BECAUSE DURING
LAST FALL'S BUDGET PROCESS,
BECAUSE THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET
ESSENTIALLY INCLUDED THE FIRST
HALF OF YEAR ONE OF THE LEVY,
DEAL ALSO PROVIDED COUNCIL COST
ESTIMATES FOR THE ENTIRE
SIX-YEAR SPENDING PLAN THAT
SERVED AS A STARTING POINT FOR
DEVELOPMENT. AND WITH THOSE COST
ESTIMATES, THE PLAN MAINTAINS
THE INVESTMENT AREAS APPROVED IN
THE LEVY AND ADOPTED IN THE 2026
BUDGET. THEY RENAMED THE
INVESTMENT AREAS AS DOMAINS, AND
THE SPENDING OVER THE SIX YEARS
HAS SHIFTED ONLY SLIGHTLY FROM
THE COST ESTIMATES PROVIDED
EARLIER. SHIFTING SERVE HSD
PROGRAMS FROM THE K-12
INVESTMENT AREA TO THE SCLEJ AND
CAREER INVESTMENT AREA. SHIFTING
SOME LABOR COSTS FROM THE
SPECIFIC DOMAINS INTO
OPERATIONS. AND A VERY SLIGHT
REDUCTION IN TOTAL SPENDING
PROJECTIONS DUE TO ADJUSTMENTS
IN LABOR COSTS. SO THE I&E PLAN
REFLECTS SOME CHANGES WITHIN
EACH DOMAIN REGARDING SPECIFIC
PROGRAMS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN
THE FALL 2025 BUDGET PROCESS.
THESE CHANGES INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO THE ADDITION OF A
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WAIT
LIST VOUCHER PILOT AND THE
OPPORTUNITY-BASED MENTORING
PROGRAM. EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES SPLITTING INTO
SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENTS AND
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS -- SOME
MENTAL HEALTH STAFFING SUPPORTS
SHIFTED FROM -- SHIFTED TO THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER
PROGRAM INSTEAD OF BEING
BUCKETED WITHIN AN OVERALL --
DEAL YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BUCKET.
AND THEN THERE WAS A
REALLOCATION OF PROPOSED
ADDITIONAL SPENDING FOR THE
SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PLAN.
SO THE INTRODUCED VERSION WILL
INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
ADDRESS CLARITY, FUNDING
DETAILS, AND COUNCIL'S ROLE.
THESE CHANGES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION AND ADDED DETAILS
AND A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT
HERE IS THAT EACH OF THE PLAN'S
INVESTMENT AREAS ARE BROKEN UP
BY STRATEGIES AND EACH STRATEGY
INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE
FUNDED SERVICES, PARTICIPANT
ELIGIBILITY, IMPLEMENTATION
STANDARDS THAT HAVE THINGS LIKE
THE REPORTING INDICATORS AND
SERVICE TARGETS, AND THE
TIMELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. IN
THE TRANSMITTED VERSION, THERE
WERE A LOT OF DETAILS REGARDING
FUNDED SERVICES THAT WERE KIND
OF BURIED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
STANDARDS TABLES. THESE HAVE
BEEN LIFTED UP INTO A NARRATIVE
DESCRIPTION UNDER THE FUNDED
SERVICES SECTION A LITTLE BIT
MORE FLESH OUT. SO THAT IS SORT
OF WHAT WE MEAN BY CLARIFICATION
EDITS AND ADDED DETAIL FOR THE
MOST PART. ADDITIONALLY, IN
CONSULTATION WITH DEAL, THE PLAN
HAS ADDITIONAL REPORTING
INDICATORS AND ADDED CLARITY ON
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
TIMELINES. THE INTRODUCED
VERSION ALSO ADDS MORE DETAIL TO
THE SPENDING PLAN, PROVIDING A
LINE ITEM BREAKDOWN FOR EVERY
FUNDED PROGRAM AND MORE DETAILS
ON SPENDING FOR COUNCIL
PRIORITIES, SUCH AS YOUTH MENTAL
HEALTH. THE INTRODUCED PLAN ALSO
LIMITS DEAL'S AUTHORITY TO
MODIFY THE PLAN AS COMPARED TO
WHAT WAS TRANSMITTED IN THE --
WHAT WAS TRANSMITTED. IN THE
TRANSMITTED PLAN, COUNCIL -- WAS
FUNCTIONALLY DELEGATED TO THE
EXECUTIVE WITH ANY CHANGES TO BE
REPORTED IN THE LEVY ANNUAL
REPORT BUT WITHOUT ADVANCEMENT
NOTICE TO COUNCIL. THE
INTRODUCED VERSION WILL ALLOW
SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR THE
EXECUTIVE TO MODIFY POLICIES
RELATING TO PARTICIPANT EL JIBT,
ENROLLMENT PRIORITIZATION, AND
IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS, BUT
ALL WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL
APPROVAL. SIMILARLY, IN THE
TRANSMITTED PLAN, ALLOCATION OF
UNDERSPEND WOULD BE LEFT TO
DEAL'S DISCRETION WITH ARGUABLY
BIG PRIORITIES. IT REQUIRES
COUNCIL APPROVAL OF UNDERSPEND
ALLOCATION AND PRIORITIZES
FUNDING FOR EVIDENCE-BASED
SERVICES SUPPORTING LEVY GOALS
AND MAY ONLY BE USED TO FUND NEW
OR EXPANDED PROGRAMMING IF IT
CAN BE SUSTAINED FOR THE
REMAINING LIFE OF THE LEVY. OVER
ALL THE CHANGES MADE TO ADD
CLARITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND
OVERSIGHT, DID NOT ALTER THE
SPENDING PLAN THAT DEAL
PRESENTED ON JUNE 10th. AND NOW
I'LL BE TURNING IT OVER TO
TRACI.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBERS, THEY ARE
SIX POLICY ISSUES AND ONE
CONTEXTUAL ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED BY CENTRAL STAFF
AND/OR COUNCILMEMBERS. THESE CAN
BE FOUND ON PAGE SIX OF THE
POLICY CONSIDERATION MEMO, WHICH
I BELIEVE IS ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA. SO ISSUE NUMBER ONE,
THERE ARE TWO NEW PROGRAMS
INCLUDED IN THE I&E PLAN THAT
ARE CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED,
THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL VOUCHER
WAITLIST PILOT, INTENDED TO BE
PILOTED IN THE 26/27 SCHOOL
YEAR, AND THE OPPORTUNITY-BASED
MENTORING PROGRAM, -- -- THEY
WERE NOT FULL DETAILS INCLUDED
IN THE PLAN, INCLUDING SUCH
THINGS AS HOW RECIPIENTS FOR
SERVICES WILL BE SELECTED, HOW
THEY WILL BE PRIORITIZED. SO
COUNCIL WISHES TO HAVE MORE
OVERSIGHT OF FINAL DESIGN OF
THESE NEW PROGRAM, COUNCIL COULD
REQUIRE REVIEW OR APPROVAL OF
ONE OR BOTH PROGRAMS BEFORE
ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION. ISSUE
NUMBER TWO, THE I&E PLAN
INCLUDES A NEW UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEALS PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE
FREE MEALS AT 53 SCHOOLS FOR
STUDENTS NOT OTHERWISE
SUPPORTED. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED IN THE 26/27 SCHOOL
YEAR AND IS FUNDED FOR TWO
YEARS. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY
REDUCING THE LEVY COST AND RISK
RESERVE FUNDS BY $3.6 MILLION IN
2027 AND $4.1 MILLION IN 2028.
IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE
A GREATER PROTECTION AGAINST THE
RISK OF UNEXPECTED COST
INCREASES OR IN THE EVENT THAT
THE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY HOW THE EXECUTIVE IS
PLANNING TO FUND THE PROGRAM
AFTER TWO YEAR, IT DOES INCLUDE
A PROVISION THAT TALKS ABOUT
FUNDING FREE MEALS, COUNCIL
MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER RETAINING
SOME FUNDING AND NOT FULLY
FUNDING THIS PROGRAM IN THE
FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS. OR IF
COUNCIL PRIORITIES REGARDING
FOOD ASSISTANCE WERE NOT
ADDRESSED BY THE EXECUTIVE'S
PROPOSAL, THEY COULD CONSIDER
REPRIORITIZING THAT FUNDING FOR
OTHER FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
ISSUE NUMBER THREE, THERE ARE
HSD PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED
WITH OTHER FUND SERVICES THAT
ARE NOW LEVY SUPPORT. AS A
RESULT, THESE PROGRAMS SHOWN ON
PAGES FIVE AND SIX, WERE NOT
DEVELOPED IN ALIGNMENT WITH LEVY
GOALS. THE PROGRAMS WILL BE
REBID AT THE END OF THEIR
FUNDING CYCLES, SOME AS SOON AS
2027. IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE GREATER OVERSIGHT IN
THIS AREA, COUNCIL MAY WISH TO
REQUEST A REPORT FROM DEAL AND
HSD ON PROPOSED GOALS AND
OUTCOMES. ISSUE NUMBER FOUR --
STATES A KEY IMPLEMENTATION
PRINCIPLE IS TO ACHIEVE LEVY
OUTCOMES THAT ADVANCE
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. GOALS AND
DESIRED OUTCOMES IN EACH DOMAIN
IN THE PLAN AS TRANSMITTED DID
NOT REFERENCE CLOSING
OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR POPULATIONS
FURTHEST FROM EDUCATIONAL
MILESTONES AS A MEASURE OF
FURTHER SUCCESS FOR THE LEVY.
THE COUNCIL COULD INCLUDE
LANGUAGE IN THE I& E PLAN.
FUNDING FOR PATH TO TRADES
PROGRAMS. -- SUCH AS THE TRADES
AND PUBLIC SERVICE, INCLUDING
CITY JOBS FOR WHICH THERE IS
DEMAND FOR WORKERS AND AVAILABLE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
IDEALLY, THESE PROGRAMS WILL
PROVIDE INFORMATION,
ENCOURAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TO
STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN CITY CAREERS, SUCH AS CITY
LIGHT LINE WORKERS. IF COUNCIL
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE FURTHER
DIRECTION TO DEAL, COUNCIL COULD
AMEND THE I&E PLAN TO PROVIDE
MORE CLARITY FOR DEAL REGARDING
SUCH PARTNERSHIPS. ISSUE NUMBER
SIX, THE I&E PLAN INCLUDES
FUNDING FOR SEVERAL PROGRAMS
THAT WILL SERVE STUDENTS
INVOLVED IN OR AT ELEVATED RISK
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT.
IT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR EXISTING
INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOL-BASED
SAFETY THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED
BY GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. THESE
PROGRAMS AND OTHER LEVY-FUNDED
SCHOOL SAFETY INTERVENTIONS,
INCLUDING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES,
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, LIKELY
HAVE SOME OVERLAP IN TERMS OF
SERVICES OFFERED, INDIVIDUALS
SERVED, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES.
THE PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE AN
ARTICULATION FOR AN OVERARCING
FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE INVESTMENTS.
COUNCIL COULD AMEND THE PLAN TO
REQUIRE OR REQUEST A REPORT FOR
THE TOTALITY OF THE SCHOOL
SAFETY INVESTMENTS. AND THE
FINAL ISSUE IS A CONTEXTUAL
POLICY ISSUE. THIS RELATES TO
THE K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL-BASED
INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED
INVESTMENTS. AS YOU HEARD ON
JUNE -- WE HEARD FROM DEAL, THEY
ARE MOVING TO A NEW MODEL, THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL. THIS
MODEL WILL, IN FACT, RESULT IN A
NEW RP PROCESS THAT WILL BE LED
IN 2026. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE
THAT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT
ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING FUNDING
UNDER THE CURRENT MODEL WILL BE
AWARDED FUNDING UNDER THIS NEW
MODEL. SO THAT'S JUST FOR
AWARENESS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE
SWITCHING TO THE NEW MODEL AND A
NEW RP WILL GO OUT, SOME FOLKS,
SOME ORGANIZATIONS, SOME MAY BE
FUNDED AND SOME MAY NOT. JUST SO
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK, YOU JASMINE AND TRACI.
COLLEAGUES, ACTUALLY, I HAVE
SOME COMMENTS TO MAKE ON CENTRAL
STAFF'S POLICY CONSIDERATIONS,
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU MORE
INFORMATION, ON PAGE TWO WHERE
IT SAYS CERTAIN HSD PROGRAMS
SHIFTED FROM K THROUGH 12 FROM
THE READY TO LEARN BUCKET TO THE
READY TO LAUNCH, THE COLLEGE AND
CAREER, THAT'S BECAUSE THE
DEMOGRAPHIC IS ALIGNED WITH THE
READY TO LAUNCH DEMOGRAPHIC
VERSUS THE READY TO LEARN. SO
THAT'S -- DOESN'T CHANGE THE
INVESTMENT, IT JUST SWITCHES IT
TO ALIGN WITH THE BUCKET THAT IT
ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY
BEEN INCLUDED UNDER TO BEGIN
WITH BECAUSE OF WHO IT'S
SERVING. ON PAGE THREE, I WOULD
SAY ON THE -- THERE IS
INFORMATION ON THE VOUCHER --
SPP VOUCHER PILOT. ON THE
OPPORTUNITY-BASED MENTORING
PROGRAM, I'VE SPOKEN WITH
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE. THEY'RE
GOING TO BE DOING DESIGN OF THIS
IN THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR AND
THEN IMPLEMENTATION WOULD BE IN
THE 27/28 SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT
WOULD COME BACK THROUGH COUNCIL
BECAUSE THE LEVY SAYS ANY NEW
PROGRAMS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY
COUNCIL. SO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE
MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE I&E, NEW
THINGS NEED TO COME BACK TO
COUNCIL AS PER THE LEVY, AND IN
GENERAL, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
LEVY GOES THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESS, WHICH IS UNDER
COUNCIL'S CONTROL. SO IN
ACTUALITY, ALL OF THE WORK WOULD
HAVE TO GO -- COME BACK THROUGH
COUNCIL ANYWAY, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER WE DECIDED TO MAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THIS I&E
PLAN. SO I JUST -- THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO STATE, BECAUSE THAT
WAS IN THE LEVY. IT WAS A PIECE
ALREADY IN THE LEVY. ON THE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY,
SPLITTING INTO SCHOOL-BASED
INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED
INVESTMENTS, THAT WAS MAINLY
REQUIRED BECAUSE, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, HSD AND PARKS WERE NOT
INCLUDED IN ANY PRIOR LEVY
INTERRATION, BUT THEY ARE HERE.
AND MOST . THAT'S WHY THAT WAS
SPLIT OFF IF YOU WILL. JUST
WANTED TO GIVE MORE TRANSPARENCY
AS TO THE WHY THAT WAS SET UP
THAT WAY. ON THE MENTAL HEALTH
REPORTS SHIFTING TO THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER, THIS
ONE I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED BY.
SO LET ME JUST SAY THAT
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS ARE
ALREADY IMPLEMENTING THE MENTAL
HEALTH. MOST OF THE PROVIDERS,
LIKE THE COUNSELORS, ARE ALREADY
OUT OF THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH
CENTERS. WHAT THIS LEVY WOULD DO
IS INCREASE MORE COUNSELING
SUPPORT, MORE COUNSELORS, BUT
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT ALREADY
THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS
WERE DOING. AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THERE'S SOME SUPPORTS FOR CBOs
THAT ARE DOING THIS PARTICULAR
TYPE OF WORK, LIKE THE ASIAN
COUNSELING REFERRAL CENTER, FOR
INSTANCE, WAS PART OF THIS
INVESTMENT LAST TIME. OBVIOUSLY,
ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS VIA THE
LEVY AND FOR LEGAL REASONS HAVE
TO BE A COMPETITIVELY BID. THE
DEPARTMENT ALREADY DOES RFPs FOR
THESE INVESTMENTS, AND THE
RENEWAL HAS TO LOOK AT ALL THE
INVESTMENTS AND SEE WHETHER
THEY'RE WORKING OR NOT AND THEN
SHIFT IF THEY HAVE TO SHIFT.
THAT WAS ALWAYS TRUE IN THE LAST
LEVY AND CONTINUES TO BE TRUE IN
THIS LEVY. AND THEN I WOULD SAY
I NEED TO DIG INTO THE
REALLOCATION OF THE SYP. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS IT WAS EXPANDED
TO INCLUDE THE PROMISE STUDENTS.
IN TERMS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE
CAREER PROGRAMS AND PATH TO
TECH, BOTH OF THOSE WERE IN THE
LEVY, THE ACTUAL LEVY LANGUAGE.
THAT'S WHY THEY NEED TO BE
FUNDED IN THIS ITERATION OF THE
LEVY. AND THEN ON PAGE FOUR, I
WOULD SAY THAT THE MODIFICATIONS
TO THE PLAN ON THE UNDERSPEND
COMING THROUGH COUNCIL. AGAIN,
BECAUSE COUNCIL HAS TO APPROVE
THE BUDGET THROUGH BUDGET
PROCESS, WE'RE ALREADY HAVING
TO APPROVE WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS
DO VIA THAT COUNCIL PROCESS. SO
THIS JUST REALLY ALIGNS TO WHAT
WAS IN THE LEVY ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS BEING APPROVED
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WHICH IS ACTUALLY US, COUNCIL.
AND SO I MADE SURE THAT THAT WAS
CLEAR IN THE I&E, BECAUSE IT
WASN'T AS CLEAR BEFORE, AND IT
IS IN THE LEVY. AND THEN IN
TERMS OF -- LET'S SEE -- ON
PAGE FIVE, I TALKED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY-BASED MENTORING.
THAT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED IN
THE 26/27 SCHOOL YEAR. THEY'LL
HAVE TO -- I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN
WITH DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE ABOUT
THAT. AND THEN IN TERMS OF HSD
PROGRAMS, THE LEVY REQUIRES THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING TO
WORK WITH THE OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS AS THEY'RE BUILDING
THE INVESTMENTS WITH THESE LEVY
DOLLARS. SO THAT WAS ALREADY
SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING. SO
JUST -- I'LL JUST PREVIEW THAT
I'LL BE -- I'M WORKING ON AN
AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN A WAY
THAT'S MORE ROBUST THAN IS
INDICATED HERE. BUT JUST TO SAY
THAT IN THE LEVY LANGUAGE
ITSELF, THAT WAS A REQUIREMENT.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT,
OBVIOUSLY, AS I SAID EARLIER,
HSD AND THE PARKS INVESTMENTS
ARE NEWER TO THIS LEVY, AND SO
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
THE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
HSD AND THE PARKS INVESTMENTS
ALIGN WITH THE LEVY GOALS,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE SAID --
WE TOLD VOTERS WE WOULD DO. AND
THEN ON THE PAGE SIX, I WOULD
SAY THAT IN TERMS OF THE ACHIEVE
LEVY OUTCOMES THAT ADVANCE
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, I WILL SAY
THAT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN, THIS IS ADDRESSED BOTH ON
PAGE TWO AND PAGE 13 THAT
BASICALLY STATES THAT THE
MAJORITY OF THE GOAL OF THIS
LEVY IS TO CLOSE THOSE
OPPORTUNITY GAPS. SO DIDN'T WANT
TO LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE THAT
THAT WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED BY THE
I&E, BECAUSE THAT'S THE
MAJORITY OF WHY WE'RE MAKING
THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE
MAKING FOR -- VIA THIS I&E. AND
THEN IN TERMS OF THE PATH TO
TRADES, DEMAND FOR WORKERS, THE
I&E ON PAGE 46 TALKS ABOUT THIS
INCLUDING THIS INCLUDES WORKING
WITH DEPARTMENTS ON CAREER
SUPPORT AND ALSO WASHINGTON
STATE FOR THE HIGH DEMAND TRADE
PROGRAMS. SO AS THEY'RE WORKING
WITH THE KIDS IN THE PROMISE AND
PATH TO TRADES PROGRAM, THEY'LL
BE, WORKING WITH THEM TO TALK
ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THE
ONES THAT ARE BEING IDENTIFIED
AS HIGH DEMAND BY WASHINGTON
STATE. AND THEN ON THE -- OKAY.
I ADDRESSED THE SCHOOL SAFETY
INVESTMENTS BECAUSE THE PLAN
DOES REQUIRE DEAL TO WORK WITH
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR
PARTICULAR INVESTMENTS. THE LAST
THING I'LL SAY ON THE
CONTEXTUAL ON PAGE SEVEN, THE
FOUR PILLARS. THIS IS THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL, THERE
IS NO ACTUAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
IT IS A MODEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS
A BIT CONFUSING. I LEARNED MORE
ABOUT IT. IT IS SOMETHING
THAT'S ON THE NEA'S WEBSITE IF
YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT IT. BUT
BASICALLY WHAT DEAL DID WAS IT
TOOK THE FOUR PILLARS FROM THAT
MODEL AND INCLUDED IT AS PART OF
THIS SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENT,
MAINLY BECAUSE, IN ALL HONESTY,
THE LAST LEVY WE DIDN'T GET THE
RESULTS IN THE K THROUGH 12
SPACE. AND A LOT OF THAT HAD TO
DO WITH THERE WERE VERY MANY
OFFERINGS AND NOT REALLY NARROW
OFFERINGS THAT WOULD MEET WHAT
KIDS NEED TO MEET THEIR ACADEMIC
GOALS, WHICH IS WHAT THE LEVY
TALKS ABOUT, HELPING KIDS MEET
THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. SO THE
FOUR PILLARS, IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM THE
DEPARTMENT, AND IF YOU READ THEM
IT MAKES SENSE, IT WAS TO FOCUS
ON THE INVESTMENTS THAT REALLY
GO TOWARD THAT ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT. SO THAT'S WHAT
THIS PARTICULAR NUMBER SEVEN
TALKS ABOUT AND WHAT THE FOUR
PILLARS ARE. AND I WILL SAY
THEY'RE PRETTY -- EVEN THOUGH
IT'S MORE TARGETED, THERE'S
STILL A LOT OF -- IF YOU READ
THE FOUR PILLARS, IT SOUNDS LIKE
THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
STILL BETWEEN THOSE FOUR PILLARS
SO. WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AS
WELL. SO OKAY, THOSE ARE THE
THINGS I JUST WANTED TO FLAG AS
I WAS WORKING THROUGH THIS I&E
WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND WITH
CENTRAL STAFF THAT WERE NOT
NECESSARILY HIGHLIGHTED DURING
THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I THOUGHT
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU ALL. NOW COLLEAGUES, LET ME
TURN TO YOU ALL FOR QUESTIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE OF OUR TRUSTY
CENTRAL STAFF ON THEIR ISSUE ID.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NO
QUESTIONS. WELL, I DO KNOW THAT
YOU ALL WORKED WITH -- OH, IS
THERE ONE? I DON'T SEE THAT ON
HERE. HANG ON. OKAY, SORRY. OH,
HERE IT IS. IT JUST CAME UP.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, GO AHEAD,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, AND
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
CENTRAL STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON
PUTTING TOGETHER THE MEMO AND
ISSUE ID FOR US. I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO GO
THROUGH HERE. SO I KNOW I ASKED
SOME OF THESE WHEN DEAL WAS AT
THE TABLE AS WELL, SO I'LL
START OFF FIRST WITH THE FREE
SCHOOL LUNCHES. AND I'LL START
OFF WITH THE SAME DISCLAIMER
THAT I GAVE WHEN I ASKED THIS
DIFFICULT QUESTION WHEN DEAL WAS
HERE, WHICH IS I THINK THAT THIS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT AND AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS IN OUR
SCHOOLS. WE KNOW THAT TOO MANY
KIDS AND FAMILIES ARE GOING
HUNGRY IN OUR CITY. AND
SIMULTANEOUSLY I WILL SHARE JUST
FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, I'M
REALLY CURIOUS TO MAKE SURE THIS
IS GOING TO BE AN INVESTMENT
THAT IS BALANCED. AND WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS FUNDED, THIS IS
INTENDED TO BE A GAP FILL UNTIL
THE STATE MILLIONAIRE'S TAX
COMES INTO EFFECT IN SEVERAL
YEARS. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY
GOING THROUGH LEGAL AND, I
BELIEVE, BALLOT CHALLENGES. AND
PERSONALLY, I AM A BELIEVER THAT
IT WILL PREVAIL, AND I BELIEVE
IT THAT SHOULD PREVAIL. HOWEVER,
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH
THIS COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE
PUBLIC, UNDERSTANDS WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN IF THAT DOES NOT PREVAIL.
SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT RIGHT
NOW AND HOW THAT IS ACCOUNTED
FOR IN THIS PLAN?
>> WELL, IT'S NOT.
>> YEAH.
>> IT REALLY -- THE SPENDING
PLAN AFTER THE FIRST TWO YEARS
SHOWS NO MONEY GOING TO THE
SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM. SO YOU
WOULD HAVE TO BE, IF YOU WANTED
TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM AFTER
THOSE TWO YEARS AND SAY THE
MILLIONAIRE'S TAX WAS
INVALIDATED AND WASN'T
AVAILABLE TO FUND, YOU WOULD
HAVE TO LOOK DOWN THAT SIX-YEAR
SPENDING PLAN AND THOSE PROGRAMS
AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT
YOU WOULD CUT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU
COULD GO TO THE RISK AND RESERVE
FUND, WHICH IS FUNDING THE
PROGRAM NOW. THAT WOULD BE ONE
POTENTIAL, BUT THERE WOULD BE
THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU
COULD LOOK AT TO TRY TO COME UP
WITH THE FUNDING YOU NEEDED TO
CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. I JUST
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT POTENTIAL
TRADEOFF, ALBEIT ONE I HOPE WE
DO NOT NEED TO FACE, BUT I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I
ALSO WANT TO ASK TO SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE SOURCE OF
THE TWO-YEAR COVERAGE. SO THIS
IS FROM THE RISK AND RESERVE
FUND, AND SO YOU CAN JUST SHARE
WITH US WHAT THIS SHIFTS THE
RISK AND RESERVE FUND TO, SO HOW
MUCH WE WOULD HAVE IN THAT RISK
AND RESERVE FUND, COMPARED TO
WHAT WE HAD IN THE RISK AND
RESERVE FUND IN THE PREVIOUS
LEVY.
>> SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT WE
HAD IN THE PREVIOUS LEVY. WHAT I
CAN TELL YOU IS BY THE
REALLOCATION IN YEAR ONE, YOU
WOULD TAKE THE COST IN RISK AND
RESERVE FUND DOWN TO $642,000
FROM THE $3.6, NO, $3.8, NOT
$3.6. NO, $4.2. AND THE SECOND
YEAR WOULD BE COST AND RISK
RESERVE FUNDS OF $884,000. SO A
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE RISK
RESERVE FUNDS IN WHAT WOULD BE
AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF THE
BALANCE.
>> SO I -- AND I KNOW YOU
CHECKED YOUR NOTES. YOU SAID
DOWN FROM $4.2 MILLION TO
$850,000, WAS THAT CORRECT,
TRACI?
>> I THINK IT'S $4.2 MILLION
BECAUSE YOU'D ADD THE 642 PLUS
THE -- I'M TRYING TO DO MATH ON
THE FLY. I DON'T ALWAYS DO SO
WELL AT THIS. I THINK IT WOULD
BE $4.2 IF YOU DIDN'T
REALLOCATE THE RISK AND RESERVE
TO THE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM. IT
WOULD GO FROM $4.2 TO $640,000
IN YEAR ONE. IN YEAR TWO IT
WOULD GO FROM $4.9 OR ALMOST $5
MILLION DOWN TO $884,000.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER WAY OF THINKING ABOUT
IT IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGES.
SO THEY HAD RESERVE -- THE
PROPOSED -- THE PLAN, DURING THE
FALL BUDGET DELIVERY OPERATIONS,
ESTIMATE 2.5% RISK RESERVE FOR
THE ENTIRE LEVY EACH YEAR
THROUGHOUT THE SIX YEARS. THIS
REDUCES THE RISK RESERVE FROM
2.5% OF SPENDING TO 0.35%. SO
THAT ALSO GIVES YOU THE RELATIVE
SCALE AS WELL.
>> FROM 2.5% TO 3.5%.
>> 0.35%.
>> THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
>> YEAH, THEN IT GOES BACK TO
2.5% AFTER THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK
IT'S -- GIVEN FIRST PART OF
THIS QUESTION, WHICH WAS DO WE
HAVE A PLAN FOR YEAR THREE OF
THIS FUNDING, AGAIN, IF WE ARE
IN A SCENARIO WE DON'T WANT TO
BE IN, AND GIVEN WE DON'T, I
THINK WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT
EITHER CUTS TO OTHER PROGRAMS OR
WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT, I
ASSUME THIS COUNCIL WOULD BE
TALKING ABOUT CARRYING THIS SORT
OF LOW 0.35% RISK RESERVE OVER
THE LIFE OF THE LEVY. THOSE SEEM
TO BE THE FACES -- OR EXCUSE ME,
THE CHOICES THAT WE WOULD BE
FACED WITH AT THAT POINT IN
TIME.
>> CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. ONE FURTHER
QUESTION. ONE MORE QUESTION ON
THIS ONE. DO WE KNOW JUST BASED
ON THE PREVIOUS LEVY -- AND I
APOLOGIZE TO ASK QUESTIONS ON
THE PREVIOUS LEVY -- DID WE USE
3.5%? HOW MUCH DID WE DIP INTO
IT OF OVER THE LIFE OF THE
PREVIOUS LEVY? IF YOU COULD
SPEAK TO THAT.
>> THEY CALCULATED IN RESERVES,
THE PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT. THEY SORT OF DID IT
PROGRAM BY PROGRAM SO. THEY
EMBEDDED IT WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
SO CERTAIN HIGHER RISK PROGRAMS
HAD UP TO A 3% COST AND RISK
RESERVE. OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
SEEMED TO BE MORE DIALLED IN HAD
LESS. -- WAS HARD TO COMPARE
APPLES TO APPLES, BUT THEY DID
HAVE A CONSIDERATION WHERE SOME
PROGRAMS HAD A HIGHER RISK
RESERVE AND SOME LESS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I CAN FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU TO GET WHAT THOSE
PERCENTAGES WERE. OKAY, THAT WAS
ONE QUESTION. OH, DO YOU HAVE
IT?
>> I DON'T HAVE IT. I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING FOR. WE'LL GET
THE INFORMATION TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN I
WANT TO TURN TO SYP. I DIDN'T
CATCH THE SLIDE NUMBER THAT THIS
ONE WAS ON, SO APOLOGIES,
CENTRAL STAFF TEAM. I WROTE THIS
AS A -- YEP, OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS HAS THE REALLOCATION OF
PROPOSED ADDITIONAL SYP GOING
INTO THE POLICE AND FIRE CAREER
PROGRAMS AND THE PATH TO TECH
PROGRAMS. AND LET ME BE CLEAR,
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON
HIRING IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THAT WE -- THERE'S A
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR MANY PEOPLE,
MANY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
TECH FIELD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND IF THIS
IS LISTED AS A REALLOCATION WHAT
THE IMPACT IS TO SYP AND WHETHER
OR NOT THE NEW PROGRAMS OR THE
PIVOT, RATHER, IS GOING TO FUND
-- IS GOING TO REACH THE SAME
POPULATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
SYEP REACHES. SO IF YOU COULD
JUST SPEAK THAT, THAT'D BE
GREAT.
>> SURE. SO AGAIN, THIS
COMPARISON IS BASED ON COST
ESTIMATES THAT WERE PROVIDED
LAST FALL. AND SO IN -- AT THAT
TIME, THIS WAS SORT OF A BUCKET
OF MONEY FOR INTERNSHIPS THAT
WAS SORT OF PUT INTO SYEP. IT
WAS NOT -- THERE WERE NO --
THERE'S NO PROGRAMMATIC PLAN
FOR THAT FUNDING AT THAT TIME.
SO ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE NOT
CUTTING SERVICES TO SYEP, IT'S
MORE THAT THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS
TO SYEP ARE NOW BEING SHIFTED TO
THE POLICE AND FIRE CAREER
PROGRAMS.
>> GOT IT. THAT'S HELPFUL. SO
IT'S NOT A CUT IN WHO IS
CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM, BUT IT
IS A SHIFT, AND IT WILL MEAN
THAT WE'RE NOT GROWING THE SYEP
PROGRAM. AND THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YEAH, I BELIEVE THERE STILL
IS A SMALL ALLOCATION FOR SYEP
IN THE PROMISE BUCKET. SO I
THINK THE GROWTH REPRESENTS THAT
AMOUNT. I THINK IT'S LIKE 100K
OR 200K.
>> YOU'RE CORRECT. IT'S ABOUT
$100,000 A YEAR.
>> SO $100,000 A YEAR OVER THE
LIFE OF THE LEVY.
>> PER YEAR.
>> PER YEAR, THANK YOU. OKAY,
THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION
WAS CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHETHER OR
NOT THE PROGRAMS, THE POLICE AND
FIRE PROGRAMS AND THE PATH TO
TECH PROGRAMS, WILL BE DESIGNED
TO REACH THE SAME POPULATION OF
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT SYEP IS
DESIGNED TO REACH. AND MAYBE
ACTUALLY TO BACK UP A SECOND, I
CAN ASK YOU TO SAY WHO IS SYEP
DESIGNED TO REACH AND SERVE AND
THEN TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
>> SURE. SO THIS COULD BE A
QUESTION AS WELL THAT WE HAVE
THE DEPARTMENTS FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON. MY UNDERSTANDING IS SYEP
IS DESIGNED TO REACH THOSE MOST
IN NEED AND MOST IN NEED OF
EMPLOYMENT, INTERNSHIPS, AND
DESIGNED TO HELP POPULATIONS
SUCH AS BLACK AND BROWN
INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LOWER
INCOME. THE POLICE AND FIRE, I
DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW SPECIFICALLY THEY'RE
TARGETING THEIR RECIPIENTS OF
THOSE SERVICES. I DO KNOW THAT
THEY ARE PROPOSING THAT THE PLAN
PROPOSES TO PROVIDE STIPENDS TO
YOUTH IN THE -- IN THE -- WITH
THE INTENTION OF MAKING THOSE
PROGRAMS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR
THOSE WHO WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. BUT WE CAN
GET BACK TO YOU MORE ON THE
SPECIFIC COMPARISON OF
POPULATIONS TARGETED.
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE
REALLY HELPFUL. I KNOW THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT SYEP AND THE NUMBER OF
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVED, AT
LEAST IN MY OFFICE. AND I KNOW
THAT'S BEEN JUST A POPULAR
PROGRAM WITH A LOT OF FAMILIES
ACROSS THE CITY. OKAY, THANK YOU
FOR THAT. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO
TURN NOW TO THE WAITLIST VOUCHER
PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT WRITING DOWN THE SLIDES
HERE TO SET YOU GUYS UP FOR
SUCCESS. AND THIS WAS ONE I
ASKED ABOUT LAST TIME WHEN THIS
WAS IN FRONT OF US WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS. I BELIEVE WHAT I
HEARD WAS A PLAN TO LAUNCH THIS
PROGRAM BASED ON COUNCIL
DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY
WERE GOING TO BE PRIORITIZING
THE ENROLLMENT INTO THE -- INTO
THIS NEW EXPANDED PROGRAM. AND I
-- THAT SEEMED LIKE A DETAIL
THAT WAS UP FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND I WONDER IF WE'VE HEARD ANY
ADDITIONAL RESPONSE OR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLLOUT
AND THE PRIORITIZATION OF THIS,
THE WAITLIST PROGRAM.
>> WE HAVE. WE CAN ACTUALLY GET
YOU THAT INFORMATION,
COUNCILMEMBER, BUT I THINK THE
SENSE IS THAT IT MIGHT BE
TARGETED TO COUNCIL DISTRICTS
WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN TEN
SPP PROVIDERS WITH DEAL-MANAGED
ENROLLMENT THAT HAVE A WAITLIST.
>> MM-HMM.
>> BUT I CAN GET YOU -- THERE'S
MORE DETAIL I CAN PROVIDE TO YOU
ABOUT THAT. THE GENERAL CONCEPT
IS THE SAME.
>> YES. AND WE DID HEAR AFTER
THE QUESTIONS FROM THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE DID HEAR
FROM DEAL THAT THEY CONSIDERED
SORT OF SMALLER GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES. YOU KNOW, BUT THAT,
YOU KNOW, IT WAS MORE
ADMINISTRATIVELY FEASIBLE TO USE
A BIGGER GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY
LIKE COUNCIL DISTRICTS. AND THEY
WERE ABLE TO, LIKE, ANALYZE THE
SORT OF NUMBER OF FOLKS ON THE
WAITLIST PER COUNCIL DISTRICT IN
A WAY THAT WAS EASY TO
ADMINISTER. SO PART OF IT WAS
THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOOK
FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE. AS A
CITYWIDE COUNCILMEMBER, I WANT
ALL AROUND THE CITY TO RECEIVE
LOVE AND THE FAMILIES WHO ARE
WAITING AND TRYING TO GET THEIR
KID INTO THE PROGRAM. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE -- YOU KNOW, WE MAY
HAVE ONE PROVIDER THAT HAS A
WAITLIST IN ONE PART OF THE CITY
THAT DOESN'T REACH THE TOP. BUT
IF WE WERE TAKING A MORE
CITYWIDE LOOK, IT MAY COME OUT
DIFFERENTLY. SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING
THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT. AND
AGAIN, THAT SORT OF COMES BACK
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO HOW WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT THE GOALS OF THE
LEVY TO SERVE THE FAMILIES WHO
ARE REALLY IN MOST NEED AND
CERTAINLY GEOGRAPHY IS PART OF
THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE BEING
THOUGHTFUL AND THAT THAT'S NOT
PLAYING TOO BIG OF A ROLE
AGAINST OTHER FACTORS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO GETTING MORE
INFORMATION THERE. I HAVE ONE
MORE QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO
FORM IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. I MAY
RAISE MY HAND AGAIN AT THE END.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
>> OF COURSE, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, THANK YOU. AND I DID, IF
I MAY, WANT TO ADD A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION ON THE SCHOOL MEALS
PROGRAM. AS YOU KNOW, THE STATE
HAS TAKEN THIS ON, SO THE
LEVY'S NOT MEANT TO SUPPLANT
BUT TO SUPPLEMENT. AND SO AT THE
POINT OF WHICH THAT WOULD KICK
IN AND IF WE'RE ADDING, THEN WE
MIGHT BE IN THE SUPPLANTATION
PHASE, BUT OF COURSE, IF THE
MILLIONAIRE'S TAX IS REVERSED,
THEN WE WOULDN'T BE IN A
SUPPLANTATION PHASE, SO I
UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, BUT I
FOR THE RECORD WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT THE SUPPLANTATION PART,
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT AS PART
OF THIS CONVERSATION. AND THEN
ON THE SYEP REALLOCATION, IT WAS
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE
NO CUTS TO THE SYEP PROGRAM.
THERE IS EXPANSION AND EXPANSION
TO THE PROMISE STUDENTS, FOR
INSTANCE, AND LIKE I SAID
EARLIER, THE POLICE AND FIRE AND
PATH TO TECH WERE ALL INCLUDED
IN -- WELL, THE POLICE AND FIRE
ARE INCLUDED IN THE LEVY
LANGUAGE ITSELF, SO THAT'S WHY
THIS IS BEING PRIORITIZED HERE.
AND THEN PATH TO TECH WAS
SOMETHING COUNCIL ADDED AS PART
OF OUR ADDS TO THE LEVY. SO NOW
THAT'S THERE TOO. JUST, AGAIN,
FOR THE RECORD SAYING WHERE
THESE THINGS CAME FROM. AND ON
THE SPP VOUCHER PROGRAM, THEY'LL
COME BACK AND LET US KNOW HOW
THEY PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS.
IT'S PART OF THE LANGUAGE THAT
THEY HAVE TO COME THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS TO TELL US HOW
THEY ARE AND THE I&E CONTAINS
THAT LANGUAGE VERY CLEARLY. IF
THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM, YOU WILL
HAVE TO COME BACK AND TELL US
WITH MORE DETAIL HOW TO
IMPLEMENT IT. SO LETTING YOU
KNOW THAT'S HAPPENING TOO.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST KIND
OF A BIG PICTURE QUESTION IN
TERMS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
ESPECIALLY FOR BOTH THE
SCHOOL-BASED INVESTMENTS, BUT AS
WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY-BASED
INVESTMENTS WHICH OFTENTIMES
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. JUST WONDERING
IF YOU COULD TALK AT ALL ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, HOW WE ALIGN OUR
INVESTMENTS WITH THEIR
STRATEGIES, ESPECIALLY AS WE
HAVE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WHO
MAY BE, YOU KNOW, SHIFTING SOME
OF THEIR STRATEGIES. WHAT SORT
OF -- COULD YOU JUST TALK ABOUT
HOW SORT OF -- AND I SUSPECT
THAT THE THIS IS MOSTLY SORT OF
AT THE DEAL LEVEL WHERE THEY
WORK CLOSELY WITH SPF, BUT SO
WONDERING JUST WHERE -- HOW MUCH
SHOULD COUNCIL BE INVOLVED, OR
DO WE JUST LEAVE IT UP TO DEAL.
AND WHAT SORT OF FLEXIBILITY IS
THERE IN THE I&E PLAN TO PIVOT
IF THERE ARE CHANGES IN SPS'
SORT OF STRATEGIES. IT'S KIND
OF A BIG PICTURE, SO HAPPY TO
TAKE THAT OFFLINE, BUT IF YOU
HAVE ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU COULD
SHARE.
>> I CAN JUST AFFIRM THAT IN THE
PRIOR LEVY, ARGUABLY, THERE WAS
LESS COORDINATION WITH THE
DISTRICT AS A WHOLE THAT
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR
FUNDING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT THE INTENTION FOR THIS NEW
ROUND IS TO HAVE MORE ALIGNMENT
AND COORDINATION WITH THE
DISTRICT. AND THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT HAS
EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR AS WELL.
AND IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE
FLEXIBILITY IN THE -- THERE'S
GOING TO BE A COMPETITIVE
PROCESS TO SELECT THE SCHOOLS.
IT DOESN'T REALLY GO INTO MUCH
MORE DETAIL THAN THAT, SO WE
COULD ASK DEAL FOR MORE DETAILS
ABOUT THEIR INTENTION AROUND THE
COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND THEIR
ALIGNMENT WITH THE DISTRICT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN
FOR THAT. AND I WILL SAY THAT
DEFINITELY THERE WAS INTEREST IN
MAKING SURE WE WERE ALIGNING
WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE THE
RECIPIENTS OF THIS INVESTMENT.
AND IN THE LAST GO AROUND, AS I
STATED EARLIER, WE DIDN'T HAVE
THE OUTCOMES WE HAD WANTED IN
THE K THROUGH 12. AND YOU KNOW,
UNCLEAR WHETHER SOME OF THAT WAS
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T COORDINATE AS
WELL WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. THERE IS A NEW
SUPERINTENDENT WHO, YOU KNOW,
SUPER GRATEFUL, HE HAS A LOT OF
ENERGY, AND HE REALLY WANTS TO
-- HE'S VERY FOCUSED ON THE
STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THIS IS THE CITY'S INVESTMENT.
I THINK IT BEHOOVES US TO STAY
ALIGNED WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THEY'RE IN
CHARGE OF THE KIDS. YOU KNOW
THIS INVESTMENT IS FUNDING, SO I
THINK WE ALL WANT TO WORK
TOGETHER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE
IS FLEXIBILITY FOR THIS COUNCIL
SINCE ULTIMATELY WE GET TO
DICTATE HOW THE MONEY SPENT VIA
EVERY SINGLE BUDGET PROCESS
EVERY YEAR. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN? THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, AND JASMINE, TRACI FOR
PREPARING THIS FOR US TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, I WANTED TO START
WITH A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE
GOING TO MY QUESTIONS. I WANTED
TO JUST SHARE AS CHAIR OF HUMAN
SERVICES THAT I THINK IT MAKES A
GREAT DEAL OF SENSE TO HAVE
THESE PROGRAMS BE A PART OF
FEPP. THESE PROGRAMS ADDRESS
REAL BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL
SUCCESS, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS, UNSAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOLS, AND DISCONNECTIONS FROM
SCHOOL AND WORK. AND WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT
DISRUPTING SERVICES THAT YOUTH
DEPEND ON BUT -- COORDINATION
WITH LEVY GOALS. WE KNOW THAT
EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS DEPENDS ON A
RANGE OF FACTORS, INCLUDING
SAFETY, TRUSTED ADULTS, FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT, AND CONNECTION TO
OPPORTUNITY. -- MAY REACH
STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS,
MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND
SERVING AS TRUSTED COMMUNITY
RESOURCES. SO SCHOOL SAFETY,
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
PREVENTION, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT
-- AND POST-SECONDARY READINESS.
AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S ALSO
NOTED HERE THAT WE WOULD BE
LOOKING AT PROGRAMS BEING REBID
AT THE END OF THE FUNDING CYCLE.
I THINK THIS OFFERS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER ALIGN FEPP
LEVY GOALS AND OUTCOMES TO THAT
POINT. SO I JUST WANTED TO OPEN
UP WITH SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS
THERE BEFORE GOING INTO MY
QUESTIONS. I'M WONDERING IF WE
COULD GO TO SLIDE FOUR. I HAD A
QUICK QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER
THREE ON THIS SLIDE ABOUT
MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLAN. I
JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT PRACTICALLY WHAT THE
IMPACT OF THIS CHANGE MEANS. SO
COULD YOU WALK ME THROUGH AN
EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK
LIKE IN PRACTICE? SAY IF THE
EXECUTIVE CHOSE TO ADD MORE
FUNDING OR WAS SEEKING TO ADD
MORE FUNDING TO THAT. AND WHAT
WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF A
TIMELINE FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL TO
THE POTENTIAL RELEASE OF AN RFP.
>> SO SOMETHING LIKE ADDING OR
CHANGING THE SPENDING PLAN, ANY
KIND OF CHANGE TO THE SPEND PLAN
WOULD REQUIRE PRIOR COUNCIL
APPROVAL. AND THAT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY BE A LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. SO AN ORDINANCE TO
CHANGE THE I&E PLAN IN ADDITION
TO, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE
PROPOSED FUNDING, YOU KNOW,
IMPACTS THE BUDGET AT THE BSL
LEVEL THAT. WOULD REQUIRE BUDGET
LEGISLATION AS WELL. BUT IF
IT'S WITHIN IN THE SAME BSL OR
THE SAME BUCKET, YOU KNOW, THEN
IT WOULD JUST BE AMENDING THE
I&E PLAN, WHICH WAS DONE A FEW
TIMES IN THE 2018 PROCESS AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING THAT POINT, JASMINE.
AND TAKING US TO SLIDE SIX, I
BELIEVE, JUST NUMBER FOUR ON
PROGRAM OUTCOMES. IT WAS -- YOU
ALL -- THE GOALS AND DESIRED
OUTCOMES DON'T DIRECTLY
REFERENCE CLOSING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR POPULATIONS
FURTHEST FROM EDUCATIONAL
MILESTONES. -- AND THOUGHT
BEHIND THE WORK OF THE
DEPARTMENT, I HAVE TO SAY, I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ARTICULATE THAT AS A POINT,
ARTICULATE CLOSING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT FOR ME, AND I'M
WONDERING IF YOU COULD UNPACK
THE VALUE OF ADDING THIS
LANGUAGE INDIRECTLY AND HOW THAT
MIGHT SUPPORT BROADER DIRECTION
FOR DEAL.
>> I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE, JUST
AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, THAT THE
PLAN DOES CONTEMPLATE, YOU KNOW,
LOOKING AT WHO IS MOST IMPACTED,
POTENTIALLY PRIORITIZING
SERVICES FOR THOSE FURTHEST FROM
THOSE EDUCATIONAL GOALS. SO THE
ACTIVITIES, WHAT WE SEE IN THE
PLAN, IS THE ACTIVITIES DO
REPRESENT THE INTENTION TO LOOK
AT EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. IT'S
JUST WITHIN THE OUTCOMES
THEMSELVES, THOSE ARE NEUTRAL
WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE'RE
MEASURING SUCCESS. SO IT'S NOT
THAT -- THE PLAN WITHOUT AN
AMENDMENT TO THE OUTCOMES THAT
THE DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T
POTENTIALLY ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS,
IT'S JUST THAT IT'S NOT
ARTICULATED AS A MEASUREMENT OF
SUCCESS IN THE LEVY. AND COUNCIL
MAY CHOOSE TO ADD IT AT THAT
POINT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, JASMINE. THANK
YOU, CHAIR, THOSE ARE MY
QUESTIONS FOR TODAY.
>> OF COURSE, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
YES, ALSO JUST TO SAY THAT THE
LEVY ITSELF IDENTIFIED THIS AS A
GOAL, THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
PIECE IS VERY OUTLINED IN THE
LEVY LANGUAGE ITSELF. WHICH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE AGAIN,
IT'S WHAT WE TOLD VOTERS WE
WERE GOING TO DO AND WE WERE
GOING TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT.
SO WE HAVE MADE THAT COMMITMENT.
I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
COMMITTED TO THIS PARTICULAR
PIECE. DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
THAT ON THE TABLE THAT SOMEHOW
THIS WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED, VERY
MUCH WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
DOING. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL
GOING TO HAVE YOUR EYE ON THIS
MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE EVERY
YEAR THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE TO
SUBMIT THEIR BUDGET FOR BUDGET
APPROVAL, AND ALL OF THESE
PROGRAMS WILL BE CONTAINED
THEREIN. SO THERE IS -- THERE
WILL BE OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO HAVE
AN INFLUENCE. AND THE ONE THING
WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT IS A
PART OF THIS PLAN AND IT'S
IMPORTANT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT
IN THE CONTEXT OF CLOSING
OPPORTUNITY GAPS, IS THE FACT
THAT THERE WILL BE EVALUATION OF
THESE PROGRAMS YEARLY, EVERY
YEAR, OR HOWEVER OFTEN THE
DEPARTMENT IS DOING IT, BECAUSE
THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO PIVOT IF
WE'RE NOT MEETING THE GOALS,
WHICH IS THAT KIDS ARE ACHIEVING
THEIR EDUCATIONAL, THEIR
ACADEMIC, MEETING ACADEMIC
GOALS. AND THAT'S VERY MUCH
ALIGNED WITH ENSURING THAT THE
KIDS THAT ARE FURTHEST FROM
ATTAINING THEIR EDUCATIONAL
ACADEMIC GOALS ARE BEING
PRIORITIZED FOR THIS. SO YOU
KNOW, WE WILL -- AND THIS
REQUIRES, AGAIN, BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S POINT
EARLIER ABOUT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW WE WILL KNOW WHETHER THE
KIDS ARE MEETING THEIR ACADEMIC
GOALS OR NOT. AND THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, SO THERE IS
OPPORTUNITY TO TWEAK THE
INVESTMENT IF YOU WILL IF WE'RE
NOT MEETING THOSE GOALS AND
CLOSING THOSE GAPS. AND THAT
EVALUATION PROCESS IS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS PLAN. AND
IT IS ARTICULATED IN THAT WAY IN
THE PLAN ITSELF. AND THAT WAS
INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WERE MEETING THAT GOAL OF
CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAPS. SO
JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T
SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL
RIGHT. OKAY.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBERS, JUST TO
LET YOU KNOW, SHOULD YOU DESIRE
TO DO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF WOULD NEED
TO HAVE THOSE BY NOON ON THE 2nd
OF JULY. SORRY ABOUT THE
TURNAROUND ON THAT. WITH THE
HOLIDAY AND SO FORTH, WE WOULD
NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU QUICKLY SO
WE CAN PREPARE FOR THE JULY 8th
COMMITTEE MEETING.
>> YOU STOLE MY NEXT LINE.
>> SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> NO, I'M GLAD, HEARING IT
MORE OFTEN IS BETTER THAN LESS
OFTEN. SO NEXT STEPS ARE JULY
2nd AT NOON THE AMENDMENTS OR
PROPOSALS ARE DUE TO CENTRAL
STAFF. ON JULY 8th, WE WILL HAVE
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THOSE AMENDMENTS. AND IF WE'RE
READY, TAKE A FINAL VOTE ON THE
LEVY, WHICH WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT DONE SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER AS WELL. BUT
IF NOT, WE HAVE RESERVED JULY
22nd AS THAT NEXT, YOU KNOW,
WE'D HAVE TO HAVE THIS SEWN UP
BY THE 22nd AT THE LATEST. SO
THAT IS WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.
AND THEN, ALL RIGHT, CLOSING US
OUT HERE. OKAY. BEFORE WE ARE
ADJOURN, I DID WANT TO THANKS,
AGAIN, CENTRAL STAFFERS JASMINE
MARWAHA AND TRACI RATZLIFF, FOR
ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS I&E
PLAN AND THE POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK MY AMAZING STAFF, WENDY,
JACOB, AND SARAH -- I&E TOGETHER
WAS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP, AS
YOU KNOW, IN OUR LEVY PROCESS. I
WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR DWAYNE
CHAPPELLE, HE'S BEEN A GREAT
PARTNER. I'VE WORKED WITH
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE FOR ALMOST A
DECADE AND I APPRECIATE HIS
COMMITMENT TO KIDS AND FAMILIES.
THE DEPARTMENT DID A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF WORK IN REACHING OF IT
TO COMMUNITY. THEY HAD A LOT OF
SESSIONS SO THEY CAN HEAR FROM
COMMUNITY. I AM GRATEFUL FOR
EVERYONE WHO CAME TO CHAMBERS
TODAY TO GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS
WELL. MORE FEEDBACK IS BETTER
THAN LESS FEEDBACK, SO I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR TAKING
THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS THIS
--
>> CHAIR.
>> POINT OF ORDER HERE?
>> GIVEN FACT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN
A SHOUT-OUT TO EVERYONE HERE.
MEXICO IS PLAYING TODAY IN THE
WORLD CUP. AND SEPARATELY, GIVEN
THE HISTORY, WE HAVE NORWAY AND
SWEDEN PLAYING TODAY, BUT SINCE
SHE SHOWED UP WITH MEXICO --
>> A FIFA SHOUT-OUT.
>> -- A FIFA SHOUT-OUT AND GOOD
LUCK TO MEXICO. SORRY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS LIKE I
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
SHEPHERDING THIS LEVY, I&E AND
PRIOR LEVY, THROUGH COUNCIL. AND
THIS IS ONE THAT WE ALL ARE
ALIGNED ON, HOW MUCH WE CARE
ABOUT OUR KIDS IN THE CITY.
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH GREATEST
NEED. I SAID YESTERDAY THIS AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING, BUT I WAS ABLE
TO ATTEND THE PROMISE FIRST
GENERATION FOR THE FIRST
GENERATION GRADUATES, AND THIS
IS WHAT IS A CULMINATION OF THIS
TYPE OF INVESTMENT THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT AND SUCH A SOURCE OF
PRIDE FOR ME, MYSELF A FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT AND
GRAD. SO I JUST CAN'T SAY
ENOUGH ABOUT THE LEVY, AND I
KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL ALIGNED ON
THIS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOU BEING HERE, COLLEAGUES,
FOR THIS SELECT COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU AGAIN TO CENTRAL STAFF AND
MY TEAM, EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP
TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON
AND ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTION, THIS CONCLUDES
THE JUNE 30th SELECT COMMITTEE
ON THE FAMILIES, EDUCATION,
PRESCHOOL, AND PROMISE LEVY AND
EVALUATION PLAN. OUR NEXT
MEETING IS JULY 8 AT 9:30 A.M.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS,