WELCOME BACK.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
JUNE 8th, 2021 EDUCATION
GOVERNANCE MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER AT 2:02 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> CUSTOM STRAS.
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED
WITHOUT OBJECTED.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS SO I AM NOT
GOING TO PUT US THROUGH THE
REGULAR SCRIPT THAT WE USUALLY
READ TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL SORT OF LOOK ONE MORE
TIME ON OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN-
UP SHEET AND CONFIRM THERE IS
NO ONE ON IT.
THERE IS NO ONE ON THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SHEET AND JUST BEFORE
WE GOT STARTED OUR I.T.
FOLKS CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO
ONE IN THE CUE.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE OUT THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC
COMMENTS SINCE NO ONE IS SIGNED
UP.
I WILL GO TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS
ON THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO
APPOINTMENTS 01 4-95 AND 012496
THE APPOINTMENTS OF ROY
SULLIVAN AND SEAL JUAREZ FOR
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GREAT.
I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT
WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND NOW START
ON AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
>> CAN I --
>> I AM GOING TO.
>> OKAY.
FINE.
>> WE WILL DO SOME
INTRODUCTIONS IN A MOMENT FOR
THE RECORD.
BUT REWILL HAND TO IT CENTRAL
STAFF SOME BACK GROUND
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO LIST SO
HE CAN WALK US THROUGH THE
PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
LIST WILSON.
I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THE
SEATTLE COMMISSION THIS
AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT
COUNCIL WILL APPOINT MEMBERS
FOR THE COMMISSION.
IT WAS CREATED BY CHARTER AMEND
19 AND IN 2013.
THIS WAS THE CHARTER AMENDMENT
THAT CREATED COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
EVERY TEN YEARS WHEN NEW CENSUS
DATA IS AVAILABLE AN BOUNDARY
OF COUNCIL DISTRICTS ARE
REJOINED AND IT CALLS TO
DETERMINE THE FINAL BOUNDARIES.
THE COUNCIL APPOINTS TWO
MEMBERS VIA 2/3 VOTE OF THE
COUNCIL AND THE AMERICA'S
POINTS TWO MEMBERS AND THE
MEMBER WILL APPOINT ONE
ADDITIONAL MEMBER.
THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION
ARE TO APPOINT A DISTRICTING
MASTER OR CONSULTANT TO DRAW
MAPS AND THE PUBLIC FORUM IN
EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT AND DRAW
COMPACT DISTRICTS WITH
POPULATION.
YOU WILL SEE SOME PENDING
INFORMATION TO PROVIDE SELF
SUPPORT.
THE COMMISSION UNDER STATE LAW
IS REQUIRED TO SUBMITTED THE
PLAN BY 2022.
THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FAIRLY
BIG.
ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER, NO
PERSON MAY SERVE ON THE
COMMISSION AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PUTS OUT
A CALL FROM OFFICES AND STRONG
CANDIDATES AND HAVE YOU TWO
CANDIDATES IN FRONT OF YOU.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WILL
ALLOW ANY QUESTIONS.
I AM EXCITED TO BE PUT FORTH
THE TWO NOMINEES AS THE CITY
COUNCILAPPOINTMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND MARIA
SULLIVAN DEMONSTRATED DEEP
KNOWLEDGE OF THE SYSTEMS AND
ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES TOWARDS
THE PROCESSES.
SO I AM EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH
RORY AND EJ WITH US TODAY.
SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
GET US TO MOVE THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY BECAUSE RORY HAS A HARD
STOP AT 2:30 P.M.
SO I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION AND WRAP UP A VOTE
BEFORE RORY HAS TO SIGN OFF.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS DONE
IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES.
RORY, WHY DON'T WE START WITH
YOU.
FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
TO US AND WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ASK YOU SOME
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZELEZ.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE
CONSIDERED.
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I HAVE
FOCUSED MY ADVOCACY AND
ACTIVISM ARE ENSURING TO
IMPROVE THE DEMOCRACY AND THE
WAYS IN WHICH WE ELECT OUR
LEADERS.
IN 2003, I HELPED TO FIND
WASHINGTON PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS AND
AN ORGANIZATION THAT LATER CAME
TO BE KNOWN AS FIX DEMOCRACY
FIRST AND I MAINTAINED THE
FOCUS ON ELECTORAL REFORM AND
IN 2015 I WAS ONE OF THE
AUTHORS OF THE INITIATIVE THAT
CREATED SEATTLE DEMOCRACY.
I SPENT MORE THAN TWO DECADES
WORKING ON THIS BECAUSE I
BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE
FAIRLY REPRESENTED AND HAVE A
VOICE IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT
WORK BY ENSURING THAT [
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>> I AM EJ AND A NUMBER OF
YEARS AGO I HOPE WE CAN SAY
THIS IS AN INTENTIONALLY
DESIGNED PROCESS THAT BRINGS AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND
THAT FRAMES THIS AS WHAT IT IS
IN ITS ESSENCE ABOUT POWER.
BLOCK BY BLOCK BY BLOCK AND I
CAN SAY BUILDING A PROCESS
WHERE EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE
AND EVERYBODY HAS THAT ABILITY
TO DREAM THAT UP IS IMPORTANT
AND IT IS HOW I SPENT MY CAREER
AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO
OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL
THAT MAY HAVE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR EITHER OF YOU NOW
AND THEN I WILL HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS TOO.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> GO FOR IT.
>> I CAN SEE YOU BUT IT DOESN'T
MATTER.
SO FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY
I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF EJ.
HE IS PHENOMENAL.
WE WORKED WITH HIM IN THE PAST.
I AM DISAPPOINTED HE LEFT TO GO
TO WEST SEATTLE BUT I WILL LET
THAT GO.
WE WATCHED EJ'S CAREER OVER THE
YEARS.
PARTICULARLY HIS ROLE AT SOLID
GROUND AND OTHER WORK THAT HE
HAS DONE AND THE COMMISSION ON
HIS MEDICAL AFFAIRS.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
A RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU,
CORRECT?
I WANT TO BE SUPPORTED OF EJ
AND NO RELATION.
>> AND THAT IS NOT THE REASON
YOU ARE SUPPORTED.
HE HAS A COOL LAST NAME.
>> YES.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR EITHER OF OUR
NOMINEES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH I AM NOT
ON CAMERA AND WONDERFUL TO SEE
YOU THOUGH AND I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING, VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE CANDIDATES
AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR YOUR OFFICE'S ROLE IN
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD GREATER
DIVERSITY AS WE LOOKED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE IS MORE
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
LOOKING FOR THAT AS WELL.
THANKS FOR THIS PROCESS.
AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR
INTEREST IN SERVING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
WE DID FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, WE DO PUT %
TOGETHER APPOINTMENT PACKETS
AND THERE WAS AN APPLICATION
PROCESS AND SO THESE TWO
CANDIDATES COME TO US AFTER
BEING PRETTY WELL VETTED.
AND I WANT TO THANK CODY WRIGHT
FROM MY OFFICE THAT DID AN
EXCELLENT JOB IN MAKING SURE
ALL NINE COUNCILMEMBER OFFICES
ARE KEPT APPRISED OF
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS
PROCESS.
TO THE VETTING AND TO THE
ULTIMATE IDENTIFICATION OF
THESE TWO NOMINEES THAT COME
BEFORE US SO WE HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH
BOTH RORY AND EJ.
MANY OF US ON THE COUNCIL ARE
FAMILIAR WITH BOTH RORY AND EJ
IN TERMS OF THEIR WORK BEFORE
THIS POINT IN TIME SO I KNOW
THAT YOU ALL WILL TAKE VERY
SERIOUSLY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO BRING IN UNREPRESENTED
VOICES INTO THIS DISTRICT
COMMISSION AND THE PROCESS.
AND FOR THE PUBLIC I WANTED TO
PRIORITIZE CANDIDATES THAT KNOW
WAIT IS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY AND
WHO KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
PRIORITIZE THOSE SANTA ROSAS
ARE THAT ARE UNDER REPRESENTED
AND I THINK EJ AND RORY
UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
DEEP MEANINGFUL AUTHENTIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
ENGAGED IN SOME INSTANCES AT
ALL IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
AND REALLY THE DISTRICT PROCESS
IS ABOUT ENGAGING THOSE HARDEST
TO REACH COMMUNITIES LIKE WE
DID IN THE CENSUS PROCESS TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
DISTRICTING LINES ARE DRAFTED
IN A WAY THAT ARE TRULY
REPRESENTATIVE AND FULFILL OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLDING OUR
DEMs.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THESE TWO
NOMINEES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
EITHER OF THEM SINCE I HAVE --
SINCE MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH
THEM ON UNDERSTANDING THEIR
EXPERIECE SO IF THERE IS NO
OTHER QUESTIONS, I AM GOING TO
MAKE A MOTION.
>> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBERS I MOVE THAT YE
RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENTS 1945
AND 1946.
THERE'S A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
>> HEARING NOW WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENTS BE CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> AYE.
>> MADAM GONZELEZ.
>> AYE.
THAT IS NONE OPPOSED.
IT CARRIES AND THE APPOINTMENTS
ARE CONFIRMED AND BE SENT TO
THE JUNE 41 CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
CONGRATULATIONS EJ AND RORY,
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CALL IN FOR
THAT OR DIAL IN AND I ASSUME IT
WILL GO THROUGH WITHOUT A HITCH
AND THANKS TO LIST FOR HELPING
US WITH THE NOVEL ISSUES THAT
HAVE ARISEN IN TRYING TO DO
THAT IN THE LOCAL LEVEL OF THE
CITY.
ALSO QUIG THANKS TO CODY RIDER
IN MY OFFICE REALLY DRIVING
THIS PROCESS AND BIG THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS THAT
FLAGGED THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE
AND EXPRESSED A LOT OF INTEREST
AND A GOOD PARTNER WITH US AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE MOVED THIS
BODY OF WORK FORWARD.
THANKS TO EVERYONE AND THANKS
FOR BEING WITH US AND WE WILL
LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS AT THE
JUNE 14th MEETING.
TAKE CARE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
ITEM THREE WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM THREE IN TO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA NUMBER 3 APPOINTMENT
01939, THE APPOINTMENT OF
EMMANUEL SLY AS MEMBER OF THE
EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE
DECEMBER 31st, 2023 DISCUSSION
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADAM CLERK.
I AM EXCITED TO SPONSOR TODAY'S
APPOINTMENT TO THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE
AND HAS BEEN WONDERFUL FOR
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION.
I AM EXCITED THAT MANWELLA IS
WILLING TO SERVE AND I WILL GO
TO DIRECTOR SHAPEL THAT IS WITH
US THIS AFTERNOON FOR HIS
INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION
OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION HE MAY
WANT TO SHARE ABOUT OUR
NOMINEE, MANWELLA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WILL SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT
MENWELLA SLY.
AS YOU MENTIONED MENWELLA SLY
IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE COUNCIL PTSA AND SHE
HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EARLY
LEARNING EDUCATOR.
MANWELLA FOUNDED THE FIRST
SPANISH PRESCHOOL IN WEST
SEATTLE AND CALLED COMMITTA
PLAY SCHOOL AND MANWELLA HAS
WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE PTS
AAND BEEN EXTREMELY
INSTRUMENTAL IN CONNECTING
SEATTLE FAMILIES TO DISTRICT
LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL BOARD
PUBLIC HEALTH AND KING COUNTY
AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND
MORE.
MANWELLA IS EXPERIENCED
ADVOCATE FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE
AND EDUCATION.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE AND
BRILLIANCE AS PART OF THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH DIRECTOR
SHAPEL FOR PROVIDE THAT TEXTURE
TO THE NOMINATION OF MANWELLA.
I'M NOT SURE SHE IS WITH US YET
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN MOVING
FAST THROUGH THIS AGENDA.
AND SO I THINK WE MAY HAVE
GIVEN HER A DIFFERENT LATER
TIME.
BUT WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF
HAVING HER APPLICATION AND
MATERIALS AND PACKETS AND
SEVERAL OF US ON THIS COMMITTEE
ACTUALLY KNOW OR HAVE
INTERACTED WITH MANWELLA IN THE
PAST SO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ASK
ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS IN
MANWELLA'S PACKET AND I WILL
SCAN THE ROOM QUICKLY TO SEE IF
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
SO -- AND I DON'T SEE MANWELLA
IN THE ROOM.
I KNOW WE USUALLY HAVE THE
CANDIDATE WITH US BUT IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION OR CONCERNS I
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR
US TO CONFIRM THIS APPOINTMENT.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO DOING
SO?
NOT SEEING ANY ONE OBJECT.
I WILL MOVE FOR CONFIRMATION OF
1939, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
THE POINT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE
THAT THE APPOINTMENT BE
CONFIRMED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAS?
>> YES.
>> CHAIRMAN GONZELEZ.
>> YES.
>> THAT'S FIVE IN FAVOR AND
NONE OPPOSED MADAM CHAIR.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED AND
SENT TO THE JUNE 14th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WILL HAVE TO SEND MANWELLA A
NOTE NOT TO DIAL IN BECAUSE SHE
WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
THAT WE VOTED ON HER
CONFIRMATION.
ITEM FOUR IS NEXT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THAT
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, STEPS
TOWARDS EQUITABLE RECOVERY BY
THE SEATTLE COMMISSION FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
I AM HONORED TO WELCOME OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION TO PRESENT TO THE
COMMITTEE.
THEY ARE HERE TO HIGHLIGHT
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR US
ESPECIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE IN BUILDING OUT OUR
CITIES RECOVERY STRATEGIES AS A
RESULT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.
I AM TURN IT OVER TO PEGGY THAT
IS GOING TO, PEGGY FROM THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION IS GOING
TO GET US STARTED.
I WILL SCAN THE ROOM FOR PEGGY
AND SEE IF I SEE PEGGY.
I DON'T SEE PEGGY.
DO YOU KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM IRA
IS GOING TO BE WITH US?
>> YES, PEGGY IS SUPPOSED TO BE
ON BUT WE ARE MOVING FAST AND I
JUST PINGED EASTBOUND TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE JUMPING ON.
WE HAVE A FEW COMMISSIONERS
WITH US.
MAYBE IT WILL BE -- MAYBE
SHALANDE.
>> ORIGINNA.
>> ANYONE, IF YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES THIS IS A
GREAT TIME.
>> WHY DON'T WE DO THAT?
WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE
MOVING QUICKLY.
GOOD NEWS, I GUESS.
SO DO THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND MAYBE
WE CAN START WITH GINA AND YOU
CAN POPCORN ONE OF YOUR FELLOW
COMMISSIONERS UNTIL WE FINISH
INTRODUCTIONS?
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HAVING US
HERE AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS REGINA PROTAB.
I AM THE CO-CHAIR OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
COMMISSION.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS CO-
CHAIR.
I CO-CHAIR WITH SALANDI AND WE
ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE AND
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
SHALANDI DO YOU WANT TO GO
NEXT.
>> YES.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND I
AM A CO-CHAIR WITH GINA.
A NEW CO-CHAIR THAT STARTED
EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I ALSO
USE PRONOUNS AND HAPPY TO BE
HERE AND I WILL TURN IT OVER
NOW.
>> THANK YOU, GINA AND JALANDI
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
MEMBERS FOR GIVING US THIS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
OUR IDEAS.
I AM ELRA SHAGU I AM A FIRST
YEAR COMMISSIONER FOR THE
IMMIGRANT REFUGEES.
BOARD FOR SEATTLE.
I AM A GRADUATE.
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON.
I HOPE TO GET MY LAW DEGREE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND I AM JUST REALLY EXCITED TO
BE HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
TO THE THREE OF YOU.
I KNOW THERE IS GOING TO BE A
PRESENTATION.
DO YOU WHAT ABOUT TO DIG INTO
THE PRESENTATION?
I KNOW IT IS REALLY ROBUST AND
MEATY, I THINK THE FACT WE ARE
RUNNING AHEAD OF TIME IS AN
ADVANTAGE FOR ALL OF YOU.
SO BEE, ARE YOU GOING TO BE
RUNNING THAT PRESENTATION?
>> YES.
I AM PULLING IT UP NOW.
>> LET'S DIG INTO THE
PRESENTATION AND I KNOW FOLKS
FROM IR WILL JOIN US AND WE CAN
CERTAINLY GIVE THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THOUGHTS
TO ROUND OUT THE CONVERSATION.
SO WHO WANTS TO KICK US OFF?
IS THAT YOU GINA OR SHALANDE?
>> I WILL GET US STARTED AND
THEN WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO
THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS.
>> PERFECT.
>> YES.
SO THIS IS THE THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
WE ARE EXCITE TO TALK TO BUT
THIS.
IT IS INTERESTING YEAR.
YEAR-AND-A-HALF WITH THE
COMMISSION AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE IN FRONT
OF YOU TODAY.
WE ARE -- OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE --
WE COULD PRESENT A LOT.
WE COULD GIVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS
OF DETAILS.
LOTS AND LOTS OF INFORMATION.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL UP ON
THE STATISTICS AND THE DATA AND
THE EFFORTS OF THE CITY.
WE WILL GIVE YOU SLICE OF WHAT
WE ARE HEARING FROM THE
COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE THINK
SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED AS WE
MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT I
DON'T KNOW ONE TO FIVE YEARS
AND SOME ARE LONGER TERM GOALS
AND JUST SO WE HAVE A NORMAL
PROCESS TO GET US TO A MORE
EQUITABLE PLACE THAN WE WERE
PRECOVID.
THERE IS THREE THINGS THAT WE
NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES BUT
THERE IS A 4th PIECE THAT WE
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS THE SORT
OF EFFECTIVE OVERALL SCENE THAT
WOULD MAKE THE OTHER PROCESSES
POSSIBLE AND THAT IS EFFECTIVE
LANGUAGE ACCESS.
I THINK THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE
THAT ONE FOUNDATIONAL PIECE IN
OUR WORK, THEN NONE OF THE
OTHER MEASURES, POLICIES, ET
CETERA, WILL HAVE THE IMPACT
THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE.
SO I THINK THAT IS SORT OF LIKE
THE GROUNDING THAT WE WANT TO
SET RIGHT NOW EFFECTIVE
LANGUAGE ACCESS AND I'M SURE
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BUT IF
YOU WANT US TO GO INTO MORE
DEFINITION WE CAN DO THAT AT
THE END.
THE THREE THINGS THAT WE ARE
ASKING FOR IS LEARNING FROM THE
SUCCESSES OF THE VACCINATION
ROLLOUT THIS YEAR AND FINDING
WAYS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THAT.
THE SECOND IS TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES THROUGH EDUCATION
AND ASSISTANCE AND NAVIGATING
THE SYSTEM.
AND THE FINAL ONE IS TO
INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES AND
DECREASE BARRIERS FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES.
WITHIN EACH OF THESE WE WILL
HAVE MORE DETAIL IN THESE
POINTS AND WE HAVE A FEW
TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY
THAT WE WILL READ TO YOU.
BEE, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE?
SO WE WANT TO FIRST AND
FOREMOST RECOGNIZE THAT THE
CITY HAS HAD WITH EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION, WITH THE
QUARANTINING AND ALL OF THE
MEASURES AND THE VACCINATION
PROCESS AND HOW THE CITY HAS
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES.
THE PIECE I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THERE IS THAT WE KNOW THAT
FOCUSING ON COMMUNITIES WORK
AND IT WORKS BY WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND HAVING GOOD LANGUAGE
ACCESS.
HOW CAN WE MAKE THESE EFFORTS,
THESE EFFORTS SORT OF
FOUNDATIONAL FOR OTHER POLICIES
AND MEASURES AS WE MOVE
FORWARD?
ONE OF THE THINGS IN LEARNING
ABOUT WHAT WORKS THIS TIME AND
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS DATA CAN
IN THE PROCESS.
I HAVE SEEN THE DATA.
WE HAVE SEEN THE DATA ON HOW
MANY OF THE BYPOCK POPULATIONS
HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND I AM
WONDERING IF THERE IS A WAY TO
RECOGNIZE THIS DATA AND WHAT
THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
POPULATIONS ARE DOING
ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDOCUMENTED
AND ENGLISH -- OUR ENGLISH
LEARNERS AND OR DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.
I THINK THAT DE SEGREGATED DATA
WILL GET US MORE INFORMATION ON
HOW WE CAN ADDRESS HEALTH AND
EQUALITY AT A LARGER SCALE SO
THAT WHEN THE NEXT PANDEMIC OR
VACCINE COMES OUT WE KNOW HOW
TO ROLL FORWARD.
FUN EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE AND
ACCESS, WE KNOW THAT IS
IMPORTANT.
AND THE ONE THING THAT I KEEP
THINKING ABOUT WORKING WITH
THESE SORT OF LIKE BIG SYSTEMS
IS THAT IF THE -- IF THIS
PROCESS IS IN SOMEBODY'S --
THESE GREAT CITY WORKERS THAT
HAVE MADE THIS HAPPENS, IT IS
IN THEIR HEADS AND LAPTOPS IF
THEY LEAVE THIS JOB, DO WE
REINVENT THE WHEEL NEXT TIME?
THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY WE CAN
DOCUMENT AND LEARN FROM THIS
PROCESS FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
BEE, CAN YOU FORWARD THE SLIDE,
PLEASE?
>> THIS IS A TESTIMONIAL
TRANSLATED.
THIS IS HER TRANSLATION OF THE
SPANISH TESTIMONIAL.
A LONG TESTIMONIAL AND WE HAVE
CUT IT SHORT.
I WILL READ IT OUTLOUD.
IN A MATTER OF DAYS WE HAD TO
LEARN HOW TO IMPART PRESCHOOL
AND PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES IN
A VIRTUAL FORMAT.
IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR MANY
ADULTS AND NOW IMAGINE THE SAME
FOR SMALL CHILDREN.
THE MAJORITY OF THE FAMILIES
DECIDED TO SUPPORT US AND GIVE
US A TRY TO ONLINE CLASSES FOR
THEIR CHILDREN.
SOME OTHERS AFTER SEEING THINGS
WERE NOT IMPROVING DECIDED TO
CANCEL THE PARTICIPATION WHICH
MADE AN IMPACT ON MY PAYROLL
BUDGET.
A LOT OF CONFUSION FROM THE
GOVERNMENT ON HOW THEY COULD
SUPPORT US.
THE ONLY QUALITY THAT WE HAD
WAS WHEN THEY DEMANDED THAT OUR
CHILD CARE NEEDED TO REMAIN
OPENED AS WE WERE CONSIDERED
QUOTE, UNQUOTE ESSENTIALLY
WORKERS.
TO BE HONEST I FEEL THAT EVEN
MY WORK WAS ESSENTIAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GLEANED
FROM THIS QUOTE BUT SHE.
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BEE, CAN YOU MOVE FORWARD ONE,
PLEASE?
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE SHALANDELANDI.
>> THANKS.
MY PART OF THIS IS ON SMALL
BUSINESSES AND EDUCATION AND
FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NAVIGATING THOSE SYSTEMS.
WE WANTED TO JUST ONCE AGAIN
RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESS THAT
SEATTLE HAS WITH THE COVID
IMMIGRANT FUND AND THE SMALL
BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUND.
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS HAVE
HELPED OUR COMMUNITIES
IMMENSELY AND WE HAVE HEARD
THAT BACK FROM OUR COMMUNITIES
THE RENTAL SUPPORT THROUGH
UNITED WAY HAS ALSO BEEN
CRUCIAL IN THIS TIME AND ONCE
AGAIN OUR ONGOING THEME IS
LANGUAGE ACCESS.
AND HAVING THE LANGUAGE ACCESS
TO HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO
KNOW WHAT IS COMING, TO KNOW
WHAT IS OUT THERE IS CRITICAL
AND MAKING SURE THAT IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES HAVE
THE RIGHT SUPPORT THAT THEY
NEED TO GO THROUGH THESE KIND
OF BIG LIFE THINGS.
IN THE FUTURE WHAT WE WANT TO
SEE IS MORE DIGITAL ACCESS AND
FINANCIAL LITERACY SUPPORT.
WHAT WE WERE THINKING WOULD BE
GREAT IS LIKE HAVING HOW WE DID
THE POP-UP VACCINATION CLINICS.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN TERMS OF
HAVING A POP-UP EVENT FOR YOU
KNOW LET'S APPLY FOR PPP.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
HAVE LIKE A QUESTION AND ANSWER
AND IN PERSON AND HAVING THAT
AVAILABLE FOR OUR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES WILL BE
REALLY HELPFUL IN NAVIGATING
THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT
SOMETIMES IS A LOT OF CONFUSION
AND QUESTIONS ABOUT.
AND PART OF THAT HAVING THAT
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE IN
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES WILL BE
SUPER HELPFUL.
WE ALSO HEARD MULTIPLE BASE
APPLICATION PROCESSES IS
SOMETHING THAT A LOT IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES WANT.
IF THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A
LIBRARY FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS
NO HOME COMPUTER.
THERE IS -- EVERYONE HAS A CELL
PHONE.
THAT THEY ARE USING AND IT IS
MUCH EASIER FOR FOLKS TO PULL
UP AN APPLICATION AND APPLY FOR
SOMETHING ON THEIR PHONE.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MENTION
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK
IS IMPORTANT AS WE THINK ABOUT
HOW TO BETTER PROVIDE ACCESS IN
THE FUTURE.
BACK TO THE IN PERSON
APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES.
ALONG WITH THOSE POP-UP CLINICS
WE THOUGHT SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD HAVE A GREATER CHANCE FOR
IMMIGRANT REFUGEES TO GO IF THE
QUESTION IS ANSWERED AND THEIR
APPLICATION FILLED OUT AND GET
IN PERSON SUPPORT FOR WHATEVER
ISSUE OR QUESTION THAT THEY
HAVE.
>> BEE, COULD YOU PLEASE GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE?
>> THIS IS A TESTIMONIAL?
TH WE RECEIVED FROM SOMEONE
THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN
ANONYMOUS.
I WANT TO READ IT OUT AS THEY
WROTE IT.
MY FATHER IS AN IMMIGRANT SELF-
EMPLOYED TRUCK DRIVER AND I
HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE PAYMENT
PROTECTION PROGRAM.
HE REACHED OUT TO ME TO ASK FOR
GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE.
EVEN WITH THE MASTERS IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION I FOUND MYSELF
UNSURE WHAT TO RECOMMEND
ESPECIALLY AROUND IT BEING
WHAT PARTS OF IT COULD BE ON
FORGIVABLE.
MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO CONNECT
WITH A FINANCIAL ADVISER THAT
KNEW MORE AND GAVE SOUND
INFORMATION.
BUT I CAN IMAGINE HOW
CHALLENGING AND NAVIGATING THIS
GREAT PROGRAM CAN BE FOR OTHER
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
BEE, COULD YOU PLEASE GO TO THE
NEXT SLIDE?
I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER
TO GINA.
>> SORRY.
I WAS MUTED.
YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD GET
USED TO THIS BY NOW.
OUR THIRD ASK IS THAT WE
INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES AND
DECREASE BARRIERS, TO FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT -- LIKE WE
MENTIONED IN TERMS OF THE
FUNDING THAT IS OUT THERE, MUCH
APPRECIATED.
BUT IF SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO
REACH THOSE FUNDS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THEM THAT
EX NUMBER OF FUNDS HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED AND IT DIDN'T HELP
THEM OUT IN ANY WAY.
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
FROM COMMUNITIES AND ALSO JUST
GOVERNMENT OFFICES, THAT THE
FUNDING HAS BEEN A DROP IN THE
BUCKET AND I THINK ESPECIALLY
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WITH THE
MORATORIUM AND ISSUES LIKE THAT
COMING UP I THINK THAT FAMILIES
ARE WORRIED AND THEY ARE
STRESSED OUT ABOUT WHAT WILL BE
COMING IN THE FUTURE.
SOME MORE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE
LESS RESTRICTIONS ON USE AND
WHO CAN APPLY FOR THEM, AGAIN,
UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS EASIER APPLICATION
PROCESS AND JUST DIRECT CASH
RATHER THAN FOR EXAMPLE, RENTAL
SUPPORT OR FOOD VOUCHERS.
WE KNOW THAT A GOOD NUMBER OF
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE
CHOOSING TO PAY RENT AND THAT
FOOD FROM THE FOOD BANKS OR ANY
OTHER METHODS OF FEEDING
THEMSELVES OR THEY MAY BE GOING
HUNGRY BECAUSE WE FEAR
HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSELESSNESS
IN WHAT MIGHT BE COMING IN THE
FUTURE WITH THAT.
SO THAT IS A CONCERN THAT A LOT
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE
EXPRESSED.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT AND THIS GOES
BEYOND JUST THE ECONOMIC
RECOVERY.
THIS IS FOR ME AS A MOTHER AN
IMPORTANT PIECE FOR EDUCATION.
I THINK THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WE ARE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS ARE
UNTIL WE GET THEM BACK IN THE
CLASSROOM BECAUSE I THINK THERE
ARE A GOOD NUMBER OF STUDENTS
IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT
ABLE TO ATTEND ONLINE SCHOOLING
FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
I LIVE BY THE SKY WAY LIBRARY
AND THERE ARE KIDS WITH THEIR
EYE PADS OR PHONES DOING SCHOOL
OUTSIDE TO GET WI-FI.
AND I THINK THAT THIS ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET IS IMPORTANT ISSUE
TO ADDRESS WHEN YOU ARE
THINKING ABOUT BARRIERS.
OKAY.
I AM GOING TO TURN IT.
BEE, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE?
AND I WILL TURN IT TO AROGE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL GIVE MY TESTIMONY ON HOW
I ENDED UP AN IMMIGRANT.
MY FAMILY AND I WERE IMPACTED
BY THE CURRENT PANDEMIC.
I WILL JUST READ IT OFF AND
KIND OF GIVE MORE DETAILS.
SO I WROTE UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
WAS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING AND
LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE MY
EDUCATION AND THROUGH THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND NO SUPPORT
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MADE MY REALITY UNBEARABLE.
THIS PAST NEW YEAR AND
DIAGNOSED WITH THE COVID VIRUS
AND MY FAMILY HAS MORE THAN
TERRIFIED DUE TO THAT STATUS WE
HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO QUALIFY
FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.
THE PANDEMIC MADE IT EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PUT MY
FOCUS ON MY EDUCATION AS I WAS
FACED WITH A TREMENDOUS
FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL BARRIERS.
SORRY.
I AM A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BUT
YEAH.
I AM CURRENTLY AT THE
UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON STUDENT.
THIS PANDEMIC HAS BEEN HARD AS
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT WHO IS
CURRENTLY LEARNING HOW TO
NAVIGATE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.
I DIDN'T PLAN ON GETTING
EMOTIONAL BUT IT HAPPENS.
IT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING BECAUSE
GINA AND SHALANDE HAVE TALK
ABOUT THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN
CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR
FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT DUE
TO OUR STATUS AND UNABLE TO
QUALIFY FOR ANY KIND OF
STIMULUS CHECK OR ANY KIND OF
CHECK FROM THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUPPORT
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AND SO WE HAD TO
STRESS ABOUT RENT.
WE HAD TO STRESS ABOUT -- WHEN
WE GOT DIAGNOSED WE WERE ALL
DIAGNOSED WITH COVID AND
LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET
FREE TESTING AND FREE SUPPORT
TO VACCINATIONS AND MY DAD GOT
SICK AND FELL EXTREMELY ILL AND
WE DID NOT HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE AND WE TOOK CARE OF
HIM AT THE HOUSE AND IT WAS
DIFFICULT BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET
A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE
REFUGEE COMMISSION THAT GAVE ME
A LOT OF AID AND ASSISTANCE ON
HOW TO APPLY FOR AID AND WHAT
MADE IT EASY WAS THE PRESENCE
OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE --
THAT ME AND MY FAMILY CAN APPLY
TO IT AND IT HELPED US SO MUCH
AND RELIEF THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
QUALIFY FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
MONEY BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH
ON OUR PLATE AND WE NEEDED AT
THE TIME AND WHETHER THAT WAS
GROCERIES OR MASKS OR JUST
SANITIZERS AND LITTLE STUFF
LIKE WHEN MY DAD GOT SICK HE
NEEDED DIABETES STRIPS BECAUSE
HE GOT DIABETES THROUGH COVID
AND THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR.
AND SO IT WAS HARD AND BEING
ABLE TO BE HERE AND LOOKING
BACK AT THE MENTAL HEALTH
ASPECT IS HERE AND THE STIGMA
THAT IS PRESENT AND WE ARE VERY
MUCH THANKFUL FOR SPACES LIKE
THESE THAT ARE VERY MUCH
REALITY AND POLICY.
EVEN IF IT IS BEING ABLE TO
GIVE MY STORY OUT HERE IT MEANS
A LOT BECAUSE I AM DEFINITELY
ONE OF THE BYPOCK COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
THIS.
I WILL JUST TURN IT OVER TO
GINA BECAUSE I AM GETTING
EMOTIONAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND
THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT.
>> THANK YOU.
CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE?
THIS IS OUR LAST PAGE AND
REITERATING THREE THINGS THAT
WE NEED FOR COMMUNITY AND WHAT
WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE
VACCINATION ROLL OUT AND THE
COMMUNITY HELP THAT THE CITY
HAS DONE.
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES
THROUGH INCREASED EDUCATION.
AND ASSISTANCE IN NAVIGATING
THE SYSTEM AND MAYBE
REPLICATING THE VACCINE
ROLLOUTS AS A WAY TO ROLL OUT
THE FUNDING PROCESSES.
ONE THING THAT WE DID NOTICE
WITH THE CITY, WHEN PEOPLE
COULD APPLY FOR FUNDING IT WAS
GONE WITHIN A MATTER OF HOURS
OR DAYS.
SO IF PEOPLE WERE NOT HEARING
ABOUT THE PROCESS OR NOT ABLE
TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM THE
FUNDING WAS GONE.
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES WHICH
MEANS INCREASING FUNDING AND
DECREASING BARRIERS TO THE
FUNDING AND HOW THE FUNDING CAN
BE USED.
AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO,
YEAH, WE WERE HERE.
GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION AND REALLY WANT TO
THANK ALL THREE OF YOU OF
COURSE FOR BEING WITH US AND
SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE AND
APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR SHARING
YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I KNOW THAT IS NEVER EASY AND
IT IS OKAY TO BE VULNERABLE IN
THIS SPACE AND IN ANY SPACE AND
JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BEING WILLING TO SHARE YOUR
OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN
FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE WITH US
BECAUSE IT DOES HELP US AS
POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND WHY
THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT AND TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO CONDITION
CONSTANTLY IMPROVE AND THAT'S
OUR GOAL IS TO CONSTANTLY
IMPROVE SO WE ARE LOOKING UP
THOSE THAT NEED OUR HELP THE
MOST FIRST AND FOREMOST AND OUR
POLICIES AND DECISIONS THAT WE
ARE MAKING ABOUT HOW TO
APPROPRIATE REALLY IMPORTANT
DOLLARS.
SO THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
HERE TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM NOT SEEING HANDS RAISED.
WELL DONE AND THANK YOU FOR
SENDING US AN UPDATED
PRESENTATION.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO KEEP THAT
PRESENTATION -- THE
PRESENTATION PART OF THE PUBLIC
RECORD AND PART OF OUR PACKETS
FOR THE COMMITTEE AND AS WE
CONTINUE TO CONSIDER
INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY I THINK
IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT
AS A REFERENCE AS WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE IDENTIFYING AND
PRIORITIZING POPULATIONS AND
COMMUNITY WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO A LOT OF OTHER RESOURCES SO
NOW WHEN WE ARE TALKING OUR
DOLLARS AND HOW WE WILL UTILIZE
THE FEDERAL DOLLARS THEY COME
WITH RESTRICTIONS THAT IMPACT
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO AS A REFUGEE
COMMUNITY AND IN TERMS OF HOW
WE ARE ADDRESSING COVID AND
ADDRESS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF VACCINATIONS AND PROUD OF
THE WORK THAT WE DID AT THE
STATE IN CHAMPIONING A MASSIVE
HISTORIC INVESTMENT ESPECIALLY
FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IS
HUGE.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE NEED IS GREAT
AS WE HEARD FROM THE
PRESENTATION BUT I THINK THAT
VICTORY THAT WE HAD AT THE
STATE LEVEL IS DIRECTLY
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALL OF THE
ADVOCACY AND GREAT ORGANIZING
HAPPENING WITHIN THE IMMIGRANT
REFUGEE COMMUNITY.
PROUD OF ALL OF THOSE WINS AS
WELL.
MUCH MORE WORK TO DO AND THANK
YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO BE
WITH US AND SHARE ABOUT THE
COMMISSION'S PERSPECTIVE AND I
SEE THAT PEGGY IS WITH US AND
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY
ANYTHING I DEFINITELY WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT BEFORE WE SHIFT GEARS TO
OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM.
>> THANK YOU.
I THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND
COSHARES FOR BEING HERE AND
SHARE WITH US YOUR EXPERIENCE
AND PERSONAL STORIES.
I JUST WANT TO ADD IRA HAVE
BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
COMMISSION AND KEEP CONTINUING
TO DO SO AND JUST TO SHOW OUR
COMMITMENT OUT THERE AND THANK
YOU FOR PROVIDING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE LANGUAGE
ACCESS.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AND AN AREA THAT WE PUT IN A
LOT OF EFFORT AND WANT TO
EXTEND WITH POSITIVE OUTCOME
BECAUSE OF COVID.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES.
>> WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT
INCREASING THE LANGUAGE ACCESS.
I THINK THAT IS WELL TAKEN
POINT.
HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE MEMORIZE
AND CAPTURE THAT AND MOVING
FORWARD IS A CRITICAL
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND
APPRECIATE YOU LIFTING THAT UP
THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT.
LAST CALL FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT HEARING NONE WE WILL
MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US
AND EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE
REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT
ARE NOT WITH US AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO STAYING IN CONTACT
AS WE CONSIDER ADDITIONAL
POLICY CHANGES AND OUR BUDGET
PRIORITIES.
WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF
YOU SOON.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET'S MOVE TO ITEM FIVE.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM FIVE
IN THE RECORD?
>>
>> AGENDA ITEM FIVE.
THE UPDATE K12 AND SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE DO HAVE TWO PRESENTERS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
WE ARE GOING TO BE REJOINED BY
DOCTOR SHAPELL.
PROUD DIRECTOR OF THE EARLY
LEARNING.
AND WE HAVE DR. ISMEL FARRAHA
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
LEARNING.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS THE
FIRST YEAR OF THE EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY AS
THE TRANSITION YEAR FROM THE
EDUCATION LEVY.
THAT MAY BE CONFUSING BUT OUR
PRESENTERS WILL EXPLAIN MORE.
WE WILL BE BACK TO IN THE
COMMITTEE TO SHARE THE RESULT
OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE LEVY
INVESTMENTS AND WITH THAT IN
MIND I WILL HAND THIS TO
DIRECTOR SHAPEL TO WALK US
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION WITH
HIS COLLEAGUE.
WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
AND GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE AND SEE YOU AS THE
PRESIDENT SAID I'M THE PROUD
DIRECTOR AN EARLY LEARNING.
DR. FAR DIDLARO IS OUR
EVALUATION DIRECTOR AND WE WILL
PRESENT TO YOU OUR FAMILY'S
EDUCATION PROMISE REPORT.
AND THIS REPORT IS A TESTAMENT
TO THE HARD AND INTENTIONAL
WORK OF THE DEAL TEAM AND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS LIKE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND KING
COUNTY AND THE SEATTLE COLLEGES
THAT ARE PART OF THIS
COLLECTIVE EFFORT SO I AM SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TODAY I WILL PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF THE LEVY AND IT'S
GOALS AND WILL SHARE OUR
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND THEN DR.
FAHARDO WILL SHARE THE PROGRESS
TOWARDS THE RESULTS AS WELL AS
THE DATA LIMITATIONS THAT WE
HAVE EXPERIENCED DUE TO COVID.
WILL YOU NOTE THAT A WORD
DOCUMENT APPENDIX WAS SUBMITTED
AS THE CLERK FILED TO ENSURE
THAT WE SATISFIED THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE LEGISLATION
AND WE INTEND TO TAKE
APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF
YOUR TIME AND SAVE ANY
REMAINING TIME FOR DISCUSSION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
OUR DEPARTMENT STRIDES TO
ACHIEVE WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE
FOUR RESULTS FOR SEATTLE
CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULTS AND ALL FAMILIES HAVE
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILD
CARE THAT SEATTLE CHILDREN, ARE
KINDERGARTEN READY AND STUDENTS
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME
AND READY FOR COLLEGE OR CAREER
AND THE STUDENTS COMPLETE THE
PATH OF THEIR CHOICE.
THOSE ARE THE RESULTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OKAY.
BEFORE WE GET TO THE NUMBERS
AND RESULTS.
I WANT TO GO TO THE OVERALL
VISION FOR THE SEP LEVY TO
PARTNER WITH FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE
EDUCATIONAL EQUITIES AND CLOSE
GAPS AND BUILD A BETTER
ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR SEATTLE
STUDENTS.
WANTED TO GROUND US IN THAT FOR
A QUICK MOMENT.
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN SEE OUR YEAR SEP BY THE
NUMBERS AND I WANT TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO IS THE AMOUNT OF
WORK BY DEAL STAFF AND THE
AMOUNT THAT BEAL STAFF LED.
10 COMPETITIVE FUNDING
PROCESSES.
THAT'S A LOT AND THAT INCLUDED
40 COMMUNITY REVIEW PANELISTS
AND DEAL HAS MADE THE FUNDING
PROCESS MORE EQUITABLE AND THIS
WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE FIRST
YEAR OF THE LEVY AND SOME
THINGS THAT WE DID TO MAKE IT
MORE EQUITABLE INCLUDED YOUTH
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT
SERVED ON THE REVIEW PANELS FOR
THEIR TIME AND PROVIDED ANTI
BIAS TRAINING BEFORE THERE WERE
APPLICANTS AND ALLOWED
PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE AN
INTERVIEW OR PRESENTATION AS
PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS AND
MOVING AWAY FROM THE WRITTEN
WORLD AS THE SOLE DETERMINANT
FOR THE APPLICATION SCORE.
AND NORMALIZING THE FACTORS SO
THERE IS A COMMON EXPERIENCE
ACROSS THE PROCESSES AND WE ARE
JUST SO GRATEFUL TO OUR SEATTLE
VOTERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THESE INVESTMENTS ON
BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE
KNOW THAT NUMBERS PRESENT A
STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, THANK YOU.
>> NOW WHAT I WANT TO DO IS
GROUND US IN THE LEVY'S
IMPLEMENTATION.
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR TODAY IS THE
DISCUSSION OF THE FIRST YEAR
RESULTS.
THE BAR RIGHT THERE.
WE ARE IN YEAR TWO THE PINK
BAR.
IN THIS YEAR THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
MEMBERS AND COUNCIL SUPPORTED
THE USE OF THE SEP FUNDS FOR
EMERGENCY CHILD CARE PROGRAM
UTILIZING THE INVESTMENT AREAS
IN UTILIZING THE SEP PRESCHOOL
AND EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENT
AREA FUNDS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO ULTIMATELY SCHOOL BUILDINGS
CLOSED IN MARCH OF 2020 AND THE
EARLY CHILD, EMERGENCY CHILD
CARE PROGRAM FOR ESSENTIAL
WORKERS WAS DEAL'S FIRST COVID
19 ADOPTION.
WE INVESTED TWO MILLION FOR
THEM CHILD CARE FROM APRIL
THROUGH JUNE AND SERVED 256
CHILDREN FROM 196 FAMILIES.
I WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE
THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED THAT ONE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO DR. FAHARDO IN A MOMENT IS
GOING TO BE SHARING SOME MEATY
DATA WITH YOU TODAY.
BUT THE TOP THINGS THAT YOU CAN
TAKE AWAY ARE LITERALLY HERE.
SEATTLE PARTICIPANTS ARE MORE
READY FOR SCHOOL AND RACIAL
GAPS ARE GRADUALLY CLOSING.
THE SECOND IS HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION RATES FOR PARTNER
SCHOOLS INCREASED COMPARED TO
THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND THE
THIRD ONE IS THAT OUR SEATTLE
PROMISE COHORT OF 2018 FROM
FALL TO FALL RETENTION WAS
HIGHER THAN SEATTLE COLLEGE
STUDENTS OVERALL AND TWO YEAR
COMPLETION RATES ARE COMPARABLE
TO THE LAST DOLLAR PROMISE
PROGRAM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
SO NOW WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT SPENDING
YOU SEE HERE IS FOR THE 2020
CALENDAR YEAR.
NOT STRICTLY FOR THE 2019
SCHOOL YEAR.
AND IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS AS ALWAYS WE ARE
HAPPY TO HAVE OUR FINANCE TEAM
FOLLOW UP WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING
THEM.
FOR 2020 THIS IMPACTED OUR
SPENDING IN EARLY LEARNING AND
K12.
MOST OF THIS OCCURRED IN
PRESCHOOL AND EARLY LEARNING.
9.8 MILLION AND SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT ACCOUNT FOR THIS
ARE DEAL, REMODIFIED OUR
PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE REMOTE
HYBRID AND REMOTE AND HYBRID
PRESCHOOL INSTRUCTION TO
ULTIMATELY MEET THE NEEDS OF
THE FAMILY AND PROVIDERS DURING
THE PANDEMIC THAT PAID OUT AT A
REDUCED RATE.
ALSO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT IS
OUR LARGEST SEP PROVIDER
OFFERED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
REMOTE PROGRAMMING FOR 12
MONTHS THAT REDUCED COSTS AND
DEAL ALSO SAW REDUCED AND
COMPREHENSIVE COST THAT IS
NORMALLY PROVIDED TO SES
STUDENTS AND THE TRAINING WAS
HALTED THROUGHOUT THE SPRING OF
2020 AND CHANGED TO A REMOTE
SERVICE MODEL IN THE FALL THAT
ACTUALLY RESULTED IN MORE COST
SAVINGS.
AND ADDITIONAL 1 POINT 6
MILLION OCCURRED IN K12 AND
THIS WAS DRIVEN BY THE REMOTE
LEARNING CONTEXT FOR THE SCHOOL
BASED INVESTMENTS AND THE
UNEARNED BASED AND PERFORMANCE
PAY FROM CONTRACTS.
SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS
TABLE THAT THE YEAR WAS 11.5
MILLION.
HOWEVER, IN JUNE, WE RECEIVED
NOTIFICATION THAT PROPERTY TAX
FOR LEVY COLLECTIONS WERE 2.2
MILLION LESS THAN ANTICIPATED
SO OR SHOULD I SAY LESS THAN
EXPECTED SO THE NET UNDERSPAN
IS ACTUALLY 9.3 MILLION WITH
THIS ADJUSTMENT.
AND WHAT THIS SAID WE LOOKED
FOR THIS FOR OUR COUNCIL ON HOW
TO BEST REINVEST THE FUNDS.
AND SO WHAT I WILL DO NOW IS
PASS THIS OVER TO DR. FAHARDO
TO LEAD US THROUGH PROGRESS
RESULTS.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR S H APEL.
WE WILL GO TOWARDS THE RESULTS
AN 2019-2020.
AGAIN THIS IS LAST YEAR AND
WHAT HAPPENED.
DWAYNE COVERED SOME COVID
IMPACTS THAT OCCURRED.
SO I WILL KEEP THAT FRAMING FOR
THE RESULTS.
OKAY SO WITH THE SEP LEVY IT
REQUIRED ANNUAL PROGRESS
REPORTS AS PART OF THE CITY'S
ACCOUNTABILITY TAXPAYERS SO
THAT MEANS WE HAVE SOME REPORT
CAN REQUIREMENTS AND WE NEED TO
SHARE ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES
AND PROGRESS IN MEETING OUR
LEVY GOALS.
AND REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
WHEN DISCUSSING OUR GOALS AND
OUR OUTCOMES.
THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION VALUE PLAN
AND MORE INFORMATION ON THE
SEATTLE PROMISE HAS BEEN
EXPERIENCED.
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS FOR
MODIFICATIONS AND ALSO SOME
COUNCIL PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED.
THE LAST THREE BULLETS CAN BE
FOUND IN THE DATA APPENDIX.
WE WON'T COVER THOSE LAST TWO
BULLETS TODAY.
AS DIRECTOR SHAPEL MENTIONED
THERE IS DATA LIMITATIONS TO
THE DATA WE WILL DISCUSS BUT
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE
USING THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA
AND AS DWAYNE TALKED ABOUT,
THERE WAS DATA COLLECTION FOR
EARLY LEARNING AND K
INVESTMENTS.
WE TRIED TO PROVIDE HISTORICAL
TREND ANALYSIS TO PROVIDE
FRAMING TO EXISTING BASE LINES.
AND WE DO THAT WHERE IT IS
APPROPRIATE.
TODAY'S FOCUS IS MAINLY ON
STUDENT LEVEL OUTCOMES AND
THESE ARE THE OUTCOMES THAT
WERE DECIDED WITH THE PLANS.
THE RACIAL SEGREGATION.
LAST TIME IT WAS PRESENTED TO
COUNCIL.
DEAL HAS MULTIPLE INTERNAL AND
DATA SYSTEMS ACROSS OUR
INVESTMENT AREAS.
AND THAT WILL COLLECT THE SAME
LEVEL OF DATA DE SEGREGATION
AND ACKNOWLEDGE INTEREST IN THE
PREVIOUS TIME THAT I PRESENTED
ABOUT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
FURTHER DE SEGREGATION AND THE
ASIAN COMMUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT DONE
THAT FOR THIS PRESENTATION
BECAUSE THIS WAS WRITTEN A FEW
MONTHS AGO BUT WE LOOK FORWARD
ENSURING THAT FUTURE
PRESENTATIONS HAVE THAT UPDATED
ON DE SEGREGATION.
>> SO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
LAYS OUT DEALS FOR THE LEVY
INVESTMENTS.
IN THAT PLAN WE DETAIL THE
EVALUATION VALUES AND THE
PROCESS AND OUTCOME EVALUATION
ON SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS SO WHAT
YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE IS WE HAVE
THREE WAYS WE MONITOR THE
INVESTMENTS.
THE GREEN IS, WE TRACK AND
REPORT ON KEEP PROGRESS ON
OUTCOMES THE MAIN FOCUS OF
TODAY.
WE ALSO HAVE PROCESS AND
OUTCOME MODIFICATIONS THAT WE
CONDUCT BASED ON SPECIFIC
INVESTMENTS.
THE OTHER PART IS THAT I WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN MONITORING
THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT WE
USE THIS DATA TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT THE DATA TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
EFFORTS AND ALSO FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY TO DEAL AND TO
SERVE OUR PARTNERS.
FOR TODAY I WILL WALK YOU
THROUGH HOW DEAL TRACKS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK.
FOR EACH INVESTMENT AREA WE
WILL REMIND YOU THE STRATEGIES
AND WHO WE SERVE AND HOW WE
MEASURE OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS
OUR GOALS.
WHO HAS SEEN OUR SERVICES?
WHAT IS OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS
OUR GOAL?
WE DO THAT FROM LOOKING AT DATA
FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND TAKE AN
EQUITABLE ANALYSIS ON THE
HEADLINE INDICATOR TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE CLOSING THE RACE
BASE GAPS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
PRESCHOOL AND EARLY LEARNING
INVESTMENT.
HERE DIRECTOR SHAPEL SAYS WE
WANT KINDERGARTEN PREPAREDNESS
AND WE HAVE SEVERAL STRATEGIES
THAT WE THINK WILL HELP US GET
THERE AND YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE
MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE
COACHES AND FAMILIES THAT ALL
PLAY A ROLE IN ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE GOOD RESULTS.
WE HAVE HEADLINE INDICATORS
THAT IS ENSURING THAT OUR
CHILDREN ARE MEETING THE
STANDARDS AND SO WHEN THEY
ENTER KINDERGARTEN AND
MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THAT
OPPORTUNITIES IN GAPS ARE
CLOSED WITHIN THE STUDENTS.
AND I WON'T COVER TOO MANY
SUPPORTING INDICATORS BUT THIS
IS SUPPORTING INDICATORS THAT
WE FEEL WILL HELP US GET THE
RESULT THAT WE WANT WITH THE
KIDS' READINESS.
SO TO START OFF THE SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS PROVIDING
ACCESS IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE 23 PROVIDER AGENCIES.
WE HAVE 68 SITES DURING THE
2019-2020 YEAR.
WE SERVED OVER 1800 CHILDREN.
THE MAP ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE
IS BROKEN UP BY COUNCIL
DISTRICTS WHERE THE ORANGE
DOTINGS ARE THE SITES, THE 68
SITES AND THE BLUE IS THE
DARKER THE BLUE THE MORE
CHILDREN THAT WE SERVED DURING
20 19-2020.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE MOST
CHILDREN BEING SERVED AND
COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
SO WITHIN OUR CHILDREN SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED ABOUT
77% OF BY POCK CHILDREN AND WE
HAD I EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
BETWEEN FEMALE AND MALE
CHILDREN.
WE SERVED A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF
LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES AND WE HAD A 37% WERE
IDENTIFIED AS REFUGEE OR
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THAT ARE
ACCESSING OUR PROGRAM.
WHEN DWAYNE MENTIONED THAT I
HAD MEATY DATA THIS IS WHAT
DWAYNE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THERE IS A LOT TO IMPACT HERE
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS TABLE
ON THE LEFT-HAND COLUMN YOU
HAVE THE YEARS.
WE ARE TRACKING HISTORICAL
TRENDS.
WE HAVE DATA THAT DATES BACK TO
OUR FIRST FTP WHEN IT WAS
IMPLEMENTED IN 2015-2016.
WE ARE TRACKING HOW MANY
CHILDREN DID WE SERVE.
WE ARE ALSO TRACKING OUR --
MAKING SURE THAT PRESCHOOL
TEACHERS ARE MEETING GOALS AND
THEIR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE
PRESCHOOL AND THE HEADLINE
INDICATOR IS BASICALLY WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE STUDENTS WHEN
THEY ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN.
ARE THEY READY AND WE MEASURE
THE STANDARDS ASSESSMENT.
AND FINALLY YOU HAVE THE
PERCENTAGE OF RACE BASED
OPPORTUNITY GAPS MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE CLOSING THESE GAPS
AND THE WAY THAT WE CALCULATE
IT HERE WE TAKE THE LOWEST RACE
PERCENTAGE THAT ARE MEETING THE
STANDARDS AND THAT IS HOW WE
GET THE GAP.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE GAP TO
BE CLOSER TO ZERO.
BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT ALL
KIDS, ALL CHILDREN ARE MEETING
THE STANDARDS.
A LOT OF DATA THAT WE KIND OF
WANT TO WALK THROUGH.
BY THE BIG TAKE AWAY IS THAT
SEP IS SERVING CHILDREN MORE
AND MORE EVERY YEAR.
WE STARTED IN 2015 AND 2016
WITH 247 CHILDREN AND IN 2020
WE SERVED OVER 1800.
WITHIN OUR SUPPORTING
INDICATORS WE KIND OF SEE A
SMALL OR LITTLE GROWTH WITHIN
THIS AND THAT IS MAINLY
ATTRIBUTE TO THE SAMUEL SIZE OF
THE COHORT GETTING BIGGER.
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN
2019-2020.
WE DID NOT COLLECT DATA DUE TO
COVID AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF PROCESSING THE
WA KID STANDARD FOR 2019-2020.
SO UNFORTUNATELY TODAY WE WON'T
BE ABLE TO COVER MUCH ON THE
2019-2020 BUT WHAT WE WILL DO
IS TAKE A DEEP DIVE WITHIN THE
2018-2019 COHORT THAT SPIRED
SEP AND IN 2020 THOSE WERE
KINDERGARTENERS.
>> TAKING A DEEP DIVE ON 2018-
2019, THIS IS OUR EQUITY
ANALYSIS ON THE READINESS GAPS.
I AM SHOWING ALL OF THE DATA BY
RACE GROUPS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS
GROUPS AND THE SEVEN RACE
ETHNIC GROUPS AND WE ARE
LOOKING TO SEE HOW MANY
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WERE IN
THAT GROUP IN 2018-2019 THERE
WERE FOUR THOUSAND CHILDREN.
THE PARENTHESES IS THE SPHERE
OF INFLUENCE.
AND THE NEXT COLUMN WE ARE
LOOKING HOW MANY SPS CHILDREN
WERE MEETING KINDERGARTEN
READINESS.
AND WE SEE THAT THE 67 WERE
KINDERGARTEN COULD READINESS
AND THE SPS CHILDREN HOW MANY
WERE KINDERGARTEN READY 59 THAT
GIVES US A PERCENTAGE
DIFFERENCE OF NEGATIVE EIGHT
FOR SEP.
WHEN WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK A
HOW THIS PLAYS OUT BY RACE I
WILL SEE THERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS
WITHIN THE BLACK AND AFRICAN-
AMERICAN CHILDREN.
IN GENERAL SPS IS 49%.
THAT MEANS WA KIDS STANDARDS
AND IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE
PROGRAM YOU WERE MORE LIKELY TO
BE PREPARED.
WE HAD A 10% INCREASE FOR BLACK
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN.
MOVING US ON.
WE ARE IN OUR K TO 12 COMMUNITY
BASED INVESTMENTS.
JUST AS A REMINDER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZELEZ MENTIONED WE
HAD A TRANSITION YEAR.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE
HAVE SCHOOL BASE INVESTMENTS
BUT THOSE SCHOOLS WERE
DIFFERENT IN THE TRANSITION
YEAR THAN THEY ARE FOR THE YEAR
OR TWO OF THE SE P LEVY AND WE
HAVE STRATEGIES THAT HAPPENED.
WE HAD OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS,
WRAP AROUND SERVICES AND CULL
SPECIFIC RESPONSIVE.
HERE THEY ARE INVESTMENT AREA
AND THE HEADLINE INDICATOR FOR
THIS INVESTMENT IS INSURING
THAT STUDENTS GRADUATE IN FOUR
YEARS.
WE HAVE SUPPORTING INDICATORS
WHETHER STUDENTS ARE MEETING
8th GRADE PROFICIENCY AND
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH
AND WE WILL COVER THAT IN THE
NEXT FEW SLIDES.
AND HERE IS THAT REMINDER THAT
I TALKED ABOUT SO I WILL KEEP
US MOVING.
OKAY.
SO OUR SERVICES AGAIN ARE
PROVIDING ACCESS IN THE WHOLE
ENTIRE CITY.
WE HAD 63 GRANTEES, SCHOOL AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAD 41 SCHOOL PARTNERS.
AND DURING 2019-2020 WE SERVED
OVER 2300 CHILDREN AND
STUDENTS.
THE ORANGE DOTS ARE PARTNERS
SIDES.
41 AND THE DARKER THE BLUE, THE
MORE STUDENTS WERE BEING SERVED
IN THAT DISTRICT.
AGAIN WE HAVE COUNCIL DISTRICT
TWO WITH STUDENTS PARTICIPATING
IN THE DECEMBER TO 12
RESOURCES.
WITHIN OUR K TO 12 SERVICES WE
HAD 66% OF THE STUDENTS SERVED.
IDENTIFIED AS BY POCK AND WE
HAD EQUAL DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN
THE FEMALE-MALE AND WE HAD GOOD
PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT
WERE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH AND
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AT
46% ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
WE ALSO TRACKED IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES AND WHETHER
THEY WERE EOL LEARNERS, SPECIAL
EDUCATION AND IF THEY WERE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE
RESULT, WE WANT STUDENTS TO
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL IN FOUR
YEARS.
SO HERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE
EARLY LEARNING SLIDE WE ARE
LOOKING AT A HISTORICAL TREND
BY YEARS.
WE ARE FIGURING OUT WHO DID WE
SERVE IN THAT YEAR AND WE ARE
WE IN THE SUPPORTING INDICATORS
THAT LET US KNOW IF WE ARE ON
TRACK WHICH IN THIS CASE IS
GRADUATION SO WHO DID WE SERVE
IN 2017-2018 WE HAD 22,000 AND
WE INCREASED TO OVER 2300.
AS WE NOTICED IN THE EARLY
LEARNING COVID PLAYED AN IMPACT
IN OUR ASSESSMENT DATA.
THAT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE A
COMMON WAY TO ASSESS STUDENT
LEARNING AND THE 3rd 8th GRADE
MATH.
BUT WE DID HAVE A GRADUATION
DATA FOR THIS 2019 SCHOOL YEAR
AND ONE THING THAT I WANT TO
HIGHLY WITH EACH YEAR WILL YOU
SEE THAT GRADUATION RATES FOR
LEVY FUNDED HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE
IMPROVED EVERY YEAR AND THE
RACE-BASE OPPORTUNITY GAPS
APPEARS TO BE CLOSING.
SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A DEEP
DIVE ON 2019-2020 AND TAKE A
LOOK AT THE 85% GRADUATION AND
THE 24% OF THE RACIAL GAP.
OKAY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THE CLASS
OF 2020.
AGAIN THIS CLASS HAD AN 86%
GRADUATION LEVEL FOR ALL SPS
GRADUATES AND LOOKING AT ONLY
FUNDED SCHOOLS WE -- IT WAS 85
SO PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE OF
MINUS ONE.
BUT KEEPING IN MIND THAT LEVY
FUNDED SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED
DUE TO THE ACADEMIC NEEDS.
THERE IS MOVE TO GROW BETWEEN
THE BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CHILDREN AND WE SAW HIGHLIGHTS
IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND
EXCITED WITH WHAT WE SAW WITH
OUR LEVY FUNDED SCHOOL RESULTS.
MOVING ONTO THE K THROUGH 12
SCHOOL HEALTH INVESTMENT AREA,
WE HAD SEVEN PROVIDER AGENCIES
THAT 28 SIDES THAT SERVED OVER
9000 STUDENTS.
SAME AS THE PREVIOUS SLIDES,
THE ORANGE OR THE SCHOOL BASE
HEALTH CENTER SITES.
THE DARKER THE BLUE THE MORE
STUDENTS THAT ATTENDED THAT
SCHOOL IN THAT COUNCIL
DISTRICT.
69% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS
BY POCK STUDENTSAND IN THIS
CASE WE HAD MORE FEMALE
STUDENTS HEAL SERVICES AND 10%
PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE AND 32%
THAT IDENTIFIED AS IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE FAMILIES.
SO WITHIN OUR RESULT THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE STUDENTS
ARE HAPPY TO LEARN.
WE HAVE THREE YEARS OF
HISTORICAL DATA WITH 2019-2020
BEING THE YEAR THAT COVID
IMPACTED OUR SERVICES ON THAT
SPRING OF 2020 SO YOU GET TO
SEE SUE WE DECREASED THE AMOUNT
OF STUDENTS THAT WERE SERVED.
SOME OF THE SUPPORTING
INDICATORS ARE WHETHER STUDENTS
ARE RECEIVING SCREENING AND
FULLY IMMUNIZED AND THEIR
DIFFICULTIES AND QUESTIONNAIRE
THEY FILL OUT THAT IS GEARED
TOWARDS SOCIAL LEARNING AND TO
GET A SENSE FOR THEIR NEEDS.
WITH THAT THE NUMBER OF SDQ
WENT DOWN BUT WE DID HAVE TELE
HEALTH PLAY A ROLE IN THE
SPRING OF 2020.
THAT IS EXPECTED FOR WHO WAS
SERVED BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE
THAT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
RECEIVING ORAL HEALTH SCREENING
STAYED ON PAR WITH THE PREVIOUS
YEAR AND THE SAME FOR STUDENTS
THAT ARE FULLY IMMUNIZED.
THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT WERE HEADLINE
INDICATORS THAT WE ARE
MONITORING.
ATTENDANCE IS ONE.
EVERY YEAR THERE IS AN
IMPROVEMENT AND THE SAME FOR
THOSE GRADUATING FOUR YEARS.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SOME
DIFFERENCES AND BIGGER GAPS
WITHIN THE RACE OF OPPORTUNITY
GAPS FOR BOTH ATTENDANCE AND
GRADUATION.
ACTUALLY NOT GRADUATIONS BUT
IMPROVING, ATTENDANCE IS
STAYING UP.
SO SHIFTING TO THE SEATTLE
PROMISE.
SO HERE AGAIN WE ARE LOOKING AT
2019-2020 AND DURING THIS TIME
WE HAD BOTH -- WE HAD 397
PROMISE SCHOLARS ENROLLED THAT
INCLUDED COHORT SECOND YEAR.
WE HAD SIX ELIGIBLE HIGH
SCHOOLS.
INGRAM AND CLEVELAND, WEST
SEATTLE AND BEACH.
MOST STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED AT
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH THE
LARGER ORANGE CIRCLE.
AND MOST SCHOLARS ARE SPREAD
OUT IN THE CITY OR AT LEAST
FROM THE SIX SCHOOLS.
I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE NEXT YEAR WE
WILL SHARE THE DATA ON OUR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WE WILL
ALSO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND
REPORT ON THE GRADUATION AND
RETENTION.
I AM EXCITED TO SHARE THE 2020-
2021 REPORT WITH COUNCIL.
AND I'M GOING TO LET DR. SHAPEL
CLOSE IT OUT.
>> SURE.
GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU DR. FAHARDO AND
WANTED TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE
BACK NEXT MONTH.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE LOVE COMING
TO PRESENT.
IT WILL BE OUR EARLY LEARNING
DIRECTOR, OUR K12 AND WHOLE
SECONDARY DIRECTORS.
THEY WILL BE HERE AS WELL AND
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE REGARDING DATA
AND THE PROGRAM MONITORING
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
DIRECTOR SHAPEL AND DIRECTOR
DR. FAHARDO.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PRESENTATION.
REALLY WELL DONE.
I THINK IT IS THE GOLD STANDARD
IN TERMS OF HOW WE MAKE SURE WE
ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER
DOLLARS AND ALSO HOW WE ARE
MAKING SURE THAT DOLLARS ARE
UTILIZED TO ACHIEVE CONCRETE
GOALS AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE
IMPORTANT HARD WORK THAT GOES
INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
GETTING THESE INVESTMENTS OUT
QUICKLY AND FLEXIBLE THIS LAST
YEAR.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
EXPECTED THAT OUR FIRST YEAR OF
THIS LEVY WOULD BE DURING A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
IT DID TEST THE DEPARTMENT AND
US AS A CITY IN TERMS OF OUR
ABILITY TO BE MOBILE AND TRUE
TO THE QUALITY STANDARDS THAT
WE WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO.
SO HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS.
WANT TO DO ONE LAST SCAN HERE.
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE BEFORE
WE ADJOURN.
>> NOT AT ALL.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
NEXT MONTH.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU NEXT MONTH YOU ARE A
REGULAR FIXTURE AND I
APPRECIATE YOU.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE
ADJOURNED.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS
THAT CONCLUDES THE MEETING FOR
TODAY AND THE MEETING IS NOW
ADJOURNED.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR TURNING
IN.
TAKE CARE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.
BYE.