City-Gates PreK Trip

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Legislative DepartmentSeattle City CouncilMemorandum

Date: January 13, 2014

To: Norman B. Rice, Seattle FoundationDavid Bley, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMegan Wyatt, Bezos Family Foundation

From: Councilmember Tim BurgessCouncil President

Subject: March 2014Universal Preschool Study Mission

Thank you for your continued commitment to our city. I deeply appreciate that yourFoundations are not only generous but also strategic in their investments to leverageresources and create positive, measurable and durable outcomes.

I know you are aware of the Councils initiativewith Mayor Murrays strong supporttoprovide high-quality, universal preschool to all of Seattles three and four year old children.Of the approximately 13,000 three and four year olds living in Seattle, we estimate that asmany as 4,500 (about one-third) are not enrolled in formal preschool or child care. Of thosewho are enrolled, many are not in programs we would regard as high-quality, a critical factorin achieving sustainable benefits.

With the federal and state governments unlikely to fully fund high-quality preschool any time

soon, we have moved ahead:

In September, the Council unanimously adoptedResolution 31478,which establishes ourgoal of making voluntary, high-quality preschool available and affordable to all of Seattle'sthree and four year old children and outlining a plan to get it done.

The Council allocated $650,000 in the 2014 budget tojumpstart the developmentof thePreschool for All action plan andexpand professional developmentfor preschoolproviders.

The Council unanimously agreed to thecreation of a new Department of Education & EarlyLearningto elevate and integrate the citys various early learning efforts.

While the research clearly shows that investing early yields the best results for children andfor society, its important thatkey leaders see the positive results firsthand.

Thats why I am organizing a critical study mission to take you and 35 other policymakers,education and business leaders, and other stakeholders to see the successful universalpreschool programs in Boston (Dr. Jason Sachs) and Jersey City, New Jersey (Dr. StephenBarnett). While on the East Coast, we will also go to Washington, D.C. to advocate for
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March 2014 Universal Preschool Study MissionJanuary 13, 2014Page 2 of 2

increased funding and flexibility from congressional and Obama Administration officials. Thetrip is tentatively planned for Monday,March 3 through Thursday, March 6, 2014.

The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has generously agreed to handle the complextravel arrangements and logistics, as they effectively and efficiently do each year for theirdomestic and international study missions. The Alliance for Education has agreed to lend theirsupport in identifying key stakeholders who may want to participate in the study mission andto be the fiscal agent for the study mission.

I hope to gain your support as well. Due to the large investment the city government alreadymade to jumpstart the planning effort during our budget process, we pledged to obtainprivate and foundation funding for this study mission.

We estimate the trip will cost $69,300, about $1,980 per person, a figure that includesairfare, hotel accommodations, meals and ground transportation. Some study missionparticipants will be able to pay their own way, but most will not, and thats why Im asking ifyour Foundation would be willing to offset the costs through the Alliance for Education. I willbe reaching out to you shortly to see if your foundation is able to make such a commitment.

In preparation for the trip, the Council is bringing nationally renowned researchers Dr.Hirokazu Yoshikawa from New York University and Dr. Christina Weiland from the Universityof Michigan to Seattle on Monday, February 3, 2014. Drs. Yoshikawa and Weiland will brief theCity Council at 9:30 a.m. on new research that establishes the strong evidence base thatuniversal preschool is a wise and prudent investment.1At Noon on February 3, bothresearchers will present their findings at a private luncheon sponsored by the Alliance forEducation. You will receive an invitation to this lunch soon. That evening they will briefselect members of the Washington State Legislature during an invitation-only dinner inOlympia.

I think we can all agree that investing early is the right thing to do for our children and ourcity. I hope you can help us to make high-quality, Preschool for All a reality in Seattle byagreeing to underwrite the costs of the March study mission.

Thank you for your consideration of my request.

1Yoshikawa and Weiland are the principal authors of the October 2013 study Investing in Our Future:The Evidence Base on Preschool Education, published by the Foundation for Child Development andthe Society for Research in Child Development and distributed by the Obama administration in supportof their federal preschool legislation. Yoskikawa and Weiland were also the lead researchers whoevaluated the Boston Public Schools Preschool program in early 2013 and found significant gains inkindergarten readiness.


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BMGF Grant App for Pre-K StudyFeb 2014Proposal/Project Title:_Preschool for All Seattle Fact-Finding Mission to EastCoast___________________________________________

1. Executive SummaryProvide a brief summary of the investment.

The Seattle City Council is on record supporting high-quality voluntary universal preschool with the passage ofResolution31478in September 2013l. A delegation of local early learning leaders is planning a fact-finding missionfrom March 3 through March 6, 2014 to two highly regarded preschool programs on the Eeast cCoast. The trip willalso include a visit to Washington, DC, to meet with key members of our congressional delegation and top educationofficials at the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The missionwill enable local policymakers and thought leaders in education to examine firsthand the evidence-based, bestpractices of high-quality early learning at scaleand apply those lessons to Seattle.

Some of the intended participants in this trip are associated with organizations with limited budgets that cannotafford to support their travel. The Alliance for Education submits this request on behalf to help efforts led in part by ofthe office of Seattle City CouncilmanPresident Tim Burgess (the chairmanof the Councils Education andGovernance Committee and Chair of the Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee. . . . .) so that fundscan be available to pay the travel-related costs of approximately 5employees ofnonprofit and/or school districtemployees organizations who could not otherwise afford to participate in the mission.

2. Describe the charitable purpose of this work. (1-2 sentences)

This study mission will inform the design of a voluntary, high-quality, universal preschool program in the City ofSeattle that could serve as a model for other jurisdictions and improve outcomes in K-12 public education andbeyond. The intended beneficiaries of the travel support are key planners in their respective contexts and arerespected for their thought leadership and influence both inside and outside their organizationson educationmatters. Their participation is critical to the collective advancement of the groups learning and objectives.

3. Problem StatementDescribe the problem, why it is a problem, and wh o is impacted by the pro blem. What specif ic elements of

the problem is th is inves tment t ry ing to address?

According to aGap Analysisrecently completed by the City of Seattle, there are over 12,000 three and four yearolds in Seattle; over 25% of them are not enrolled in preschool or formal child care. Moreover, of those enrolled inpreschool or daycare, it is estimated that many are not in programs using evidence-based best practices tooptimize the building blocks for learning. Yet there is compelling evidence that, at ages younger than 5, childrensbrains are developing at a rapid rate and, therefore, learning opportunities at those earlier ages are critical for latersuccess in the K-12 system and beyond. Evidence suggests that the benefits of early learning are sustained onlywhen the learning is of high-quality, yet this requires a relatively large investment of resources to achieve atscale. Local policymakers and stakeholders (many of whom cannot afford to participate in a trip to the east coast)are more likely to consider the investments and policy infrastructure required if they directly witness high-qualitypreschool at scale, such as the models being implemented successfully in Boston and New Jersey.

4. Scope and ApproachDescribe the scope and approach of the propos ed work. This should be a narrat ive descr ipt ion o f the

princ ipal results the investment wil l achieve and how thos e results relate to the problem d escr ibed above

(rather than a lis t of outco mes and outp uts.)

The mission would include visits to high-quality, city-wide preschool operations, dialogwith their leaders in Bostonand Jersey City, and conversations with policymakers in the nations capital.

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In Boston, the delegation (including the beneficiaries of the support requested from BMGF) we will be hostedby Dr. Jason Sachs, the Director of Early Childhood Education for Boston Public Schools. A rigorous

evaluationof the Boston preschool program published in 2013 showed that the evidence-based program ishighly cost-effective and equips children with skills required for success in elementary school and beyond.

In Jersey City, the delegation will be hosted by Dr. Steven Barnett, the Director of the National Institute ofEarly Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. Dr. Barnett helped to design and implement theprogram. He is recognized is a national expert on preschool programs in all 50 states. To advise the city ondesigning anAction Plan for Preschool for Allin Seattle, the city recently awarded a consultant contract to astellar team of experts which includes Dr. Barnett.

In Washington, DC, the delegation will meet with key members of our congressional delegation and topeducation officials at the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices to discuss best practices and the potential braiding of multiple early education funding sources.

Local policymakers and stakeholders (many of whom cannot afford to participate in a trip to the east coast) aremore likely to consider the investments and policy infrastructure required if they directly witness high-qualitypreschool at scale, such as being implemented successfully in Boston and New Jersey. Seattle policymakershave seen this strategy work effectively with other large policy initiatives. Yet, if only those who can afford to

attend participate, important local stakeholders who have been intricately involved in the local policy effort couldbe excluded from the collective learning and other benefits of the study mission.

5. Risk Mitigation:As needed, describe any significant risks to the success of this project and how you plan toaddress them.

A key risk would be participants to concludeingthat it would be acceptable to direct additional public resources toan intervention NOT based on evidence-based best practices are not necessary to successfully the provide high-quality learning opportunitiesneeded to have positive outcomes in the K-12 school system and beyond. This fact-finding mission is designed, however, to address this by enabling local policymakers and stakeholders (includingthose who could not afford the trip without financial assistance) to see high-quality at scale in Boston and JerseyCityand engage with the leaders of those programs. In addition, Resolution 31478 passed by the City Council inSeptember 2013 explicitly calls out the intent of the voluntary universal preschool program to be high-quality only.

6. How Well Work Together: If the foundation agrees to fund this work, please suggest how foundation staffmight work with you as a partner to achieve the intended outcomes. You may indicate minimal staff support, any

specific issues that will likely need on-going discussion, regular communications, or other information that will helpestablish mutual expectations and assist with implementing the proposed work.

We have invited David Bley and Jodi Haavig from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to participate in the studymission. This will foster the ongoing partnership directed at achieving the intended outcomes. We understand thatMr. Bley is registered for the trip.

7. Geographic Location of WorkList all countries and regions/states where this work will be performed and associated dollar amounts. If location ofwork includes the United States, indicate city and state. Add more locations as needed.

Location Foundation Funding (U.S.$)

Boston, Jersey City, and Washington, DC $15,000 for all cities

8. Geographic Areas to be ServedList all countries and regions/states that will benefit from this work and associated dollar amounts. If areas to be

served include the United States, indicate city and state. Add more locations as needed.

Location Foundation Funding

Seattle, Washington. If universal preschool is launched successfully inSeattle, it could be used as a model for other jurisdictions.

$15,000

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Page 1 of 4 2014 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Proposal Narrative 1/6

Concept Pre-Proposal Investment Development Management & Close

Grant Proposal NarrativeWe appreciate your interest in submitting a proposal to the foundation and we thank you for working with us throughout the proposal

process. Your designated foundation contact will continue to work collaboratively with you as you prepare your proposal to help you

understand the connection between the foundation's relevant program strategy and the proposed project, as well as to respond to any

questions you might have over the course of this process. You are encouraged to communicate with your program officer to make sure

that your efforts are aligned with the proposal requirements and that you are not expending unnecessary time or energy in this process

Answer all of the questions in this Proposal Narrative template and submit it to your foundation program officer for review and

collaborative discussion. Due to tax, legal, and reporting requirements, all proposals must be submitted in English. The proposal mus

be submitted in Word, as PDFs will not be accepted.

This is a proposal shaping document and not a commitment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the work.

General Information

Proposal Title Preschool for All Seattle Fact-Finding Mission

Investment Duration (Months) 2 Opportunity ID [PC to populate]

Requested Amount (U.S.$) $15,000

Total Project Cost (U.S.$) $15,000

Prospective Grantee/Vendor Information

Organization Name Alliance for Education

Mailing Address

Street Address 1 509 Olive Way, Ste 500 Primary Contact Name Mark Taylor or Amy Ward

Street Address 2 Primary Contact Title Grants Director (MT);CFO (AW)

Street Address 3 Primary Contact Email [email protected];[email protected]

City Seattle Primary Contact Phone 206-205-0342; 206-205-0327

State / Province WA Feedback Contact1 Mark Taylor

Zip / Postal Code 98101 Feedback Email1 [email protected];

Country USA Authorized Signer Name Sara Morris

Authorized Signer Title CEO

Authorized Signer Email [email protected]

1Feedback Contact/Email: The full name and email of the contact whom foundation staff queries for various surveys.

Tax Status (If applicable)

Refer toTax Status Definitions 509(a)(1) Public CharityOrganizations Total Revenuefor Most Recent AuditedFinancial Year (U.S.$)

$3,827,293

U.S Employer IdentificationNumber (EIN) (If applicable)

91-1508191 Organizations Fiscal Year Jan-Dec

Submission Information

Date Submitted February 12, 2014 Submitted by Contact Email [email protected];

Submitted by Contact Name Mark Taylor Submitted by Contact Phone 206-205-0342

Submitted by Contact Title Grants Director (MT)
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Proposal Details

The Foundation is prohibited from conducting or funding any lobbying or political campaign activities, as these terms are specifically

defined under U.S. tax law. Unlike many of our grantees/vendors who may engage in limited lobbying, the Foundation cannot lobby or

fund any lobbying activities carried out by its grantees/vendors. We request that you please review the information at the following lin

Foundation Funds and Advocacy,to assess whether any of your proposed activities may constitute lobbying as defined by the IRS. If so

you should revise your proposal accordingly prior to submission.

1. Executive Summary

Provide a brief summary of the investment.

The Seattle City Council is on record supporting high-quality voluntary universal preschool with the passage ofResolution31478in September 2013. A delegation of local early learning leaders is planning an educational mission fromMarch 3 through March 6, 2014 to two highly regarded preschool programs on the East Coast. The trip will also include avisit to Washington, DC, to meet with the states congressional delegation and officials at the U.S. Department ofEducation and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to (no advocacy will take place).

The study missions purpose is to provide an opportunity forlocal policymakers and education thought leaders to observefirsthand and learn from the evidence-based best practices implemented at scale in high-quality early learning programswith an eye toward application in Seattle.

Some of the intended participants in this trip are associated with organizations with limited budgets that cannot support

the travel. The Alliance for Education submits in collaboration with the office of Seattle City Council President TimBurgess1in order to secure funds for the travel-related costs of approximately 5 employees of nonprofit organizationswho could not otherwise afford to participate in the study mission.

Describe the charitable purpose of this work. (1-2 sentences)

Note: This will inform the description of the investment, if approved, in any agreement and if posted on gatesfoundation.org.

This study mission is an observing and learning opportunity intended to inform the design of a voluntary, high-quality,universal preschool program in the City of Seattle that could serve as a model for other jurisdictions and improveoutcomes in K-12 public education and beyond. The intended beneficiaries of the travel support are key planners intheir respective contexts and are respected for their thought leadership and influence on education matters both insideand outside their organizations. Their participation is critical to the collective advancement of the groups learning andtheir exposure to the best practices demonstrated by highly-regarded programs in other cities.

2. Problem Statement

Describe the problem, why it is a problem, and who is impacted by the problem. What specific elements of the problem is this investmenttrying to address?

According to aGap Analysisrecently completed by the City of Seattle, there are over 12,000 three and four year oldsin Seattle; over 25% of these children are not enrolled in preschool or formal child care. Moreover, of the children whoare enrolled in preschool or daycare, it is estimated that many of them are not in programs using evidence-based bestpractices to optimize the building blocks for learning. There is compelling evidence that, at ages younger than 5,childrens brains are developing at a rapid rate and, therefore, learning opportunities at those earlier ages are critical forlater success in the K-12 system and beyond. Evidence suggests that the benefits of early learning are sustained onlywhen the learning is high-quality which requires a relatively large investment to achieve at scale.

1Councilman Burgess chairs the Councils Education and Governance Committee and the Families and Education Levy Oversight

Committee.
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3. Scope and Approach

Describe the scope and approach of the proposed work. This should be a narrative description of the principal results the investment willachieve and how those results relate to the problem described above (rather than a list of outcomes and outputs.) Note: You will provide alist of outcomes and outputs in the Results Framework

The study mission would include visits to high-quality, city-wide preschool operations including conversations with theirleaders in Boston and Jersey City. The site-visits will be followed by visits with policymakers in the nations capital.

In Boston, the delegation (including the beneficiaries of the support requested from BMGF) will be hosted by Dr.

Jason Sachs, the Director of Early Childhood Education for Boston Public Schools. A rigorousevaluationof theBoston preschool program published in 2013 showed that the evidence-based program is highly cost-effective andequips children with skills required for success in elementary school and beyond.

In Jersey City, the delegation will be hosted by Dr. Steven Barnett, the Director of the National Institute of EarlyEducation Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. Dr. Barnett, who helped design and implement the program, recognized as a national expert on preschool programs in all 50 states. For assistance with Seattles design of an

Action Plan for Preschool for All, the city recently awarded a contract to a stellar team of experts which includes DBarnett.

In Washington, DC, the delegation will meet with key members of our congressional delegation and officials at theU.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose will be toshare information about the citys plans and discuss what was observed and learned about best practices in Bosto

and Jersey City programs (no advocacy will take place).

As needed, describe why you believe the approach will lead to the desired results. Reference related work, existing evidence fromevaluations or systematic reviews, and/or relevant experience, etc.

Local policymakers and stakeholders (many of whom cannot afford to participate in a trip to the east coast) are morelikely to understand the impact of best practices, key program elements, the investment needs and the required policyinfrastructure if they personally observe high-quality pre-school at scale, such as the models being implementedsuccessfully in Boston and New Jersey. Seattle policymakers have seen this strategy work effectively with other largepolicy initiatives. If the participants are limited to those who have the resources for the trip, important stakeholders whohave been intricately involved in the local policy effort could be excluded from the direct exposure, collective learning,and other benefits of the study mission.

4. Risk Mitigation

As needed, describe any significant risks to the success of this project and how you plan to address them.

A key risk would be participants concluding that evidence-based best practices are not necessary to successfullyprovide high-quality learning opportunities. This educational mission is designed to address this by enablingparticipants to see high-quality at scale in Boston and Jersey City and engage with the leaders of those programs. Inaddition, Resolution 31478 passed by the City Council in September 2013 explicitly calls out the intent of the voluntaryuniversal preschool program to be high-quality only.

5. How Well Work Together

If the foundation agrees to fund this work, please suggest how foundation staff might work with you as a partner to achieve the intendedoutcomes. You may indicate minimal staff support, any specific issues that will likely need on-going discussion, regular communications,

or other information that will help establish mutual expectations and assist with implementing the proposed work.

We have invited David Bley and Jodi Haavig from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to participate in the studymission. This will foster the ongoing partnership directed at achieving the intended outcomes. We understand that Mr.Bley is registered for the trip. Leaders of this initiative would welcome ongoing involvement of BMGF representatives inpolicy discussions moving forward.
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6. Geographic Location of Work

List all countries and regions/states where this work will be performed and associated dollar amounts. If location of work includes

the United States, indicate city and state. Add more locations as needed.


The study missions will reinforce the work to be done onthe Seattle-based initiative. The travel will be to Boston,Jersey City, and Washington, DC.

$15,000 (all cities)

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7. Geographic Areas to be Served

List all countries and regions/states that will benefit from this work and associated dollar amounts. If areas to be served include the

United States, indicate city and state. Add more locations as needed.


Seattle, Washington. If universal preschool is launchedsuccessfully in Seattle, it could be used as a model forother jurisdictions.

$15,000

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March 3 thru 6, 2014

Preschool for All: Boston, Jersey City, DC

FIRST NAME LAST NAME TITLE ORGANZIATION NAME

1George Allen SVP, Government Relations

Seattle Metropolitan

Chamber of Commerce

2 Sally Bagshaw Councilmember Seattle City Council

3 Elissa Benson Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy

King County Executive's

Office

4 Stephan Blanford School Board Director Seattle Public Schools

5David Bley

Director, Pacific Northwest, U.S.

Program

Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation

6Gabriella Buono Director of Events and Programs


Chamber of Commerce

7 Tim Burgess Council President Seattle City Council

8Phyllis Campano Vice President

Seattle Education

Association

9Tania de Sa Campos Deputy State Director

Democrats for Education

Reform

10 Dow Constantine County Executive King County

11Michael DeBell

former President of Seattle School

Board

formerly with Seattle

Public Schools

12Leilani Dela Cruz

Manager, Early Learning and Child

Development ProgramCity of Seattle

13Lucy Gaskill-Gaddis Member, League of Women Votersand Families & Education Levy

Oversight Committee

City of Seattle

14Robert Gilbertson President & CEO YMCA of Greater Seattle

15 Sonja Griffin Early Learning Strategic Advisor City of Seattle

16Darline Guerrero Director of Operations

Community Day School

Association

17 Bruce Harrell Councilmember Seattle City Council

18 Karen Hart President SEIU Local 925

19 Lester Herndon Assistant Superintendent Seattle Public Schools

20Brianna Jackson Executive Director


Association

21Scott Kennedy External Relations Manager


Chamber of Commerce

22Mary Beth Lambert Director Of Communications

League of Education

Voters

23Sylvia LeRahl Director of Child Development and

DisabilitiesDenise Louie EducationCenter

24 Holly Miller Director, Office for Education City of Seattle

25 Laura Morrison Principal, Graham Hill Elementary Seattle Public Schools

26 Edward Murray Mayor City of Seattle

27 Security for Mayor City of Seattle

28 Ericka Newman Director of Child Development Neighborhood House

29 Dan Nolte Deputy Communications Director Seattle City Council

30Alex Pedersen

Legislative Aide to Council President

Tim BurgessSeattle City Council

31Amanda Poch Kindergarten Teacher

Seattle Education

Association

32Nicole Rose PreK-3/ECEAP Administrator

State Department of Early

Learning

33

Joel Ryan Executive Director Washington Association

of Head Start & ECEAP

34 Keisha Scarlett Principal, South Shore PK-8 School Seattle Public Schools

35 Rich Stolz Executive Director One America

36 Cashel Toner Director of Early Learning Seattle Public Schools

37 Christa Valles Policy Analyst Seattle City Council

38Greg Wong

Attorney / PTA leader / Families &

Education Levy Oversight CommitteePacifica Law Group LLP

39Dorothy Wong Executive Director

Chinese Information &

Services Center

40Susan Yang Program Director

Thrive By Five

Washington


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March 3 thru 6, 2014

Preschool for All: Boston, Jersey City, DC

FIRST NAME LAST NAME TITLE ORGANZIATION NAME

1George Allen SVP, Government Relations


Chamber of Commerce

2 Sally Bagshaw Councilmember Seattle City Council

3 Elissa Benson Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy

King County Executive's

Office

4 Stephan Blanford School Board Director Seattle Public Schools

5David Bley

Director, Pacific Northwest, U.S.

Program

Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation

6Gabriella Buono Director of Events and Programs


Chamber of Commerce

7 Tim Burgess Council President Seattle City Council

8Phyllis Campano Vice President

Seattle Education

Association

9Tania de Sa Campos Deputy State Director

Democrats for Education

Reform

10 Dow Constantine County Executive King County

11Michael DeBell

former President of Seattle School

Board

formerly with Seattle

Public Schools

12Leilani Dela Cruz

Manager, Early Learning and Child

Development ProgramCity of Seattle

13Lucy Gaskill-Gaddis Member, League of Women Votersand Families & Education Levy

Oversight Committee

City of Seattle

14Robert Gilbertson President & CEO YMCA of Greater Seattle

15 Sonja Griffin Early Learning Strategic Advisor City of Seattle

16Darline Guerrero Director of Operations


Association

17 Bruce Harrell Councilmember Seattle City Council

18 Karen Hart President SEIU Local 925

19 Lester Herndon Assistant Superintendent Seattle Public Schools

20Brianna Jackson Executive Director


Association

21Scott Kennedy External Relations Manager


Chamber of Commerce

22Mary Beth Lambert Director Of Communications

League of Education

Voters

23Sylvia LeRahl Director of Child Development and

DisabilitiesDenise Louie EducationCenter

24 Holly Miller Director, Office for Education City of Seattle

25 Laura Morrison Principal, Graham Hill Elementary Seattle Public Schools

26 Edward Murray Mayor City of Seattle

27 Security for Mayor City of Seattle

28 Ericka Newman Director of Child Development Neighborhood House

29 Dan Nolte Deputy Communications Director Seattle City Council

30Alex Pedersen

Legislative Aide to Council President

Tim BurgessSeattle City Council

31Amanda Poch Kindergarten Teacher

Seattle Education

Association

32Nicole Rose PreK-3/ECEAP Administrator

State Department of Early

Learning

33

Joel Ryan Executive Director Washington Association

of Head Start & ECEAP

34 Keisha Scarlett Principal, South Shore PK-8 School Seattle Public Schools

35 Rich Stolz Executive Director One America

36 Cashel Toner Director of Early Learning Seattle Public Schools

37 Christa Valles Policy Analyst Seattle City Council

38Greg Wong

Attorney / PTA leader / Families &

Education Levy Oversight CommitteePacifica Law Group LLP

39Dorothy Wong Executive Director

Chinese Information &

Services Center

40Susan Yang Program Director

Thrive By Five

Washington

City-Gates PreK Trip

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