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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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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.
$15,000
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Concept Pre-Proposal Investment Development Management & Close
Grant Proposal NarrativeWe appreciate your interest in submitting a proposal to the foundation and we thank you for working with us throughout the proposal
process. Your designated foundation contact will continue to work collaboratively with you as you prepare your proposal to help you
understand the connection between the foundation's relevant program strategy and the proposed project, as well as to respond to any
questions you might have over the course of this process. You are encouraged to communicate with your program officer to make sure
that your efforts are aligned with the proposal requirements and that you are not expending unnecessary time or energy in this process
Answer all of the questions in this Proposal Narrative template and submit it to your foundation program officer for review and
collaborative discussion. Due to tax, legal, and reporting requirements, all proposals must be submitted in English. The proposal mus
be submitted in Word, as PDFs will not be accepted.
This is a proposal shaping document and not a commitment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the work.
General Information
Proposal Title Preschool for All Seattle Fact-Finding Mission
Investment Duration (Months) 2 Opportunity ID [PC to populate]
Requested Amount (U.S.$) $15,000
Total Project Cost (U.S.$) $15,000
Prospective Grantee/Vendor Information
Organization Name Alliance for Education
Mailing Address
Street Address 1 509 Olive Way, Ste 500 Primary Contact Name Mark Taylor or Amy Ward
Street Address 2 Primary Contact Title Grants Director (MT);CFO (AW)
Street Address 3 Primary Contact Email mark@alliance4ed.org;amy@alliance4ed.org
City Seattle Primary Contact Phone 206-205-0342; 206-205-0327
State / Province WA Feedback Contact1 Mark Taylor
Zip / Postal Code 98101 Feedback Email1 mark@alliance4ed.org;
Country USA Authorized Signer Name Sara Morris
Authorized Signer Title CEO
Authorized Signer Email sara@alliance4ed.org
1Feedback Contact/Email: The full name and email of the contact whom foundation staff queries for various surveys.
Tax Status (If applicable)
Refer toTax Status Definitions 509(a)(1) Public CharityOrganizations Total Revenuefor Most Recent AuditedFinancial Year (U.S.$)
$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 mark@alliance4ed.org;
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.
Location Foundation Funding (U.S.$)
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.
$15,000 (all cities)
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7. Geographic Areas to be Served
List all countries and regions/states that will benefit from this work and associated dollar amounts. If areas to be served include the
United States, indicate city and state. Add more locations as needed.
Location Foundation Funding (U.S.$)
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
Seattle Metropolitan
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
Community Day School
Association
21Scott Kennedy External Relations Manager
Seattle Metropolitan
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
8/10/2019 City-Gates PreK Trip
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March 3 thru 6, 2014
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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
Seattle Metropolitan
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
Community Day School
Association
21Scott Kennedy External Relations Manager
Seattle Metropolitan
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