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To: School Board From: Superintendent Nyland Date: Friday, June 16, 2017 RE: Superintendent Friday Update

Next week our District, community, families, and students will be celebrating 16 graduation ceremonies. We are so proud of our SPS graduates! I am grateful for the extraordinary efforts from our educators, staff, families, Board members, and community partners who have worked collaboratively and tirelessly to accomplish all we have this year. We appreciate all the work that goes into making each student a success and look forward to participating in many of the upcoming events. The full list of graduation locations and times can be found on our website.

New News: • Many thanks to the Mayor and the City Council. The City Council voted Wednesday to invest $2.3M

to move us to a two-tier student transportation schedule. Tier 3 is eliminated. In response tocommunity input, the initial start times were moved up slightly to lessen the impact on athletics at theend of the day. Attached is the two-tier 2017-18 bell schedule.

• What Washington can learn from Oregon on K-12 Spending: This opinion piece in the Seattle Timestells how Oregon, with far less per capita wealth, now funds education better than Washington.“Oregon’s recovery plan was first articulated by its business community. In December 2010, early inthe recovery, Oregon’s business leaders advanced a three-part budget strategy: grow the economy,slow health-care and corrections spending, and invest the dividends in education.”

o Attached are two more pieces on school funding.• King County and Sound Transit held an event last week to announce the ORCA Youth Fares Program:

Metro and Sound Transit will offer reduced fares from mid-June through Labor Day to all youth whouse an ORCA Youth card to pay their fares. On June 6, the Metro provided free cards to youth who didnot already have one to encourage more people to take transit. All youth between the ages of 6-18are eligible. Thank you to Director Peters for attending this event and handing out ORCA cards to ouryouth.

• Governor Inslee included Garfield as part of his two-day, state-wide listening tour. He took questionsfrom students, parents and educators – many having to do with education funding. He talked about hisplan to fully fund education and the many important reasons to invest in our youth and our future.Thank you to Directors Geary and Patu and SEA President Phyllis Campano for attending this meeting.

Topics of Community Interest: • Waitlists: Enrollment projections were updated earlier this week. We are now projecting an

additional 250-300 students for the coming school year. Under our present practice of making waitlistmoves only if another school will not lose staff, we could allow about 250 additional waitlist moves. Ifwe were to change practice to move all waitlists at the middle and high school levels where we havephysical building capacity despite impacts to staffing, we would allow over 500 waitlist moves andseverely impact Rainier Beach, Denny Middle and other schools. Principals will be notified of thestaffing impact in both scenarios. For schools with a negative staffing impact, principals are asked towork with staff in requesting volunteers as required by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). TheBoard will discuss the budget and waitlists on June 28.

• Garfield Investigation: Although independent outside investigation did not show evidence of staffrecruiting at Garfield, it did raise questions about district-wide consistency in how we track eligibility,homelessness, and verify addresses in regard to student moves from one school to another. We havecommitted to creating greater consistency and clarity in these areas and are in process to improve oursystems and practices. To assist with this needed work, we will be meeting with the Washington

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Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) to benefit from their experience and to continue to provide a needed third party perspective.

• On Tuesday, June 13, staff at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) (Facilities, Community Partnerships, and Early Learning) met with the City Department of Education and Early Learning and City Council to discuss the status of the Before and After Childcare Mitigation Fund ($600K). SPS and the City are in the process of setting aside a portion of the funds to support capital investments in schools (closets, kitchenettes, etc.) to help support providers transitions from dedicated to shared spaces. Currently, Leschi and Olympic View have been displaced from dedicated spaces and we are working with principals to use shared / multi-use spaces at the schools. SPS has shared with the City that we expect to get updated projections later this week and are committed to working with providers and the City to provide information as soon as it is available.

• Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) Rewards: We will continue to work with principals to ensure that we are not – intentionally or otherwise – rewarding or punishing students. If we are celebrating attendance we need to do so – every month – separate and apart from the SBA. If we are celebrating the end of the SBA we need to include everyone. That said, the service for students sitting out will continue to be a problem. Ideally, they can go to the library; however some schools must use the library for the SBA testing. Our last option (and sometimes only option) is sitting in the office which can be distracting. Proctoring the SBA properly takes extra effort. We do not have, in some cases, the extra staff needed, to supervise those sitting out the SBA test. And we do continue to encourage taking the test for all the good reasons. We are still required to attain 95% participation and have fewer schools of distinction because we do not always achieve that mark. AND the results are often used to help parents chose schools during open enrollment.

• Lunch Shaming: We never make a student go hungry or embarrass students who have not paid up accounts. They may eventually owe for those fees when they transfer or graduate. Technically, we have to show the auditor that we have made an effort to collect; otherwise we are making a “gift of public funds.” The “Go-Fund-Me” efforts have been much appreciated and have now paid off the unpaid balances. By fall we will have a benevolent fund set up and (hopefully) find a way to invite staff to contribute to that account through payroll deduction.

• Curriculum Assessment and Instruction (CAI) Oversight: I always learn a ton from the oversight sessions. We need a way to capture the headlines for our website. Curriculum Assessment and Instruction reported that we were up to nearly 200 teachers trained for the Native American curriculum, Since Time Immemorial. CAI reported on their efforts to coordinate PD offerings and organize those under our SMART goal categories. We clarified, in response to board questions, that we “can’t afford PD” which is somewhat different than saying we “can’t require PD.” We do sometimes require PD but do have to pay for it … and quite likely provide lots of options (substitute, Saturday, after school, etc.). The Board also had lots of questions about assessment; wanting to make sure that we choose carefully for value; provide the rationale; and insure that we actually use the results.

• Special Education (SpEd) Oversight: Seattle serves 7,600 students from birth to age 21. That represents slightly less than the 12.7% state funding limit. We spend about $60M in local levy funds in addition to state and federal funds. We are 100% compliant with the federal oversight standards and are now being asked to demonstrate our ability to sustain that level of service. When we do that we will become the first district (that we know of) to exit the federal watch list. Our principal satisfaction results for SpEd show the highest gains for any department. We are now moving beyond compliance to focus on outcomes. The Board asked questions about disproportionality. Yes, we are working on it. Yes, we still have more African American students selected for Special Education than is proportional.

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In this update I am sharing: 1. Recent highlights that support our Strategic Plan and related Superintendent SMART goals 2. Topics of Interest the community should be aware of 3. Good News around the district and Superintendent Presentations & Visits 4. Community Engagement/Highlights

Strategic Plan - 2016-17 Superintendent SMART Goals Update: The SPS Strategic Plan includes three major areas: Educational Excellence and Equity; Improving Systems; and School, Family and Community Engagement. 1. Educational Excellence and Equity: We are committed to building shared understanding across schools

and across district silos, on how to eliminate opportunity gaps and accelerate learning for all students. • Work Session: 2016-17 Superintendent Annual Evaluation: Thank you to the School Board for

keeping the focus on three high priority goals for the past three years (soon to be four) that helps get everyone moving in the same direction. The Board asked us mid-year to do three things in regard to our two goals on equity (Eliminating Opportunity Gaps (EOG)) and excellence (Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)): greater clarity; school by school data; replication of best practices. District and school leaders have been working hard to deliver on those three areas. We reported to the Board on our progress on each of the five SMART goals adopted by the Board as part of the superintendent evaluation: Excellence (MTSS); Equity (EOG); Engagement; Program Review and Budget. Many documents are posted to the District webpage showcasing progress: the Executive Summary; Accomplishments; Progress Power Point; SMART Goals; Artifacts and more.

• African American Male Advisory Committee: This week the African American Male Advisory Committee (AAMAC) held their Community Forum at Nova High School. The five sub-committees, Attendance; College and Career Readiness; Community Partnerships; Family Engagement; and Policy and Practice, provided an early preview of their draft recommendations in order to gain input from the community. Each committee has engaged thoughtfully in finding next steps most likely to impact and improve student learning and help us eliminate opportunity gaps. Two youth poets, one from Cleveland High School and the other from Garfield High School, set the tone for the forum with their heartfelt words sharing both their dreams and the challenges they face as African American males. Photos of the event are below.

(Pictured: Supt. Nyland visits with youth poet and Cleveland HS student Cornelius Cambronero)

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2. Improve Systems: 2016-17 has been a challenging but incredibly important year. We continue to work

through a $50M budget shortfall for the 2017-18 school year, caused by Legislative delay in fully funding basic education. Many thanks to the Seattle Times for keeping the focus on the need NOW for state action.

• Legislative action continues to be stalled in Olympia. June 30 is the deadline for the Legislature to

enact a budget that fully funds the five-year Supreme Court mandate. At this point all options seem to fall far short of McCleary and far short of balancing Seattle’s budget. We continue to face the reality that our state has been underfunding compensation for school district staff for more than 30 years. Caring, well-supported educators and school staff are the single most important factor in ensuring all students achieve. Our educators deserve to be paid fairly for their expertise and dedication. As the Legislature continues through a special session in June, we need to ensure our representatives hear that we expect, and will work to ensure, that every student in Seattle has access to a great public education. We are all in this together.

• Reduction in Force (RIF) Notices: Thanks to the postponement of the Levy Cliff, we were able to

restore 200 school based positions. Roughly 50 positions are still being reduced due to enrollment and/or budget reductions. Due to the legislative delay, the official notification date for certificated staff has moved from May 15 to June 15. This week, a total of 29.3 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) – affecting 40 people have or will receive RIF notices.

o 10.8 FTE certificated staff (18 people affected) o 9.4 FTE classified staff (11 people affected). This reduction is lower than previous years. o 9.5 FTE administrators (11 people affected)

For Seattle Education Association (SEA) certificated and classified staff, our process for determining how many people are RIF’d always depends upon the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) parameters.

3. School, Family, and Community Engagement: Goal 3 of our Strategic Plan, and in Goal 5 of this year’s SMART Goals is a commitment to improve our community engagement including communications and partnerships.

• Collaborating for Student Success: A huge thank you to our community partners who help us work

toward educational equity. South Seattle College and Seattle Public Libraries are two of the many shining examples of our partnership work. South Seattle College is helping us prepare young people as they transition to college or career. Their 13th Year Promise Scholarship is helping more Seattle Public Schools students pursue the dream of higher education. The scholarship offers recipients from three high schools one-year tuition, an innovative student orientation, and robust ongoing support. The expansion of the scholarship program to West Seattle High School next year is helping prepare even more young people for career, college, and life. Read more about our partnership with South Seattle College.

Recently, I was fortunate to visit Loyal Heights Elementary School that, along with Graham Hill and Leschi, took home the 2017 Global Reading Challenge. The Seattle Public Library reading competition for fourth and fifth graders helps cultivate the joy of reading as the students delve into the annual book selection. Check out the 2017 Global Reading Challenge book list for summer reading suggestions.

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We will continue to engage and collaborate with our community to build district relationships that boost improved outcomes for our students. When we work together, Seattle Public Schools is better equipped to provide high-quality and accessible public education for every child.

• Testing the redesign of the Seattle Public Schools website: This summer our district and school websites are receiving a major facelift. Our first priority for the website redesign project is to ensure families, students, staff, and community can easily find critical district and school resources. The user-focused project has incorporated website satisfaction survey data, website analytics, feedback from the web refresh working group, user testing and public feedback to inform the website navigation, placement of key elements for families and students, and the mobile-friendly modern design. Thank you to the many people who participated over this last year! In June, we are entering our final phase of design feedback before the new look is launched over summer break. Individuals can help by completing a short online activity. They will be presented with an image of the district home page and asked to click where they think they would find specific information. This test closes on June 21, 2017.

Good News: • Roosevelt High School’s Sustainability Fair – student won 1st place for making climate change video!

Biology teachers at Roosevelt recently organized a sustainability fair that all biology students produced projects for. Students are encouraged to make videos for the fair as well as to enter in the University of Washington contest. This year a Roosevelt student won 1st place ($5,000) for making a two-minute video to convince a climate skeptic that climate change is a real problem that needs to be addressed. Here is a link to info about the awards ceremony that took place a Town Hall on June 2, 2017.

• Ballard Filmmakers Win Big at the Emmy Awards: Students in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program won five High School Awards of Excellence at the Northwest Emmy Awards on June 3. Congratulations to Ballard!

• Seattle Educator Selected as 2018 National Education Association (NEA) Foundation Global Learning Fellow: Congratulations to Noah Zeichner, a social studies educator at Chief Sealth International High School, for being selected as one of the 48 public school educators to become a member of this year’s class of Global Learning Fellows! Mr. Zeichner will spend a year building global competency skills (the capacity to understand and act on issues of global significance).

• Denny Scholars Bring Home District Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fair Awards: Denny Dolphins recently attended the annual SPS District Science and Engineering Fair at the Museum of Flight. Their entire science department was in attendance to support our scholars as they presented their great, innovative projects. A big thank you to the wonderful Denny science teachers: Mr. Shigenaka, Ms. Sanchez. Ms. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Koressel, and Mr. Albrecht! We are proud of all the scholars that represented Denny.

Superintendent and Leadership Staff Presentations and Visits • Community Partners: On June 28, we will review with the Board the potential changes to the budget

and to waitlists. We are now meeting with our key partners Seattle Education Association (SEA), Principals Association of Seattle Schools (PASS) and Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association (SCPTSA) to review those options as well as the Formula for Success. We met with PASS this week and will meet with SEA and SCPTSA next week.

• Seattle Housing Authority (SHA)/SPS Executive Steering Committee meeting: We meet many times during the year with the Seattle Housing Authority. They stand with us in supporting 6,000 SPS students that live in public housing. Specifically, they help us showcase the importance of attendance and work specifically to homes for Bailey Gatzert families that become homeless. This partnership is truly unique and is now attracting national interest.

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(Pictured: Executive Director Andrew Lofton, Supt. Nyland, SHA and SPS staff)

• Principal Leadership Learning Day: Last week principals met to review their Continuous School Improvement Plans (C-SIPs) with each other and continue their work on race and equity. I provided an update on the SMART goals (for both the year ending and the year to come). We will meet again with principals for two days in late June to continue the launch of SMART goals for 2017-18.

• Huchoosedah, our Title VI advisory committee, held a student recognition for nearly 100 Native American students last week. Kyle Kinoshita and I attended the Native American celebration at Daybreak Star on Friday. And special recognition for Gail Morris as a follow up to her state-wide recognition and at the School Board meeting.

• Šǝqačib student celebration: Boo Balkfan Foster launched her classroom’s chapbook on June13. This year, inspired by the Water Protectors at Standing Rock, students responded to the question, “What is worth fighting for?” Stephen Nielsen and I joined Boo’s Chief Sealth students and their families for coffee/dessert and celebrated student voice!

• Roxhill Elementary School: Principal Tarra Patrick reported on the work Roxhill is doing to close opportunity gaps. Their laminated card, that serves as their focus at every event, shows the “sweet spot” … overlap between: student learning; social-emotional health and professional development. They are excited about the new English Language Arts (ELA) K-5 Reading adoption and eager to blend their “CARE” for every student with the rigor of the new standards based curriculum. Later Mary Ezenwaka’s class EAGERLY showed me the environmental work they are doing in “cell two” – their part of the Roxhill bog. They provided poncho, binoculars and a moisture meter while they explained how the bog worked and how they are charting the changes they see.

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(Pictured: Mansour Sheikh, Supt. Nyland, Hawa Mohmud, Lisa Sanchez, Maya Enriquez, Maya, Elizabeth Ezenwaka heading to the Roxhill Bog)

Community Engagement/Highlights:

• Magnolia School Community Meeting: On Monday, June 19 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Catherine Blaine K-8, please join Seattle Public Schools for a community meeting about potential Magnolia School boundaries and related scenarios that may impact Magnolia and Queen Anne area schools. The district’s Enrollment Planning team will share an overview of the recent boundary scenario survey and provide information on next steps. No decisions have been made on Magnolia boundaries, on boundary or program changes for other schools, or on grandfathering. At this meeting, we will be asking community members to share their comments, questions and concerns using comment cards. You may also share your input by emailing: growthboundaries@seattleschools.org. Read more about Magnolia Elementary School Boundaries.

• Seattle Pride Parade: All students, staff, families, and friends are invited to join Seattle Public Schools in the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25 at 11 a.m. located Downtown Seattle – beginning at 4th Avenue and Union; ending at Seattle Center. You can ride on the yellow school bus float or march alongside. We will provide snacks and fun items you can hand out to the crowd. Meet at the parade staging area on 4th Avenue early if you would like participate. The parade ends at Seattle Center where there will be a rally, music, food, and entertainment. Visit the Seattle Pride Parade event website for more information.

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Attachments: • Two-tier 2017-18 Bell Schedule • Opinion Piece: What Washington can learn from Oregon on K-12 Spending • Piece: School Funding: First do no harm • Piece: Education advocates fear funding deal won’t go far enough

Thank you, Larry Associate Superintendent for Teaching & Learning Update: Included in this packet please find Associate Superintendent for Teaching & Learning Michael Tolley’s update for this week. Associate Superintendent for Capital, Facilities, Operations and Enrollment Update: Included in this packet please find Associate Superintendent for Capital, Facilities, Operations and Enrollment Dr. Flip Herndon’s update for this week Assistant Superintendent for Operations Update: Included in this packet please find Assistant Superintendent for Operations Pegi McEvoy’s update for this week. Chief Information Officer Update: Included in this packet please find Chief Information Officer John Krull’s update for this week.

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HIGH SCHOOLSELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

SCH# SCHOOL ARRIVE START END DEPART SCH# SCHOOL ARRIVE START END DEPART

11 BALLARD 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 201 ADAMS 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35

24 CENTER SCHOOL 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 202 ALKI 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

18CHIEF SEALTH INT'L

8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 203 ARBOR HEIGHTS 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

12 CLEVELAND 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 204 DANIEL BAGLEY 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

13 FRANKLIN 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 205 BEACON HILL INT'L 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

14 GARFIELD 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 209 BRYANT 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

22 NATHAN HALE 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 971 CASCADIA 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

20 INGRAHAM 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 210 CEDAR PARK 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

23 NOVA 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 211 FRANTZ COE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

21 RAINIER BEACH 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 215 CONCORD INT'L 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35

17 ROOSEVELT 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 218 B.F. DAY 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

983SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL

8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 251DEARBORN PARK INT'L

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

960 SOUTH LAKE 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 DECATUR 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35

19 WEST SEATTLE 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 219 DUNLAP 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

221 EMERSON 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35MIDDLE SCHOOLS

222 FAIRMOUNT PARK 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

SCH# SCHOOL ARRIVE START END DEPART 225 GATEWOOD 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

106 JANE ADDAMS 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 226 BAILEY GATZERT 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

103 DENNY INT'L 7:40 7:55 2:45 3:55 270 GENESEE HILL 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

113 EAGLESTAFF 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 220 GRAHAM HILL 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

104 ECKSTEIN 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 229 GREEN LAKE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

105 HAMILTON INT'L 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 230 GREENWOOD 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

130 AKI KUROSE 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 233 HAWTHORNE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

107 MADISON 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 234 HAY 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

118 MCCLURE 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 235 HIGHLAND PARK 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

109 MEANY 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 288 KIMBALL 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

110 MERCER 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 207MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

117 WASHINGTON 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 239 LAFAYETTE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

115 WHITMAN 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 242 LAURELHURST 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

243 LAWTON 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

K-8 SCHOOLS 244 LESCHI 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

SCH# SCHOOL ARRIVE START END DEPART 245 LOWELL 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35

289CATHARINE BLAINE

8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 246LOYAL HEIGHTS @ J MARSHALL

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

208BROADVIEW-THOMSON

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35 249 MADRONA 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

955 LICTON SPRINGS 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 252 MAPLE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

939 ORCA 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 212THURGOOD MARSHALL

8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35

930 PATHFINDER 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 247 MCDONALD INT'L 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

949 SALMON BAY 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 248 MCGILVRA 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

972STEM K-8 @ BOREN

8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 255 MONTLAKE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

291SOUTH SHORE PK-8

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35 256 JOHN MUIR 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

935 TOPS 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 259 NORTH BEACH 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

292 HAZEL WOLF 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 257 NORTHGATE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

261 OLYMPIC HILLS 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35HEAD START PROGRAM

262 OLYMPIC VIEW 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

ALL SCHOOLS ARRIVE START END DEPART 974 QUEEN ANNE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

A.M. SESSION 264 RAINIER VIEW 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

P.M. SESSION 266 JOHN ROGERS 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

267 ROXHILL 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

268 SACAJAWEA 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

SCH# SCHOOL ARRIVE START END DEPART 269 SAND POINT 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

321 BRIDGES 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 273 SANISLO 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

319EARLY LEARNING CENTER

8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 241JOHN STANFORD INT'L

7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

333 EEU 8:45 9:00 3:30 3:40 272 STEVENS 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

977 THORNTON CREEK 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

T1 ELEMENTARY/K-8 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35 275 VAN ASSELT @ AAA 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

T1 SECONDARY 7:40 7:55 2:45 2:55 277 VIEW RIDGE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

T2 ELEMENTARY/K-8 8:40 8:55 3:25 3:35 276 VIEWLANDS 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

T2 SECONDARY 8:40 8:55 3:45 3:55 279 WEDGWOOD 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

T2 5 HIGH SCHOOLS 8:30 8:45 3:35 3:45 236 WEST SEATTLE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

281 WEST WOODLAND 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

282 WHITTIER 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

286 WING LUKE 7:40 7:55 2:25 2:35

Rev 00 6/5/2017

* Draft as of 6/5/20217 - subject to change

FINAL 2017-18 Transportation Service Standards

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What Washington can learn front Oregon on K-12 spending Originally published June 12, 2017 at 3:33 pm Updated June 12, 2017 at 3:53 pm

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The Capitol building in Salem, Oregon. (Don Ryan/ AP) Washington's smaller, less affluent neighbor, Oregon, has made major gains in K-12 investment, while Washington lags behind. That is a competitive disadvantage.

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By John Tapogna

and Lisa Macfarlane

Special to The Times

FIVE years after the state Supreme Court's ruling on the McCleary lawsuit, Washington lawmakers are still tangled up in debates about arcane funding formulas and revenue patches. They have made so little progress that school funding advocates held a candlelight vigil earlier this month.

But during Washington's post-McCleary stagnation, Oregon - a neighbor and competitor for talent - has not stood still. A recent report by the National Education Association estimates that, in 2017, Oregon is spending $12,161 per K-12 student compared to Washington's $10,119.

So, Oregon, a state once lampooned in the Doonesbury cartoon series for its school funding woes, now outspends the home state of Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks and Costco by 20 percent per student.

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<img class=" alt=" src='https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bb-oregon-wa-k12-3oox200.jpg' srcset=" sizes='(max-width: 767px) calc(10ovw - 2opx), 3oopx' data­sizes='(max-width: 767Px) calc(10ovw - 2opx), 3oopx' > John Tapogna is president of ECONorthwest, an economic consulting firm. Lisa Macfarlane lives in Seattle and has family in Oregon. She has a long history of championing education funding with Democrats for Education Reform, the League of Education Voters and Schools First. The views expressed here are their own.

With considerably better funded schools, Oregon has an attractive economic development card to play- especially along the state border. That adds urgency for Washington to break the logjam and get its fiscal house in order.

Oregon's recovery plan was first articulated by its business community. In December 2010, early in the recovery, Oregon's business leaders advanced a three-part budget strategy: grow the economy, slow health­care and corrections spending, and invest the dividends in education.

It worked.

Long, sustained economic expansions usually favor the Pacific Northwest, and this one has been no different. Robust growth in the technology, food-and-beverage, and health-care sectors created good­payingjobs. Oregon's income-tax revenues took off and contributed to the best revenue recovery in the nation.

Meanwhile, public management had a good six-year run. In 2013, state lawmakers enacted hard-fought criminal justice reforms that ended the growth in prison beds. Oregon negotiated a smart deal with the Obama

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administration that delivered almost $2 billion in federal innovation funds, curbed per capita health-care costs and helped launch the Affordable Care Act.

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Strong revenue - together with those health care and corrections savings - fueled investments in full-day kindergarten, teacher training and class-size reductions. Two governors, and dozens of skilled legislators, on both sides of the aisle deserve credit for executing the business-led strategy.

Oregon's economic run, while impressive, pales next to Washington's. The Seattle region has transformed into a global powerhouse with one of the hottest job markets in the nation. Washington's 3.7 percent growth rate in real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 was the largest among all states and was significantly higher than the rate for the U.S. as a whole.

ADVERTISING Per capita income - all of Washington's income divided by all of Washington's people - has swelled to $54,076. That's almost 8 percent above the U.S. average and a full 19 percent above Oregon's level -

$45,436.

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But, Washington's booming economy hasn't translated into a robust revenue recovery. A tax system over-reliant on regressive, slow-growing consumption taxes - sales and gross receipts - is to blame.

The upshot: Washington has been out-governed by its smaller, less­affluent neighbor to the south. Oregon's made tougher choices, cut better deals, and found more common ground in this recovery. Now, they sit right next door with the same amenities: mountains, rivers, beaches, high deserts, good beer, great wine, thriving cities and charming small towns. And, if they execute with their K-12 investments, they'll soon have better schools.

That is an economic threat.

The good news is there is broad recognition that Washington's public education system is underperforming. In a state with so many successful people and businesses, the failure to provide high quality education to all students is unacceptable.

The fact that Washington's southern, less economically-advantaged neighbor is spending 20 percent more on public education is cause for alarm, and for action. Gov. Jay Inslee should not sign a biennial budget that continues this trend of underinvesting in K-12 schools. It is time for Washington's capable budget negotiators to give up sacred ground and make a deal that seriously invests in public education.

John Tapogna

Lisa Macfarlane

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School funding: First do no harm ByBILLKEIM Special to The Times

F IVE years after the state Su­preme Court issued its ruling

in the McCleary case, we face the 2018 deadline they established for ample school funding. In that decision, the court upheld allele­ments of the lower court's ruling with one exception. The Superior Court ordered the Legislature to first determine the actual cost of basic education and then provide that funding. However, the Su­preme Court didn't feel more study was needed since the Basic Educa­tion Finance Task Force had con­ducted a thorough review leading in 2009 to a proposed new alloca­tion model which was adopted by the Legislature.

Given this looming deadline, one might assume this legislative session would be all about provid­ing funding for the new allocation model, but significant changes are being considered. One major change proposed by the House and Senate is elimination of the "Salary Allocation Model" or SAM, which has worked well for decades. That system has two key elements:

• A salary schedule with the level of training on one axis with years of experience on the other.

• A staff-mix factor that repre­sents a district's average teacher placement on that grid.

The state salary schedule in­cludes two formats. One includes the salary for each cell in the grid, and the other provides a factor representing the numerical differ­ence between each cell. A new

teacher with a bachelor's degree and no experience, for example, is assigned a factor of 1.000. An experienced teacher at the highest salary has a factorof 1.885. The state allocation system averages thqt factor for all teachers within a district to derive its staff-mix fac­tor. The salary corresponding to that staff mix factor is multiplied by the number of allocated teach­ers to calculate the state's salary payment to the district.

Elimination of the current SAM is widely opposed by the state's educational leaders. In the short term, the change would create statewide bargaining chaos since the state salary schedule is part of most district's collective bargain­ing agreements. The change would create even more significant long­term impacts. With our current system, hiring decisions are based on selecting the best possible can­didate. If the allocation is based on a state average salary, hiring will be more driven by budget consid­erations.

In a May 28 Seattle Times' news story ["In fight over Washington's school funding, some want big change in who gets how much­but is J.t too late?"], staff reporter Neal Morton provided a great overview of the concerns that led to this proposed change, as well as the opposition to it. The primary criticism of the current model is a perception that it's unfair to high poverty districts since they tend to receive a lower salary allocation than more affluent school districts. That difference reflects the recruit-

ment and retention challenge in these districts resulting in staff lower on the salary scale. That's an important problem for legislators to solve, but the solution shouldn't be funded on the backs of other districts. That approaqi disman­tles an important element of the current system that meets the· court's directive.

A core principle of the McCleary decision is that the state must fund districts for the actual cost of pro­viding basic education. One only need look at the first-year implica­tions of this proposed change to see a violation of that principle. By , replacing the current SAM with a state average salary allocation, half of the districts in the state would lose funding- and for many, it would be a significant loss. That takes them farther from the state funding their actual costs.

As House and Seh~te negotia­tors work to iron out the differenc­es in their plans, we encour~ge adherence to the adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." After all, the only thing the court is requiring is for the state to amply fund our schools. Most of the other pro­posed changes represent a distrac­tion from that prime directive, and in the case of salary allocation, they do considerable harm.

Bill Keim is the executive director of the Washington Association of School Administrators.

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E·ducation advocates fear funding deal won't go far enough

' ' MCCLEARY I. Some K-12 advocates are· ~oncerned that a compromise on court-ordered . school funding will fall short of a long-term solution ..

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By JOSEPH O'SULLIVAN Seattle Times Olympia bureau .

OLYMPIA-As a handful of state lawmakers toil away in closed-door talks over how to fulfill court-ordered school fund­ing, some education advocates fear that an eventual compromise won't put enough money into the schools.

The state Supreme Court in its 2012 McCleary decision ruled that Washington violates its own constitution by underfunding · K-12 schools.

Since then, lawmakers have poured billions of dollars into education to comply with Mc­Cleary, but delayed the hardest · part until this year-figuring out how the state will cover teacher and other school-worker salaries.

. School districts currently pay a big chunk of those costs with local property-tax dollars.

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Now,just three weeks remain befpre an impasse over school funding and a new sfate operating budget could cause a state govern­ment shutdown July 1 when the current fiscal year ends.

The court says lawmakers must approve a school-fund­ing~lan before they adjourn this year.

Gov. Jay Inslee recently nudged lawmakers toward a comI?,romise, effectivelytak­ing off the table both a capi­tal-gains tax proposal favored by Democrats and a Republi­can J?roperty-tax plan.

Summer Stinson, of educa­tion-advocacy group Wash-inigt 's Paramount Duty, lam nted Inslee's move.

F r Stinson, the governor's ori alK-12plan-which incl ded the capital-gains . pro~osal, a price on carbon emi~sions and an increase in partiof the state's business­and{occupatio~ tax-came the~osest of three major edu ation-funding proposals to s tisfying the McCleary rulli!ig

''But he's backed off that," she said.

Stinson said she fears law­makers might resort to short­term action, such as dipping into budget reserves, to scrounge up money for edu-cation. .

"It feels like they're trying to do anything they can to make the problem smaller," she said, adding later: ''The onlywaywe can do this is by raising enough ample, de­pendable, progressive taxa­tion."

TomAheame, attorney for the plaintiffs in the McCleary case, also remains pessimis-tic. ·

As far as the proposals made in public, "I have not heard or seen anything that would comply with the order yet," Aheame said.

Legislators attempting to negotiate a deal that can pass the GOP-held Senate and Democratic-controlled House say they remain confident they'll meet the court's re­quirements.

'We continue to work hard, especially on K-12, but also on the budget," said Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia and chief GOP budget writer.

Braun dismissed criticisms by Washington's Paramount

Duty as "too one-sided." "Anything less than the

most funding they could get i not enough," he said.

Even with shelving the more ambitious McCleary proposals, "there are a lot of revenue options out there," said House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington.

Some education-policy . changes not tied to McCleary likely will have to wait for future legislative sessions, Sullivan added. He pointed tc state Schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal's proposal to revamp education over sever­al years.

Still,education-advocacy ·groups have long lists of what theywant lawmakers to ac­complish.

Rich Wood, spokesman for the Washington Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union, said the Legislature must tackle teach­er pay, as well as smaller class sizes and more funding for transportation, technology and school support staff.

"It's clear it needs to be a major investment in our kids' education," Wood said.

Libuse Binder, executive director of Stand for Children Washington,anotheradvoca­cy group, ticked off a set of policies lawmakers should pursue as they work at a McCleary solution.

They include getting rid of school "staff mix" ratios, a formula at the center of how much state money each dis­trict receives; spending more on learning assistance and dual-credit programs; and building an early-warning system to help identify strug­gling students .

"Success would look like having all these implement­ed," Binder said ..

But Sen. Michael Baum­gartner, R-Spokane, a fre­quent critic of McCleary and its implementation, is skepti­cal of demands by education­advocacy groups.

"McCleary essentially be­comes a hammer for whatev­er any interest group wants to drive," Baumgartner said.

Inslee spokeswoman Tara Lee said it's too early to pass judgment on the McCleary efforts in Olympia.

"It's too soon; we haven't seen the final budget," Lee said. "Negotiations are still happening." Joseph O'Sullivan: 360-236-8268 or

josuUivan@seattletimes.com. On Twitter@OlympiaJoe June 16, 2017 Friday Memo, Page 17 of 25

Submitted by Michael F. Tolley 06.15.2017 Page 1 of 5

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017 To: Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent From: Michael F. Tolley, Associate Superintendent for Teaching & Learning Re: Friday Memo for June 16, 2017

TEACHING AND LEARNING:

Department of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction:

Assessment Calendar Update: The Seattle Schools Assessment Steering Committee was assembled in spring of 2016 as part of the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Seattle Schools and the Seattle Education Association Certificated Non-Supervisory Employees. Each year of this contract, the committee will collaborate with departments within central office to develop a proposed districtwide annual assessment calendar for the upcoming academic year. A draft is produced and approved by the committee. The draft of the calendar is then sent to managers for their approval and any recommended changes. After manager approval, the calendar is provided for approval to the Executor Director and Chief of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction. Once approved, the calendar is presented as a component of the Assessment Steering Committee’s final report to the superintendent. The District-wide assessment calendar will be finalized by August 15. SEA and the District agree that no additional district-mandated assessments will be added after the superintendent has approved a district-wide annual assessment calendar. Building faculty and administrators may adopt additional assessments in their buildings by working through their building’s decision-making process.

Department of Early Learning:

Summer Professional Development Plan for Early Learning This August we will partner with Developmental Preschool, Head Start, and the City of Seattle to offer an Early Learning Institute for our preschool teaching staff. Some Early Learning Institute offerings include:

• Challenging Behavior – incorporating Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)/Trauma-Informed practices, Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, Regulating (RULER), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

• Health and Safety in the Preschool Classroom • Teaching Strategy Gold Advanced – using data in the preschool classroom • Introduction to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) • Introduction to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) • Early Learning Fitness (ELF) • Administering developmental screening Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

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Submitted by Michael F. Tolley 06.15.2017 Page 2 of 5

WaKIDS Family Connections for Kindergarten and Preschool • An individual visit between each Kindergarten teacher and family prior to the start of

school is a required element of WaKIDS AND for the first time will be offered to all Seattle Public Schools (SPS) preschool families (Head Start, Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) and Special Education developmental preschool) this September.

• All Kindergarten teachers will schedule visits with families Wed. 9/6 through Fri. 9/8 • Mon. Sept. 11 is the first day of school for all kindergartners, Head Start & Seattle

Preschool Program (SPP) students; Developmental Preschool will start 9/18. SPP+ (Inclusion) Classrooms

• Information regarding the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Plus classroom pilot was sent to all current Developmental Preschool families along with Letters of Interest. Interested families returned Letters of Interest to their teachers/case managers. Letters of Interest were sorted by region and students were randomly selected for a seat assignment June 7. Notification letters were sent to families June 14 with a deadline for verification of acceptance by June 30.

• Continuous staff meetings have been held to obtain feedback and input on specific needs, concerns and information pertaining to SPP Plus classrooms and teaching staff for successful planning and implementation. This is part of the ongoing Community Engagement Plan to support effective, 2-way communication from stakeholders.

• SPS will be sending two teams of 4-5 people to the University of Washington Haring Center Inclusion Summit to support the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of inclusive practices. These teams will be composed of organizational leadership, instructional experts, teaching staff, coaches, principals and directors to help build a framework and strategic plan for integrating inclusive programs.

Preschool Expansion Grant This June we applied for a Preschool Expansion grant through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As our P-5 Schools Aligned with Seattle Universal Pre-K (UPK) grant ends this August, additional funds will be necessary to ensure quality program expansion. The new grant will fund two positions, an Early Learning Program Manager that will manage the operations of 17 Seattle Preschool classrooms and a Preschool Professional Development Coach that will manage professional development for SPS teachers and alignment for P-5 schools, serving the unique needs of our system. If our proposal is accepted, the grant will be $450,000 over two years ($225,000 per year). Preschool Performance Targets – 2016-17 Seattle Public Schools’ eight Preschool classrooms have met six out of nine performance targets this year at 100% reimbursement rate. The final three performance targets were completed on May 31 and we are on track to finish the year with full reimbursement for all nine performance targets. To date we have received $315,860 out of the $464,500 maximum performance payment.

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DIVISION OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES:

Seattle Public Schools Summer Learning Opportunities Update:

Summer is a critical time for children and youth to engage in ongoing learning, enrichment, and skill-building. Lack of access to high quality summer learning opportunities has real consequences – more than half of the achievement gap between lower and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities. Fortunately, Seattle Public Schools, community based organizations and various city departments offer many programs throughout the summer months. Below you will find a compilation of district resources and program offerings. Families are encouraged to check with their student’s school for information about summer learning. Students Entering Kindergarten

Jump Start August 21 - 25, 2017, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. How to apply: In April, schools sent out Jump Start registration and health forms to families. These forms should be completed and returned to their school by June. This free transition-to-kindergarten program is offered at most Seattle elementary and K-8 schools.

Elementary Students

Summer Staircase June 28-July-28, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; No school July 4. How to apply: The application period now closed. Summer Staircase is a high quality program for students currently in kindergarten through fourth grade, offered at eighteen elementary schools across the district. Enrollment preference is given to students below grade level as determined by Measure of Academic Performance (MAP), Amplify or Smarter Balanced assessments.

Middle School Students

Northend Summer Music July 10 - July 28, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. How to apply: visit our summer music information webpage for an application. The Summer Music Program is a way for students to continue their music learning during the summer months. The program is designed for students entering grades 5-9

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(fourth grade completed). Students must have completed at least one year of instrumental instruction. Other Middle School Summer Opportunities Families are encouraged to contact their child's middle school to determine if summer programs are offered.

High School Students

Credit Recovery for High School Students July 5 - July 28, 2017, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. How to register: The application period now closed. Students who need credit for language arts, math or social studies classes they did not previously pass; preference given to grades 11 and 12. Students may enroll in up to two classes and earn up to one credit toward graduation. Skills Center July 5 - 28, 2017, 11 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. How to apply: Apply online on the Skills Center website. Applications must be received no later than Friday, June 16, 2017. Open to all Seattle Public Schools students entering 9th through 12th grade in September, the Seattle Skills Center is a free program to provide hands-on classes in real-world career fields from auto technology to medical careers.

Department of English Language Learners (ELL) and International Services

Dual Language Bill Update: At the June 7, 2017 School Board Meeting, the Education Program Manager from One America, Annabel Quintero, spoke about the Dual Language bill (SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1445) that passed in the Legislature during the regular session and was signed by Governor Inslee in Highline School District on May 8. She urged Seattle Schools to give serious consideration to applying for the grant funding when it becomes available and to prioritize support for ELL and Heritage Language Learners. (Note that Seattle Public Schools did not endorse the bill during this session although we had endorsed the previous Dual Language bill. That was because the district wanted to focus all legislative attention on McCleary and full funding of basic education. It is possible that community-based organizations may have interpreted Seattle’s noticeable absence from the list of districts endorsing the bill as an indication of not supporting Dual Language education.) Substitute House Bill (SHB) 1445 provides an overview of the changing demographics of our state, noting a 689% increase in the number of students served in the state’s transitional bilingual instruction program (TBIP) between 1986 and 2016. In 2015-2016, less than 50% of instructors in Transitional Bilingual Instructional Programs (TBIPs) were certificated teachers, and only 11% of students received instruction in their native language despite research that “non-English

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Submitted by Michael F. Tolley 06.15.2017 Page 5 of 5

speaking students develop academic proficiency in English more quickly in they are provided instruction in their native language initially.” SHB 1445 establishes two grant programs to: “(a) Expand dual language programs for elementary and secondary students; and (b) recruit bilingual individuals to become educators who are able to provide instruction in, and support for, dual language programs.” The grant programs would be administered by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) with awards made by October 1, 2017 (if funding is allocated). The grants must be used for dual language program start-up and expansion costs not for ongoing program costs. For Seattle that means we could apply for funding to open new programs (in new schools) or to expand to additional languages, such as Somali, Arabic, or Vietnamese. (There is a bonus of up to $20,000 for adding a language other than Spanish, but that must be based on serving ELLs who speak that language in that school.) The Professional Education Standards Board would administer the bilingual educator initiative to recruit future bilingual teachers and counselors. The focus would be on districts where immigrant students are shown to be rapidly increasing. The programs would include components to encourage bilingual students in middle and high school to consider careers in teaching. This might include credit-bearing curricula in grades 11 and 12 that “include mentoring, shadowing, best practices in teaching in a multicultural world, efficacy and practice of dual language instruction, social and emotional learning, enhanced leadership, civic engagement, and community service activities.” Seattle is already working on developing courses along this line for Dual Language Immersion continuation students (and Heritage Spanish students) at Chief Sealth International High School. Michele Anciaux Aoki maaoki@seattleschools.org 252-0191

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Date: Friday, June 16, 2017 To: Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent From: Flip Herndon, Associate Superintendent of Capital, Facilities and Operations,

Enrollment and Planning Services Re: Friday Memo to the Board Capital Projects, Facilities and Operations, and Enrollment Planning Facilities Operations 20170619 Seattle Works Day: Saturday, June 17, is Seattle Works Day, the biggest day of the year for their organization. Seattle Works has been a great partner to Seattle Schools for over 20 years, providing volunteer teams throughout the year. Seven schools will participate in Seattle Works Day this year, bringing between 15 and 50+ volunteers to each site:

• Nathan Hale: removing invasive plants and helping to construct garden beds at Nathan Hale Horticulture Urban Farm

• Madrona: painting game lines to prepare for summer seal-coating by Facilities personnel, followed by City Serve painting new (relocated) game lines in August

• McClure: cleaning up the grounds • Wedgwood: refreshing brightly colored playground game courts • Beacon Hill: helping the Art teacher pack up her classroom: moving to a new space • John Hay: creating a mural at John Hay to beautify the length of the retaining wall on the

south side of the playground, facing the street; • Maple: continuing efforts to paint game lines in the kindergarten play yard, and scrub

playground equipment. The following schools have planned volunteer projects that are not part of Seattle Works Day:

• West Woodland: performing spring cleanup of their learning gardens and rain garden; • McDonald: refreshing playground game lines.

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Submitted by Pegi McEvoy June 15, 2017 Page 1

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2017

To: Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent

From: Pegi McEvoy, Assistant Superintendent for Operations

Re: Friday Memo for June 16, 2017

Transportation:

Following the City Council vote on the allocation for two-tier busing, we thank the Mayor for his

leadership in introducing the idea of City support, and City Council for their support moving to

the new schedule. In addition, several of the school board members worked tirelessly with staff

to ensure that all decision-makers had the best information available to help understand the

equity issue and the research on start times as they impact student academic achievement. It is

the intent of staff to notify families directly of the outcome and of the 2017-18 arrival-departure

times no later than today. The updated arrival departure times will also be posted on the website

today.

Because Loyal Heights is continuing at their interim site this year, today the new principal has

asked that the bell times remain the same (2nd Tier) until they return to their renovated school.

Since this is a one-time request, transportation is able to accommodate this need.

District athletics and transportation staff are also working on an updated plan for athletics and

after-school transportation for the 2017-18 school year, including:

The Athletic Department is continuing to adjust schedules to reduce the impacts for next

year. However, there are challenges for some sports. Some sports that are daylight

dependent and have longer events may face challenges (cross country and track). Some

sports use Park Department facilities with limited student use time (golf and swimming).

The athletic and transportation departments continue to prioritize these sports to reduce

the impact for athletes.

The Transportation Department has developed a “Van Rental” program that allows

school sports teams to rent vans. This will allow our smaller teams to provide

transportation for small teams that have events right after school , such as golf.

The Athletic Department is working to reschedule athletic events in response to the

longer school day. The fall sports program schedules are pretty well set, but staff is

working on winter and spring sports as well as fall sports for the 2018-19 school year to

see what mitigations can be put in place.

Schools are looking at their master scheduling to see how accommodations can be made

for students who have extracurricular activities, jobs, and athletic events to participate in

them while still excelling academically.

Because high schools have varying sports facilities and need to practice at alternative

sites, the Superintendent has authorized high schools without athletic complexes (Ballard,

Cleveland, Franklin, Roosevelt, and West Seattle) to have a 10-minute earlier start and

end time to accommodate the additional travel time.

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Submitted by John Krull on June 16, 2017 Page 1

Date: Friday, June 16, 2017 To: Dr. Larry Nyland, Superintendent From: John Krull, Chief Information Officer Re: Friday Memo for June 16, 2017 Department of Technology Services: Seattle Public Schools Wins “Honorable Mention” Award at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Conference Amazon Web Services sponsors an annual competition called the "City On A Cloud Innovation Challenge". This global event is designed to encourage innovative uses of cloud technology in the public sector. For the first time, this year’s event was opened for participation by schools and school districts. On behalf of SPS, the DoTS Business Intelligence team submitted a proposal to apply machine learning and other cloud-based analytical technology towards Eliminating Opportunity Gaps (EOG). This proposal was named a finalist in the “Dream Big” category and was recognized with an “Honorable Mention” award at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 14. Judie Jaeger, Director, Information Systems and Business Intelligence, accepted $5,000 in AWS credits on behalf of SPS to help further this work. Budget Development and Financial Management (BDFM) System: With the approval of the contract with Questica for the budget software on Wednesday, June 7, the project moved quickly to incorporate Questica into the project team. A joint project plan is being finalized and we are targeting the week of July 10 to have the next on-site meeting with Questica. The SPS Budget and HR teams have been meeting to create Value Stream Mappings for processes invoked in the budget creation and maintenance throughout the year. These mappings visualize how the processes and technical systems work together currently and will be instrumental in leading the design sessions to create the future state solution. Phase 1 is targeted for a November 2017 launch. Windows 10 Summer Upgrade: DoTS will be migrating all student Windows workstations from Windows 7 to Windows 10 before the start of the 2017-2018 school year. We wanted to share the advantages to moving to Windows 10:

• Windows 10 offers better integration with Office 365 and SharePoint. • Windows 10 offers more security and compatibility. • Having one Windows platform is fundamental to standardize our support and to ensure

unified experiences for our teachers and students. • Windows 10 will include the new Office 365 ProPlus version that enhances OneDrive

and online collaborative tools.

DoTs is excited to be moving forward with Windows 10, new teacher laptops, and Office 365 ProPlus. This will offer teachers and students a better user experience.

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