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Reminder: DEEL is Accepting Applications to the Telehealth Services for Students & Youth Request for Information (RFI)

July 19, 2024

DEEL is seeking submissions from qualified Telehealth Service Providers to support the mental wellbeing of students and youth DEEL is accepting applications for the 2024 Telehealth Services for Students & Youth Request for Information (RFI). This RFI seeks information from qualified telehealth service providers to support the mental well-being of… [ Keep reading ]

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DEEL Partners with Community-Based Organizations for Summer Programs Serving K-12 Youth of Color 

July 17, 2024

Seventeen partners received up to $80,000 to provide free summer learning opportunities serving Seattle school-aged youth in July and August this year SEATTLE (July 17) – Celebrated from July 15 to 19, National Summer Learning Week is an opportunity to elevate the work of community-based partner organizations that serve Seattle… [ Keep reading ]

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Summer Learning Programs Grant Open: Supporting Academic and Enrichment Opportunities for Seattle K-12 Youth 

March 1, 2024

The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) Summer Learning Programs Request for Investment (RFI) is a 3-year grant that supports academic and enrichment programs for Seattle-based K-12 students in summer 2024, 2025, and 2026. This award is intended to prepare students for the new school year with new knowledge… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: BIPOC Community Youth Programs, Department News, K-12 Education

DEEL Advances Youth Leadership and Cultural Education Programming with $2.8 Million Investment  

March 1, 2024

Six community partner organizations will expand Culturally Specific and Responsive programs to support BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee youth SEATTLE (January 31) – The City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is announcing six community-based organizations (CBO) selected to receive a total of $2.8 million in funding to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: BIPOC Community Youth Programs, Department News, K-12 Education

Student Mental Health Pilot Expanding to Additional Schools

August 10, 2023

As part of the City’s $4.5 million investment to increase student mental health supports in schools, the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is launching a funding process to expand services at up to three additional schools beginning fall 2023.

Filed Under: Department News, K-12 Education, School Investments

Focused on Student Success, $7.2 Million in Youth Programs Awarded 

June 29, 2023

Building on nearly $5 million in expanded learning and college and career programming since 2020, the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) will invest approximately $7.2 million in programs for students and youth not yet meeting grade-level standards, in alignment with and funded by the 2018 voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy. Opportunity and Access grants will fund 16 community-based organizations and serve approximately 2,000 youth and young adults through 2026, the final year of the levy. Each organization will receive $450,000 over three years. 

Filed Under: BIPOC Community Youth Programs, Department News

Youth Join Partnership for $4.5 Million Investment in Mental Health Pilot

May 16, 2023

Youth mental health is at crisis levels due to the ongoing impact of social isolation from remote learning, gun violence, and the negative side of social media. Students are demanding alternative services and the City has created the Student Mental Health Supports Pilot in response to their needs. This $4.5 million investment brings together schools, students, community organizations, Seattle Public Schools (SPS), and Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) to respond to what many public health professionals identify as a crisis of our time.  

Filed Under: K-12 Education

Register in May for DEEL-Funded K-12 Summer Programs

April 25, 2023

Sixteen community-based organizations will serve nearly 900 students this summer through funding awarded by the Seattle Department of Education & Early Learning (DEEL).

Filed Under: BIPOC Community Youth Programs

DEEL Spring 2023 Newsletter

April 5, 2023

DEEL’s spring newsletter is available now! This issue highlights Seattle Preschool Program applications now open for the 2023-24 school year, and levy-supported classroom strategies supporting success.

Filed Under: Department News, Early Learning, K-12 Education, School Investments

New Strategies for Student Success Top of Mind for Levy Partners

April 4, 2023

DEEL staff and members of the FEPP Levy Oversight Committee (LOC) visit preschool through 12th grade classrooms throughout the school year to learn more about how levy supports and interventions are promoting student success

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