AN ORDINANCE related to the Seattle Preschool Program; approving a Comprehensive Evaluation Strategy as required by Resolution 31527.
Agenda Item five Council Bill 118461 related to the Seattle Preschool Program approving a comprehensive evaluation strategy as required by Resolution 31527. The committee recommends the bill passed as amended. Thank you. This is an ordinance adopting the evaluation program for the Seattle Preschool Program. We know that the first 14 classrooms of the Seattle Preschool Program will open next month in early September. And this ordinance establishes the evaluation criteria and the process that will be followed. It's a comprehensive evaluation strategy that includes a detailed plan for ensuring that the Seattle Preschool Program engages in continuous quality improvement, both in relation to program infrastructure and processes, and also in relation to program impacts on a child's readiness for entering kindergarten. The city's Department of Education and Early Learning contracted with third third sector intelligence, a team of independent evaluation experts to conduct the evaluation which will occur over the next four years. The team includes representatives from the University of Washington and National Early Learning experts, including some who have testified before the council over the last couple of years on this topic. High quality preschool can be our strongest tool in reducing the academic achievement gap. And this strategy will help make sure that this program gets off to a good start and remains on the right foot going forward. Questions or comments. Please call the role on the passage of the bill. Bagshot Garden. Hi. Carol. Licata. Hi. O'Brien Hi. Okamoto. Hi. So what? I am President Burgess. My Agent Faber then opposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. The report of the Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee. Please read item six.