Seattle Channel Moving Images ➔ Mayor Bruce Harrell Press Conference: Seattle Preschool Program Expansion Announcement

Moving Image
Identifier:
16841
Description
Mayor Bruce Harrell and partners announce the opening of applications for the City’s award-winning Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) for the 2025-2026 school year. Nine new classrooms and 169 seats will be added for the upcoming academic year, with the capacity to serve more than 2,500 children living in Seattle. In the 2025-2026 school year, SPP is partnering with 29 organizations, with 114 preschool sites and 158 classrooms. Applications will open Friday, March 14, 2025. SPP provides free tuition to most Seattle families who apply, with rates calculated based on household income and family size to advance educational equity and reduce race-based opportunity gaps in kindergarten readiness. Speakers and attendees include: Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera, City of Seattle Dwane Chappelle, Director, Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning Jennifer Kelty, Executive Director, The Children’s Center at Burke Gilman Gardens Gina Copping, parent of current preschooler and TCC Board of Directors Secretary
Original Number:
mpc_031425_1062509
Language:
English
Date created:
March 14 2025 No
Series:

3902-01: Seattle Channel Moving Images

Program Series:
Mayor's Press Conferences
Produced:
Seattle
Running Time:
22m 40.8s
Type:
Footage
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Citation:
Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #16841, Series 3902-01.
Creator:
Seattle Channel (Television station)
Speaker(s):
Harrell, Bruce
Rivera, Maritza (Seattle City Councilmember)
Chappelle, Dwane
Kelty, Jennifer (Executive Director, The Children’s Center at Burke Gilman Gardens)
Copping, Gina
Digital Format(s):
MPEG-PS (3 GiB)
MPEG-4 (51 MiB)
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