Collaborative Convening 2018

Chris Enslein (Eastside Pathways) and Starla Bailey (Bellevue School District)

We are focusing on expanding family and early learning opportunities in currently underserved communities, increase family engagement opportunities and collaborate with the Bellevue School District (BSD), so they are ready to welcome all students and families.

Data from WAKids shows significant gaps in Latino School Readiness in five of six domains measured.

We are in the midst of a Latino Early Learning Listening Tour and are leveraging and expanding our partner relationships. We have engaged facilitators of various Latino parent groups and are aiming to reach approximately 50 families. In May/June BSD will be hosting a Spanish Language Kindergarten Readiness event. The information gathered from the listening tour will inform the event. The information will also inform future events and programming of the collaborative and our partners.

We are also working with the Data Council team to identify priorities and better understand the current data, specifically where the gaps are. Looking forward we hope in the future to be able to track a child in BSD preschool through third grade, so we better understand the longitudinal impact of preschool. One example is that data tells us that math is an area that needs improvement. Our future efforts could focus on math skills.