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Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children 2018 – Awardee
We are thrilled to announce that the 2018 Bill Henningsgaard Fund for Children recipient is the Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue for their BE GREAT: Graduate (BGG) program. BE GREAT: Graduate (BGG) is a formal collaboration between Bellevue School District, The...
A Unified Board of Directors
We are thrilled to introduce a new decision-making body on behalf of the entire Eastside Pathways partnership. Eastside Pathways has, over the last few years, had two decision-making bodies: Backbone Board of Directors representing the interest of the staff of the...
PEG Summit: Reflections
The Pacific Education Group (PEG) summit is an annual opportunity for individuals and organizations to engage in deepened conversations about systemic racism and its impact on opportunity and achievement for all people. Utilizing the Courageous Conversation™ Protocol,...
Attendance Counts!
More than 4,300 students in the Bellevue and Lake Washington School Districts were "chronically absent," in the 2016-17 school-year. This means they missed more than 10% of the school year. Our region struggles with school absences – and chronic absenteeism is one of...
Collaborative Convening – Audience Questions
At the first Eastside Pathways Collaborative Convening, the audience had the opportunity to ask and submit questions. The questions were thoughtful and engaging questions and the leads and facilitators of the collaboratives spend quite some time preparing the...
Best Starts for Kids grant to expand BOOM and SHOUT
Bellevue Schools Foundation in partnership with Eastside Pathways and the Bellevue School District (all middle and high schools) was awarded a Best Start for Kids grant: Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices in the School Environment. The award of $634,500 is for...
Job Openings
We are hiring! Eastside Pathways is looking for people who are passionate about ensuring better outcomes for children, cradle to career. A Data Officer who will develop, lead, and implement a comprehensive data strategy. Click here for the JD A Communications Manager...
Collaborative Convening 2018
The first Eastside Pathways Collaborative Convening saw a gathering of more than 80 community members – partner executives, members of collaboratives, and community leaders – who came together to celebrate the work of the collaboratives and appreciate the commitment...
Engaged in Learning
It is 1 p.m. on a Wednesday – school’s out, but the library at the Interlake High School is seeing a steady trickle of students. It is time for “Pizza with a Purpose”, an unusual gathering that has been designed by the students and facilitated by Eastside Pathways...