The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) are pleased to announce the 13 organizations selected to receive a 100 Schools Initiative grant award.
Washington State was awarded the federal Preschool Development Renewal Grant (PDG) to support innovations in early learning systems from 2020 to 2022. This grant includes a focus on strengthening transitions in early childhood special education (Part C to Part B) and from early learning to K-12. At the same time, the Office of Head Start has asked Washington State to participate in an extension of the very successful Head Start Demonstration Project – the 100 Schools Initiative.
Beginning Sept. 1, 2020, 13 selected teams will identify a high-priority goal to improve transitions for children ages birth through 5 years old. With a focus on equity, teams will implement specific approaches and strategies to reduce the effects of systemic injustice and disproportionality and strengthen effective transitions for children furthest from opportunity, especially:
- Children of American Indian/Alaska Native tribal communities
- Black and African American children
- Children from immigrant families, emphasizing support in the home language of English-learning families and an increase in dual-language learning environments
- Children in families experiencing homelessness
- Children with disabilities ages 0-3 (IDEA Part C) to inclusive preschool settings
- Children and families in the child welfare system using healing-centered and trauma-informed practices
- Children of migrant families
The following are the 13 teams, in alphabetical order:
- Bethel School District
- Bremerton School District
- Chief Leschi Schools
- Educational Opportunities for Children and Families
- Granite Falls School District
- Lower Columbia College Head Start/EHS/ECEAP
- Mount Vernon School District
- Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
- Quileute Tribal School
- Sedro-Woolley School District
- Selah School District
- Suquamish Tribe, Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learning Center
- West Valley School District #208