CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; approving a partnership agreement between The City of Seattle and Seattle School District No. 1.
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 125604, The City of Seattle ("City") placed before voters a proposition known and the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy ("FEPP Levy"), to authorize the City to levy regular property taxes for up to seven years in excess of levy limitations in chapter 84.55 RCW; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2018 the City's voters approved the FEPP Levy, which will provide Education-Support Services for Seattle students and families that are intended to achieve equity in educational outcomes through strategic, equitable investments in education; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 125604 requires a current Partnership Agreement ("Partnership Agreement") to be in effect between the City and Seattle School District No. 1 ("District") for FEPP Levy funds to be used to support District programs and functions; and
WHEREAS, proceeds from the FEPP Levy are supplemental to the basic education financed by the State of Washington and the Seattle School District levies and will neither displace nor reduce State or School District funding for the Seattle School District; and
WHEREAS, collaboration between the City and the District is critically important to achieve educational equity such that Seattle students will have access to and utilize services across a continuum beginning with high-quality early learning services that prepare children for success in kindergarten, physical and mental health services that support learning, college and job readiness experiences that promote high school graduation, and post-secondary opportunities that promote attainment of a certificate, credential, or degree; and
WHEREAS, the FEPP Levy Oversight Committee has reviewed and recommended transmittal of the Partnership Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
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