SESEC

SESEC is the bridge between people in power and groups who work on the ground

Southeast Seattle Education Coalition · Fighting for educational justice · FY 2023–2026

232
People Reached
215
Unique Orgs
422
Total RSVPs
27
Meetings

Who SESEC Connects

Community Orgs
155
→ Safety, Health
Schools & Parent Orgs
45
→ Funding, Levy
Higher Education
13
→ Research
Government
9
→ Policy

Coalition Meetings - Click to see learnings & RSVPs

Mar 19, 2026
Keeping Immigrant Youth Safe
35 RSVPs · 31 orgs
💡 Key Learning60% of immigrant families in SE Seattle are unaware of available legal resources. Coalition members identified 3 immediate referral pathways to share with families.
Amazon, Building Changes, CHOOSE180, DEEL, Experience Education, FEEST, Integrated Schools, Kandelia, King County Early Learning Coalition, Latino Community Fund of WA, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Seattle Council PTSA, Sound Behavioral Health, Space Between, The Seattle Times, UW CELE Center, UW College of Education, United Way of King County, Woodland Park Zoo, Zeno
Feb 19, 2026
🔥 Superintendent Fireside Chat - Ben Shuldiner
69 RSVPs · 55 orgs - highest ever
💡 Key LearningSuperintendent Shuldiner committed to quarterly community check-ins and shared that budget decisions for 2026-27 will prioritize schools with highest enrollment decline - directly relevant to SE Seattle.
Alliance for Education, Amazon, Building Changes, CELE Center UW, CHOOSE180, City Year, College Possible, DEEL, Experience Education, FEEST, Geeking Out Kids of Color, Integrated Schools, Kandelia, King County Early Learning Coalition, Launch, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, OneWorld Now!, Playworks PNW, RALLY, Rainier Scholars, Reading Equity Project, Seattle Council PTSA, Seattle King County NAACP, Seattle Medium Newspaper, Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle Public Schools, Space Between, Team Read, United Way of King County, Washington Ethnic Studies Now, Zeno
Dec 12, 2025
Annual Holiday Happy Hour
11 RSVPs · 8 orgs
Families of Color Seattle, Impact Public Schools, League of Education Voters, SESSFA, Space Between
Nov 20, 2025
Youth School Safety - Community Passageways, RBAC
46 RSVPs · 36 orgs
💡 Key LearningCommunity Passageways shared that restorative justice programs reduce suspensions by 40% in partner schools. RBAC is piloting a youth-led safety ambassador model at Rainier Beach HS.
Building Changes, City Year, Community for Youth, DEEL, FEEST, Families of Color Seattle, Impact Public Schools, Kaiser Permanente, King County Early Learning Coalition, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Moms Demand Action, RBAC, Reading Equity Project, Sawhorse Revolution, Seattle University, Space Between, WA Charters, Zeno
Oct 16, 2025
Demystifying Charter Schools
24 RSVPs · 19 orgs
API Chaya, City Year, DEEL, FEEST, Families of Color Seattle, IPAC, Kaiser Permanente, King County Early Learning Coalition, Minds Matter, Reading Equity Project, Sawhorse Revolution, Space Between, WA Charters
Sep 25, 2025
Education Levy Renewal 101 - DEEL
22 RSVPs · 20 orgs
Building Changes, City Year, FEEST, Families of Color Seattle, IPAC, Reading Equity Project, Seattle Colleges/Promise, Space Between, Still Waters, The Math Agency, WA Charters
Aug 21, 2025
Power Mapping for Collective Impact - UW CELE
13 RSVPs · 11 orgs
UW CELE Center, CHOOSE 180, Community for Youth, Latino Community Fund of WA, Minds Matter, Sawhorse Revolution, Space Between, The Good Foot Arts Collective, The Washington Bus
Jul 17, 2025
SESEC Annual Picnic 🧺
24 RSVPs · 19 orgs
Alliance for Education, CHOOSE 180, DEEL, FEEST, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Rainier Scholars, Seattle Council PTSA, Space Between, WA Charters, Youth Tutoring Program
Jun 26, 2025
Supporting Student Mental Health - Space Between
31 RSVPs · 25 orgs
All Youth Belong, Alliance for Education, CHOOSE 180, DEEL, FEEST, Families of Color Seattle, Minds Matter, OneWorld Now, Seattle Council PTSA, UW College of Education, WA Charters, Youth Tutoring Program
May 15, 2025
Teacher Contract Negotiation 101
20 RSVPs · 16 orgs
ACE Academy, All Youth Belong, Alliance for Education, CHOOSE 180, FEEST, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Rainier Scholars, Seattle Council PTSA, Space Between
Feb 20, 2025
Building Relationship with UW Unite:Ed
23 RSVPs · 19 orgs
All Youth Belong, Denise Louie, Families of Color Seattle, Future Teachers of Color, IPAC, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Seattle Council PTSA, Seattle Public Library, Seattle University, The Math Agency, WA Charters
Jan 16, 2025
SPS School Levy 101
18 RSVPs · 15 orgs
Denise Louie Education Center, DEEL, Families of Color Seattle, Launch, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Seattle Council PTSA, Seattle Public Library, Space Between
Jan 15, 2025
Envision & Sip: Advocacy Visionboard
19 RSVPs · 15 orgs
Alliance for Education, Amazon, Building Changes, CHOOSE 180, DEEL, Integrated Schools, League of Education Voters, Seattle Council PTSA, Washington Ethnic Studies Now
Nov 21, 2024
Digital Equity Post-COVID - InterConnection
24 RSVPs · 23 orgs
UW CELE, DEEL, Families of Color Seattle, Future Teachers of Color, Minds Matter, OneWorld Now!, Sawhorse Revolution, Seattle Teacher Residency, Space Between, WA Charters, ReWA
Oct 17, 2024
School Funding Reform - Equity in Education
28 RSVPs · 23 orgs
47th Avenue Foundation, DEEL, Families of Color Seattle, Future Teachers of Color, Minds Matter, Sawhorse Revolution, Seattle Teacher Residency, Space Between, UW CELE Center, WA Charters, ReWA
Sep 19, 2024
"Underfunded & Unsustainable" - League of Ed Voters
15 RSVPs · 12 orgs
Alliance for Education, DEEL, Sawhorse Revolution & Burke Museum, Seattle Teacher Residency, Space Between
Aug 28, 2024
Mariners Game Community Outing
12 RSVPs · 11 orgs
DEEL, Kandelia, Minds Matter, SESSFA, Space Between, WA Charters, WA-BLOC, Washington Ethnic Studies Now
Jul 18, 2024
Off-Site at Jefferson Park
21 RSVPs · 17 orgs
FEEST, Filipino American Educators of WA, Girls Inc, Integrated Schools, League of Education Voters, Minds Matter, Neighborhood House, Network for EdWork (TAF), Seattle Education Association, Space Between, WA Charters, WA-BLOC, ReWA
Jun 20, 2024
June Meeting
6 RSVPs · 6 orgs
Alliance for Education, Girls Inc, OneWorld Now, Seattle Public Schools, Space Between
May 16, 2024
May Meeting
8 RSVPs · 8 orgs
Alliance for Education, Girls Inc, REWA, Seattle University, Youth Tutoring Program
Apr 18, 2024
April Meeting
11 RSVPs · 10 orgs
King County Kinship, Open Doors for Multicultural Families, Rising Star PTA, TAF, WA Charters, Youth Tutoring Program, Youthcare, Space Between
Mar 21, 2024
March Meeting
6 RSVPs · 6 orgs
Cristo Rey Jesuit, Fix the Harm, League of Education Voters, WAESN, Youth Tutoring Program
Feb 15, 2024
February Meeting
9 RSVPs · 8 orgs
DEEL, Integrated Schools, Launch, Mercy Housing, WA Charters
Jan 18, 2024
In-Person Meeting
18 RSVPs · 14 orgs
Community for Youth, Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle, Dunlap PTSA, King County Kinship Collaboration, League of Education Voters, Seattle Education Association, WA Charters, Youth Tutoring Program
Nov 16, 2023
Virtual Coalition Meeting
18 RSVPs · 15 orgs
Girls Inc, Graham Hill PTA, Integrated Schools, Neighborhood House, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Education Association, South Seattle Emerald, WA Charters, Washington Ethnic Studies Now, Youthcare, foundry10
Oct 26, 2023
In-Person Coalition Meeting
13 RSVPs · 11 orgs
City of Seattle DEEL, Franklin HS PTSA, Hawthorne Elementary, Seattle Education Association, Seattle Public Schools, SE Youth & Family Services, Stemtac Foundation, SSE
Sep 21, 2023
Coalition Launch
5 RSVPs · 4 orgs
Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest, Integrated Schools, Neighborhood House, UW ConnectEd

What Gets Discussed

School Funding Reform
Education Levy Renewal
Youth School Safety
Immigrant Youth Protection
Student Mental Health
Digital Equity
Teacher Contracts
Power Mapping
Charter Schools

Communities Served

Black & African American
Latino/a
East African
Asian & Pacific Islander
Native American
Immigrant & Refugee
Low-Income Families
Youth K–12
LGBTQIA+

Our 56 Coalition Partners

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🗣️ Community Board - Learnings & Perspectives

Coalition members share what they've learned at meetings and in their work. Share your learning →

Restorative justice circles work best when students co-design the process - not just participate in it.
- Community Passageways · Re: Youth School Safety (Nov 2025)
Families don't know what they don't know. The biggest barrier to accessing legal resources isn't language - it's not knowing the resource exists.
- Kandelia · Re: Keeping Immigrant Youth Safe (Mar 2026)
The superintendent's commitment to quarterly check-ins is only meaningful if we show up with specific asks - not just attendance.
- League of Education Voters · Re: Superintendent Fireside Chat (Feb 2026)
Built by Amazon Fellows in partnership with SESEC · 2026