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Seattle Schools Family Resources

Seattle Public Schools is committed to providing excellence in education for every student.

Multilingual Feature

We serve the city of Seattle. Our students speak more than 140 languages or dialects. The top five languages spoken by families and students are: Spanish, Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Amharic.

Seattle Public Schools publishes important information to help families support their students on key webpages with text that has been translated by a person rather than a computer.

Not all our webpages are published in this way. If you visit a webpage that does not have the language links, you may use Google translate, located in the top right corner.

New to Seattle Schools

Welcome to Seattle Public Schools!

We are proud of our award-winning schools, great educators, strong academic programs, and engaged community.

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New Student Enrollment

Will your child be 5 by August 31? Will your family be new residents of Seattle? Then it’s time to enroll for next school year.

Learn more about student enrollment

My Child is Enrolled. What’s Next?

Family Resources

Recent Announcements

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First Bell November Edition

Watch the latest edition of “First Bell,” the Seattle Public Schools news broadcast.
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School Levies on February 2025 Ballot

Please remember to vote by Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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Enrollment Open for Parent Education Course to Support Student Learning

All SPS families are invited to join Family Connectors University, a family-focused online course to help caregivers support their child’s growth.
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Key Updates on School Closures and Consolidations

Key Updates on School Closures and Consolidations…
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Nathan Hale and Wedgwood closed today, Nov. 21, 2024

Nathan Hale and Wedgwood are still without power after Tuesday’s windstorm. These schools are closed for today, Nov. 21, 2024…