​Curt Peterson 

​Curt Peterson has been working with alternative and re-engagement students in Seattle for over two decades. As a teacher and administrator he’s had the opportunity to create and shape multiple programs designed specifically to serve this population. For the last 15 years he’s been with Career Link High School at South Seattle College. CLHS is focused entirely on the re-engagement population and is dedicated to bringing youth back to school, help them earn a diploma, and connect them to post secondary learning.
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AAPF18 Sessions:

The Next Step: Best Practices to Bridge At Promise Students From High School to College

“In 2017 at the AAPF a unique partnership between Highline Public Schools and South Seattle College that brings re-engagement students to a college campus to earn a diploma was explained. In 2018, how those students take the next step and bridge into college will be presented. What has worked, what has failed, data on graduates, creative ways to address barriers and best practices for college success learned over two decades working with re-engagement students will be discussed.”

Past AAPF Sessions: 

20 Years of Reengagement Success: Seattle’s Partnership for Connecting At-Promise Students to College

​Supporting reengagement students from high school to college is not a distant dream. It’s happening every day in Seattle through a 20-year partnership between Highline Public Schools and South Seattle College. Serving one of the most challenging parts of the city, a partnership built on trust, flexibility, and total commitment to student success is seeing students earn diplomas and transition to college. This presentation will explain the partnership, how it works, and its successes.