First Bell September Edition

Summary: Watch the latest edition of “First Bell,” the Seattle Public Schools news broadcast.

Sept. 20 Edition

The Seattle Public Schools’ First Bell features stories from around SPS highlighting the work of students and staff and providing families with important information they need to know. Families will be able to watch our stories whenever and wherever they want – in about five minutes or less. 

Translated versions of the show are available. 

Additional Ways to Watch

Within the city limits of Seattle, you will receive Seattle Public Schools programming on the following channels: 

  • Comcast 319 (HD) 
  • Comcast and Wave 26 (SD) 
  • Century Link 8008 (SD)  
  • HD on channel 8508. 

We post the episodes on our Vimeo and YouTube channels.

Join the Show!

Send news tips, or if you know a someone who deserves to be in the spotlight, let us know at goodnews@seattleschools.org.  

About First Bell

Seattle Public Schools launched a districtwide news broadcast called First Bell in January 2023. The addition of the broadcast means School Beat, the district newsletter, will shift to a once-a-month release.  Read our most recent School Beat Newsletter.

First Bell will feature stories from around SPS highlighting the work of students and staff and providing families with important information they need to know. Families will be able to watch our stories whenever and wherever they want – in about five minutes or less. 

The addition of the news broadcast means School Beat, the SPS newsletter, will shift to a once-a-month release.

We are excited to bring this new way to connect families to what’s happening in our schools. 

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