Agenda – FINAL Post 8/28/24
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
Seattle Public Schools

The meeting will be live streamed on SPSTV and broadcast on television on Comcast 26 (standard-def) and 319 (hi-def), Wave 26 (standard-def) and 695 (hi-def), and Century Link 8008 (standard-def) and 8508 (hi-def).

To listen by phone, dial 206-800-4125 and use Conference ID 772 704 329#. This phone number and Conference ID will also be used by those who sign up to provide public testimony through the process described on the agenda below.

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I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments

III. Board Comments

• Director & Student Member Comments

IV. Public Testimony – 4:30 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online beginning Monday, August 26, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Those who sign up online and are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony in person or by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 772 704 329#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

Testimony List

Order	Name	Topic
1	Haleigh Gautreau	DLI and school closure
2	May Ling Joa Ricart	Dual language immersion programs
3	Sebrena Burr	Kasserian Ingera ” “How are the children?” PASS Contract; Well Resourced Schools; Student Well-being and Safety
4	Chris Jackins	Action item (Consent item #3): Persnel report; Action item (Consent item #10): Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) amendment for the Alki Elementary construction project; Don’t close schools
5	Sheila Api	Approval of Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Grant.
6	Jose Estrada	Item of general interest
7	Cristina Telleria	In support of DLI programs in SPS
8	Nicole salisbury	Dual Language Immersion in SPS
9	Jackson Lum	Dual Language for preserving my culture
10	Maria Trinidad Illanes Zubieta	DLI
11	Alicia Drucker	Item of General Interest
12	Juan Garcia	Dual language schools
13	Laura Violante	Dual Language schools
14	Cynthia prentice	Sps elementary schools and DLI
15	Athena Bautista	Dual language immersion
16	Andrea Rangel	Dual Language Programs
17	John Rito	Dual language programs
18	Ben Gitenstein	Item VI Study Session: Review/Assessment of 2024-25 Budget Process
19	Colleen Korby	DLI program
20	Valentina Aldunate	Dual language programs advocate

Testimony Waitlist

Order	Name	Topic
1	Erin Combs	Impact of school closures on families
2	Katie Naeve	Dual Language Immersion
3	Tanya Lee	Dual Language Immersion Programs
4	Patty Liu	Preserving Dual Language Immersion Programs
5	Donna Moodie	Beacon Hill Development project
6	Claudia Rodriguez	DLI schools
7	Oliver Miska	Youth Engagement
8	Whitney Kahn	Special education
9	Melisa Barbera	Equity: a) the inherent lack of equity in a neighborhood school model and b) the need to focus on data, proven best practices and case studies when approaching equity, e.g. early intervention, year round school and dual language schools

V. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the December 6, 2023 Board Special Meeting, July 2, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, and August 7, 2024 Board Special Meeting
2. June 2024 Board Quarterly Self Evaluation
3. Personnel Report
4. Warrants Report – June 16 thru July 15, 2024 (Materials added 8/22/24)

The following warrants as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.08, are approved for payment:

Fund	Payment Type	Amount
General Fund	*Payroll	$118,680.74
General Fund	Vendor	$29,542,901.81
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$24,176,404.67
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$128,773.22
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$0
Grand Total	All	$53,966,760.44

Grants/Gifts, Contracts & Capital Projects Approvals (Introduction & Action)

5. Approval of Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Grant. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the 2024-25 BEST grant in the amount of $400,000 and to implement the provisions of the grant. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. 
6. Approval of OSPI Program Plan Submission for 2023-24 Highly Capable Allocation. Approval of this item would approve the Highly Capable Program Plan (as attached to the Board Action Report) for submission to OSPI for school year 2023-2024 and that the School Board authorize the Superintendent to apply for the allocation of funds from OSPI. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Materials updated 8/27/24)
7. BTA V: Acceptance of King County Priority Hire Grant Funding for the Memorial Stadium Redevelopment project. Approval of this item would approve and authorize the Superintendent to sign the Federal Community Services Agreement and accept grant funds in the amount of $387,508 for implementation and oversight of the Student Community Workforce Agreement regarding the Memorial Stadium Redevelopment project. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
8. Approval of Staff Augmentation Vendor Contract Amendments for SAP Platform Maintenance and Support for a Total of $1,250,000 during the 2025 Fiscal Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a one-year extension of the original Staff Augmentation contracts with EPI-USE, VistaVu Solutions, and Sage Group, from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,250,000, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent and to take any necessary actions to implement the contracts. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District.
9. BTA V/Distressed School Grant: Authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the John Muir Elementary School Early Learning Addition and Miscellaneous Improvements project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for contract K5129 with Absher Construction Company in the amount of $10,996,470, plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
10. BEX V/SCAP/IRA: Authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Modernization project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for contract P5191 with Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $63,722,591, plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
11. BEX V/Resolution 2024/25-5: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Van Asselt School Addition project. Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2024/25-5, accepting the building commissioning report for the Van Asselt School Addition project. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
12. BEX V: Resolution 2024/25-1: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Northgate Elementary School (aka James Baldwin Elementary School) Replacement project. Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2024/25-1, accepting the building commissioning report for the Northgate Elementary School (aka James Baldwin Elementary School) Replacement project. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
13. BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract 19-406 with KCDA and Musco Lighting, Inc., for the Jane Addams, Whitman, and Madison Middle School Athletic Field Lighting projects. Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract 19-406 with King County Directors’ Association and Musco Lighting, Inc., for the Jane Addams, Whitman, and Madison Middle School Athletic Field Lighting projects as final. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

14. Amendment to Board Policy No. 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses and Repeal of Board Policy 3200, Written Rules of Student Conduct.  Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses, as attached to the Board Action Report and Repeal Board Policy No. 3200, Written Rules of Student Conduct.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

1. Approval of the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and the Principals’ Association of Seattle Schools. Approval of this item would approve the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and the Principals’ Association of Seattle Schools and authorize the Superintendent, on behalf of the Board of Directors, to execute the agreement in the form attached to the School Board Action Report, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent and to take any necessary actions to implement the terms of this agreement.  Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Introduction & Action)

D. Introduction Items

1. Scoring and Ranking Method for Selecting Schools for Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy. Approval of this item would approve the proposed scoring and ranking method for selecting Building Excellence schools. (Materials updated 8/27/24)
2. Amendment to Board Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services, as attached to the Board Action Report. (Added 8/27/24)

VI. Study Session

• Review/Assessment of 2024-25 Budget Process (Materials added 8/24/24)

VII. Board Self-Evaluation

• Board Time-Use Evaluation – May 2024
• Board Time-Use Evaluation – June 2024 (Materials added 8/22/24)
• Board Time-Use Evaluation – July 2024 (Materials added 8/22/24)

VIII. Informational Items

• Monthly Budget Status Report – June 2024
• 2023-24 Superintendent Evaluation Instrument (Materials added 8/22/24)
• Board Director Questions and Staff Responses for August 28, 2024 Regular Board Meeting (Materials added 8/28/24)

IX. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

A complete list of upcoming Board meetings and Director community meetings can be found on the School Board calendar website.