Seattle Public Schools

October 30, 2018 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
NOTICE : This meeting will be on a TUESDAY rather than Wednesday 

Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
www.seattleschools.org


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

III. Superintendent Comments – 4:45 p.m.  

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

  • Middle College High School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the October 10, 2018 Work Session, the October 17, 2018 Regular Board Meeting , and the October 18, 2018 Public Comment Session
  2. Approval of the Washington State Auditor’s (SAO) Annual Audit Services Contract for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year Audits (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to reimburse the Washington State Auditor’s Office for its services up to the amount of $348,000 for the District’s 2017-18 fiscal year audits.
  3. Approval of Elevator Maintenance and Repair Contract Extension with ELTEC for the 2018-19 School Year (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would extend the current elevator maintenance and repair contract in the amount of $285,000 with ELTEC for the 2018-19 School Year.
  4. Adopting new Board Policy No. 5222, Job Sharing, and Repealing Board Policy and Procedure F12.00 and F12.01, Job Sharing (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would transition a policy about job sharing from the old lettered series to the numbered 5000 policy series and make edits that align with WSSDA model policy.
  5. Approval of Contract to Support the Open Doors Youth Reengagement Program for the 2018-19 School Year (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Seattle Central College for a total Not-To-Exceed amount of $315,000 over fiscal years 2018/19, in the form of the draft Agreement dated 9/1/2018 and 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 contract.
  6. BEX IV/BTA IV Approval of the Value Engineering Report for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Modernization and Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would help secure approximately $1,900,000 in state funding assistance for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Modernization and Addition project. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Form D-7, Application requires Board acceptance of the Value Engineering Report and the Architect’s Response and Recommendation Matrix.
  7. OSPI Distressed Schools Grant: Award Architectural and Engineering Services Contract P1580, to Mahlum Architexts, Inc., for the Coe Elementary School Classroom Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contact with Mahlum Architexts for the Coe Elementary School Classroom Addition project, in the amount of $1,1,048,251, plus Reimbursable Expenses not to exceed $20,000, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.(updated since introduction)
  8. OSPI Distressed Schools Grant: Award Architectural and Engineering Services Contract P1579, to Mahlum Architects, Inc., for the Magnolia Elementary School Phase II Classroom Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Mahlum Architects for the Magnolia Elementary School Phase II classroom Addition project, in the amount of Five Hundred Forty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Eight Dollars ($543,938), plus Reimbursable Expenses not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.(updated since introduction)
  9. BTA III & BTA IV: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract K5076 with Sprinturf LLC, for the Synthetic Turf Replacement at Old Van Asselt and Whitman Middle School and Field Lighting Infrastructure at Whitman Middle School project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under the BTA III & BTA IV funded Public Works Contract K5076, with Sprinturf LLC, for the Synthetic Turf Replacement at Old Van Asselt and Whitman Middle School and Field Lighting Infrastructure at Whitman Middle School project, as final.(updated since introduction)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Ariana Phillips

 Middle College High School Student

2. Israel Presley

 BEX Project and moving Rainier Beach to number one

3. Arianne Rosario

 BEX V

4. Chris Jackins 

Distressed Schools Grant on Coe; Distressed Schools Grant on Magnolia,
Facilities Master Plan; BEX V Capital Levy

5. Melissa Pailthorp

Levies

6. William Becker

Supporting BEX V funding for a new school campus at Mercer to replace
the current overcrowded and outdated campus and buildings

7.Virginia Bethea

BEX V

8. Shawn Jadden Thomas

BEX V

9. LeVera Brown 

BEX V

10. Saul PatuRainier Beach High School Renovation
11. Thomas Jemil FosterRainier Beach High School Renovation
12. Michael BetheaRenovation at RBHS BEX V
13. Aminah AdamsRenovation at RBHS
14. Sarah IgawaKeep Beacon Hill at Maple
15. Martin CortezProposed Maple Boundary Changes
16. Rebecca AldrichProposed Maple Boundary Changes
17. Flo BeaumonSoutheast Region Dual Language Immersion Pathway
18. Machiko H MomiiRacial Equity at Maple
19. Pamela ChinKeep Beacon Hill at Maple
20. Sin Wan ChauEquity for Maple Boundary change

Wait List

NameTopic

1. Chao F Ma

Maple Boundary change from a new immigrant

2. Greg Ramirez

Proposed Boundary changes regarding Maple Elementary School

3. Brian Terry

Equitable Access to Advanced Learning

4. John Persak

Maple Boundary Issue

5. Jingwen Li

South Region Dual Language Immersion Pathway to High School

6. Cassandra Garcia Stokes

SE DLI Pathway

7. Irvin Daniel Leon Cruz

8. Deigo Munoz

SE Dual Language Pathway

VIII. Board Comments

IX. Business Action Items (Continued) – 6:30 p.m.

C. Action Items

  1. 2018-2019 Legislative Agenda (Exec, Oct. 11, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt the 2018-19 Legislative Agenda, as attached to the Board action report.
  2. Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy, Resolution No. 18/19-2 (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the proposed Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy and adopt Resolution 18/19-2 which places a three-year levy totaling $815.0 million dollars on the February 12, 2019 ballot, as attached to the Board action report.(updated since introduction, last update 10/30 3:43pm)
  3. Approval of Facilities Master Plan Update 2018 for Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the Facilities Master Plan Update 2018 per policy 6901. This update to the master plan informs the Board on capital needs district-wide in facilities that help to deliver and support the educational programs as stated in the district’s mission.(updated since introduction)
  4. Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy Program and Authorizing Resolution 2018/19-6 (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2018/19-6 which places a six-year capital levy totaling $1.4 billion dollars on the February 12, 2019, Special Election Ballot for voter approval to fund the Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy Program. 
  5. Repeal of Policy 2023, Classroom Use of Electronically Accessible Materials and approval of new Policy 2023, Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would repeal Policy 2023 Classroom Use of Electronically Accessible Materials and replaces it with the new Policy 2023, Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy. The new policy updates policy guidance regarding Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy and moves other references to safety, supplemental materials, curriculum, and online learning to policies 2024, 2022 and 2015 which have pending updates.(updated since introduction)
  6. Annual approval of programs of schools using the alternative learning experience model and review of Policy No. 2255, Alternative Learning Experience Schools or Programs (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the Cascade Parent Partnership Program, Interagency Academy School, Nova High School, and Middle College School as the district’s Alternative Learning Experiences programs pursuant to the School Board review conducted, agree to make no changes to Policy No. 2255, Alternative Learning Experience Schools or Programs.
  7. Approval of courses with new content as defined by Superintendent Procedure 2026 (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would accept courses with new content, including an Ethnic Studies Course, that have been recommended by the Board.(updated since introduction)

D. Introduction Items

 X. Executive Session: Potential Litigation  – This session will begin at the conclusion of the regular Board meeting and last approximately 15 minutes. The legislative session will reconvene at the conclusion of the executive session to adjourn the meeting if there is no further business before the Board. No action will be taken as a result of the executive session.

XI. Adjourn -8:30 p.m.

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