AgendaFinal Post
Regular Legislative Session

Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

Board of Directors
Meeting to be held remotely  
Seattle Public Schools

IMPORTANT NOTE: This meeting will be held remotely per the Governor’s proclamation allowing public agencies to conduct meetings subject to the Open Public Meetings Act remotely to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

The meeting will be live streamed on SPSTV via YouTube 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 507 981 179#. 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 – 3:30 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call   

II.  Superintendent Comments

III. Student Comments  

IV.  Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

1. Minutes of the  March 31, 2021 Work Session and  April 7, 2021 Regular Board Meeting
2. Warrants Report – March

   March 2021 Warrants
   

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

   General Fund	*Payroll	$ 503,755.76
   Vendor	21,938,365.95
   Capital Project Fund	Vendor	8,929,380.11
   Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	74,074.78
   Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	6,691.92
   Grand Total	$31,452,268.52

   *Note – Payroll total reflects warrants issued to employees. It does not however, reflect cash transfer amounts in payment of employees’ Direct Deposit payroll.

3. Adoption of School Board Resolution No. 2020/21-24, Emergency Waiver of High School Graduation Requirements Approval of this item would adopt School Board Resolution No. 2020/21-24, Emergency Waiver of High School Graduation Requirements, as attached to the Board Action Report.
4. Resolution No. 2020/21-26, Signatures of Authorized District Personnel for State Aid Programs (Exec, April 8, for approval) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution No. 2020/21-26, superseding Resolution No. 2018/19-18 effective May 1, 2021, in order to authorize Dr. Brent C. Jones, Interim Superintendent; JoLynn Berge, Chief Financial Officer; Fred Podesta, Chief Operations Officer, and Richard Best, Director of Capital Projects and Planning, to sign state funding assistance documents per WAC 392-344-120. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction & Action)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

V. Public Testimony – 3:45 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to address the board by teleconference may sign up to do so by  e-mailing the School Board Office or calling (206) 252-0040, beginning Monday, April 19, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Those who are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 507 981 179#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit  the Board’s website

Order	Name	Topic
1	Chris Jackins	1) Consent Agenda 2) Resolution 2020/21 – 25 RIF 3) Renaming and Amending SBP 2190 4) School Board Recall 5) Personnel Changes
2	Clifford Meyer	Agenda item C.2, the proposed renaming and amending of Board Policy 2190
3	Megan Hazen	Regarding board policy 2190
4	Kathleen Lendvay	Policy 2190 and Highly Capable services
5	Brian Terry	equity in advanced learning.
6	John Persak	policy #2190
7	Laura Marie Rivera	Highly capable and advanced learning services
8	Robyn Reed	Planning for full-time in person option for Fall 2021
9	Janis White	Hybrid and remote learning and special education.
10	Elias Kass	Full time in person school in the fall
11	Cherise Gaffney	Planning for Fall In-Person Instruction
12	Anne Goodchild	Fall reopening plans
13	Aurelie Cabou	full time in person plan for fall 2021.
14	James David Dack	SPS use of Learning Management System before, during, and after COVID.
15	Madeline Kogut	planning for fall
16	Rose Bellini	Fall 2021 planning
17	Ariana Farrell	in person schooling for our elementary school kids.
18	Lisa White	planning for fall
19	Ryle Goodrich	Encampment at Broadview Thomson

VI. Business Action Items (Continued)  

C. Introduction Items

• Resolution 2020/21-25, Authorization for a Reduction in Force (Exec, April 8, for Consideration) Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2020/21-25 to ensure that reduction in force actions, in the event employee positions are impacted by budget shortfalls, enrollment changes, or proposed program changes, comply with the notice requirements in District collective bargaining agreements and in state law. (Item removed from agenda 4/20/21)

1. Rename and Amend School Board Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services & Advanced Learning Programs (SSC&I, April 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would rename and amend School Board Policy No. 2190 as attached to the School Board Action Report.
2. BEX IV/BTA IV: Resolution 2020/21-23: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Addition project (Ops, April 1, for approval) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2020/21-23, accepting the building commissioning report for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Addition project.
3. BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5140 with FieldTurf USA for the Athletic Field Improvements at Ballard High School project (Ops, April 1, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5140 with FieldTurf USA for the Athletic Field Improvements at Ballard High School project as final.

VII. Board Comments

 Comments will be limited to two minutes per Director

VIII. Student Outcomes Focused Governance

IX. Adjourn – 7:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

A complete list of upcoming Board meetings and Director community meetings can be found on the School Board calendar website. If you have any questions, please contact the School Board Office at 206-252-0040.