Seattle Public Schools

August 29, 2018 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
August 29, 2018, 4:15 p.m.

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
  4. Recognition

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the July 11, 2018 Regular Board Meeting , and the August 8, 2018 Executive Session .
  2. Warrants – July

    July 2018 Warrants

    General Fund: *Payroll $1,136,749.72
    General Fund: Vendor $25,771,291.62
    Capital Project Fund: Vendor $8,208,803.06
    Associated Student Body: Vendor $173,431.46
    Grand Total: $35,390,275.86

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

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Chris Jackins

NW Center Contract; Board Policy 3220; Final Acceptance Thornton Creek; Wing Luke Report; Native American Education

2. Brian Terry

Equitable Access to Advanced Learning

3. Edwin Martin

Using the Career Exploration Program for High School and Beyond Plan for 10th -12th graders as compared to Naviance program

4. Cynthia Mejia-Giudici

Decatur Annex Demolition

5. Josephine Rainwater

Oppose approval on BEX IV: Wing Luke Elementary School Replacement Project Phase II: Constructability Review Report Implementation.


 VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

  1. Contract modification approval for Northwest Center (Birth to 3 Intervention Service Provider) (C&I, Aug. 21, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the modified contract with Northwest Center adding $300,000 to the contract to ensure the provision of Early Intervention Services in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Item is for Intro & Action) (Item updated 8/29)

D. Introduction Items

  1. Approval of Board Policy No. 3220, Student Expression in School-Sponsored Media. (C&I, Aug. 21, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt a new policy regarding student expression in school-sponsored media.
  2. Approval of Amending Board Policy No. 3116 – Students in Out-of-Home (Foster) Care (C&I, Aug. 21, for consideration) Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 3116, Students in Foster Care.
  3. Amending Policy No. 2413, Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Education Courses (C&I, Aug. 21, for approval) Approval of this item would remove a sentence from Policy No. 2413 in order to align with a change in state law.
  4. Amending Policy No. 3244, Prohibition of Corporal Punishment (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would remove one item from the list of exceptions to the prohibition of corporal punishment to align with recent changes to state law.(Item updated 8/28)
  5. BEX IV: Wing Luke Elementary School Replacement Project Phase II: Constructability Review Report and Implementation (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would accept and approve the Constructability Review Report for the Wing Luke Phase II Elementary School project. This review process provides quality assurance and is a requirement for state funding. Action helps to secure approximately $2,000,000 in state funding assistance for Wing Luke Elementary School Project. The professional service fee for this Constructability Review Report is $32,098.
  6. Recommendation to Award Contracts for Furniture Procurement 2019-20, Bid No. B05866 (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would establish a competitively bid furniture catalog from which Capital Projects and schools can order furniture. This would authorize the Superintendent to execute contracts for the Furniture Procurement for 2019-2020 with the following two (2) Vendors: Catalyst Workplace Activation Inc. in the amount not to exceed $4,205,969.65; Evergreen Furnishings LLC in the amount not to exceed $365,030.00.
  7.   BTA III: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract K5084 with CDK Construction Services, for the Dearborn Park Elementary Mechanical Upgrade Project (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the district to submit required documents to the State of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department, in order to proceed with project closeout.
  8. BTA III: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract K5083 with Kassel & Associates, Inc. for the BF Day and Gatewood Elementary School’s Seismic Improvements Project (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the district to submit required documents to State of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department, in order to proceed with project closeout.
  9. BTA III: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract K5082 with Sprinturf LLC, for the Athletic Field Improvements at Franklin High School Project (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the district to submit required documents to the State of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department, in order to proceed with project closeout.
  10. BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5045, Lydig Construction, Inc. for the Hazel Wolf K-8 at Pinehurst Replacement Project (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the district to submit required documents to the State of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department, in order to proceed with project closeout.
  11. BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract P5046 with Forma Construction Company for the New Thornton Creek Building Project (Ops, Aug. 22, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the district to submit required documents to the State of Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department, in order to proceed with project closeout.

 

X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

 

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