Seattle Public Schools

December 5, 2018 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda   FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
December 5, 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

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

  • Cleveland STEM High School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the November 14, 2018 Regular Board Meeting.
  2. Personnel Report
  3. Amending Board Policy No. 1010, Board Oversight of Management  (Exec, Nov. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 1010, Board Oversight of Management, to adjust required reporting timelines and the format of oversight reporting. Four oversight areas would be reviewed each year, with the Superintendent and Executive Committee working together to identify reporting areas, considering needs, priorities, and risks, and the reporting format. Oversight Areas are also revised to align with the present organizational structure.(Updated since introduction)
  4. Approval of annual SAP Software Maintenance and Licensing Agreement  (Ops, Nov. 1, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a one-year agreement extension with SAP in the amount of $340,916.14 to provide enterprise and Business Systems Incorporated (BSI) software support from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, in the form of a Purchase Order dated September 19, 2018 and presented to the School Board, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract
  5. BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5049 with Cornerstone General Contractors for the Olympic Hill Elementary Project  (Ops, Nov. 1, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5049 with Cornerstone General Contractors for the Olympic Hills Elementary School project as final.(Updated since introduction)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Election of Officers – Election of the Board Officers: President, Vice President, and Member-at-Large.

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

Order, NameTopic

1. Andrew Cornel

Cleveland High School Student

2. Chris Jackins

Final acceptance of Olympic Hills, Minutes of Nov. 14, 2018 Board Meeting,
District Educational Research Work Plan

3. Martin Cortez

Maple

4. Rebecca Aldrich

Maple Boundary Proposal

5. John Persak

Boundary Changes at Maple Elementary

6. Andres Ortiz

Keep students in the walk zone at Maple

7. Brian Terry

Equitable Access to advanced learning

8. Ryan Cieslak

Magnolia Elementary Boundaries – Segregation and stability
of the community

9. Khadro Farah

HCC

10. Halima HusseinHCC
11. Carol CheyneSecurity at Whitman
12. Kevin ByersMaple Elementary Boundary
13. Judith LonnquiftPersonnel Report; Racial Diversity

VIII. Board Comments

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

D. Action Items

  1. Approval and rename Policy No. 2090, ‘Program Evaluation & Assessment’ to ‘District Educational Research & Program Evaluation’ and approval of 2018-19 District Educational Research & Program Evaluation Work Plan (C&I, Nov. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would make edits to Board Policy No. 2090, Program Evaluation & Assessment, to reflect changes to the District’s approach to program review and evaluation, as well as to remove assessment language from Policy No. 2090 that is covered in Board Policy No. 2080.
  2. Approval of Contract SS11822, 2018-2019 Bus Transportation Services (Ops, Nov. 1, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute contract SS11822, for School Bus Transportation Services for 2018-2019 with Durham School Services (Durham), Inc. in the form of the contract agreement 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.

E. Introduction Items

X. 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 website . A paper copy of upcoming meetings will be provided at Board Meetings. If you have any questions, please contact the School Board Office at 206-252-0040.