Seattle Public Schools

February 13 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
February 13, 2018, 4:15 p.m.

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


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Recognition
    • Career and Technical Education

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments – Ballard High School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda   

  1. Minutes of the January 10, 2018 Work Sessions , the January 23, 2018 Work Session/Executive Session , the January 30 Work Session , and the January 31 Regular Board Meeting .
  2. Personnel Report
  3. Warrants – January

2018 Warrants – January

FundPayment TypeAmount
General Fund*Payroll$962,788.48
N/AVendor$30,692,992.72
Capital Project FundVendor$8,545,109.68
Associated Student BodyVendor$291,564.77
Expendable Trust FundVendor$5000.00
Grand TotalN/A$40,497,455.65

*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.

OrderNameTopic
1.Ella Anderson & Louisa Yardley Ballard HS Students
2. Chris Jackins Personnel Reports, Middle School Math Adoption, Wing Luke Educational Specifications
3. Theodore Nutting Adoption of Middle School Math Materials, Math Instruction, Superintendent Search
4. David BeardCommunity Partnerships including Pre-K
5. Phyllis Campano  Seattle Pre K
6. Andra Maughan Seattle Preschool Program
7. Brian TerryEquitable Access to Advanced Learning
8. Lucia Levias South Shore Pk-8, Principal Search
9. Linh Nguyen South Shore K8
10.Donyetta SanfordMaking sure South Shore gets the right principal
11.Sebrena BurrSouth Shore School
12.Eliza RankinBuilding Accessibility
13.Robert SternRequesting an investigation by the school board on the practices by principals and administrative staff
14.Matthew O’ConnorPrincipal Hiring Process at South Shore Pk-8 in the context of high principal turnover
15.Nimco BulaleSuperintendent Search

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

D. Introduction Items 

  1. Approval of annual SAP Software Maintenance and Licensing Agreement (Ops, Feb. 1, for approval) Approval of this item would approve a 1-year renewal of an SAP software maintenance and license agreement with SAP Public Services, Inc in the amount of $301,568.59.
  2. Approval of the QBSI-Xerox Copier Contract Amendment 1 (Ops, Feb. 1, for approval) Approval of this item would increase Contract No. RFP02321 with QBSI-Xerox by $1,008,000 through the end of the contact, which is set to expire July 31, 2018. The funding to cover this contract increase was included in the 2017-18 budget.
  3. BTA IV: Award contract K5094 to Bassetti Architects for Architectural and Engineering Services for the Franklin High School Window & Door Replacement and Associated Exterior Cladding Repairs project (Ops, Feb. 1, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve contract K5094 in the amount of $347,355 for Architectural and Engineering Services for the Franklin High School Window & Door Replacement and Associated Exterior Cladding Repairs project.
  4. Middle School Math Instructional Material Adoption  (C&I, Feb. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the Middle School Math Instructional Material adoption committee’s recommendation for instructional materials for all middle school math (grades 6-8) Seattle Public Schools Classrooms.
  5. City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning/Seattle Preschool Program Service Agreement 2018-19  (C&I, Feb. 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to enter into a Service Agreement with and accept Seattle Preschool Program grant funds from the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning. Acceptance of funds in Motion A will allow continuation of 17 Seattle Preschool Program classrooms currently operated by the District; the acceptance of funds in Motion B would allow the expansion of up to 7 new classrooms, for a total of up to 24 classrooms.
  6. Amending Board Policy No. 3210, Nondiscrimination, Acts of Hostility and Defamation, and Repeal of Board Policy D51.00 and Board Procedure D51.01, Anti-Retaliation (A&F, Feb. 5, for consideration) Approval of this item wouldrepeal an older, general anti-retaliation policy and procedure and adds anti-retaliation provisions to other relevant policies and procedures.
  7. Waiving the requirement for four oversight work sessions for school year 2017-18 found within Board Policy No. 1010, Board Oversight of Management (Exec, Feb. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would waive the requirement in Policy No. 1010 for a minimum of four oversight work sessions for the school year 2017-18. Two Board oversight sessions would be held in 2017-18, but the remaining time would be spent on pressing priorities.

X. Executive Session: Potential Litigation 

This session will begin at the conclusion of the regular Board meeting and last approximately 30 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.

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.