Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
January 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

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

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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.

• Green Lake Elementary  

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

• Native American Education Update 

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

• The Center School
  

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda

1. Minutes of the December 14, 2019 Board Retreat , December 18, 2019 Executive Committee of the Whole and Executive Session , and January 8, 2020 Regular Board Meeting
2. Warrants Report – December

   1. General Fund	*Payroll	$1,144,248.52
      Vendor	12,359,691.70
      Capital Project Fund	Vendor	11,081,714.46
      Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	439,957.52
      Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	3,500.00
      Grand Total	$25,029,112.20

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

3. Purchase of Student and Staff Technology for new BEX IV Schools (Ops, December 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute purchase orders through various vendors for a total not-to-exceed $3,100,000 plus Washington State Sales Tax, during the fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, and to take any necessary actions to implement the purchase orders.
4. BTA IV: Approval of Capacity Management Actions for the 2020-21 School Year (Ops, December 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to authorize allocation of up to $2,260,600 from BTA IV capital funds to implement annual capacity management actions in spring semester 2019-20 and summer 2020 to support projected district homeroom capacity needs for the 2020-21 school year and authorize the Superintendent to take the necessary steps to implement the actions as detailed in the attached Capacity Management recommendations. (Updated Since Introduction)
5. BEX IV/BTA IV: Approval of Construction Change Order #24 for the Lincoln High School Modernization and Addition project (Ops, December 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute construction change order #24 for the Lincoln High School Modernization and Addition project in the amount of $770,468.31, plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary action to implement the change order.
6. BTA IV: Final Acceptance of Contract K5105 with Acc-U-Set Construction, Inc. for the Relocate and Setup Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites project  (Ops, December 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract K5105 with Acc-U-Set Construction, Inc. for the Relocate and Setup Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites project as final.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

Order	Speaker	Topic
1	Adam Billen	The Center School
2	Angelina Riley	Ethnic Studies Curriculum
3	Christa Chan	hiring and retaining more staff of color and staff training on issues of racial equity
4	Erica Ijeoma	Black Lives Matter at School resolution
5	Kidist Habte	Ethnic studies
6	Aneesa Roidad	Black Lives Matter At School and the National Demands for that movement
7	Julie Popper	HCC pathway options
8	Cliff Meyer	proposal for changes at Washington Middle School
9	Tanya Davis	Amendment 1
10	Mynique Adams	HC pathway at Washington Middle School
11	Milad Mesbahi	my experiences in the Seattle public school system and how I feel the implementation of ethnic studies to this curriculum is vital
12	Christine Tang	Amendment 1 – guarantee HC students going to WMS Pathway assignment to another HC cohort
13	Chia Wang	HC cohort at Washington Middle School
14	Hugh Kim	Amendment 1 – advanced learning
15	Chris Jackins	JOA between SPS and TAF and School Board Oversight
16	Brian Terry	racial equity in advanced learning
17	Sara A. Jones	I am a graduate of the APP (HCC) program at Washington Middle School and now a female minority leader in tech. I would like to address the potential closure of the HCC program at WMS, under the Board’s Action item #1: Approval of a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Partial Waiver of Board Policy No. 2190 with respect to Washington Middle School, and Amendment to the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2020-21
18	John Persak	HCC
19	Fatoumata Sakho	HCC cohort in the South and advanced learning services services in Middle schools
20	Dionne Malatesta	TAF/SPS, Adopting resolution 2019/20-23 to declare that the lives of Black students matter
21	Joanna Cullen	Agenda item TAF contract at Washington Middle School
22	Gian-Nicholo Rosario	Ethnic studies And Adopting Resolution No. 2019/20-23 to declare that the lives of black students matter; and, that we encourage participation district-wide in the national Black Lives Matter At School Week from February 3-7, 2020
23	Emily Wheeler	Why HCC
24	Dustin Wunderlich	TAF Academy
25	Ya’Vonne Hubbard	HCC pathway access and  Equity

Wait List

Order	Speaker	Topic
1	Sebrena Burr	Black Lives Matter & TAF
2	Emily Lieberman	SPS should provide both TAF and equitable access to HCC
3	Michelle Merriweather	on behalf of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle in favor of TAF Academy at Washington Middle School
4	Dr James D. Carter	TAF
5	Shraddha Shirude	Agenda item #6, Ethnic Studies course approvals. Specifically speaking from the ES advisory board perspective
6	Sheila Edwards Lange	Expanding Equity Through Partnership with Technology Access Foundation
7	Yvette Dinish	HCC Program
8	Elizabeth Maher	Orca K-8 and the current issues the school is experiencing with leadership, safety, and classroom management
9	Alex Tsimmermann	Seattle Fascism and the US Constitution
10	Gitane Versakos	centering policy-making and outcomes on students furthest from educational justice

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

1. Approval of a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Partial Waiver of Board Policy No. 2190 with respect to Washington Middle School, and Amendment to the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2020-21 (Exec, December 18, for Consideration) Approval of this item would implement the STEMbyTAF academic model at Washington Middle School (WMS), beginning with the 6th grade in the 2020-21 school year, adding 7th grade in 2021-22, and adding 8th grade in 2022-23. (Updated Since Introduction)
   • Amendment 1 to the Board Action Report “Approval of a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Partial Waiver of Board Policy No. 2190 with respect to Washington Middle School, and Amendment to the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2020-21.” (Mack, Rivera-Smith) Approval of this amendment would amend the underlying Board Action Report to strike the following motion language “Waive, with respect to Washington Middle School, the provision in Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services & Advanced learning Programs, that a ‘self-contained cohort option is available in grades 1-8’”; substitute the attached further amended version of the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2020-21 to include language that continues to guarantee Highly Capable students rising to 6th grade in the Washington HCC Pathway assignment to another Highly Capable Cohort (HCC) program when they apply during Open Enrollment through May 31; and supersede the underlying Board Action Report to the extent there are inconsistencies. (Materials updated 1/21/20)
2. Approval of the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar Approval of this item would approve the 2020-2021 school year calendar as attached to the Board Action Report with any minor, non-substantive additions, deletions or modification deemed necessary by the Superintendent. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Introduction and Action)
3. Adopting Resolution No. 2019/20-23 to declare that the lives of black students matter; and, that we encourage participation district-wide in the national Black Lives Matter At School Week from February 3-7, 2020 Approval of this item would approve Resolution No. 2019/20-23, a resolution of the Board of Directors of Seattle School District No. 1, King County, Seattle, Washington to declare that the lives of black students matter, as well as the lives of all of our underserved students; that we affirm the demands of the Black Lives Matter At School Movement, and that we encourage participation district-wide in the national Black Lives Matter At School Week from February 3-7, 2020, as attached to this board action report. Immediate adoption is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction and Action)
4. Authorization for Claim Settlement Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to take all necessary actions to resolve the claim for damages dated March 26, 2019 brought by a former student and his mother against the District, which would include payment of District funds in the amount of $475,000 in exchange for a waiver and release of all claims, following any necessary court approval. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Introduction and Action)
5. Approval of Department of Education School Climate Transformation Grant (A&F, December 9, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the U.S Department of Education School Climate Transformation Grant in the amount of $3,719,936 across 5 years.
6. Approval of courses with new content as defined by Superintendent Procedure No. 2026 (C&I, December 10, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve the New Course Additions for 2020-21 as attached to the Board Action Report. (Updated Since Introduction)
7. BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5068 with Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc. for the Provide, Move/Setup Portable Classroom Modules at Multiple School Sites project (Ops, January 9, for Approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5068 with Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc., for the Provide, Move & Setup Portable Classroom Modules at Multiple School Sites project as final. (Introduction and Action)

X. Executive Session: To consider the selection of a site or the acquisition of real estate by lease or purchase when public knowledge regarding such consideration would cause a likelihood of increased price; To consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding such consideration would cause a likelihood of decreased price. RCW 42.30.110(1)(b), (c). 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 during the legislative session as a result of the executive session.

XI. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

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