March 6, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting
Agenda – FINAL Post 3/6/24
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
Seattle Public Schools
The meeting will be live streamed on SPSTV 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 408 765 674#. 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.
I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Superintendent Comments
III. Student Comments
IV. State Auditor’s Office Entrance Conference (30 minutes)
- Entrance Conference Overview (Materials added 2/29/24)
- Presentation (Materials added 2/29/24)
V. Board Comments
VI. Public Testimony – 5:00 p.m.
Testimony will begin at or after 5:00 p.m. for this meeting.
Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online or by calling 206-252-0040, beginning Monday, March 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Those who are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 408 765 674#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.
Testimony List
| Order | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmine Lannin | Decatur Matters |
| 2 | Chris Jackins | Consent Agenda Item 1/Other Topic |
| 3 | Miller Sherling | budget allocation |
| 4 | Stacey Fernandez | Care Coordination |
| 5 | Claire Abe | Counselors and social workers |
| 6 | Brittney Rider | Elementary school counseling |
| 7 | Kelli Perletti | Care Coordination |
| 8 | Rob Bright | More mental health support in all our elementary schools. |
| 9 | Jennifer L Hall | Family support workers and care coordinators |
| 10 | Kayla Seamster | School Climate and Safety |
| 11 | Hardeep Dang | concerns at school |
| 12 | Megan McMahon | Student and staff conditions at Rainier View Elementary (District 7 school). |
| 13 | Kristen Holladay | Student Abuse |
| 14 | Ying Yu | Care Coordination |
| 15 | Tim Ahlers | SPS 7th grade math goal |
| 16 | Jennifer Matter | Budget |
| 17 | Meesh Vecchio | Supporting staff and students |
| 18 | Sarah Fingado | Student and Staff Concerns |
| 19 | Emma Rice | Student and staff concerns |
| 20 | Heather Barker | Support mental health of students and educators |
Testimony Waitlist
| Order | Name | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaimee Papineau | School Counselors |
| 2 | Matthew Burtness | School budget cuts impacting students furthest from educational justice |
| 3 | Nikki Dias | Elementary Summer school |
| 4 | Matthew Van Duyn | Care Coordinators |
| 5 | Chloe Kimiai | Counseling cuts in schools and student mental health |
| 6 | Mashala Hall | Concerns |
| 7 | Nolan Jones | Reading Outcomes |
| 8 | Allison Gee | Support for SPS Employees Geared Toward Low Income Earners |
| 9 | Anne | Rainier View Elementary staff turnover / climate |
| 10 | Sarah Yakoby | staff morale and retention |
| 11 | Lance Brown | School budget |
| 12 | Shirley Mae andersen | Student support and staffing rainier view |
| 13 | Lily Eakin | Declining enrollment |
VII. Business Action Items
A. Consent Agenda
Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)
- Minutes of the February 7, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
- Personnel Report (Updated 3/6/24)
Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced
- Annual Approval of Schools per WAC 180-16-220. Approval of this item would approve each school within the district, including those designated as Alternative Learning Experiences per WAC 392-121-182, and affirm that each has a Continuous School Improvement Plan (C-SIP) that is data driven and promotes a positive impact on student learning as required by WAC 180-16-220. (Materials updated 3/5/24 & 3/6/24)
- Amendment to Board Policy No. 1113, Board Member Residency. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 1113, Board Member Residency, as attached to the Board Action Report.
B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
VIII. Work Session: Planning for School Board Director Districts 2 and 4 Appointment Process
IX: Board Self-Evaluation
- Board Time-Use Evaluation – January and February 2024 (Materials added 3/5/24)
X. Informational Items
Board Director Questions and Staff Responses for March 6, 2024 Regular Board Meeting(Removed from agenda 2/29/24)- Monthly Budget Status Report – December 2023
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 calendar website.