May 19, 2021 – Regular Board Meeting
Agenda Final Post
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Board of Directors
Meeting to be held remotely
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This meeting will be held remotely per the Governor’s proclamation allowing public agencies to conduct meetings subject to the Open Public Meetings Act remotely to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
The meeting will be live streamed on SPSTV via YouTube 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 483 580 696#. 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 – 3:30 p.m.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Superintendent Comments
III. Student Comments
- The Center School
IV. Business Action Items
A. Consent Agenda
- Minutes of the May 5, 2021 Regular Board Meeting .
- Warrants Report – April
April 2021 Warrants
The following warrants as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.08, are approved for payment:
| Fund | Paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | *Payroll | $577,225.36 |
| N/A | Vendor | $18,726,345.32 |
| Capital Project Fund | Vendor | $6,536,669.34 |
| Associated Student Body Fund | Vendor | $67,908.78 |
| Expendable Trust Fund | Vendor | $0 |
| Grand Total | N/A | $25,908,148.8 |
*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
V. Public Testimony – 3:45 p.m.
Members of the public who wish to address the board by teleconference may sign up to do so by e-mailing the School Board Office or calling (206) 252-0040, beginning Monday, May 17, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Those who are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 483 580 696#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website
| Order | Name | Topic |
| 1 | Nid Lefkoff | The Center School |
| 2 | Chris Jackins | 1) Clerical Error 2) Recovery Plan 3) RBHS Spec 4) WS Parcel Exchange 5) Satterberg Grant 6) School Board Elections |
| 3 | Sonia Pitts | Comments on the Academic and Student Well-Being Plan and the need for a more comprehensive public review and discussion. |
| 4 | Carrie Syvertsen | ARP ESSER funds as it relates to student mental health and well-being and leverage community resources. |
VI. Executive Session: To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation and/or potential litigation. RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). This session will last approximately 30 minutes. Closed Session: Labor Negotiations. This session will last approximately 15 minutes.
VII.Board Committee Reports
VIII. Business Action Items (Continued)
C. Action Items
- Motion to correct a clerical error in Resolution 2020/21-18, Transitioning Seattle Public Schools to 100% Clean and Renewable Energy, approved by the Board February 10, 2021 (Due to a clerical error, the resolution approved February 10, 2021 mistakenly stated that the implementation plan and accountability process for meeting the goals of the resolution shall be presented to the Board no later than January 31, 2022. The correct date is January 31, 2023.) (Introduction & Action)
D. Introduction Items
- Approval of Resolution 2020/21-24, approving Seattle Public Schools’ Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan for submission to OSPI on June 1, 2021Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2020/21-24 and the attached Academic and Student Well-Being Recovery Plan for submission to OSPI on June 1, 2021, as required by House Bill 1368, Chapter 3, Laws of 2021 and approve receipt of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funding. (Materials Updated 5/19)
- Updating Board Procedure No. 3520BP to Increase Student Meal Prices for the 2021-22 School Year (A&F, May 10, for approval) Approval of this item would amend Board Procedure No. 3520BP as attached to the board action report to authorize a $.25 increase in student meal prices starting with the 2021-22 school year, as follows: Elementary Breakfast $2.25 (an increase from $2.00), Secondary Breakfast $2.50 (an increase from $2.25), Elementary Lunch $3.25 (an increase from ($3.00), Secondary Lunch $3.50 (an increase from $3.25).
- Approval of Satterberg Foundation Elementary Feeder School Grant (May 11, SSC&I, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the Satterberg Foundation Elementary Feeder School Grant funds in the amount of $950,000.
- Approval of the contract with InterVision for WiFi 6 upgrade in secondary school buildings (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with InterVision up to an amount of $2,335,047, not including sales tax, for wireless installation and equipment in the form of the draft Agreement 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. (Materials Updated 5/19)
- BEX V: West Seattle Elementary School/Walt Hundley Playfield Property Exchange with City of Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute an agreement with the City of Seattle to exchange 35,495 square feet of Seattle Public Schools property located at West Seattle Elementary School currently utilized as the Walt Hundley Playfield in return for 35,495 square feet of City of Seattle Parks and Recreation Department property located at Walt Hundley Playfield.
- Green Lake Elementary Acceptance of Gift of Playground Improvements (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would accept Green Lake Elementary PTA’s gift of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible playground ramp and hillside improvements, as described in the Board Action Report.
- BEX V: Approval of the site-specific Educational Specifications for the Van Asselt School Addition project (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the Site-Specific Educational Specifications dated March 2021 for the Van Asselt School Addition project.
- BEX V: Approval of the Site-Specific Educational Specifications for the Rainier Beach High School Replacement project (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the Site-Specific Educational Specifications dated January 29, 2021, for the Rainier Beach High School project.
- BEX V: Approval of the Value Engineering Report for the Van Asselt School Addition project (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the Value Engineering Report dated December 11, 2020, for the BEX V Van Asselt School Addition project, as attached to the Board Action Report.
- BEX V, School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) & Distressed School Grant: Approval of the Constructability Reports for Kimball, James Baldwin, and Viewlands Elementary Schools replacement projects (Ops, May 6, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the Kimball Elementary School Constructability Report by MENG Analysis dated February 19, 2021; the James Baldwin Elementary School Constructability Report by LRC Consultants, Inc. dated April 5, 2021; and the Viewlands Elementary School Constructability Report by MENG Analysis dated April 5, 2021, as complete.
IX. Board Comments
Comments will be limited to two minutes per Director
X. Adjourn – 7:30 p.m.
Calendar Reminders
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