Agenda – FINAL Post 5/22/24
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, May 22, 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 832 855 283#. 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.

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I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

III. Student Comments

IV. Board Comments

V. Washington State Auditor’s Office Exit Conference (added to agenda 5/17/24)

• Audit Report and Presentation (materials added 5/20/24)

VI. Public Testimony – 5:00 p.m.

Testimony signups will be taken through the online testimony form beginning Monday, May 20, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Those who sign up online and are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony in person or by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 832 855 283#.

For information on how the public testimony list is created including updates to the sign-up process, please visit the Board’s website. Sign-ups by voicemail are no longer accepted.

The anticipated testimony start time has been adjusted for this meeting to accommodate the exit conference. Testimony will begin at or after 5 p.m.

Testimony List

Order	Name	Topic
1	Leila Patton	School safety
2	Chris Jackins	Action Item: Minutes of the May 8, 2024 meeting; Action Item: Change order of $862,000 on the elevator modernization project; Don’t close schools
3	Elizabeth  Bullock	Laurelhurst school
4	Kelley Roberts	School closure
5	Sarah Nau	Well-resourced schools
6	Arie Mieling	School building capacity for well resourced schools
7	Linda Todd	Concerns at Pathfinder K8
8	Steven Patton	Pathfinder k8
9	Sarah Sense Wilson	Indian Ed and school closures
10	Jane Park	Well-Resourced Schools
11	Gordon Macdougall	Learning Differences
12	Carina Schubert	Call for resignation of Pathfinder K-8 Administration
13	Jerrilyn Hamley	Indian Education
14	Debbie Carlsen	Balancing the Budget
15	Arthur Dorros	Creativity, history, and accountability in SPS
16	Gail Joblin	lack of IEP support at Pathfinder K-8
17	Megan Lizama	Pathfinder safety and communication
18	Joanna Arreaza-Taylor	Pathfinder K-8 safety issues
19	Timmesha Watson	Administration support in schools
20	Jonathan Guzzo	Concerns at Pathfinder K-8
21	Katie Domingue	Pathfinder K-*
22	Hallie Eads Spies	School closures
23	Jana Parker	Civil rights of students
24	John	District’s family engagement; civil rights
25	Jen lavalleee	school consolidation

Testimony Waitlist

Order	Name	Topic
1	Nichole Patton	Safety
2	Terry Simpson	Poterntial School Closures
3	Janis White	Community Conversation About Inclusion
4	Lisa Rivera	School closures
5	Charli Simone Todd	Ongoing concerns with Pathfinder K8 admins
6	Laurie Garcia	School safety & accountability
7	Aura Roberts	Safety issues at Pathfinder K-8
8	Liane Claassen	Pathfinder K-8 safety concerns
9	Lenelle Jenkins	Native Education
10	Kayla Harstad	Indian Education
11	MANUELA SLYE	GOAL #4
12	Rachel Payne	Concerned parent at Pathfinder K-8
13	Amanda Wikstrand	Safety and Environmental Concerns at Pathfinder K-8
14	Paula Marroquin	Native American education
15	Aidan Carroll	Native education
16	Florence Kay Fiddler Lovell	Education communication
17	Sebrena Burr	“Kasserian Ingera” – How are the children?  Well Resourced Schools – Lack of VOICE from Black families who have been and are continuously failed, harmed, targeted, discriminated against, underserved, and who we have low expectations for.  How will SPS address the generational harm and mistrust?  When will these voices and families matter to SPS, SEA & PASS?
18	Vivian van Gelder	Student outcomes
19	Blaine Parce	Transparency
20	Paul Rogers	Pathfinder K-8 concerned parent
21	Jazell Jenkins	Native Education
22	Katrina Oliver	pathfinder family concerns regarding administration
23	Yvonne Lin-Chen	Supporting Laurelhurst Elementary School not to be closed
24	Jonathan Guzzo	Safety Issues at Pathfinder K8
25	Freya Batolein, student; Joshua Batolein, parent	Medical emergency that led to admin violating student’s 504
26	Jessica Zou	Opposing the well-resourced schools
27	Jennifer Van Winkle	Pathfinder K-8 Leadership
28	Olivia Jacobs	Safety at Pathfinder K8
29	Lisa	Understaffing at Pathfinder
30	Jessica Zou	Opposing the well-resources school plan
31	Megan Hamilton	elementary school closures

VI. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the May 8, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
2. Personnel Report

Grants/Gifts, Contracts & Capital Projects Approvals (Introduction & Action)

3. Approval of Amendment to Children’s Institute of Learning Differences Contract 2023-2024. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to amend the contract with Children’s Institute of Learning Differences in the amount of $196,215.43, resulting in a contract total of $1,019,807.65 for private placement for students who require intensive specialized instruction, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement this contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
4. Approval of the University of Washington Haring Center and Experimental Education Unit (EEU) Interagency Agreement for the 2024-25 School Year.  Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute an interagency agreement with the EEU and University of Washington Haring Center in the amount of $1,722,508 for the services outlined in the draft Interagency Agreement attached to this Board Action Report with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and any actions necessary to implement this contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
5. BTA V: Approval of Construction Change Order No. 1 with Eltec/Schindler for the Dover Elevator Modernization project at nine school sites. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute construction Change Order #1 in the amount of $862,117.38, plus Washington State sales tax (WSST), with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary action to implement the change order. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VIII: Board Self-Evaluation

IX. Informational Items

• Progress Monitoring
  • Guardrail 4
  • Guardrail 5
• Monthly Budget Status Report – March 2024

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 calendar website.