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November 19, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Progress Monitoring

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the October 1, 2024 Board Special Meeting, October 9, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, and October 23, 2024 Board Special Meeting.
  • Approval of Board Quarterly Self-Evaluation Conducted October 9, 2024 for July-September 2024.
  • Personnel Report.
  • Warrants Report – September 16 thru October 15, 2024.
  • Approval of Accounts Payable Automation System, Concur, Vendor Contract Amendments for Maintenance and Support with Genesis.
  • Approval of Embrace Learning Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Crissey Behavioral Consulting Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Gersh Academy Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Amergis Educational Staffing Contract Amendment 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Yellow Wood Academy Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Children’s Institute of Learning Differences Contract Amendment 2024-2025 School Year.
  • Approval of Perch Behavioral Health Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year.
  • BEX VI: Acceptance of Seattle Parks Foundation grant for the Playground, Field, and Site Improvements at Concord International Elementary School project and adoption of Resolution No. 2024/25-13 for the Seattle Parks Foundation and Seattle Public Schools grant application to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office.
  • BEX V: Resolution 2024/25-8: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Lincoln High School Phase 2 project.
  • BEX V: Resolution 2024/25-10, Final Acceptance of Contract P5153 with Lydig Construction, Inc., for the Lincoln High School Phase 2 project.
  • BEX IV/BTA IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5173 with Reynolds General Contracting, Inc. for the Graham Hill Seismic and Door Improvement project.
  • BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5136 with Shaiman Contracting, Inc., for the Lowell & View Ridge Elementary School Ceiling Fan project.
  • BTA V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5143 with H2I Group, Inc., for the Bleacher Replacement at Washington Middle School, Eckstein Middle School, and Ingraham High School project.
  • Approval of 2024-25 Progress Monitoring Calendar.
  • Approval of Instructional Materials Committee Membership 2024-2028.
  • Approval of the 2025 State Legislative Agenda.
  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-2, Certification of Excess Levies and Calculation of General Fund Levy Rollback for 2025.

Action Items

  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-3 Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy.
  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-4 Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy Program.
  • Authorizing the District to pay the necessary expenses of defending Seattle School Board Director Liza Rankin in judicial proceedings to determine the sufficiency of recall charges.

Update on Superintendent’s Recommendations for School Closures per Board Policy No. 6883, School and Instructional Site Closures

Work Session: 2025-2030 Goal Setting

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

Upcoming : November 19, 2024

( posted on : November 7, 2024 )

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October 9, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Progress Monitoring

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the September 11, 2024 Board Special Meeting; September 18, 2024 Board Special Meeting; and September 18, 2024 Regular Board Meeting.
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – August 16 thru September 15, 2024
  • Approval of Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Personal Services Contract (PSC) with University Tutors for Seattle Schools (UTSS) dba Tutors Impacting Public Schools (TIPS).
  • Approval of Seattle Public Schools Personal Services Contracts for the City of Seattle’s Parks & Recreation Department.
  • Approval of the 2023 – 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and Teamsters Local Union No. 174.
  • Acceptance of grant funding to Seattle Public Schools from the Alliance for Education for the purposes of strategic planning.

Action Items

  • Adoption of Resolution No. 2024/25-11, directing the Superintendent to present preliminary recommendations and supporting analysis in October 2024 for up to five school closures for the 2025-26 school year; to develop a multi-year plan no later than June 2025 to achieve fiscal stability in support of student outcomes; and to form a taskforce to advise the Superintendent on implementation of 2025-26 school closures, if approved by the Board, and development of the multi-year recommendations.

Introduction Items

  • Approval of 2024-25 Progress Monitoring Calendar
  • Approval of Instructional Materials Committee Membership 2024-2028.
  • Approval of the 2025 State Legislative Agenda.
  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-3 Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy.
  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-4 Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy Program.
  • Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-2, Certification of Excess Levies and Calculation of General Fund Levy Rollback for 2025.

Well-Resourced Schools Update

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

 

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( posted on : September 27, 2024 )

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September 18, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Progress Monitoring

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the August 23, 2024 Board Special Meeting, August 28, 2024 Board Special Meeting, August 28, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, and August 29, 2024 Board Special Meeting.
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – July 16 thru August 15, 2024
  • Scoring and Ranking Method for Selecting Schools for Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy.
  • Amendment to and Renaming of Board Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services (renamed “Highly Capable Program”).

Introduction Items

  • Approval of Board Resolution No. 2024/25-9, Reduced Educational Program for 2025-26 and 2026-27.

Budget Development Study Session: Preview 2025-26 Budget Options

Well-Resourced Schools Update

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

  • Monthly Budget Status Report – July 2024

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( posted on : September 11, 2024 )

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August 28, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the December 6, 2023 Board Special Meeting, July 2, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, and August 7, 2024 Board Special Meeting
  • June 2024 Board Quarterly Self Evaluation
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – June 16 thru July 15, 2024
  • Approval of Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Grant.
  • Approval of OSPI Program Plan Submission for 2023-24 Highly Capable Allocation.
  • BTA V: Acceptance of King County Priority Hire Grant Funding for the Memorial Stadium Redevelopment project.
  • Approval of Staff Augmentation Vendor Contract Amendments for SAP Platform Maintenance and Support for a Total of $1,250,000 during the 2025 Fiscal Year.
  • BTA V/Distressed School Grant: Authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the John Muir Elementary School Early Learning Addition and Miscellaneous Improvements project.
  • BEX V/SCAP/IRA: Authorize the Superintendent to execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Modernization project.
  • BEX V/Resolution 2024/25-5: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Van Asselt School Addition project.
  • BEX V: Resolution 2024/25-1: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Northgate Elementary School (aka James Baldwin Elementary School) Replacement project.
  • BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract 19-406 with KCDA and Musco Lighting, Inc., for the Jane Addams, Whitman, and Madison Middle School Athletic Field Lighting projects.
  • Amendment to Board Policy No. 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses and Repeal of Board Policy 3200, Written Rules of Student Conduct.

Action Items

  • Approval of the 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and the Principals’ Association of Seattle Schools.

Introduction Items

  • Scoring and Ranking Method for Selecting Schools for Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy.
  • Amendment to Board Policy No. 2190, Highly Capable Services.

Study Session: Review/Assessment of 2024-25 Budget Process

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

  • Monthly Budget Status Report – June 2024

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( posted on : August 16, 2024 )

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July 2, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the June 26, 2024 Regular Board Meeting and June 26, 2024 Board Special Meeting
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – May 16, 2024 thru June 15, 2024
  • Approval of OSPI School Waiver Application Requesting a Waiver from the 180-Day School Year Requirement for an Emergency School Closure.
  • Approval of revised Board Policy No. 3520, Student Fees, Fines, or Charges and Board Procedure No. 3520BP.

Action Items

  • Resolution 2023/24-9, Fixing and Adopting the 2024-25 Budget.

Introduction Items

  • Amendment to Board Policy No. 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses and Repeal of Board Policy 3200, Written Rules of Student Conduct.

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

  • Monthly Budget Status Report – May 2024

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( posted on : June 27, 2024 )

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June 26, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Well-Resourced Schools Update

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the May 22, 2024 Board Special Meeting, May 22, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, May 29, 2025 Board Special Meeting, June 5, 2024 Board Special Meeting, and June 10, 2024 Board Special Meeting
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – April 16, 2024 thru May 15, 2024
  • Approval of 2024-25 Regular Board Meeting Dates.
  • Annual Renewal of the Head Start Grant.
  • Board Approval of Moss Adams Contract.
  • Approval of Amendment to Blue Sprig Pediatrics Contract for 2023-24.
  • Renewal of Washington Schools Risk Management Pool coverage for fiscal year 2024-2025.
  • Renewal of contract with Sysco Seattle, Inc. awarded under Bid No. B052181: Commercial Food Products and Supplies.
  • Renewal of contract with Harbor Foodservice under RFQ102303.
  • Renewal of contracts with Pacific Coast and Penny Salsa under Fresh Produce RFQ012153.
  • BTA V: Approval of Enterprise eForms Contract for DocuSign Enterprise Edition Platform through the Omnia Partners Interlocal Contract #23-6692-01.
  • BTA V: Approval of Progressive Design-Build (PDB) Project Delivery Method; Award Design-Build Contract; and Authorization for Execution of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment(s) for the Audio/Visual & Security Systems Upgrades at Multiple Sites project.
  • BTA V: Approval of Construction Change Order No. 06 to Contract P5184 with Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc. for the Asa Mercer International Middle School Replacement project.
  • BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5188 with A-1 Landscaping and Construction, Inc., for the Athletic Field Improvements at Madison Middle School and West Seattle High School project.
  • 2024-25 Compensation Bulletin for Non-Represented Staff.

Action Items

  • Selection of School Board Student Members for 2024-25.
  • Approval for naming the Rainier Beach High School Gymnasium the Michael S. Bethea Athletic Complex in honor of Rainier Beach High School Basketball Coach Michael Bethea.
  • Authorization to negotiate a revised employment contract with the Superintendent.

Introduction Items

  • Resolution 2023/24-9, Fixing and Adopting the 2024-25 Budget.
  • Approval of revised Board Policy No. 3520, Student Fees, Fines, or Charges and Board Procedure No. 3520BP.

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

  • Progress Monitoring: Guardrails 1, 2 and 3
  • Monthly Budget Status Report – April 2024

Executive Session: To review the performance of a public employee. RCW 42.30.110(1)(g).

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( posted on : June 20, 2024 )

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Cancelled – June 10, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

The June 10 Regular Board Meeting is cancelled and will be rescheduled to a later date.

The Board will convene for a Special Meeting on June 10. The agenda for the Special Meeting is posted separately.

The Budget Public Hearing on June 10 is also cancelled and will be rescheduled.

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( posted on : June 5, 2024 )

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May 22, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Washington State Auditor’s Office Exit Conference

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the May 8, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
  • Personnel Report
  • Approval of Amendment to Children’s Institute of Learning Differences Contract 2023-2024.
  • Approval of the University of Washington Haring Center and Experimental Education Unit (EEU) Interagency Agreement for the 2024-25 School Year.
  • BTA V: Approval of Construction Change Order No. 1 with Eltec/Schindler for the Dover Elevator Modernization project at nine school sites.

Informational Items

  • Progress Monitoring: Guardrails 4 and 5
  • Monthly Budget Status Report – March 2024

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( posted on : May 10, 2024 )

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May 8, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Consent Agenda

    • Minutes of the April 18, 2024 Board Special Meeting and April 25, 2024 Regular Board Meeting

    • Personnel Report

    • Warrants Report – March 16, 2024 thru April 15, 2024

    • Approval of Amendment to Crissey Behavior Consulting Contract 2023-2024.

    • Adoption of 6-8 English Language Arts Instructional Materials.

    • Adoption of Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Instructional Materials.

Action Items

    • Approval of Board Resolution 2023/24-8, Authorizing an Interfund Loan to the Seattle Public Schools’ General Fund from its Capital Fund; Authorizing an Amendment to the Repayment Plan of the Economic Stabilization Account; and Authorizing the Use of Capital Fund Interest Earnings for Instructional Supplies, Equipment, or Capital Outlay Purposes.

    • Receipt of Superintendent’s Plan for a System of Well-Resourced Schools and Direction to the Superintendent to Present Preliminary Recommendations with Supporting Analysis.

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( posted on : May 3, 2024 )

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April 25, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Consent Agenda

  • Minutes of the March 21, 2024 Board Special Meeting, March 27, 2024 Board Special Meeting, April 3, 2024 Board Special Meeting, April 3, 2024 Regular Board Meeting, and April 4, 2024 Board Special Meeting.
  • Personnel Report
  • Warrants Report – February 16, 2024 thru March 15, 2024
  • Acceptance of funding to support student transition planning through the U.S. Department of Education’s Charting My Path for Future Success study.
  • Approval of Enterprise Print Services Contract with Pacific Office Automation through RFP112305 for Enterprise Printing Services for the district.
  • BTA V: Approval of Construction Change Order No. 12 to Contract P5160 with Lydig Construction, Inc. for the Rainier Beach High School Replacement project.
  • Insurance Reimbursement: Final Acceptance of Contract P5145 with LineScape of Washington LLC, for the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence Emergency Fire Line Repair 2023 project. A
  • BEX V/BTA V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5158 with Western Ventures Construction, Inc., for the JSCEE Central Kitchen Renovation – Phase 1 project.
  • BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract K5130 with Aries Building Systems, LLC, for the Portable Classroom Relocation Summer 2023 project.

Introduction Items

  • Adoption of 6-8 English Language Arts Instructional Materials.
  • Adoption of Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Instructional Materials.

Board Self-Evaluation

Informational Items

  • Monthly Budget Status Report – February 2024

This event has passed

( posted on : April 15, 2024 )

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