Agenda – Second Post 5/2/2025
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 4:15 p.m.

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

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 822 504 758# 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 Member Comments

IV. Board Committee and Liaison Reports

V. Progress Monitoring

• Guardrail 1: Engagement
• Guardrail 2: Operations

VI. Public Testimony

Public testimony is planned to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online beginning Monday, May 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 13, 2025. 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 822 504 758#. information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

VII. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the April 18, 2025 Board Special Meeting, April 23, 2025 Board Special Meeting, and April 23, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
2. Personnel Report
3. Warrants Report – March 16 thru April 15, 2025

The following warrants as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.08, are approved for payment:

Fund	Payment Type	Amount
General Fund	*Payroll	$159,727.06
General Fund	Vendor	$32,288,900.73
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$22,314,165.16
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$752,001.84
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$5,000.00
Grand Total	All	$55,519,794.79

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

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

4. Approval of Emerald Learning Center Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Emerald Learning Center in the amount of $414,407, for a total contract amount of $1,329,287, 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.
5. Acceptance of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Universal Mental Health Screening grant. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Program for Universal Mental Health Screening grant in the amount of $1,500,000 for the period from August 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.  Immediate action is in the best interest of the District.
6. Approval of Apple Consulting Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Apple Consulting in the amount of $625,890, for a total contract amount of $1,125,890 for the provision of Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for students as required by their IEPs, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement this contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
7. Approval of Brightmont Academy Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Brightmont Academy in the amount of $231,254, for a total contract amount of $1,110,218 for private placement therapeutic day services and programming for students as required by their IEPs, 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. 
8. BEX V & BEX VI: Approval of Contract Modification No. 1 for Integrus Architecture on the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute Contract Modification No. 1 for Contract P2148 with Integrus Architecture on the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project in the amount of $10,329,246, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the contract modification. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. 
9. BEX V and K-3 Class Size Reduction Grant: Final Acceptance of Contract P5170 with Jody Miller Construction, Inc., for the West Seattle Elementary School Addition project. Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5170 with Jody Miller Construction, Inc., for the West Seattle Elementary School Addition project as final. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. 

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

10. Approval of Board Resolution 24/25-17, 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. Approval of this item would approve Board Resolution 2024/25-17, 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.
11. Amending and Renaming Board Policy No. 2409, Competency/Proficiency Based Credit and Board Policy No. 2413, Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Courses. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 2409, Competency/Proficiency Based Credit and rename it Mastery-Based Credit, and amend Board Policy No. 2413, Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Course and rename it Equivalency Credit, as attached to the Board Action Report.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

1. BEX V: Property acquisition for the purchase of an existing warehouse located at 3223 3rd Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98134. Approval of this item would approve the purchase of the warehouse located at 3223 3^rd Ave. S and authorize the Superintendent to fully execute the purchase and sale agreement dated April 21, 2025, in the amount of $12,500,000, with any minor additions, deletions, modifications and actions deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the purchase. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction and Action)

D. Introduction Items

1. Approving an Interlocal Agreement regarding Memorial Stadium between the District and the City of Seattle. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the Interlocal Agreement regarding Memorial Stadium between the District and the City of Seattle in the form 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 Agreement.
2. Amendment to Board Policy Nos. 4237, Advertising and Commercial Activities; and 5201, Drug-Free Schools, Community and Workplace; and Repeal of Board Policy No. 4262, Community Use of Memorial Stadium, and Board Procedure 6800BP, Regulations for Stadiums Owned or Leased by Seattle Public Schools. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy Nos. 4237, Advertising and Commercial Activities, and 5201, Drug-Free Schools, Community and Workplace, as attached to the Board Action Report; and repeal Board Policy No. 4262, Community Use of Memorial Stadium; and Board Procedure 6800BP, Regulations for Stadiums Owned or Leased by Seattle Public Schools.

IIX. Enrollment Planning Update (Agenda updated 5/2/25)

IX. Strategic Planning Update

X. Informational Items

• Monthly Budget Status Report – March 2025

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.