Agenda – Second Post, 9/11/25
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 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 309 363 062#. 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

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, September 15 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, September 16. 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 309 363 062#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

V. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the August 26 Board Special Meeting, August 27 Board Special Meeting, and August 27 Regular Board Meeting
2. Personnel Report
3. Warrants Report – July 16 thru August 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	$293,083.03
General Fund	Vendor	$25,789,245.50
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$30,724,973.38
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$124,850.87
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$78,500.00
Grand Total	All	$57,010,652.78

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

4. Audit Report of Warrants Canceled

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

5. BEX V/BEX VI: Approval of the Site-Specific Educational Specifications for the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would approve the Site-Specific Educational Specifications dated June 18, 2025, for the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
6. Acceptance of the 2025-26 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Grant. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept grant funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to receive payment of $2,000,000 to reduce ultra-processed foods and provide students with nutritious meals, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the agreement. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
7. Approval of Board Quarterly Self-Evaluation January-March 2025. (Materials added 9/11/25)
8. Approval of Board Quarterly Self-Evaluation April-June 2025. (Materials added 9/11/25)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

1. Amendment to Board Policy No. 4311, School Safety and Security Services Program. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 4311 as attached to the Board Action Report.

D. Introduction Items

1. Approval of revised Board Policy No. 6222, Selection of Contractors for Small Construction Projects, and renaming policy “Small Works, Vendor, and Consultant Rosters.” Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 6222, Selection of Contractors for Small Construction Projects, and rename it Small Works, Vendor, and Consultant Rosters, as attached to the Board Action Report. I further move that the Board adopt Resolution 2025/26-02 authorizing district participation in the Municipal Research and Services Center roster programs.
2. Amendment to Board Policy Nos. 1111, Oath of Office; 1310, Board Policies, Manuals, and Superintendent Procedures; 2030, Service Animals in Schools; 3116, Dependent Students (Foster Care) (renamed “Students in Foster Care”); 3143, Notification and Dissemination of Information About Student Offenses and Notification of Threats of Violence or Harm; 3210, Nondiscrimination, Acts of Hostility, and Defamation (renamed “Nondiscrimination”); 3240, Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses; 3414, Infectious Diseases; 3420, Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response; 3421, Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention; 4020, Confidential Communications; 4200, School Visitations and Maintaining Safe and Orderly Environments; 4210, Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons Prohibited; 4260, Personnel Records; 5010, Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action; Repeal of Board Policy Nos. 2195, Kindergarten; 3234, Waivers & Letters of Recommendation – Student Records; 3434, Pregnant Students & Teenage Parents; and 3540, Student Internet Access. Approval of this item would amend and rename as applicable Board Policy Nos. 1111, 1310, 3143, 3210, 3240, 3420, 3421, 4210, 5010, and 5260, as attached to the Board Action Report.

VI. Strategic Plan Update

VII. Board Committee and Liaison Reports

VIII. Informational Items

• Monthly Budget Status Report – July 2025

IX. 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.