Agenda – First Post, 9/26/25
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 4:30 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 979 166 444#. 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 – 4:30 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

III. Student Board Member Comments

IV. Board Committee and Liaison Reports

V. 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, October 6 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, October 7. 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 979 166 444#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

I. Call to Order – 4:30 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

III. Student Board Member Comments

IV. Board Committee and Liaison Reports

V. 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, October 6 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, October 7. 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 979 166 444#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

VI. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the 9/17 Regular Board Meeting, 9/24 Board Special Meeting, and the 9/26 Board Special Meeting

2. Personnel Report

3. Warrants Report – August 16 thru September 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	$231,250.14
General Fund	Vendor	$23,316,594.37
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$32,010,674.12
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$44,197.19
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$65,000.00
Grand Total	All	$55,667,715.82

*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. 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.

5. Approval of Overlake Specialty School Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would confirm authorization for the Superintendent to approve the corrected contract amendment with Overlake Specialty School in the amount of $542,480.75, for a revised total contract amount of $1,492,480.75, for private placement for students who require therapeutic day services and programming, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement this contract. The action approved by the Board on August 27, 2025, included the incorrect contract amendment due to a clerical error which is corrected as attached to this Board Action Report. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.

6. BEX VI: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P2239 to Bassetti Architects for the John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute Architectural & Engineering contract P2239 with Bassetti Architects in the amount of $11,261,242 for the John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project, with any minor additions, deletions, modifications and actions deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.

7. BEX VI: Resolution 2025/26-1 Racial Imbalance Analysis for the John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2025/26-1 certifying that the proposed John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project will not create or exacerbate racial imbalance as defined by Washington Administrative Code 392-342-025. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district  

8. BEX VI: Authorization for the Superintendent to execute the comprehensive Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment with Valley Electric Co of Mt. Vernon, Inc., for the Audio/Visual, Intercom & Security Systems Upgrades at Multiple Sites project – Phase 2. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for the Audio/Visual, Intercom & Security Systems Upgrades at Multiple Sites project – Phase 2 increasing the contract P2158 with Valley Electric Co. of Mt. Vernon, Inc., in the amount of $71,023,834, plus Washington State sales tax (WSST), with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

9. Amendment to Board Policy Nos. 1111, Oath of Office; 1310, Board Policies, Manuals, and Superintendent Procedures; 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; 3420, Anaphylaxis Prevention and Response; 3421, Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Prevention (renamed “Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Response”); 4210, Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons Prohibited; 5010, Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action; and 5260, Personnel Records. 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.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action 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 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. Resolution 2025/26-3, Certification of Excess Levies and Calculation of General Fund Levy Rollback for 2026. 

VIII. Informational Items

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.