January 21, 2026 – Regular Board Meeting
Agenda – First Post, 1/12/2026
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 4:30 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 806 852 879#. 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.
I. Call to Order – 4:30 p.m.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Superintendent Comments
- Black Lives Matter at Schools Week Proclamation
III. Student 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, January 19, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, January 20, 2026. 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 806 852 879#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.
VI. Business Action Items
Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)
1. Minutes of the 12/10 Regular Board Meeting, 1/14 Board Special Meeting
3. Warrants Report – November 16 thru December 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 | $102,318.97 |
| General Fund | Vendor | $28,043,387.43 |
| Capital Project Fund | Vendor | $21,145,267.97 |
| Associated Student Body Fund | Vendor | $352,643.97 |
| Expendable Trust Fund | Vendor | $5,000.00 |
| Grand Total | All | $49,648,618.34 |
*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. Resolution No. 2025/26-10, Signature of Authorized Personnel for State Aid Programs. Approval of this item would adopt Resolution No. 2025/26-10, superseding Resolution No. 2023/24-5 authorizing specified district staff to sign state funding assistance documents per WAC 392-344-120. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
5. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding allowing for a Twenty-Four Month Extension of the Student Community Workforce Agreement (SCWA) with the Seattle/King County Building Trades Council and the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters.
6. Approval of contract with Novak Consulting to Build a District-Wide Effective Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Novak Consulting not to exceed $1,300,000, to build a district-wide effective Multi-Tiered System of Supports, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
7. BEX V/BEX VI: Award General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) Contract to Lydig Construction, Inc., and Authorization for Execution of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to negotiate and execute agreement(s) utilizing American Institute of Architects Documents A133 and A201 with the selected General Contractor/Construction Manager, Lydig Construction, Inc., for construction services related to the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project in accordance with Chapter 39.10 RCW.Further, approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to negotiate and execute amendment(s), per the requirements of Chapter 39.10 Revised Code of Washington, using American Institute of Architects Document A133 – Exhibit A with the selected contractor to establish a not-to-exceed Guaranteed Maximum Price for construction of the project in accordance with Chapter 39.10 Revised Code of Washington. Multiple amendments may be executed in phases at the discretion of district staff. The final, comprehensive Guaranteed Maximum Price for the project shall include the contractor’s Specified General Conditions, Negotiated Support Services, the Maximum Allowable Construction Cost, the Maximum Allowable Construction Cost Contingency, and the contractor’s fee. The maximum, total Guaranteed Maximum Price authorized for the project is $158,640,536, plus Washington State sales tax. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
8. BEX VI: Approval of Construction Change Order No. 13 to Contract P5191 with Cornerstone General Contractors for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Modernization project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute construction Change Order No. 13 to Contract P5191 in the amount of $1,213,256,18, plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the change order. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
9. BEX VI, Resolution 2025/26-05: Approval of General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) project Delivery Method; Award GC/CM Contract K5135 to Skanska USA Building,Inc; and, Authorization for Execution of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment for the John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to utilize the General Contractor/Construction Manager alternative project delivery method for the John Marshall School Modernization and Addition project. I further move that the School Board authorize the Superintendent to negotiate and execute agreement(s) utilizing revised American Institute of Architects Documents A133 and A201 with the selected contractor, Skanska USA Building, Inc., for preconstruction and construction services related to the project in accordance with Chapter 39.10 RCW. I further move that the School Board authorize the Superintendent to negotiate and execute amendment(s), per the requirements of Chapter 39.10 RCW, utilizing revised American Institute of Architects Document A133 – Exhibit A with the selected contractor to establish a not-to exceed Guaranteed Maximum Price for construction of the project in accordance with Chapter 39.10 RCW. Multiple amendments may be executed in phases at the discretion of district staff. The final, comprehensive Guaranteed Maximum Price for the project shall be inclusive of the 2 contractor’s Specified General Conditions, Negotiated Support Services, the Maximum Allowable Construction Cost, the Maximum Allowable Construction Cost Contingency, and the contractor’s fee. The maximum, total Guaranteed Maximum Price authorized for the project is $90,000,000 plus Washington State sales tax. I further move that the School Board approve Resolution 2025/26-05 certifying that the district intends to comply with Chapter 39.10 RCW. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
10. Insurance Reimbursement and Capital Eligible Program (CEP) Funds: Ratification of Emergency Public Works Small Works Roster (SWR) SWR3286WO683428/Purchase Order #7800002390 to Service Master Restore for the Emerson Elementary School Water Line Remediation and Restoration project. Approval of this item would ratify emergency Public Works Small Works Roster 3286WO683428/Purchase Order #7800002390 to Service Master Restore for the Emerson Elementary School Water Line Remediation in the amount of $153,386.50 and an additional Purchase Order and contract for the Restoration project has been awarded to McBride Construction in the amount of $446,040.90, plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, modifications and actions deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the contracts. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced
11. Approval of the negotiated 2026-27 and 2027-28 School Year Calendars. Approval of this item would approve the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school year calendars as attached to the Board Action Report with any minor, non-substantive additions, deletions and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent.
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 approve the amendment to Board Policy No. 4311, School Safety and Security Services Program, as attached to this Board Action Report.
D. Introduction Items
1. Amendment to Board Policy No. 1250, School Board Student Members
VII. Informational Items
VIII. 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.