BEX/BTA Capital Programs Oversight Committee

The Building Excellence (BEX)/Buildings, Technology and Academics (BTA) Capital Programs Oversight Committee is a citizen oversight committee required by the Seattle School Board.

Committee Charge

Invitation to Apply

Seattle Public Schools Capital Projects and Planning Department is seeking qualified individuals to apply for an opening on the Building Excellence (BEX) and Buildings, Technology and Academics (BTA) Capital Programs Oversight Committee.

Applications are due by Friday, August 1, 2025. Applicants will be notified of selections on or before Friday, August 15, 2025, by email, if possible, or by phone.

Application form

This committee supports the School Board and the district’s strategic plan “Seattle Excellence,” which centers students of color who are furthest away from educational justice. In order to advance that work, community members and groups who have not historically been included or represented in district decision-making processes – including women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people – are encouraged to apply.

Term of Service: There are four seats available with terms ending August 30, 2029. Terms are staggered so half of the membership seats are opened for recruiting every two years.

Meeting Schedule: Monthly meetings are held on the second Friday of the month, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., or more often as required. Meetings are in-person at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.

Manner and timing of the expected work product: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, regular comments and recommendations to staff regarding all facets of the BEX and BTA capital programs, with the submission of semi-annual reports to the School Board.

Ethics: Members shall not have any direct or indirect financial interest (except a “remote interest” as defined by RCW 42.23.040), in any contract, purchase of materials, or activity financed from school district funds. Members shall not participate in any action involving a matter in which the individual has a remote interest as defined by state law, nor shall any member seek to influence any other member of the committee or district staff with respect to any such matter. All direct and indirect financial interests, including remote interests, shall be disclosed in writing to the district promptly upon the member’s discovery of the interest.

Selection process: Applications will be reviewed by the committee chair and lead staff. Final selection will give consideration to those community members and groups who have not historically been included or represented in district decision-making processes, as well as representation by individuals of differing gender, ethnicity, race, age, geography and stakeholder interest groups.

Committee Responsibilities

The BEX/BTA Capital Program Oversight Committee oversees the planning and implementation of the capital levies and makes recommendations concerning progress of the BEX and BTA capital programs.

The committee oversees the planning, prioritization, and implementation of current and future BEX and BTA programs and makes recommendations as to the identity, scope, and priority of projects to be included in future BEX and BTA capital levies.

The committee receives periodic briefings by district capital projects staff and is asked to monitor and comment upon the implementation of all approved projects and make recommendations for compliance with goals, priorities, scope, budget, schedule, revenue, and other significant factors. A separate committee oversees the implementation of the technology projects included in either capital levy. Read more on the committee charge.

A separate advisory committee, the Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) oversees the implementation of the identified technology projects included in either capital levy.

Two School Board Directors are members of the BEX/BTA Oversight committee, but no other district employees. The two School Board Directors are in addition to the 11 committee members.

Meeting Schedule

Meeting Minutes

Minutes are posted once approved by the committee. This committee does not meet in August.

2025

• Meeting Minutes – May 2025
• Meeting Minutes – April 2025
• March 2025 (no minutes; tour of Rainier Beach High School in lieu of March meeting)
• Meeting Minutes – February 2025
• Meeting Minutes – January 2025

2024

• Meeting Minutes – December 2024
• Meeting Minutes – November 2024
• Meeting Minutes – October 2024
• Meeting Minutes – September 2024
• July 2024: Tour of Rainier Beach High School construction project in lieu of July meeting
• Meeting Minutes – June 2024
• Meeting Minutes – May 2024
• Meeting Minutes – April 2024
• Meeting Minutes – March 2024
• Meeting Minutes – February 2024
• Meeting Minutes – January 2024

2023

• Meeting Minutes – December 8, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – November 17, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – October 13, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – September 8, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – July 14, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – June 9, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – April 14, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – March 10, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – February 10, 2023
• Meeting Minutes – January 13, 2023

2022

• Meeting Minutes – December 9, 2022
• Meeting Minutes – November 18, 2022
• Meeting Minutes – October 14, 2022 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – September 9, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – July 8, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – June 10, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – May 13, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – April 4, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – March 11, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – February 11, 2022Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – January 14, 2022Remote meeting

2021

• Meeting Minutes – December 10, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – November 12, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – October 8, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – September 10, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – July 9, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – June 11, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – May 14, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – March 12, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – February 12, 2021 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – January 8, 2021 Remote meeting

2020

• Meeting Minutes – December 11, 2020 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2020 Remote meeting

The Friday, Nov. 13, committee meeting included this presentation on the district’s Sustainability Vision, Goals, and Strategies 

• Meeting Minutes – October 9, 2020 Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – September 11, 2020  Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – July 10, 2020  Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – June 12, 2020  Remote meeting
• Meeting Minutes – May 8, 2020 Remote meeting
• April 10, 2020: Cancelled due to pandemic
• March 13, 2020: Cancelled due to pandemic
• Meeting Minutes – February 14, 2020 
• Meeting Minutes – January 10, 2020 

2019

• Meeting Minutes – December 13, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – November 8, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – October 11, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – September 13, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – July 12, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – June 14, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – May 17, 2019 
• Meeting Minutes – April 12, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – March 8, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – February 8, 2019
• Meeting Minutes – January 11, 2019

2018

• Meeting Minutes – December 14, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – November 9, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – October 12, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – September 14, 2018
• July 6, 2018: Cancelled
• Meeting Minutes – June 8, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – April 13, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – March 9, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – February 9, 2018
• Meeting Minutes – January 12, 2018