April 26, 2023 – Regular Board Meeting
Agenda – Final Posting 4/26/23
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
Seattle Public Schools
IMPORTANT NOTE: 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 735 868 440#. 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.
All in-person attendees must adhere to any health and safety protocols communicated onsite. Please do not come to the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: fever (100.4 F); chills; cough; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; recent loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; or diarrhea.
I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Superintendent Comments
III. School Board Student Member Comments
IV. Board Comments
V. Public Testimony – 4:30 p.m.
Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online or by calling 206-252-0040, beginning Monday, April 24, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Those who are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 735 868 440#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.
| Order | Name | Topic |
| 1 | Charlie Morrison Wong | WMS music program |
| 2 | Gianni Maisano-Torres | Music programs |
| 3 | Silas Collins | Washington Middle School music program as it relates to Garfield HS program |
| 4 | Mika Miroite | WMS music cuts |
| 5 | Vivienne Thomas-Kennedy | WMS music program |
| 6 | Veronica Briggs | Washington Middle School Music Program |
| 7 | Chris Jackins | Personnel report; Board Resolution 2022/23-14 Fiscal Stabilization Plan |
| 8 | Carla Holmes | Safety at Ingraham |
| 9 | Greg Rudolf | Washington Middle School Music Program |
| 10 | Maria Monroe-DeVita | cuts to Washington Middle School music program |
| 11 | Danielle Kuhlmann | Middle school Music Programs |
| 12 | Frances Francia | Cuts to WMS band and music program |
| 13 | Amy Zarrett | Washington Middle School music program |
| 14 | Eileen Anderson | student safety |
| 15 | John Maisano-Torres | Music at Washington Middle School |
| 16 | Grace Schlitt | Washington Middle School Music program cuts, funding needed for this school. |
| 17 | Maria Eugenia Gallitelli | Safety in our schools |
| 18 | Chris Armes | Jazz at WMS |
| 19 | David Chick | Concerns about WMS music program cuts |
| 20 | Shay Bluemer Miroite | Cuts to music |
| Wait List Order | Name | Topic |
| 1 | Kristi De Vadder | Seattle Special Education PTSA’s Position Statement on Restraint & Isolation in SPS |
| 2 | cherylynne crowther | students with disabilities |
| 3 | Brooke Doyle | Safety audit at IHS |
| 4 | Ayler Adkins | Cuts to the music program at Washington Middle School |
| 5 | Evan Kuhlmann | Washington Middle School Music Program Cuts |
| 6 | Darlene Metger | School safety |
| 7 | Sumaira Inayat | Montlake Elementary School Expansion |
VI. Business Action Items
A. Consent Agenda
Required Approvals (Introduction & Action)
- Minutes of the March 22, 2023 Board Special Meeting, March 24, 2023 Audit Entrance Conference (updated 4/24/23) and April 4, 2023 Regular Board Meeting
- Personnel Report
- Warrants Report – February 16 thru March 15, 2023
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 | $613,085.90 |
| General Fund | Vendor | $33,467,226.36 |
| Capital Project Fund | Vendor | $21,897,146.39 |
| Associated Student Body Fund | Vendor | $405,630.87 |
| Expendable Trust Fund | Vendor | $11,000.00 |
| Grand Total | All | $56,394,089.52 |
*Note – Payroll total reflects warrants issued to employees. It does not however, reflect cash transfer amounts in payment of employees’ Direct Deposit payroll.
Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced
- Approval of Seattle Public Schools’ Proposals for the Washington State School Directors’ Association Legislative Positions Approval of this Board Action Report would approve the proposals for the Washington State School Directors’ Association’s Legislative Positions to be submitted on behalf of Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors, as attached to this Board Action Report.
- Amendment of Board Policy Nos. 3231, Student Records; 3510, Associated Student Bodies; 3520, Student Fees, Charges, Fines, Restitution and Damage Deposits; 6800, Safety Operations and Maintenance of School Property; and Board Procedure 3520BP, Student Fees, Charges, Fines, Restitution, and Damage Deposits; and Repeal of Board Policy No. 3233, Fees for Copies of Student Records. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy Nos. 3231, Student Records; 3510, Associated Student Bodies; 3520, Student Fees, Charges, Fines, Restitution and Damage Deposits (renamed Student Fees, Fines, or Charges); and 6800, Safety Operations and Maintenance of School Property, and Board Procedure 3520BP, Student Fees, Charges, Fines, Restitution, and Damage Deposits Procedure (renamed Student Fees, Fines, or Charges), as attached to the Board Action Report. Approval of this item would also repeal Board Policy No. 3233, Fees for Copies of Student Records. (Materials updated 4/26/23)
B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
C. Action Items
- Approval of Board Resolution No. 2022/23-14, Direction for 2023-24 Fiscal Stabilization Plan Approval of this item would adopt Board Resolution No. 2022/23-14, Direction for 2023-24 Fiscal Stabilization Plan, as attached to this Board Action Report. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Introduction & Action)
VII. Progress Monitoring
VIII: Board Self-Evaluation
IX. Informational Items
- Board Director Questions and Staff Responses for April 26, 2023 Regular Board Meeting (Materials added 4/24/23)
X. 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. If you have any questions, please contact the School Board Office at 206-252-0040.