Seattle Public Schools

August 30, 2017 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL
Regular Legislative Session
August 30, 4:15 p.m.

Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Recognition    
    1. New Principal Welcome   

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

III. Superintendents Comments – 4:45 p.m.

IV. Student Comments

V. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the  Work Session/Regular Board meeting on June 28, the Executive Session on June 29, the Regular Board Meeting on July 05, the Board Special Meeting/Executive Session on July 19, and the Board Special Meeting/Executive Session on July 26.
  2. Warrants – July

    2017 July Warrants

    General Fund: *Payroll $1,518,516.95    
    General Fund: Vendor $31,539,215.68
    Capital Project Fund: Vendor $10,737,408.26
    Associated Student Body: Vendor $377,146.71      
    Expendable Trust Fund: Vendor $2,000.00 
    Grand Total: 174,287.60

  3. Warrants – June  (added 8/29/17)

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

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VI. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NumberNameTopic

1.

Chris Jackins

Solar Energy Contract; League of Education Voters Grant; Deaf and Hard of Hearing Issues

2.

Daniel Dickenson

Annual Approval of Schools

3.

Valerie Cooper

Annual Approval of Schools

4.

Lisa Evans

Annual Approval of Schools

5.

Jessica Smits

Capacity Challenges in Magnolia and Queen Anne

6.

Eric Blumhagen

Waitlists

7.

Ethan Rogers

Ingraham HCC Waitlist

8.

Alex D. Cooper

Planning for the future of SPS schools

9.

Sara Coulter

High School at Memorial Stadium; Capacity in Magnolia and Queen Anne

VII. Board Comments

VIII. Business Action Items (Continued) – 6:30 p.m.

C. Action Items

  1. BEX II/BEX III: Approval of Authorization No. 2017-089 A (1) and Contract No. 20174-089 G (1-1) for Implementation of the Solar Photovoltaic Systems Project at Six Seattle Public Schools – (Ops, June 15, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to provide the Department of Enterprise Services notification of funding approval for authorization No. 2017-089 A (1) and Contract No. 2017-089 G (1-1) in the amount of $2,174,008.03 in accordance with provisions of Interagency Agreement No. K3865 for the implementation of an energy efficiency project at six schools utilizing solar technology.(action report edited)

D. Introduction Items              

  1. Acceptance of the League of Education Voters Foundation (LEVF) grant to South Shore PreK-8 – (C&I, Aug. 22, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the LEVF grants of $2,000,000, $1,000,000 for the 2017-2018 school year and $1,000,000 for the 2018-2019 school year for South Shore PreK-8 school. (8/29/17 update: this item will be for introduction only; an attachment has been added)
  2. Approval of the naming of Highland Park Elementary School Library in honor of Mrs. LouAnne Rundall  – (Ops, Jun. 15, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the naming of the Highland Park Elementary School Library as the LouAnne Rundall Library at Highland Park.
  3. Annual Approval of Schools per WAC 180-16-220 – (C&I, Jun. 12, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve each school within the District as having a school improvement plan that is data driven, promotes a positive impact on school learning, and includes a continuous improvement process, pursuant to WAC 180-16-220.
  4. BTA III: Final Acceptance of Contract K5070, CDK Construction Services, Inc. for the Eckstein Middle School Phase II Fire Sprinkler Installation Project – (Ops, Aug. 23, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract K5070, CDK Construction Services, Inc. for the Eckstein Middle School Phase II Fire Sprinkler Installation project as final.

IX. Closed Session: Labor Negotiations; Executive Sessions: to Evaluate a Complaint against a Public Employee; to Evaluate the Performance of a Public Employee -These sessions will begin at the conclusion of the regular Board meeting and last approximately 90 minutes. The legislative session will reconvene at the conclusion of the executive session to adjourn the meeting if there is no further business before the Board. No action will be taken as a result of the executive session.

X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

  • Board Special Meeting: Audit & Finance Committee (Quarterly Meeting), Tuesday, September 05, 4:30-6:30pm, Board Conference Room, JSCEE
  • Regular Board Meeting, Wednesday, September 06, 4:15-8:30pm, Auditorium, JSCEE