Agenda – FINAL Post, 2/11/26
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 11, 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 498 157 940#. 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. Welcome to Superintendent Shuldiner
3. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

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, February 9, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, February 10, 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 498 157 940#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

Testimony List

Order	Name	Topic
1	Kara Uhl	SAP/HC
2	Amelia Showalter	SAP/HC
3	Maritess Santiago	equitable highly capable selection
4	Nina Spasikova	HC in S Seattle
5	Manuela Slye	Student Assignment Plan
6	Michele Campbell	governance and students
7	Sinta Cordova	Mandating ethnic studies K-12 I am a student also
8	Kristina Kipp	Highly Capable Eligibility Changes
9	Jazmin Cortes	Safety in schools
10	Chris Jackins	New Supt; Amendment to Policy 1250 on School Board Student Members – too many questions – vote “No”; Student Assignment Transition Plan (SATP) – 3 possible violations of state law; 4 construction items on 1/21/26 agenda; Board’s due diligence in hiring new Supt; Don’t close schools
11	Fithawit Gebremariam	Black lives matter at school at my highschool nothing was done for black lives matter at school day which was february 2
12	Sebrena Burr	“Kasserian Ingera…How are the children?” Amendments to policies 1250 & 1240; Student Safety; Black Lives Matter at School resoulution
13	Liz Peterson	School safety
14	Fiona Berhane	Mental Health in Schools
15	Jen Jackson	academic rigor and HC and SAP
16	Keiko valente	Safety concerns in classroom
17	Catalina Nwaorgu	Ethnic studies in schools
18	Jerrell Briscoe	Urgent concerns regarding student safety, repeated classroom disruptions, and failures in timely parent notification following in-class incidents at Genesee Hill Elementary, including the physical assault of my child.
19	Janis Whitr	Students assignment transition plan and Gersh Academy contract
20	Warlina Wheeler	Rainier Beach corridor safety
21	Kayla Epting -Gipson	Rainier Beach Corridor safety
22	Tao Quan	Mandating ethnic studies
23	Jana Parker	Inclusionary practices in enrollment; Twice Exceptional students

VI. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the January 21 Board Special Meeting, January 21 Regular Board Meeting, January 28 Board Special Meeting, February 4 Board Special Meeting, February 7 Board Retreat (Materials added 2/9/26)
2. Personnel Report (Materials updated 2/10/26)
3. Warrants Report – December 16 2025 thru January 15 2026

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	$71,566.61
General Fund	Vendor	$38,183,826.20
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$19,985,108.44
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$241,713.30
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$12,714.30
Grand Total	All	$58,494,928.85

*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. Approval of Gersh Academy Contract Amendment for 2025-2026 school year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Gersh Academy in the amount of $154,056, for a revised total contract amount of $1,129,056, 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. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
5. BTA V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5220 with Calli Denney Construction, LLC, for the Roosevelt High School Sidewalk and Landscape Improvements project. Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5220 with Calli Denney Construction, LLC, for the Roosevelt High School Sidewalk and Landscape Improvements project as final. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

1. Amendment to Board Policy No. 1250, School Board Student Members. Approval of this item would amend and rename Board Policy No. 1250, School Board Student Members, as attached to the Board Action Report. I further move that current Junior Student Member Josephine Mangelsen be retained as a Senior Student Representative for 2026-2027 and the upcoming appointment for the 2026-27 School Board Student Representatives include the selection of one additional Senior Student Representative for a one-year term. The selection of two Junior Student Representatives shall proceed as outlined in the amended policy.
2. Amendment to Board Policy No. 1240, Committees. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 1240, Committees as attached to this Board Action Report. (Materials updated 2/10/26)
   • Amendment 1 to the Board Action Report titled “Amendment to Board Policy No. 1240, Committees.” Recommended Motion: I move that the School Board approve this item would approve Amendment 1, which would substitute the version of the policy posted to the agenda as “Amendment 1 to the Board Action Report titled ‘Amendment to Board Policy No. 1240, Committees'” for the version of the policy attached to the Board Action Report titled “Amendment to Board Policy No. 1240, Committees.” To the extent the substitute policy conflicts with the information presented in the underlying Board Action Report, the substitute policy shall control. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Item added 2/10/26)

D. Introduction Items

1. Approval of Student Assignment Transition Plan. Approval of this item would approve the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2026-2027 as attached to the Board Action Report. (Materials added 2/7/26; Materials updated 2/10/26)
2. Amendment to Board Policy Nos. 6114, Gifts, Grants, and Donations and 6220, Procurement. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 6114, Gifts, Grants, and Donations and Board Policy No. 6220, Procurement, as attached to the Board Action Report. (Materials updated 2/10/26, Materials added 2/7/26)

VII. Informational Items

• Monthly Budget Status Report – December 2025
• Board Director Statement of Financial Interest and Potential Conflicts of Interest (Item added 2/9/26)
• Senior Staff Statement of Financial Interest and Potential Conflicts of Interest (Item added 2/9/26)

VIII. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

A complete list of upcoming Board meetings can be found on the School Board calendar website.