February 26, 2020 – Regular Board Meeting
Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
February 26, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
www.seattleschools.org
I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.
- Ballard High School
III. Superintendent Comments – 4:45 p.m.
IV. Board Committee Reports
V. Student Comments
- Nova High School
VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.
A. Consent Agenda
- Minutes of the January 15, 2020 Work Session and Executive Sessions , the January 22, 2020 Regular Board Meeting , and the January 29, 2020 Work Session
- Personnel Report
- Warrants Report – January
January 2020 Warrants
| Fund | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| General Fund | *Payroll | $982,532.51 |
| N/A | Vendor | 28,835,440.69 |
| Capital Project Fund | Vendor | 15,632,881.45 |
| Associated Student Body Fund | Vendor | 414,901.56 |
| Expendable Trust Fund | Vendor | 500.00 |
| Grand Total | N/A | $25,029,112.20 |
*Note – Payroll total reflects warrants issued to employees. It does not however, reflect cash transfer amounts in payment of employees’ Direct Deposit payroll.
B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.
| Order | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella Guo | Nova High School |
| 2 | Erica Ijeoma | 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 3 | Mia Dabney | The importance of ethnic studies, and how it positively impacts all students and teachers |
| 4 | Angelina Riley | Ethnic Studies implementation in our curriculum |
| 5 | Maria Entrekin | Black Lives Matter and what has been happening at my school and what should be done |
| 6 | Christa Chan | The importance of ethnic studies |
| 7 | Chris Jackins | 1. Personnel Report, 2. Annual Ethics Disclosures, 3. Approval of Instructional Materials, 4. New-in-Lieu Replacement Option for Rainier Beach HS |
| 8 | Kristy Copeland | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 9 | Jon Greenberg | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 10 | Andrea Chorney | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 11 | Susan Stahl | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 12 | Elisa Marie Yzaguirre | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives and the Seattle Teacher Residency Program Contract |
| 13 | Tracy Castro-Gill | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives & Seattle Teacher Residency Program Contract |
| 14 | Sebrena Burr | 2020 SPS School Board Goals, SPS Communications, Honoring and Retaining Black (African American) Staff from the Cabinet to the Curbs, Ethnic Studies |
| 15 | Savanna Jamerson | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives |
| 16 | Jennifer Paris | Funding for the Seattle teacher Residency |
| 17 | Gian-Nicholo Rosario | Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives, and Strategic Plan |
| 18 | Sonja Lee | Advantages the system give white people and solutions to get rid of this problem |
| 19 | Allani Seals | #BlackLivesMatter in Seattle Public Schools |
| 20 | Jennifer Dunn | Ethnic Studies |
| 21 | Dawn Larson | The Strategic Plan surrounding implementation of Ethnic Studies in Seattle Public Schools |
| 22 | Bruce Jackson | ESAG |
| 23 | Milad Mesbahi | ethnic studies |
| 24 | Sara Emily Davis | Misconduct 911 principal |
| 25 | Asha Tran | Black Lives Matter |
Wait List
| Order | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colby Tran | Black Lives Matter |
| 2 | Angel Daniel Amenabar Valiente | Micro aggression |
| 3 | Owen Ainslie | Racism in Seattle schools |
| 4 | Alicia Cunningham | Trailblazers Program |
| 5 | Myles Parker | Trailblazers Program |
| 6 | Theresa Hardy | Community Partnerships and SPS Policy 0030 & SPS Strategic Plan |
| 7 | Shellise Montgomery | Black lives matter |
| 8 | Ashanti James | Trailblazers Program |
| 9 | Duncan McAllister | Interim School Climate Survey |
| 10 | Amanda Heminger | Discrimination due to experienced trauma and homelessness, and the lack of support and advocacy, and difficulty accessing resources |
| 11 | Brian Terry | racial equity in advanced learning |
| 12 | LaTasha Jackson Rodriguez | Mentoring program being removed from the school District |
| 13 | Alex Tsimmerman | Stop Seattle idiotic fascism |
| 14 | Yvette Dinish | Highly Capable Program |
| 15 | Hayaat Bedeso | Trailblazers |
| 16 | Doreen McGrath | Ethnic Studies |
| 17 | Kevin Amos | James Johnson and Katrina Hunt |
VIII. Board Comments
IX. Business Action Items (Continued) – 6:30 p.m.
C. Introduction Items
- Adoption of 2020 Board Goals and Objectives (Exec, February 12, for Approval) Approval of this item would adopt the 2020 Board goals and objectives, as attached to the Board Action Report. (Materials Updated 2/25/20)
- Waiver of one (1) school day at Leschi Elementary School due to an emergency closure for an unforeseen natural event (C&I, February 11, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve the Superintendent’s application to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, which requests permission for Leschi Elementary School to not make up one (1) day of missed school for December 13, 2019 when it was closed due to an unforeseen natural event.
- Contract for Middle School and High School yearbooks with Herff Jones (C&I, February 11, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Herff Jones in an amount not to exceed $400,000, including three (3) optional annual extensions, for the management and classroom support in the preparation and printing of middle school and high school yearbooks, in the form of the draft Agreement presented to the School Board, with any minor additions, deletions and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
- Approval of Instructional Materials Committee Membership 2020-2024 (C&I, February 11, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve the persons listed on the document titled, “Proposed Instructional Materials Committee 2020-2024” attached to the Board Action Report to serve a 4-year term on the Instructional Materials Committee.
- Revisions to School Board Policy No. 2415, High School Graduation Requirements, and School Board Policy No. 2420, High School Grade and Credit Marking Policy, in Response to House Bill 1599 (HB 1599), Multiple Pathways to Graduation (C&I, February 11, for Approval) Approval of this item would amend School Board Policy No. 2415, High School Graduation Requirements, and School Board Policy No. 2420, High School Grade and Credit Marking Policy, as attached to the Board Action Report.
- Approval of contract with Unify Consulting for staff augmentation and work process improvement for business systems and central office departments (A&F, February 10, for Consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract amendment with Unify for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $410,000, including taxes, for work process and SAP staff support services with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the amendment.
- Approval of the purchase of replacement Fleet Vehicles (A&F, February 10, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services in an amount not to exceed $985,000 for the purchase of replacement fleet vehicles, in the form of the attached list (or equivalent vehicles, depending on pricing and availability when the final purchase order is processed), with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the purchase.
- Refinance 2010 Limited General Obligation refunding bonds (A&F, February 10, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2019/20-25, providing for the issuance and sale of refunding bonds of the district in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $20,800,000, for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding general obligations bonds; providing for the redemption of the outstanding bonds to be refunded; appointing a placement agency; and authorizing the Superintendent and/or the Chief Financial Officer of the district to approve interest rate, maturity dates and principal maturities for the bonds under the terms and conditions set forth in the resolution; provided the present value of the net savings to the District are not less than 4 percent of the bonds being refunded. (Materials Updated 2/26/20)
- Seattle Teacher Residency Program Contract (A&F, February 10, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to enter into a Personal Service Contract in the 2019-2020 school year for a total not to exceed $301,361 for the purpose of the Seattle Teacher Residency Program.
- Approval of the 2020-21 Transportation Service Standards: Ridership Eligibility (Ops, February 6, for Consideration) Approval of this item would approve the recommended Transportation Service Standards, including Appendix A and Appendix B, that are attached to the Board Action Report, for the 2020-21 school year, and authorize the Superintendent to implement the standards with minor modifications as needed.
- BEX V: Approval of additional funding and delivery acceleration for the student computer refresh to support teaching and learning and equitable access for students districtwide (Ops, February 6, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute purchase orders through RFP No. 06792 with Dell/Thornburg and Apple (iPads) for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $12,500,000.00, plus Washington State Sales Tax, over fiscal years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent and to take any necessary actions to implement the purchase orders.
- Recommendation to Extend Contract Terms and Amend Contract Amounts for Furniture Procurement for 2020-2021, Bid No. B05866 (Ops, February 6, for Consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the contract amendments that extend current contracts approved by the board on September 5, 2018, effective as of October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2020, and amend the contract amounts for an additional year for the Furniture Procurement for 2020-2021 with the following two (2) Vendors: Catalyst Workplace Activation Inc. one-year amendment to contract #P5118 (Bid No. B05866) increase of $2,294,889.12 to initial contract amount of $4,205,969.65 for a revised contract total not to exceed $6,500,858.77; and Evergreen Furnishings LLC one-year amendment to contract #P5119 (Bid No. B05866) increase of $4,820.00 to initial contract amount of $365,030.00 for a revised contract total in the amount not to exceed $369,850.00 plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contracts.
- First Amendment to Facilities Capital Projects Warehouse Agreement at Ellis St. Warehouse (Ops, February 6, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a first amendment to the lease for the Capital Ellis Street Warehouse located at 6276 Ellis Ave. S., Seattle, WA. 98108 with P&P Georgetown LLC, covering the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2027 for a total of $24,767 a month, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
- BEX V: New-in-Lieu Replacement Option for Rainier Beach High School replacement project (Ops, February 6, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2019/20-21, as attached to the Board Action Report, certifying that new facilities identified in the project application (Form D-3) for the Rainier Beach High School replacement project submitted to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction will be built new in lieu of modernizing the existing facility, and that the existing facility will be demolished. The existing theater consisting of approximately 19,300 square feet will be retained and modernized.
- BEX V: Award Contract P1672, for Construction Project Management Services, to Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. (“SOJ”) for the Van Asselt Classroom Addition and Mercer Middle School Replacement project (Ops, February 6, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute contract P1672 for Construction Project Management Services, with Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. in the amount of $5,369,905, including reimbursable expenses, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
- BTA IV: Final Acceptance of Contract K5101 with King County Directors’ Association (KCDA) and Musco Sports Lighting, LLC for the Athletic Field Lights at Roosevelt High School project (Ops, February 6, for Approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract K5101 with King County Directors’ Association (KCDA) and Musco Sports Lighting, LLC for the Athletic Field Lights at Roosevelt High School project as final.
X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.
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