Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
January 23, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

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

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I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

• Pathfinder Middle School – Choir 

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

• Native American Education Update

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

• Center School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

1. Minutes of the December 12, 2018 Work Sessions , and the January 9, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
2. Warrants Report – December

   December 2018 Warrants

   General Fund	*Payroll	$1,164,552.88
   	Vendor	$19,339,213.03
   Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$15,723,423.04
   Associated Student Body	Vendor	$373,708.58
   Grand Total		$36,600,897.53

    

   *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.

Name	Topic
1. Marcus Lindenburg	Center School Student
2. Lillian King	Approval of Student Assignment Transition Plan
3. Chris Jackins	Franklin Window and Door replacement project; 2019-20 School Year Calendar; Waiver from 180 day school year; Transportation Service Standards; Student Assignment Transition Plan
4. Paul Tibbils-Riley	Approval of the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2019-20
5. Arlene Williams	Graham Hill Elementary in the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2019-20
6. Rebecca Wynkoop	Proposed WSS cuts & restoration
7. Alex Tsimerman	Basic Education; principle of money
8. Kevin McNew	Library Funding
9. Jeff Treistman	School Libraries
10. Katy Ellingsen	Library Equity
11. Craig Seasholes	Equity, library funding and propssed cuts to secondary librarian positions and their priority restoration
12. Kathleen Eads	Librarian Cuts
13. Elaine Harger	Proposal to cut secondary librarians to half time

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

1. Approval of 2019-2020 School Year Calendar  (Exec, Jan. 17, for approval) Approval of this item would allow the School Board to establish the dates for when the school year starts and end, which is required by state law. In addition, the development of the school year calendar is subject to bargaining with unions and certain calendar rules are outlined in the 2018-19 Seattle Education Association (SEA) Certificated Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).(Introduction and action)
2. Resolution 2018/19-15, Requesting a Waiver from the 180-Day School Year Requirement for Parent/Guardian/Teacher Conferences (Exec, Jan. 17, for approval) Approval of this item would request a waiver from the Washington State Board of Education of three days from the 180-day school year requirement to allow District elementary schools and K-8 schools to have full-day parent/guardian/teacher conferences on three days that school is not in session and a waiver of one day from the 180-day school year requirement to allow District middle schools and high schools to have a full-day parent/guardian/teacher conference on a day when school is not in session. School board action in the form of a resolution is required to support district waiver requests under WAC 180-18-050.(Introduction and action)
3. Approval of the 2019-20 Transportation Service Standards (Ops, Dec. 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would set the Transportation Service Standards for the upcoming school year, determining where and when the district provides transportation for students.
   • Amendment 1 (Director Mack) to the BAR for 2019-20 Transportation Service Standards. Approval of this item amends the Transportation Service Standards to provide equitable access to Catharine Blaine K-8, as follows: Provide transportation to students grandfathered at Catharine Blaine K-8 in the School Board Action Report “Approval of Attendance Area Boundary Changes to create an attendance area for the new Magnolia Elementary School” approved on January 9, 2019, and Provide transportation for students in the Magnolia Elementary and Lawton Elementary attendance areas who apply for and are assigned to Catharine Blaine in grades 6-8.(Materials to be added 1/23)
4. Approval of the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2019-20 (Ops, Dec. 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would update the Student Assignment Transition Plan for 2019-20.(Updated since introduction)

D. Introduction Items

1. Adoption of 2019 Board Goals and Objectives  (Exec. Jan. 17, for approval) Approval of this item would adopt Board goals and objectives for self-development in 2019, per Board Policy No. 1810, Annual Goals and Objectives.
2. Approval of courses with new content as defined by Superintendent Procedure 2026. (C&I, Jan. 15, for approval) Approval of this item would approve the courses, including Native American language competency courses, as attached to the Board Action Report, and consider any World Language competency courses proposed after this Board Action Report to be ‘revised content’ as defined by Superintendent Procedure 2026.
3. Approval of Post-Consumer Food Waste (Compost) collection services contract, Bid No. B09812, to be awarded to Cedar Grove Composting (Ops, Jan. 10, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Cedar Grove Composting, covering the period from March 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020 in the amount of $242,164.35, in the form of the draft Agreement dated (March 1, 2019) and attached to the School Board Action Report, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
4. BTA IV: Award Contract No. K5105, Bid No. B10819, to Acc-U-Set Construction Inc. for the Relocation and Setup of Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites (Ops, Jan. 10, for consideration) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into a construction contract in the amount of $319,821, including unit prices, plus Washington State Sales Tax, for the Relocation and Setup of Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites.
5. BTA IV: Award Construction Contract K5104, Bid No. B12841, to _____ for the Franklin High School Window & Door Replacement project (Ops, Jan. 10, for consideration) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into a construction contract in the amount of $_____ (range of $5,000,000 to $5,500,000), including base bid, plus Washington State Sales Tax, for the Franklin High School Window & Door Replacement project.

X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

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