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January 9, 2019 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
January 9, 2018, 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.

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

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

  • Salmon Bay – scenes from “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the December 19, 2018 Regular Board Meeting . 
  2. Personnel Report
  3. BTA III: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract K1322 to S.M. Stemper Architects for the 2019 Roof Repair and Replacement projects (Ops, Dec. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $660,760 for the 2019 Roof Repair and Replacement projects.(Updated since Introduction)
  4. BEX IV/BTA III: Resolution 2018/19-11: Acceptance of the Building Commissioning Report for the Meany Middle School Reconfiguration project (Ops, Dec. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2018/19-11 and accept the building commissioning report for the Meany Middle School Reconfiguration Project, in accordance with WAC 392-344-165, as required to complete the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Form D-11 Application to Release Retainage. Approval of the resolution meets identified requirements.
  5. BEX IV/BTA III: Resolution 2018/19-12: Final Acceptance of Contract P5071 with Western Ventures Construction Inc. for the Meany Middle School Reconfiguration project (Ops, Dec. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2018/19-12 and accept the work performed under Contract P5071 with Western Ventures Construction Inc. for the Meany Middle School Reconfiguration Project as final.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

1. Alexandrea Rodriguez

Interagency Academy Student

 

2. Chris Jackins

Magnolia Elementary Boundary Changes; Ingraham Project; Budget Annual 
Financial Report

 

3. Alex Zimmerman

Action item 1: Approval of attendance area boundary changes to Magnolia
Elementary School

4. Melissa Westbrook

BTA Stemper Architects for the 2019 Roof Repair and Replacement project;
Check Yourself Survey

 

5. Brian Terry

Equitable access to advanced learning

 

6. Craig Seasholes

Library staffing, ongoing funding equity issues, American Library Association
Midwinter Conference

 

 

  

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

  1. Approval of Attendance Area Boundary Changes to create an attendance area for the new Magnolia Elementary School  (Ops, Dec. 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would outline elementary school attendance area boundary changes to Lawton Elementary and Catharine Blaine K-8 to create an attendance area for Magnolia Elementary, scheduled to open in 2019-20. The new attendance area will relieve overcrowding at Catharine Blaine K-8 and Lawton Elementary.(Updated since Introduction)

     

  2. Approval of Attendance Area Boundary Changes for Robert Eagle Staff Middle School and Jane Addams Middle School for 2019-20 (Ops, Dec. 6, for consideration) Approval of this item would outline middle school attendance area boundary changes beginning in 2019-20 due to (a) enrollment overcapacity at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School and (b) Olympic View community requests to move to the Jane Addams attendance area.

     

  3. BEX IV: Approval of budget transfer from BEX IV program contingency to the Ingraham High School Classroom Addition project budget and approval of construction change order #2 for the project (Ops, Dec. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would (1) approve the transfer of $1,500,000 from the BEX IV Program Contingency Account to the Ingraham High School Classroom Addition project budget; and (2) authorize the Superintendent to execute construction change order #2 as attached to the Board Action Report in an amount of $1,447,288 plus Washington State sales tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary action to implement the change order.
  4. Approval of Capacity Management Actions for the 2019-20 School Year (Ops, Dec. 6, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize allocation of up to $2,069,000 from BEX IV and BTA IV capital funds to implement annual capacity management actions in spring semester 2018-19 and summer 2019 to support projected district homeroom capacity needs for the 2019-20 school year and authorize the Superintendent to take the necessary steps to implement the actions as detailed in the attached Capacity Management recommendations.

D. Introduction Items

  1. Amendment to Board Policy No. 2024, Online Learning; Repeal of Board Policy No. C16.00, Acceptance of Correspondence or College Courses for High School Credit (C&I, Dec. 11, for approval) Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 2024, Online Learning, as attached to the Board Action Report, and repeal Board Policy No. C16.00, Acceptance of Correspondence or College Courses for High School Credit, also attached to the Board Action Report. If the motion is approved, the changes would be effective for the 2019-20 school year.
  2. Amending Board Policy No. 2420, High School Grade and Credit Marking Policy (C&I, Dec. 11, for approval) Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 2420, High School Grade and Credit Marking Policy, as attached to the Board Action Report.

X. Executive Session: Employee meeting pursuant to RCW 28A.405.230. This session will begin at the conclusion of the regular Board meeting and last approximately 45 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.

XI. Adjourn – 9:15 p.m.

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