Seattle Public Schools

June 1, 2022 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda – FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

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

IMPORTANT NOTE: Public access to this meeting will be available both at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence and through remote access.

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 404 644 612#. 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.

All in-person attendees must adhere to any health and safety protocols communicated onsite. Please do not come to the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: fever (100.4 F); chills; cough; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; recent loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; or diarrhea.


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

  • Proclamation Recognizing the First Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day

III. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes of the May 18, 2022 Regular Board Meeting and May 26, 2022 Board Special Meeting
  2. Personnel Report
  3. Approval of Amendment to Gersh Academy Services Contract (SSC&I, April 26, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to amend the contract with Gersh Academy, in the additional amount of $448,125, for a revised total contract amount of $1,025,400, for private placement of fewer than ten 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. (Introduction and Action)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Public Testimony – 5:00 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up sign up for public testimony online or by calling (206) 252-0040, beginning Monday, May 30, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Those who are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 404 644 612#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

OrderNameTopic
1Ezra MacrayChanging Denny International Middle School’s Name
2Satomi GiedemanChanging Denny International Middle School’s name
3Addison WhitedChanging Denny International Middle School’s name
4Burk PopelkaDenny International Middle School’s name change
5Jonah RiebeTreatment of sps staff and students
6Rena Walker BurrCleveland High School
7Chris JackinsPersonnel Report; Not demolishing Rainier Beach High School; School bus transportation for the 2022-23 school year
8Alex TsimermanAgenda Item 1
9Melissa WestbrookAcceptance of Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral to Services (SBIRT) Grant
10Albert AlbanesChanging Denny International Middle School’s name
11Joseph LenzoPrincipal hiring process
12Sebrena BurrEngagement & Cleveland High School
13isaura jiménez guerraCHS Admin
14Jennifer MatterBoard Policy No. 2140, Guidance & Counseling
15Janette AmbauenWear Orange/National Gun Violence Awareness
16Sam PacamparaEdits to School Board Policy 2140
17Kathryn FederAmendments to school board policy 2140
18Leanne HustSchool Counselors/School Board Policy 2140

VI. Business Action Items (Continued)

C. Introduction Items

  1. Acceptance of Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral to Services (SBIRT) Grant (SSC&I, May 24, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the School-Based Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral to Services (SBIRT) grant from King County in the amount of $3,000,000 for the 3-year period from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025.
  2. Amend Board Policy No. 2140, Guidance & Counseling (SSC&I, May 24, for consideration) Approval of this item would amend and retitle Board Policy No. 2140, Guidance Counseling, as attached to the Board Action Report.
  3. Authorization to extend the Commercial Food Products and Supplies Contracts B052181-1 and B05281-2 (Ops, May 19, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to extend the contracts with US Foods and Sysco Seattle, Inc. for one additional year from Sept. 1, 2022 to Aug. 31, 2023, at a total annual cost of up to $6,060,000 for commercial food products and supplies, with any minor additions, deletions and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the contract.
  4. BEX V Final Acceptance of Contract P5175 with Dickson Company for the Kimball Elementary School – Phase 1 project (Ops, May 19, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5175 with Dickson Company for the Kimball Elementary School – Phase 1 project as final.

VII. Board Comments

Comments will be limited to two minutes per Director

VIII. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

A complete list of upcoming Board meetings and Director community meetings can be found on the School Board calendar website. If you have any questions, please contact the School Board Office at 206-252-0040.