Seattle Public Schools

March 13, 2019 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
March 13, 2019, 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.

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

  • Garfield High School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the February 27, 2019 Regular Board Meeting .
  2. Personnel Report

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Maxine Embry

Garfield High School Student

2. Leah Morgan

Libraries

3. Gaia Corvino

Libraries

4. Aminah Adams

Strategic Plan

5. Stacia Bell

Libraries

6. Chris Jackins

Network Upgrade; Purchase of Library Collection, Personnel Report
Real Estate item on Executive Session; School Board Elections

7. TuesD Chambers

Library

8. Tina Buster

Library Collections

9. Jeffrey Treistman

School Libraries and Student Achievement

10. Manuela SlyeIn Support of Strategic Plan
11. Melissa WestbrookStrategic Plan
12. Sebrena BurrStrategic Plan
13. Kent KothSPS Strategic Plan
14. Robert CruickshankStrategic Plan
15. Chandra HampsonDraft Strategic Plan
16. Darrin HoopSeattle School Board’s Strategic Plan
17. Lowell BanderSeattle School Board’s Strategic Draft
18. Blaine ParceAdopting the Five-year strategic plan
19. Lee MicklinLibrarians and restoration plan
20. Alex TsimermanFascism & Freedom of Speech

Wait List

NameTopic

1.  Kine Yade

Part Time Closure of Libraries at Schools

2. Colleen Carlson

Librarian cuts

3. Jessica Logan

Enrollment Policies and how they affect Dearbon Park Elementary

4. Summer Stinson

Upcoming budget cuts

5. Naj Ali

Rainier Beach Renovation

6. RenaMateja WalkerBurr

BEX V

7. Emily Wheeler

Washington Middle School Funding

8. Julie Popper

Testing during Ramadan

9. Katie Kennedy

Enrollment challenges at Dearbon Park International

10. Suzanne DuRard

Washington Middle School and Garfield HS music programs

VIII. Board Comments

  • Announcement of Completed Internal Audits by Board President

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

C. Action Items

  1. Purchasing the opening day library collections for Lincoln High School and Magnolia Elementary School and the capacity library collections for Ingraham High School and Queen Anne Elementary School (Exec, Feb. 15, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Follett School Solutions, not to exceed $550,000, for new or expanded library collections for Lincoln High School, Magnolia Elementary School, Ingraham High School, and Queen Anne Elementary School with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
  2. Purchase of Student and Staff Technology for new BEX IV Schools and BTA IV Projects, for Lincoln High School and Magnolia Elementary School and the capacity projects for Ingraham High School, Queen Anne Elementary School, and additional portables and capacity classrooms districtwide  (Ops, Feb. 7, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute purchase orders through various vendors for a total not-to-exceed $4,300,000, plus Washington State Sales Tax, during the fiscal year 2018-19, and to take any necessary actions to implement the purchase orders.(Updated since Introduction)
  3. BTA IV: Approve purchase of Fortinet network firewall equipment, software, and five-year support with Xiologix, LLC in the amount of $1,718,555.55 (Ops, Feb. 7, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a purchase order through RFP No. 02849 with Xiologix to provide Fortinet firewall equipment, software, and 5-year support for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $1,718,555.55 plus shipping per the attached quote.(Updated since Introduction)
  4. BTA IV: Approve purchase of Metropolitan/Wide Area Network (MAN/WAN) upgrade and five-year support with Dyntek, Inc in the amount of $1,953,393.16  (Ops, Feb. 7, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute an agreement with Dyntek, Inc to provide a Metropolitan/Wide Area Network hardware upgrade with 5-year software and hardware assurance warranty for a total Not-To-Exceed amount of $1,953,393.16 (plus applicable Washington state taxes).(Updated since Introduction)

D. Introduction Items

  1. Adopting a five-year Strategic Plan (Exec, Feb. 15, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt the 2019-24 Strategic Plan, as attached to the Board Action Report.(Updated on 3/12) 
  2. BTA III: Award Construction Contract K5106, Bid No. B12839, to Western Ventures Construction for the John Muir Geothermal Wells project (Ops, Feb. 7, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute construction contract K5106 with Western Ventures Construction in the amount of $1,703,500, including base bid plus Alternate #1 and #3, plus Washington State Sales Tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
  3. BEX IV: Award Construction Contract P5123, Bid No. B09813, to CDK Construction Services, Inc. for the Catharine Blaine Seismic Improvements project  (Ops, Feb. 7, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute construction contract P5123 with CDK Construction Services, Inc. in the amount of $629,000 including base bid plus Washington State Sales Tax, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.

X. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

Calendar Reminders

 

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