Agenda – FINAL Post 5/14/2025
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 4:15 p.m.

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

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 822 504 758# 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.

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I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

III. Student Member Comments

IV. Board Committee and Liaison Reports

V. Progress Monitoring

• Guardrail 1: Engagement
  • Memo (Materials added 5/5/25)
  • Presentation (Materials added 5/5/25)
• Guardrail 2: Operations
  • Memo (Materials added 5/5/25, materials updated 5/13/25)
    Presentation (Materials added 5/5/25, materials updated 5/13/25)

VI. Public Testimony

Public testimony is planned to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online beginning Monday, May 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Those who sign up online and are placed on the posted public testimony list may provide their testimony in person or by dialing 206-800-4125 and using Conference ID 822 504 758#. information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

Testimony List

Order	Name	Topic
1	Chris Jackins	Consent item 10 – Capital Fund Interest; Action item 1 – Don’t buy $12.5 million warehouse; Intro items 1 & 2 – Don’t grant exceptions to Board Policy on commercial advertising & drug-free schools for Memorial Stadium project
2	Alice Rivera	Equity in Education
3	Knox Taylor	Enrollment at Pathfinder; best AP ever!
4	Anna Mansell Karagiannis	Engagement
5	Chi Krneta	Highly Capable
6	Tricia DeVille	boC
7	Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna	Enrollment
8	Joanna Arreaza-Taylor	Enrollment
9	Patrick Conway	engagement
10	Elsa Jones	Engagement
11	Manuela Slye	Language access and community engagement
12	Sawyer Wells	Concord International : Where’s Ms. Peace?
13	Kay Lo	Enrollment
14	Samantha Fogg	Guardrail 1: Engagement
15	Laura Sorenson-Blackburn	Engagement
16	Susannah Balestracci	Engagement regarding DHH CODA pathway and interpreter issues
17	James Hunt	Where’s Ms. Peace? It’s been 7 months!
18	Uyjien ung	Highly capable accessibility
19	Tobias Cullins	Deaf and hard of hearing accessibility within SPS (community concerns)
20	Matt Burtness	Support for our Newcomer students
21	Melisa Barbera	Waitlists
22	Will Roach	D/HH Engagment
23	Sam Gutierrez	Waitlist process
24	Liz Barry	Dual Language Programs
25	June Nho Ivers	Student Voices

Testimony Waitlist

Order	Name	Topic
1	Sebrena Burr	Kasserina Ingera; Guardrails; Student Outcomes; SPS Engagements
2	Justina Schwartz	Enrollment waitlists
3	Jana Parker	Unauthorized enrollment policy; Accessibility of the district’s events
4	Nimo farah	BOC
5	Kaitlin Winterstein	ADA and DHH
6	Sarah Fellows	Enrollment Planning – DLI Waitlists
7	Chantel Hazlewoos	Highly capable
8	Jenn Elliott Blake	HC Access for WS
9	Erin MacDougall	Enrollment/waitlists
10	Michele Campbell	Engagement
11	Eleanor Warren	Enrollment
12	william harkness	Deaf Parents Service/Admission for Children
13	Liila Woods	Waitlists
14	Alex Wakeman Rouse	Enrollment Update & 2025-26 Budget (Why not on the agenda?)
15	Erin Combs	Enrollment
16	eriindia yohannes kaur	lacks of black diverse in the north end
17	Jason Smith	Engagement
18	Kim Willis	Enrollment and lack of pulling from the wait list
19	Baylee Frost	Reverse staff reductions from enrollment manipulation at option schools.
20	Phillip Duggan	Enrollment and Waitlists
21	Lindsay Blohm	Enrollment planning update
22	Melanie Martin	enrollment planning update, stability for neighborhood schools
23	Kaitlin Murdock	Reverse staff reductions due to unauthorized Enrollment Planning policy
24	Gabriella Fainberg	Enrollment and School Choice

VII. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the April 18, 2025 Board Special Meeting, April 23, 2025 Board Special Meeting, and April 23, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.
2. Personnel Report
3. Warrants Report – March 16 thru April 15, 2025

The following warrants as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.08, are approved for payment:

Fund	Payment Type	Amount
General Fund	*Payroll	$159,727.06
General Fund	Vendor	$32,288,900.73
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$22,314,165.16
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$752,001.84
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$5,000.00
Grand Total	All	$55,519,794.79

*Note – Payroll total reflects warrants issued to employees.  It does not however, reflect cash transfer amounts in payment of employees’ Direct Deposit payroll.

Grants/Gifts, Contracts & Capital Projects Approvals (Introduction & Action)

4. Approval of Emerald Learning Center Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Emerald Learning Center in the amount of $414,407, for a total contract amount of $1,329,287, 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.(Materials updated 5/14/25)
5. Acceptance of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Universal Mental Health Screening grant. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Program for Universal Mental Health Screening grant in the amount of $1,500,000 for the period from August 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.  Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Materials added 5/8/25)
6. Approval of Apple Consulting Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Apple Consulting in the amount of $625,890, for a total contract amount of $1,125,890 for the provision of Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for students as required by their IEPs, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement this contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
7. Approval of Brightmont Academy Contract Amendment for 2024-2025 School Year. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to approve the contract amendment with Brightmont Academy in the amount of $231,254, for a total contract amount of $1,110,218 for private placement therapeutic day services and programming for students as required by their IEPs, 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. 
8. BEX V & BEX VI: Approval of Contract Modification No. 1 for Integrus Architecture on the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute Contract Modification No. 1 for Contract P2148 with Integrus Architecture on the Aki Kurose Middle School Modernization and Addition project in the amount of $10,329,246, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the contract modification. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. 
9. BEX V and K-3 Class Size Reduction Grant: Final Acceptance of Contract P5170 with Jody Miller Construction, Inc., for the West Seattle Elementary School Addition project. Approval of this item would accept the work performed under Contract P5170 with Jody Miller Construction, Inc., for the West Seattle Elementary School Addition project as final. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. 

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

10. Approval of Board Resolution 24/25-17, Authorizing an Amendment to the Repayment Plan of the Economic Stabilization Account; and Authorizing the Use of Capital Fund Interest Earnings for Instructional Supplies, Equipment, or Capital Outlay Purposes. Approval of this item would approve Board Resolution 2024/25-17, Authorizing an Amendment to the Repayment Plan of the Economic Stabilization Account and Authorizing the Use of Capital Fund Interest Earnings for Instructional Supplies, Equipment, or Capital Outlay.
11. Amending and Renaming Board Policy No. 2409, Competency/Proficiency Based Credit and Board Policy No. 2413, Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Courses. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy No. 2409, Competency/Proficiency Based Credit and rename it Mastery-Based Credit, and amend Board Policy No. 2413, Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Course and rename it Equivalency Credit, as attached to the Board Action Report.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

1. BEX V: Property acquisition for the purchase of an existing warehouse located at 3223 3rd Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98134. Approval of this item would approve the purchase of the warehouse located at 3223 3^rd Ave. S and authorize the Superintendent to fully execute the purchase and sale agreement dated April 21, 2025, in the amount of $12,500,000, with any minor additions, deletions, modifications and actions deemed necessary by the Superintendent to implement the purchase. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction and Action; Materials updated 5/5/25)

D. Introduction Items

1. Approving an Interlocal Agreement regarding Memorial Stadium between the District and the City of Seattle. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the Interlocal Agreement regarding Memorial Stadium between the District and the City of Seattle in the form 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 Agreement. (Materials added 5/8/25; materials updated 5/14/25)
2. Amendment to Board Policy Nos. 4237, Advertising and Commercial Activities; and 5201, Drug-Free Schools, Community and Workplace; and Repeal of Board Policy No. 4262, Community Use of Memorial Stadium, and Board Procedure 6800BP, Regulations for Stadiums Owned or Leased by Seattle Public Schools. Approval of this item would amend Board Policy Nos. 4237, Advertising and Commercial Activities, and 5201, Drug-Free Schools, Community and Workplace, as attached to the Board Action Report; and repeal Board Policy No. 4262, Community Use of Memorial Stadium; and Board Procedure 6800BP, Regulations for Stadiums Owned or Leased by Seattle Public Schools.

VIII. Enrollment Planning Update (Agenda updated 5/2/25)

• Presentation (Materials added 5/13/25)

IX. Strategic Planning Update

• Presentation (Materials added 5/5/25, updated 5/7/25)

X. Informational Items

• Monthly Budget Status Report – March 2025

XI. 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.