Agenda – FINAL Post 5/8/24
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 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 453 227 657#. 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.

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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 Comments

IV. Board Comments

V. Public Testimony – 4:30 p.m.

Testimony signups will be taken through the online testimony form beginning Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The testimony list will be posted Tuesday, May 7, 2024. 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 453 227 657#.

For information on how the public testimony list is created including updates to the sign-up process, please visit the Board’s website. Sign-ups by voicemail are no longer accepted.

Testimony List

Order	Name	Topic
1	Gavin Horton	WSHS Chinese Program
2	Kai Longmeier	Chinese Program in WSHS
3	Sebrena Burr	“Kasserian Ingera” – How are the children? / Well Resourced Schools
4	Ben Gitenstein	Intro and Action: Superintendent’s Plan for a System of Well Resourced Schools
5	Chris Jackins	[Action Item] Adoption of math instructional materials, [Action Item] Resolution 2023/24-8 authorizing interfund loan from capital fund, [Action Item] Superintendent’s Plan For a System of Well Resourced Schools, Changes to the sign up process to speak at School Board Meetings, the State Auditor
6	Samantha Fogg	well resourced schools
7	Diane Tiao	School closures
8	Robert Cruickshank	School closure plans (Action Item 2)
9	Tyler Dupuis	Well-resourced schools
10	Kelli Perletti	Chinese program displacement
11	Claire Abe	School counselors
12	Caitlin Collins	Moving waitlists to complete enrollment at option schools
13	Jennifer Hall	WSHS Chinese Language Program
14	Jessica Pierce	Access to Nino Cantu Complex-Junction FC
15	Yong’en Longmeier	West Seattle High Chinese Program
16	Cameron Moore	WSHS Chinese
17	Ying Yu	Chinese Program
18	Uti Hawkins	School system goals
19	Steve Mohundro	Chinese program at WSHS and instructor change
20	Matthew Van Duyn	Supporting WSHS Teacher Ying Yu

Testimony Waitlist

Order	Name	Topic
1	Kadie Bell Sata	Transparency around budget issues – how the district/board plans to fully fund education
2	Leanne Hust	School Counselors
3	Hala Mana’o	communication with school community of Rainier View
4	Alex Wakeman Rouse	Budget development & community engagement
5	Rylan Houlette	Ms. Yu being replaced
6	Danna Valery Martinez Leyva	Displacement of Ms Yu a west Seattle Chinese teacher

VI. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

1. Minutes of the April 18, 2024 Board Special Meeting and April 25, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
2. Personnel Report
3. Warrants Report – March 16, 2024 thru April 15, 2024

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	$106,746.71
General Fund	Vendor	$30,493,605.83
Capital Project Fund	Vendor	$35,622,117.78
Associated Student Body Fund	Vendor	$283,404.65
Expendable Trust Fund	Vendor	$10,000.00
Grand Total	All	$66,515,874.97

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

4. Approval of Amendment to Crissey Behavior Consulting Contract 2023-2024. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to amend the contract with Crissey Behavior Consulting in the amount of $655,700.75, bringing the total contract for 2023-24 to $1,641,075.75 for Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for students, as required by the students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024, 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.

Consent Agenda Items Previously Introduced

5. Adoption of 6-8 English Language Arts Instructional Materials. Approval of this item would approve the adoption of Inquiry By Design Middle School Curriculum, as recommended by the 6-8 English Language Arts Adoption Committee, for core instructional materials for Seattle Public Schools, grades 6-8 classrooms. Approval of this item would also authorize the Superintendent to purchase Inquiry By Design as the core instructional material for all 6-8 English Language Arts Seattle Public Schools for an amount not to exceed $3,848,753.50 covering licensing to digital products for school years 2024-25 through 2032-33 and professional development beginning summer 2024 and extending through school year 2026-27.
6. Adoption of Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Instructional Materials. Approval of this item would approve the adoption of Illustrative Mathematics, published by Imagine Learning LLC, for instructional materials for Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Seattle Public Schools classrooms, as recommended by the Algebra 1-Geometery-Algebra 2 Math Adoption Committee. Approval of this item would also I further authorize the Superintendent to purchase Illustrative Mathematics as the core instructional material for all Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Seattle Public Schools classrooms for an amount not to exceed $3,547,754, covering licensing to digital products for school years 2024-25 through 2032-33 and required professional development during the first three years of implementation plus six additional years for teachers new to the courses.

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Business Action Items (Continued)

C. Action Items

1. Approval of Board Resolution 2023/24-8, Authorizing an Interfund Loan to the Seattle Public Schools’ General Fund from its Capital Fund; 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 2023/24-8, Authorizing an Interfund Loan to the Seattle Public Schools’ General Fund from its Capital Fund; 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. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District. (Introduction and Action)
2. Receipt of Superintendent’s Plan for a System of Well-Resourced Schools and Direction to the Superintendent to Present Preliminary Recommendations with Supporting Analysis. Approval of this item would (i) acknowledge receipt of the Superintendent’s plan for a system of well-resourced schools, which has been prepared in response to the Board’s prior direction in Resolution No. 2023/24-7; and (ii) direct the Superintendent to present preliminary recommendations with supporting analysis. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction and Action; Materials updated 5/8/24)

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.