Seattle Public Schools

May 9, 2018 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda  FINAL  Post
Regular Legislative Session
May 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
  4. Recognition
    • Vietnamese Friendship Association
    • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – Chongqing’s partnership with SPS

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

  • Stevens Elementary School – Choir

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments – Rainier Beach

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda   

  1. Minutes of the March 27, 2018 Work Session , the March 28, 2018 Work Session , and the April 25, 2018 Regular Board Meeting
  2. Personnel Report

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Naj Ali

Rainier Beach High School Student

2. Josiah Vaomnu

Expanding Indian Education

3. Joanne Pinkham

Native American Expansion of Services

4. Aneesa Roidad

Ethnic Studies

5. Alli Shinn

Ethnic Studies

6. Marlowe Barrington

Ethnic Studies

7. Chris Jackins

Personnel Report; Guiding Principles for BEX V Capital Levy; Expansion of Native American Education; Deaf and Hard of Hearing issues
8. Vicki PinkhamNative Education, reissuing native focus school
9. Thomas SpearNative Focus High School
10. Sarah Sense WilsonExpanding Indian Education 
11. Diamond LestenkofExpanding Indian Education
12. Amadanyo J OguaraExpansion of Native Education
13. Aidan CarrollExpanding Native American Educational Programming
14. Brian TerryEquitable Access to Advanced learning
15. Pamela GoddardNative American Focused HS Program
16. India CarlsonMTSS Item
17. Robin SchwartzConcord International Elementary’s lack of a literacy curriculum and how the board can support our solution
18. Stephanie CristolEthnic Studies Requirement
19. Lexy RelphEagle Staff MS Capacity Issues
20. Camille HeinenOver Capacity at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

  1. Approval of purchase of equipment from Black Box to replace existing voice network that supports desktop telephones and 5-year software and hardware support for $3,671,575.40  (Ops, April 5, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve a 5-year contract for the Telephone System Upgrade with Black Box. (5/8: attachment added)
  2. BEX IV: Award construction contract P5099 to CDK Construction Services, Inc. for the Eckstein Middle School seismic improvements project  (Ops, April 5, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to enter into a construction contract in the amount of $2,917,672 for the Eckstein Middle School Seismic Improvement project.
  3. Approval of Guiding Principles for the Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy  (Ops, April 5, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the Board’s guiding principles for the BEX V Capital Levy.(Action report edited since introduction)
  4. Task Force for Facilities Master Plan  Approval of this item would create a Task Force intended to support the school board’s oversight of capital planning by reviewing elements of the district’s draft long range Facilities Master Plan(5/8: action report and attachment edited)
  5. Review and Approval of Career and Technical Education 2018 Annual Plan Per Policy No. 2170  (C&I, April 17, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the 2018 Career and Technical Education Annual Plan.
  6. Expansion of Native American Educational Programming  (C&I, April 17, for approval) Approval of this item would approve $250,000 of additional base line funds to expand the Native American Educational Program, including the addition of: a Šǝqačib Program in the North; staff for after-school programs; and a secondary liaison case manager in the North. 

D. Introduction Items

  1. Approval for Contract Amendment with School Data Solutions for School-Based Implementation of MTSS Student Data Portal (RFP09615)  (C&I, April 17, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract amendment with School Data Solutions in the amount of $274,000 for the student data portal Homeroom, in the form of the Contract Amendment Dated March 28, 2018. 

X. Executive Session: Potential Litigation  – This session will begin at the conclusion of the regular Board meeting and last approximately 20 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 – 8:50 p.m.

Calendar Reminders 
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