Seattle Public Schools

October 18, 2018 – Board Special Meeting: Public Comment: BEX V Levy and Educational Programs and Operations Levy

Agenda FINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
Wednesday, October 17, 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

II. Student Presentations – 4:30 p.m.

  • NOVA High School – Poetry Reading

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

IV. Board Committee Reports

V. Student Comments

  • Chief Sealth High School

VI. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

A. Consent Agenda    

  1. Minutes of the September 25, 2018 Work Session , the September 26, 2018 Work Session , and the October 3, 2018 Regular Board Meeting.
  2. Warrants Report – September

September 2018 Warrants

General Fund

*Payroll

$889,317.94

Vendor

$17,026,408.42

Capital Project Fund

Vendor

$23,095,828.55

Associated Student Body

Vendor

$96,534,89     

Grand Total

$41,108,089.80

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

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NameTopic

1. Audrey Putnicki

Chief Sealth Student

2. Anesa Roidad

Ethnic Studies

3. Emma Fedore

Ethnic Studies

4. Chris Jackins

Technology Purchases to support student learning through new instructional practices; final acceptance of Public Works Contract K5076; Distressed Schools Grant for Coe; Distressed schools grant for Magnolia

5. Aminah Adams

Renovation for Rainier Beach High School

6. Kerri Brown-Wooster

Facilities Master Plan for BEX V Capital Levy

7. Kiyoshi Sakauye

Ethnic Studies

8. Kim McCormick

BEX V

9. Thomas Jemiel Soster

Ethnic Studies; Rainier Beach Renovation
10. Molly SchmidtNorth Beach Elementary, Whitman Middle, and the upcoming BEX Levy
11. Jon GreenbergEthnic Studies
12. Jesse HagopianEthnic Studies course adoption
13. Gloria BriggsEthnic Studies
14. Michael WaiteBEX V Levy / Kimball Elementary
15. Mikelle PageBEX V Levy / Kimball Elementary
16. Sebrena BurrEthnic Studies
17. Monique StallingsEthnic Studies
18. Kara GolgertBEX V Levy
19. Carol CheyneBEX V Whitman
20. Sarah GistKimball Elementary Rebuild investment
21. Charissa PomrehnBEX V Levy / Kimball Elementary
22. Greg RamirezProposed boundary changes regarding Maple Elementary School
23. John PersakMaple Boundary Issue
24. Brian Terry Equitable Access to advanced learning
25. Rebecca AldrichProposed Maple boundary changes

Wait List

NameTopic

1. Martin Cortez

Minority misrepresentation in Georgetown as it impacts proposed school boundary changeProposed Georgetown boundary change

2. Anna Howell

Maple Boundary changes

3. Ivette Cortez

Proposed boundary changes for Maple Elementary

4. Nicole Bennett

Boundary changes to Maple Elementary

5. Shireen Aryana

Online French course at Washington Middle School

6. Alison Billings

Proposed Boundary changes for Maple School that will adjust the School Board approved boundaries from 2013

7. Betelhem Molla

Cultural Awareness at Rainier Beach

8. Rosario-Maria Medina

School Boundaries, Georgetown Students at Maple Elementary

9. Brian Connolly

Oversized science classes in Washington Middle School

10. Betsy Lyons

WA Middle School program cuts and communication

11. Joseth Adams

Lack of teachers of African American decendents

VIII. Board Comments

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

C. Action Items

  1. BTA IV: Approval of Technology Purchases to Support Student Learning Through New Instructional Practices (C&I, Sept 11, for consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute purchase orders through RFP No. 07792 with Dell/Thorburg for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $550,000.00 over fiscal years 2018-19, in the form of the order requests attached to the Board Action Report, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and take any necessary actions to implement the purchase orders.

D. Introduction Items

  1. 2018-2019 Legislative Agenda (Exec, Oct. 11, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt the 2018-19 Legislative Agenda, as attached to the Board action report.
  2. Approval of the Washington State Auditor’s (SAO) Annual Audit Services Contract for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year Audits (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to reimburse the Washington State Auditor’s Office for its services up to the amount of $348,000 for the District’s 2017-18 fiscal year audits.
  3. Approval of Elevator Maintenance and Repair Contract Extension with ELTEC for the 2018-19 School Year (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would extend the current elevator maintenance and repair contract in the amount of $285,000 with ELTEC for the 2018-19 School Year.
  4. Adopting new Board Policy No. 5222, Job Sharing, and Repealing Board Policy and Procedure F12.00 and F12.01, Job Sharing (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would transition a policy about job sharing from the old lettered series to the numbered 5000 policy series and make edits that align with WSSDA model policy. 
  5. Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy, Resolution No. 18/19-2 (A&F, Oct. 8, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the proposed Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy and adopt Resolution 18/19-2 which places a three-year levy totaling $815.0 million dollars on the February 12, 2019 ballot, as attached to the Board action report. 
  6. Approval of Facilities Master Plan Update 2018 for Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy  (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would approve the Facilities Master Plan Update 2018 per policy 6901. This update to the master plan informs the Board on capital needs district-wide in facilities that help to deliver and support the educational programs as stated in the district’s mission.
  7. Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy Program and Authorizing Resolution 2018/19-6 (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2018/19-6 which places a six-year capital levy totaling $1.4 billion dollars on the February 12, 2019, Special Election Ballot for voter approval to fund the Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy Program.(presentation added 10/18)
  8. Repeal of Policy 2023, Classroom Use of Electronically Accessible Materials and approval of new Policy 2023, Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would repeal Policy 2023 Classroom Use of Electronically Accessible Materials and replaces it with the new Policy 2023, Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy. The new policy updates policy guidance regarding Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy and moves other references to safety, supplemental materials, curriculum, and online learning to policies 2024, 2022 and 2015 which have pending updates.
  9. Annual approval of programs of schools using the alternative learning experience model and review of Policy No. 2255, Alternative Learning Experience Schools or Programs (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the Cascade Parent Partnership Program, Interagency Academy School, Nova High School, and Middle College School as the district’s Alternative Learning Experiences programs pursuant to the School Board review conducted, agree to make no changes to Policy No. 2255, Alternative Learning Experience Schools or Programs. 
  10. Approval of courses with new content as defined by Superintendent Procedure 2026 (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would accept courses with new content, including an Ethnic Studies Course, that have been recommended by the Board. 
  11. Approval of Contract to Support the Open Doors Youth Reengagement Program for the 2018-19 School Year (C&I, Oct. 5, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Seattle Central College for a total Not-To-Exceed amount of $315,000 over fiscal years 2018/19, in the form of the draft Agreement dated 9/1/2018 and 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 contract.
  12. BEX IV/BTA IV Approval of the Value Engineering Report for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Modernization and Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for consideration) Approval of this item would help secure approximately $1,900,000 in state funding assistance for the Daniel Bagley Elementary School Modernization and Addition project. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Form D-7, Application requires Board acceptance of the Value Engineering Report and the Architect’s Response and Recommendation Matrix. 
  13. OSPI Distressed Schools Grant: Award Architectural and Engineering Services Contract P1580, to Mahlum Architexts, Inc., for the Coe Elementary School Classroom Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contact with Mahlum Architexts for the Coe Elementary School Classroom Addition project, in the amount of $1,1,048,251, plus Reimbursable 
  14. OSPI Distressed Schools Grant: Award Architectural and Engineering Services Contract P1579, to Mahum Architects, Inc., for the Magnolia Elementary School Phase II Classroom Addition project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute a contract with Mahlum Architects for the Magnolia Elementary School Phase II classroom Addition project, in the amount of Five Hundred Forty Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Eight Dollars ($543,938), plus Reimbursable Expenses not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract.
  15. BTA III & BTA IV: Final Acceptance of Public Works Contract K5076 with Sprinturf LLC, for the Synthetic Turf Replacement at Old Van Asselt and Whitman Middle School and Field Lighting Infrastructure at Whitman Middle School project (Ops, Oct. 4, for approval) Approval of this item would accept the work performed under the BTA III & BTA IV funded Public Works Contract K5076, with Sprinturf LLC, for the Synthetic Turf Replacement at Old Van Asselt and Whitman Middle School and Field Lighting Infrastructure at Whitman Middle School project, as final.


 X. Adjourn -8:30 p.m.

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