Seattle Public Schools

October 9, 2024 – Regular Board Meeting

Agenda – FINAL Post 10/9/24
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Board of Directors
2445 – 3rd Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
206-252-0040
www.seattleschools.org

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 967 313 502#. 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.


I. Call to Order – 4:15 p.m.

  1. General Welcome Announcement to Audience
  2. Roll Call

II. Superintendent Comments 

III. Board Comments

  • Director & Student Member Comments

IV. Progress Monitoring

V. Public Testimony

Public testimony is expected to begin at or after 5 p.m. for this meeting.

Members of the public who wish to address the board in person or by teleconference may sign up online beginning Monday, October 7, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. The public testimony list will be posted Tuesday, October 8, 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 967 313 502#. For information on how the public testimony list is created, please visit the Board’s website.

Testimony List

OrderNameTopic
1Mariko FujitaDLI WRS
2Alice AppletonWell Resourced Schools – No Closures – and McGilvra
3Alexandra BorowieckiWell-Resourced Schools-don’t close schools
4Rebecca Meredithschool closures
5Sarah NauWRS
6Elias KassSchool closures
7Alexandra RouseWell Resourced Schools – don’t close schools
8Rebekah BinnsSchool closure class sizes
9Aidan carrollNative ed and dont close schools
10Kate HuberSchool Funding
11Kelly Alleen-WillemsSchool closures / Sanislo
12Erin CombsSchool closures
13Briana Herman-Brandno school closures
14Michele CampbellWRS
15Michael GriggWell Resourced Schools Opportunity
16Tracy Laxdal LeeClosing Green Lake elementary and moving the medically fragile program
17Charlotte CaseySPS closing 5 schools
18Jake MilsteinSchool Closures
19Dave EllenwoodSchool closures
20Max DrewesSchool closures
21Krista SchertSchool closures
22Jennifer LavalleeSchool closures
23Matthew BurtnessSchool consolidations
24Katherine HoddeSchool Closure
25Megan LeeSchool closures

Testimony Waitlist

OrderNameTopic
1Jessica SamayoaHow Cedar Park Elementary School helps my family and why closing it would be very hard on us.
2Emily TobinWell-Resourced Schools
3Annie BeckerWRS and BEX Levy
4Chris JackinsAction Item (Consent item #1) Minutes of the September 18, 2024 Regular Board Meeting; Consent item #7): Acceptance of grant from the Alliance for Education for strategic planning; don’t close schools
5Ben GitensteinApproval of Resolution No. 2024/25-4 Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy Program, Don’t close schools
6Brendan LevySchool Closures
7Sarah ButlerOpposition to School Closures
8Lynne Salkin MorrisSchool closures
9Jane ParkSchool Closures
10Danielle ReissSchool closures
11Ayva LarsonPossible closing of Cedar Park Elementary School.
12Erin MacDougallSchool closures, enrollment/waitlists, SPS can become a great school district
13Amy Carrollschool closures and admin workload
14Sarah KontopoulosClosure of public schools
15Jessica HolmanWell Resourced Schools and Board Oversight
16Gregory GoldsteinSchool Closures
17Warlina WheelerDunlap ES impacts and request of transparency
18Sebrena Burr“Kasserian Ingera – How are the children?” PASS Contract; Well Resourced Schools;  Alliance for Education Grant
19Linda CuddySchool closures, consolidations, west seattle school boundaries what school(s)will students
20Jana ParkerAddressing school district’s budget deficit
21Joe ManganWell resourced school plans
22Michelle KusowskiWell-Resourced Schools
23Katherine LewisSchool closures
24Shannon RobinsonKeep option, k-8, and language immersion schools
25Andy MorrisSchool Closures
26Molly ReaganSchool closures
27Irena ZlatanovicSchool closures, budget shortfalls
28Alexandra BradburyNo cuts, defend public education!
29Mary DicksonSouth Shore k8 and surrounding schools, expand popular programs do not close
30Katie DoptisSchool closures
31Jennifer KochKeep schools open
32Ashley WorobecThriving schools of all shapes, sizes, and programs.
33Ryan MillerSchool closures
34Chelsea LinSchool closures
35Alyssa EverittOpposing neighborhood school closures and inequitable class sizes/staffing practices
36Emily CarmichaelPotential school closures
37S. Brook PetersonOpposition to neighborhood school closure.
38Megan HamiltonDo not close schools to solve these problems
39Chelsea KaneWell Resourced Schoole
40Theresa HorstmanNo cuts and no school closures
41Rebecca AllenStop school closures and pressure the state to fund education
42Stephanie Anderson SoaresNeighborhood school closures
43Dustin ColeKeep Schools Open: Inclusion for Distinct at Graham Hill
44Hilary WilsonLarge class sizes (via closures) will not achieving equity
45Jeffrey ChonSchool closures
46Jane Tunks DemelBEX VI levy
47Laurel BeckwithBEX levy
48Kara GolgertBEX – Capital Projects, Buildings that support inclusion.
49Heather SmithBEX VI Levy Proposal
50Kevin WilhelmLevi funding
51Peggi FuBEX Levy funding mega elementary schools
52Rhett HounsellNative American Education
53Gregory EngelFirearm injury prevention education
54Sarah Sense-WilsonIndian Education
55Gordon MacdougallCurriculum and Instruction Native American students
56Natasha DavidukeOverages at Emerson Elementary
57Peter GrossBudget increase categories overview
58Sam gutierrezAccess
59Cherylynne CrowtherSpecial education
60Lareina RedwomanIndian education
61Amelia AndressINDIAN EDUCATION
62Clarissa AntoneThe state of Indian Education
63Kayla HarstadIndian education
64Blaine ParceIndian education
65Albert WongAnti-Asian bias in Seattle School leadership and advocacy community
66Jasper Thomassupport for our teachers
67Stephanie JacksonBlack Female Teachers and Equal Employment Opportunity
68Ines TobinIndian education
69Luke SmaulWRS
70Frazier Bardolph“Well Resourced Schools” – Don’t close schools
71maryanne woodschool closure specifically plan to close lafayette elementary and the alki elementary school
72Tricia AlexanderStop school closures, fully fund schools
73Mary RodriguezFocusing on the success of all students.
74Michael EneySchool Closures and BEX
75Alex Martin BorowieckiWRS – Merits of Keeping Schools Open (McGilvra)
76Jie LeiKeep schools open
77Julie SchneiderDiverse options can make SPS a stronger district
78Elisa KellerWhat true community engagement means, before closing schools

VI. Business Action Items

A. Consent Agenda

Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)

  1. Minutes of the September 11, 2024 Board Special Meeting; September 18, 2024 Board Special Meeting; and September 18, 2024 Regular Board Meeting (corrected 10/2/24).
  2. Personnel Report
  3. Warrants Report – August 16 thru September 15, 2024

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

FundPayment TypeAmount
General Fund  *Payroll $246,179.99
General Fund Vendor$26,250,519.78
Capital Project Fund Vendor $31,201,605.52
Associated Student Body Fund Vendor$148,568.84
Expendable Trust Fund Vendor $65,000.00
Grand Total All $57,911,874.13
*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)

  1. Approval of Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Personal Services Contract (PSC) with University Tutors for Seattle Schools (UTSS) dba Tutors Impacting Public Schools (TIPS). Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the contract with TIPS for the purpose of providing Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy-funded or other funding source activities in selected elementary, K-8, middle, and high schools, with any minor additions, deletions, and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
  2. Approval of Seattle Public Schools Personal Services Contracts for the City of Seattle’s Parks & Recreation Department. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to execute the contracts with City of Seattle’s Parks & Recreation Department with an initial value of $1,147,342 for the purpose of providing Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy funded or other funding source activities in selected elementary, K-8, middle, and high schools, with any minor additions, deletions and modifications deemed necessary by the Superintendent, and to take any necessary actions to implement the contract. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district.
  3. Approval of the 2023 – 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and Teamsters Local Union No. 174. Approval of this item would approve the 2023 – 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between Seattle Public Schools and Teamsters Local Union No. 174 and authorize the Superintendent, on behalf of the Board of Directors, to execute the Agreement 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 implements the terms of this agreement. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District.
  4. Acceptance of grant funding to Seattle Public Schools from the Alliance for Education for the purposes of strategic planning. Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept the Alliance for Education grant in the amount of $528,000. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Materials added 10/3/24)

B. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

C. Action Items

  1. Adoption of Resolution No. 2024/25-11, directing the Superintendent to present preliminary recommendations and supporting analysis in October 2024 for up to five school closures for the 2025-26 school year; to develop a multi-year plan no later than June 2025 to achieve fiscal stability in support of student outcomes; and to form a taskforce to advise the Superintendent on implementation of 2025-26 school closures, if approved by the Board, and development of the multi-year recommendations. Approval of this item would adopt Resolution No. 2024/25-11 as attached to the Board Action Report. Immediate action is in the best interest of the district. (Introduction & Action; Added to agenda 10/8/24; Materials added 10/9/24)

D. Introduction Items

  1. Approval of 2024-25 Progress Monitoring Calendar Approval of this item would approve the Progress Monitoring Calendar for 2024-25, as attached to this Board Action Report. (Materials added 10/7/24)
  2. Approval of Instructional Materials Committee Membership 2024-2028. Approval of this item would approve the persons listed on the document titled, “Proposed Instructional Materials Committee 2024-2028” attached to the Board Action Report to serve a four-year term on the Instructional Materials Committee.
  3. Approval of the 2025 State Legislative Agenda. Approval of this item would adopt the 2025 State Legislative Agenda, as attached to this Board Action Report. (Materials added 10/7/24)
  4. Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-3 Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy. Approval of this item would accept the proposed Replacement for Educational Programs and Operations Levy and adopt Resolution 2024/25-3 which places a three-year levy totaling $673.8 million dollars on the February 11, 2025 ballot, as attached to the Board action report. Approval of this item would also approve appointment of individuals to committees to prepare statements for the King County voters’ pamphlet advocating for approval and for rejection of the Educational Programs and Operations Levy. (Materials added 10/3/24; Board Action Report updated 10/7/24; Materials added 10/8/24)
  5. Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-4 Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy Program. Approval of this item would adopt Resolution 2024/25-4, placing a six-year capital levy on the February 11, 2025, Special Election Ballot for voter approval to fund the Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy program. Approval of this item would also approve appointment of individuals to committees to prepare statements for the King County voters’ pamphlet, advocating both for approval and rejection of the BEX VI Capital Levy. (Resolution added as attachment 10/3/24; Board Action Report updated 10/7/24)
  6. Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-2, Certification of Excess Levies and Calculation of General Fund Levy Rollback for 2025. Approval of this item would approve Resolution 2024/25-2, Certifying Excess Levies and Calculation of the General Fund Levy Rollback for 2025, as attached to the Board Action report. (Materials added 10/3/24)

VII. Well-Resourced Schools Update (Materials added 10/9/24)

VIII: Board Self-Evaluation

IX. Informational Items

X. 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.