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.
- General Welcome Announcement to Audience
- Roll Call
II. Superintendent Comments
III. Board Comments
- Director & Student Member Comments
- Progress Monitoring Goal 1: 3rd Grade Reading
- Monitoring Memo (Updated 10/3/24 & 10/7/24)
- Progress Monitoring Goal 2: 7th Grade Math
- Monitoring Memo (Updated 10/7/24)
- Presentation (Added 10/7/24)
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
Order | Name | Topic |
1 | Mariko Fujita | DLI WRS |
2 | Alice Appleton | Well Resourced Schools – No Closures – and McGilvra |
3 | Alexandra Borowiecki | Well-Resourced Schools-don’t close schools |
4 | Rebecca Meredith | school closures |
5 | Sarah Nau | WRS |
6 | Elias Kass | School closures |
7 | Alexandra Rouse | Well Resourced Schools – don’t close schools |
8 | Rebekah Binns | School closure class sizes |
9 | Aidan carroll | Native ed and dont close schools |
10 | Kate Huber | School Funding |
11 | Kelly Alleen-Willems | School closures / Sanislo |
12 | Erin Combs | School closures |
13 | Briana Herman-Brand | no school closures |
14 | Michele Campbell | WRS |
15 | Michael Grigg | Well Resourced Schools Opportunity |
16 | Tracy Laxdal Lee | Closing Green Lake elementary and moving the medically fragile program |
17 | Charlotte Casey | SPS closing 5 schools |
18 | Jake Milstein | School Closures |
19 | Dave Ellenwood | School closures |
20 | Max Drewes | School closures |
21 | Krista Schert | School closures |
22 | Jennifer Lavallee | School closures |
23 | Matthew Burtness | School consolidations |
24 | Katherine Hodde | School Closure |
25 | Megan Lee | School closures |
Testimony Waitlist
Order | Name | Topic |
1 | Jessica Samayoa | How Cedar Park Elementary School helps my family and why closing it would be very hard on us. |
2 | Emily Tobin | Well-Resourced Schools |
3 | Annie Becker | WRS and BEX Levy |
4 | Chris Jackins | Action 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 |
5 | Ben Gitenstein | Approval of Resolution No. 2024/25-4 Building Excellence (BEX) VI Capital Levy Program, Don’t close schools |
6 | Brendan Levy | School Closures |
7 | Sarah Butler | Opposition to School Closures |
8 | Lynne Salkin Morris | School closures |
9 | Jane Park | School Closures |
10 | Danielle Reiss | School closures |
11 | Ayva Larson | Possible closing of Cedar Park Elementary School. |
12 | Erin MacDougall | School closures, enrollment/waitlists, SPS can become a great school district |
13 | Amy Carroll | school closures and admin workload |
14 | Sarah Kontopoulos | Closure of public schools |
15 | Jessica Holman | Well Resourced Schools and Board Oversight |
16 | Gregory Goldstein | School Closures |
17 | Warlina Wheeler | Dunlap ES impacts and request of transparency |
18 | Sebrena Burr | “Kasserian Ingera – How are the children?” PASS Contract; Well Resourced Schools; Alliance for Education Grant |
19 | Linda Cuddy | School closures, consolidations, west seattle school boundaries what school(s)will students |
20 | Jana Parker | Addressing school district’s budget deficit |
21 | Joe Mangan | Well resourced school plans |
22 | Michelle Kusowski | Well-Resourced Schools |
23 | Katherine Lewis | School closures |
24 | Shannon Robinson | Keep option, k-8, and language immersion schools |
25 | Andy Morris | School Closures |
26 | Molly Reagan | School closures |
27 | Irena Zlatanovic | School closures, budget shortfalls |
28 | Alexandra Bradbury | No cuts, defend public education! |
29 | Mary Dickson | South Shore k8 and surrounding schools, expand popular programs do not close |
30 | Katie Doptis | School closures |
31 | Jennifer Koch | Keep schools open |
32 | Ashley Worobec | Thriving schools of all shapes, sizes, and programs. |
33 | Ryan Miller | School closures |
34 | Chelsea Lin | School closures |
35 | Alyssa Everitt | Opposing neighborhood school closures and inequitable class sizes/staffing practices |
36 | Emily Carmichael | Potential school closures |
37 | S. Brook Peterson | Opposition to neighborhood school closure. |
38 | Megan Hamilton | Do not close schools to solve these problems |
39 | Chelsea Kane | Well Resourced Schoole |
40 | Theresa Horstman | No cuts and no school closures |
41 | Rebecca Allen | Stop school closures and pressure the state to fund education |
42 | Stephanie Anderson Soares | Neighborhood school closures |
43 | Dustin Cole | Keep Schools Open: Inclusion for Distinct at Graham Hill |
44 | Hilary Wilson | Large class sizes (via closures) will not achieving equity |
45 | Jeffrey Chon | School closures |
46 | Jane Tunks Demel | BEX VI levy |
47 | Laurel Beckwith | BEX levy |
48 | Kara Golgert | BEX – Capital Projects, Buildings that support inclusion. |
49 | Heather Smith | BEX VI Levy Proposal |
50 | Kevin Wilhelm | Levi funding |
51 | Peggi Fu | BEX Levy funding mega elementary schools |
52 | Rhett Hounsell | Native American Education |
53 | Gregory Engel | Firearm injury prevention education |
54 | Sarah Sense-Wilson | Indian Education |
55 | Gordon Macdougall | Curriculum and Instruction Native American students |
56 | Natasha Daviduke | Overages at Emerson Elementary |
57 | Peter Gross | Budget increase categories overview |
58 | Sam gutierrez | Access |
59 | Cherylynne Crowther | Special education |
60 | Lareina Redwoman | Indian education |
61 | Amelia Andress | INDIAN EDUCATION |
62 | Clarissa Antone | The state of Indian Education |
63 | Kayla Harstad | Indian education |
64 | Blaine Parce | Indian education |
65 | Albert Wong | Anti-Asian bias in Seattle School leadership and advocacy community |
66 | Jasper Thomas | support for our teachers |
67 | Stephanie Jackson | Black Female Teachers and Equal Employment Opportunity |
68 | Ines Tobin | Indian education |
69 | Luke Smaul | WRS |
70 | Frazier Bardolph | “Well Resourced Schools” – Don’t close schools |
71 | maryanne wood | school closure specifically plan to close lafayette elementary and the alki elementary school |
72 | Tricia Alexander | Stop school closures, fully fund schools |
73 | Mary Rodriguez | Focusing on the success of all students. |
74 | Michael Eney | School Closures and BEX |
75 | Alex Martin Borowiecki | WRS – Merits of Keeping Schools Open (McGilvra) |
76 | Jie Lei | Keep schools open |
77 | Julie Schneider | Diverse options can make SPS a stronger district |
78 | Elisa Keller | What true community engagement means, before closing schools |
VI. Business Action Items
Routine Approvals (Introduction & Action)
- 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).
- Personnel Report
- 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:
Fund | Payment Type | Amount |
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 |
Grants/Gifts, Contracts & Capital Projects Approvals (Introduction & Action)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Presentation for Introduction Items 4 and 5: Educational Programs and Operations Levy & Building Excellence VI Capital Levy (Materials added 10/8/24)
VII. Well-Resourced Schools Update (Materials added 10/9/24)
VIII: Board Self-Evaluation
- Board Quarterly Self-Evaluation
- Board Time-Use Evaluation – September 2024 (Materials added 10/2/24)
IX. Informational Items
- Board Director Questions and Staff Responses for October 9, 2024 Regular Board Meeting (Materials added 10/4/24)
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.