Seattle Public Schools

September 18, 2019 – Regular Board Meeting

AgendaFINAL Post
Regular Legislative Session
September 18, 2019, 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.  Business Action Items – 4:20 p.m.

A. Action Items

  1. Appointment of School Board Director for the unexpired term for Director District VII

III. Oath of Office – 4:30 p.m.

  1. Oath of Office for the School Board Director appointed to the unexpired term for Director District VII

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

V. Board Committee Reports

VI. Student Comments

  • Rainier Beach High School

VII. Business Action Items – 4:55 p.m.

B. Consent Agenda

  1. Amended Minutes of the May 29, 2019 Regular Board Meeting and the Minutes of the September 4, 2019 Regular Board Meeting
  2. Warrants Report – August

August 2019 Warrants​

FundVendor/DeptAmount
General Fund*Payroll

$1,165,571.91

N/AVendor$20,514,285.40
Capital Project FundVendor$22,007,495.82
Associated Student BodyVendor$179,861.11
Expendable Trust FundVendor$72,000.00
Grand Total N/A$43,939,214.24

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

C. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda

VIII. Public Testimony – 5:30 p.m.

NumberNameTopic

1

Adelyn Pettie

Rainier Beach High School Student Speaker

2

Natalina Shega

Annual Approval of Schools per WAC 180

3

Meklit Tesfay

Approval of MOU

4

Aminah Adams

Will be Addressing Rainier Beach renovation and our next step.

5

Zoe Schurman

Climate Issues

6

Shukria Jami

Climate change March

7

Craig Seasholes

Welcome to Region VII director, Food Literacy Month & Camp Read-a-Rama libraries impacts on student learning

8

Chris Jackins

Action Item: MOU Summary of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEA; Introduction Items: Loyal Heights Final Acceptance, Final Acceptance of Portables, Six Athletic Field Projects

9

Rita Green

Collective Bargaining Agreement

10

Manuela Slye

Collective Bargaining Agreement; Strategic Plan Reading Goals

11

Sebrena Burr

Lack of Racial Equity and Anti-Blackness of Seattle Public Schools School Boardand theMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) that contains a summary of the Tentative Agreements for the 2019-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the appendices numbers 1 through 6 between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Seattle Education Association (SEA) Certificated Non-Supervisory Employees, Paraprofessional Employees, and Seattle Association of Educational Office Employees

12

Alex Tsimmerman

Agenda Number 1

13

Brian Terry

equity in advanced learning

14

Claire Scott

Introducing two new SPS library programs at Magnolia ES and Lincoln HS.

15

Deilyn Osby Sande

Racism at John Stanford International School

16

Jeannie Bastasch

Sandy Hook Promise and school shooting prevention

17

Jolanta Grigsby

HCC program and possible effects if program is eliminated. Personal experience.

18

Adam Ziemkowski

Global Climate Strike

19

Nikkita Patel

How important HCC is to my children

20

Emily Wen

HCC program in Seattle Schools


Wait List

NumberNameTopic

1

Neelendu Dey

HCC schools

2

Ahtzyri Garcia Ojeda

Climate change protest


IX. Board Comments

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

D. Action Items

  1. Annual Approval of Schools per WAC 180-16-220 (C&I, August 20, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve each school within the District as having a school improvement plan that is data driven, promotes a positive impact on school learning, and includes a continuous improvement process, pursuant to WAC 180-16-220.(Updated Since Introduction)
  2. Approval of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding for the Seattle Intervention Tracking and Community Partner Access grant (A&F, August 19, for Consideration) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to accept grant funds totaling $698,406, over two years, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the development of a community partner and school intervention tracking system.
  3. Motion to introduce and approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that contains a summary of the Tentative Agreements for the 2019-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the appendices numbers 1 through 6 between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and Seattle Education Association (SEA) Certificated Non-Supervisory Employees, Paraprofessional Employees, and Seattle Association of Educational Office Employees (Exec, September 11, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve the MOU, which contains appendices numbers 1 through 6. The MOU is a summary of new provisions for the 2019-2022 CBA, as attached to the School Board Action Report. The MOU authorizes implementation of the 2019-2020 salary increases effective September 1, 2019 to be implemented on October 1, 2019, payroll. Immediate action is in the best interest of the District.(Introduction and Action)

E. Introduction Items

  1. RFP01545– Athletic Trainer Support Services, Renewal of Contract for the Athletic Trainers Program for final two years, 2019-21  (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would authorize the Superintendent to renew the contract with Seattle Children’s Hospital for two additional years covering the period from Aug 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021, at a cost of up to $380,600 per year, for a total cost of up to $761,200 for two years, for athletic training services and would renew the maximum three-year contract for the final two years.
  2. BEX IV: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1646 to Rolluda Architects, Inc., for the Washington Middle School Seismic Improvement project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $436,784 for the Washington Middle School Seismic Improvement project.
  3. BTA IV/ BEX V: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1643 to DA Hogan & Associates, Inc., for Athletic Field and Lighting Improvements at Six Schools project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $636,098 for the Athletic Field and Lighting Improvements at Six Schools project.
  4. BTA III/BEX IV: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1650 to Rolluda Architects for the Seismic, Fire Sprinkler, and HVAC Upgrades at Lafayette Elementary School project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $391,689.
  5. BTA IV/BEX V: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1635 to Studio Meng Strazzara for the North Queen Anne School Upgrades project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $426,915 with Studio Meng Strazzara for the North Queen Anne School Upgrades project.
  6. BEX V: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1634 to Stemper AC for the West Seattle High School Roof Replacement project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $676,377 for the West Seattle High School Roof Replacement project.
  7. BEX V Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1628 to NAC Architecture for the James Baldwin Elementary School Replacement Project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $5,420,305.
  8. BEX V Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1637 to Mahlum Architects for the Viewlands Elementary School Replacement project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would provide authorization for the Superintendent to enter into an Architectural & Engineering (A/E) contract in the amount of $5,352,256 for the Viewlands Elementary School Replacement project.
  9. BTA III/ BTA IV: Resolution 2019/20-4, Final Acceptance of Contract K1304 with Acc-U-Set Construction, Inc. for the Relocation and Setup of Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve final acceptance of Contract K1304 with Acc-U-Set Construction, Inc. for the Relocation and Setup Portable Classrooms at Multiple School Sites project.
  10. BEX IV/BTA III: Resolution 2019/20-6, Final Acceptance of Contract P5069 with Skanska USA Building, Inc., for the Loyal Heights Elementary School Modernization and Addition Project (Ops, September 5, for Approval) Approval of this item would approve final acceptance of Contract P5069 with Skanska USA Building, Inc., for the Loyal Heights Elementary School Modernization and Addition project.

XI. Adjourn – 8:30 p.m.

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