The school board held an open comment session for families receiving special education services onFebruary 22. Job Overview: Middle School Teachers promote classroom community, deliver Montessori lessons, create and sustain a beautiful classroom environment, support the individual and collective needs of the students . Enrollment ('17-'18) 54,573 students. 9:00 a.m. Board Retreat 4:15 p.m. Public Hearing: Draft School Board Director District Redistricting Plan, Board Retreat 4218, Speakers of Diverse Languages, and renaming policy Language Access, BEX V, Resolution 2022/23-4: Approval of General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) Delivery Method; Award GC/CM Contract P5191 to Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc; and Approval of Budget Transfer for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Renovation project, BEX V, Distressed School Grant, Resolution 2022/23-5: Approval of General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) Delivery Method; Award GC/CM Contract P5193 to Lydig Construction, Inc.; and Approval of Budget Transfer for the John Rogers Elementary School Replacement project, BEX V, Resolution 2022/23-2: Approval of General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) Delivery Method; Award GC/CM Contract P5199 to Skanska USA Building, Inc.; and Approval of Budget Transfer for the Montlake Elementary School Modernization and Addition project, BEX V: Approval of the Site-Specific Educational Specifications for the Asa Mercer International Middle School Replacement project, BEX V: Resolution 2022/23-8 Racial Imbalance Analysis for Asa Mercer International Middle School Replacement project, Approval of the revised 2022-2023 School Year Calendar, Minutes of the September 14, 2022 Regular Board Meeting and September 21, 2022 Board Special Meeting, Approval of the 2022-2025Collective Bargaining Agreements between Seattle Public Schools and Seattle Education Association Certificated Non-Supervisory Employees, Paraprofessional Staff, and Seattle Association of Educational Office Professionals. 160, Local 289, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, PASS, Seattle King County Trades Council and Seattle Education Association (SAEOP and Paraprofessionals who are 260 work day employees), adding Juneteenth as a paid holiday to the parties collective bargaining agreements, Amendment to Board Policy No. Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee, where he will likely face questions about investigations into classified documents, Hunter Biden, and China, among other topics. Upon agreement, the board will vote on whether to approve the contract at an upcoming public meeting. New Bedford (Massachusett: Accushnet) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. 1 and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. leslie.harris@seattleschools.org. To be clear Policies are the purview of the Board while anything with an SP is the purview of the Superintendent and their designees. Chandra believes in a learning environment in which every child feels . This is a critical moment, as the board works to implement a promising new governance structure, launches the search for yet another new superintendent and attempts to finally eliminate entrenched inequities and racial disparities in student outcomes. As an educator myself, I work to provide that same access and opportunity to my students. BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5163 with Waynes Roofing, Inc., for the Franklin High School Gymnasium Re-Roof and Seismic Upgrades project. Please use our online form if you have questions for the Seattle School Board. She is HoChunk from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and Anishinaabe from the White Earth Reservation. The encampment is also located on a protected environmental area next to a lake, which residents say is being polluted by the campers. The office also oversees the Districts Ethics/Whistleblower Program. Past Event: 206-252-0000, Distributing Information to Students and Schools, Northwest Coast Art by Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, Squaxin/Skokomish, Student Services, Curriculum & Instruction Committee, Genessee Hill Elementary (formerly Schmitz Park). District 7 - Andrew J. Lewis. She served as school board president for two terms and on the executive committee all four years of her first term, as well as VP, and chair of Audit and Finance Committee. Incivility, threats complicate justice in high-profile Seattle murder case, In broadening paths to graduation, dont devalue math and English, Fox News spins lies in the service of greed, Attempts to erase Black history have a formidable foe, Shortly after, Juneau announced she would not seek to extend her contract. February 8, 2023 Director Hampsons priorities as a board director are: strengthening the Internal Audit function and its connection to Risk Management, Black Student Safety, Participatory Budgeting, Student Outcomes Focused Governance, Equitable Funding Structures, Anti-Racism and Responding to Hate and Bias, Outdoor and Place-based Education, Sexual Health Education, and Tribal Nation consultation. 4:15 p.m. Past Event: Please be aware that written communications sent to Board Directors, including emails sent to all email addresses listed above, are potentially subject to public disclosure, in whole or in part, pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56. The establishment media is increasingly dedicated to divisive cancel culture, corporate wokeism, and political correctness, all while covering up corruption from the corridors of power. (RFQ052259), the provision of equitable services to private school students eligible for special education. And he must model unwavering commitment to the letter and spirit of open government in the pursuit of systemic change. 4314, Notification of Threats of Violence and Harm, City of Seattle Families, Education, Preschool & Promise Levy Funding for Middle School Out of School Programs, Transportation and Middle School Athletics for the 2021-22 through 2025-26 School Years, BTA III/BEX IV/BEX V/SCAP: Award Architectural & Engineering Contract P1939 to DLR Group for the Montlake Modernization and Addition project, BEX IV: Approval of Budget Transfer to the Eckstein Middle School Science Classrooms Improvement project, BEX V: Approval of Budget Transfer to the West Seattle Elementary School Renovation and Addition project, BEX V: Approval of Budget Transfer and Authorization for the Superintendent to Execute the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment for the Van Asselt School Addition project, BTA III: Final Acceptance of Contract K5118 with Good News Group, Inc. for the Adams Elementary School Fire Sprinkler Upgrade project, BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5126 with Reynolds General Contracting, Inc., for the Seismic Improvements at Beacon Hill, Maple, and Whitworth-Orca K-8 Schools project, BEX IV: Final Acceptance of Contract P5125 with Lincoln Construction, Inc., for the Broadview-Thomson K-8 Seismic Improvement project, Approval of OSPI Emergency School Waiver Applications, Minutes of the February 9, 2022 Regular Board Meeting, February 16, 2022 Board Special Meeting, February 17, 2022 Board Special Meeting, and February 23, 2022 Board Special Meeting. Share it with your network so we can fix the internet! As a board, we have the responsibility to improve the educational outcomes for our students. City officials and school board members have declined to meet with the group of neighbors, parents and employees who are seeking to address the encampments. 3:30 p.m. Past Event: 206-252-0000, Distributing Information to Students and Schools, Northwest Coast Art by Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, Squaxin/Skokomish, View a calendar of upcoming Board meetings. Harris is a mother and foster parent who works as a litigation paralegal for Campiche Arnold PLLC. Shannon Eckmann will replace Mike Anderson as Board Chair as he steps down after serving on the board for ten years, eight as Board Chair. General election date. 8. The Department of Chemistry and Physics at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, is seeking to fill a one-year visiting assistant professor line in any sub-discipline of physics. Meanwhile, SPS superintendent Denise Juneau admitted in an email to neighbors obtained by The Post Millennial that "We realize people living unsheltered in encampments can create health and safety hazards for their occupants and the general public.". John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence Minutes of the June 23, 2022 Board Special Meeting, June 28, 2022 Board Special Meeting, June 29, 2022 Board Special Meeting, and July 6, 2022 Regular Board Meeting. The Seattle Public School . March 1, 2023 Chandra is a long-term Board Member of First Nations Development Institute and served previously in board roles for Potlatch Fund, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, and First Nations Oweesta Corporation. At the February 24, 2021 regular school board meeting, the interim superintendent contract for Dr. Brent Jones was approved. Seattle Public Schools serves over 52,000 students at 104 schools and with a combined capital and operating budget exceeding $1.5 billion dollars. The Seattle School Board of Directors has selected Dr. Brent Jones to be the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau announced Tuesday that she will step down at the end of the school year. 206-252-0000, Distributing Information to Students and Schools, Northwest Coast Art by Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, Squaxin/Skokomish, School Board Selects Dr. Jones as Superintendent, March 11, 2022 Board Special Meeting Agenda page. Chandra graduated from the University of Washington MBA program in 2000 with an emphasis in finance and marketing. Yet Hampson continued to get into multiple arguments on social media with parents, neighbors and employees who were asking for the encampment's removal and even falsely claimed that the encampment was not on school grounds. 4:15 p.m. Past Event: She was first elected to the Seattle School Board in 2015 and was elected to a second four-year term in November 2019. Annual Financial Report to Board per Board Policy No. Seattle schools chief Denise Juneau likely won't have support for a contract renewal, School Board president says Dec. 7, 2020 at 6:55 pm Updated Dec. 8, 2020 at 2:21 pm By Less than two months later, Hampson orchestrated a rushed decision-making process to hire former SPS administrator Brent Jones as interim superintendent with minimal public input. As a black man, educator, and union member, I humbly seek this opportunity to advocate for the students and families of south Seattle as the District 7 Board Director. Back in the Seattle area, Director Rankin also worked at Seattle Repertory Theater, Village Theater, and the University of Washington (UW) School of Drama. Map of the seven director districts. Approval of the 2021-2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Seattle School District No. Seattle School Board President Chandra Hampson threatened volunteers with trespassing who were distributing leaflets on Monday regarding a homeless encampment on campus and school officials refusal to address it. 4:30 p.m. Past Event: 1400, Meeting Conduct, Order of Business & Quorum; 1410, Executive or Closed Sessions; and 1430, Audience Participation; and Board Procedure 1430BP, Audience Participation. New Seattle School Board President Hersey; Where is the Action? Seattle City Council District 3 primary candidate Zachary DeWolf will serve as the Seattle School Board president after being selected this week by his counterparts.. With my 35 years of professional experience as a litigation paralegal for victims and workers and in civil rights, researching fact and law; my background on local, state, and national board work, I am committed to working with parents, community members, and others to raise all tides and provide the opportunity and growth for all of our children in this great and the fastest growing major city in the country is capable of. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American people. Director Rankin is dedicated to improving access to all the great things the district has to offer for all students, particularly those furthest from educational justice. The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-7pm on KTTH. President. Action Items. As a former policy analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Im uniquely qualified to develop and evaluate policy in the interest of our students. Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, as the court hears arguments over President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan. 4:30 p.m. Work Session Outgoing board president District 3 Director Chandra Hampson has provided several high-profile examples of the latter. 1969 Press Photo Dr. Robert A. Tidwell seeks reelection to Seattle School Board. Building Excellence (BEX) V, School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) & Distressed School Grant: Resolution 2022/23-3 New-in-Lieu Replacement option for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Renovation, John Rogers Elementary School Replacement, and Montlake Elementary School Addition and Modernization projects, BEX V, SCAP: Resolution 2022/23-6 Racial Imbalance Analysis for the Alki Elementary School Addition and Renovation project, BEX V: Resolution 2022/23-7 Racial Imbalance Analysis for John Rogers Elementary School Replacement project, BTA IV, BEX IV, and Distressed School Grant: Final Acceptance of Contract P5134 with CDK Construction Services, Inc., for the Magnolia Elementary School Phase 2 Addition project, BEX IV: Resolution 2022/23-1, Final Acceptance of Contract P5121 with Jody Miller Construction, Inc., for the Wing Luke Elementary School Replacement Project, Phase II, BEX V: Final Acceptance of Contract P5183 with Northwest Playground Equipment, Inc., for the Playground Installation at Schmitz Park Interim School Site project, Minutes of the June 22, 2022 Regular Board Meeting and June 29, 2022 Budget Public Hearing, Approval of the Student Outcomes Focused Governance Progress Monitoring Calendar, Approval of International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302 Unit A Salary Schedules and Article 15, Effective February 1, 2022, Renewal of Washington Schools Risk Management Pool coverage for fiscal year 2022-2023, Resolution 2021/22-23, Fixing and Adopting the 2022-23 Budget, Approval of the 2022-2023 Student Rights & Responsibilities (SR&R), Acceptance of Seattle University grant funding for the 2022-2023 school year for the central and south Seattle school and neighborhood network, Approval of University of Washington Experimental Education Unit (EEU) Interagency Agreement to provide Special Education services to students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), ages 3-6, Review and Approval of 2022-23 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Plan Per Board Policy No. "I have heard messages from my families that it is a major concern and some of the families do not want to have their students return because of the encampment.". Three seats on the Seattle Public Schools school board in Washington were up for general election on November 2, 2021. (posted: February 24, 2023). She served as President of the UW PRSSA Chapter during her senior year and is now the Public Relations Director at Visit Seattle. Seattle Times Speaks Up About the Seattle School B. Seattle School Board - Still a Real Problem; BHS Parents - Is Your Student Going to the Meeting. (posted: August 25, 2022). November 16, 2022 She has walked picket lines with the Seattle Education Association (SEAA union for Seattle teachers. Past Event: Beginning May 2022, Director Harris may hold office hours at the John Stanford Center by pre-arrangement on Wednesdays at 7 a.m. and requests attendees to be vaccinated and to wear a mask. Do you have any ideas for how to help? She was elected to a four-year term in the November 2019 general election. Show more Show less