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Board approves contracts for campus work and staff travel; summary of votes
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting Washington Unified’s Board of Education approved a series of action items: a $140,464 contract with DFS Flooring to replace carpets at Bridgeway Island, a $37,105 amendment to an architectural contract to add YOLO Educational Center exterior painting (total contract $137,075), district participation in an out-of-state AVI
Lede: The Washington Unified Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved several action items including a carpet replacement contract for Bridgeway Island, an amendment adding YOLO Educational Center exterior painting to an architectural contract, AVID conference travel for Washington Middle College staff (with one additional district attendee funded by LCAP), and a CSBA/ACSA coast-to-coast advocacy trip for board members to Washington, D.C.
Nut graf: Each approval included mover/second information and a roll-call-style affirmation; all action items on the agenda were approved. The district staff provided scheduling details and cautions for summer project timing and confirmed funding sources where applicable.
Body: Contracts and procurement
- DFS Flooring contract (Bridgeway Island carpet replacement): The facilities director requested board approval for a low bid from DFS Flooring to replace carpet in 22 classrooms plus administration, lab and library at Bridgeway Island. The recommended contract was $140,464. Facilities staff said classroom work will be scheduled in phases — administrative areas during spring break and classrooms during summer — and that if the work could not be completed in one summer it would be rescheduled for subsequent breaks.
Motion: Approve contract with DFS Flooring for $140,464 to replace carpets at Bridgeway Island. Mover: Trustee Wong; Second: Trustee Hunt. Vote: Ayes — President Kirby Gonzales; Vice President Coffey; Clerk Castro; Trustee Hunt; Trustee Wong. Outcome: approved.
- Contract amendment with Dreve Castellanos Architects (DCA): The board approved Amendment No. 1 to add architectural services to include exterior painting at YOLO Educational Center. The amendment totaled $37,105 and brings DCA’s contract to $137,075. District staff said the change will allow YOLO work to proceed this summer and move Riverbank painting to summer 2026 because Riverbank’s scope and concurrent Cool Schools grant work made 2025 infeasible.
Motion: Approve contract amendment adding YOLO Education Center to DCA services; amendment $37,105 (new total $137,075). Mover: Vice President Coffey; Second: Trustee Hunt. Vote: Ayes — Gonzales; Coffey; Castro; Hunt; Wong. Outcome: approved.
Travel and professional learning
- AVID Summer Institute (July 2025): The board approved attendance for five Washington Middle College High School staff members to attend an out-of-state AVID Summer Institute in Chicago and amended the request to add one additional WUSD staff member (six total) funded from LCAP funds for the district staff participant. The board recorded motions to amend and to approve the amended attendance request.
Motion: Approve Washington Middle College staff attendance at AVID Summer Institute; amend request to add one district staff member funded by LCAP (six total attendees). Mover: Trustee Wong; Second: Clerk Castro. Vote: Ayes — Gonzales; Coffey; Castro; Hunt; Wong. Outcome: approved.
- CSBA/ACSA coast-to-coast advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. (April 28–30): The board approved amended participation allowing up to three trustees to attend CSBA/ACSA-organized advocacy meetings in Washington, D.C.; the superintendent said she expected to be unavailable for those dates but noted the trip is designed for trustees to meet federal lawmakers and staff on education funding and related issues.
Motion: Approve up to three trustees to attend CSBA/ACSA coast-to-coast advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., April 28–30, 2025. Mover (amendment): Trustee Hunt; Second: Trustee Wong. Final approval motion moved by Vice President Coffey; seconded by Clerk Castro. Vote: Ayes — Gonzales; Coffey; Castro; Hunt; Wong. Outcome: approved.
Ending: For each item staff confirmed next steps: scheduling phasing for capital projects, procurement and bid timing, and return items for final contract closeouts. Board members asked that staff keep sites and families informed when campus spaces will be unavailable for summer programs.
