Board approves three contracts including mental-health services and transportation reimbursements

The Tacoma School District board approved three business items during the meeting: an amended contract with Seneca Family of Agencies to provide on-site mental-health services, a reimbursement agreement with the City of Tacoma to cover student transportation costs, and an amendment to a construction contract for athletic field upgrades.

The superintendent recommended approval of contract TSD-24-106, amendment 1, between Seneca Family of Agencies and Tacoma Public Schools for services from Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026, up to $270,000, funded by a City of Tacoma MHSUD grant. The motion was moved and seconded and passed without recorded opposition.

The board also approved agreement TSD-24-225 with the City of Tacoma/Tacoma Creates to reimburse transportation costs for the 2024–25 school year and summer 2025, up to $300,000. Board members thanked Tacoma Creates, the city and voters for enabling after-school busing, field-trip transportation and related services. The motion passed 5–0.

Finally, the board approved amendment number 9 to contract TSD-21-091 with Coors Mo Construction Company for the synthetic fields upgrades bundle project, adding an amount of $3,954,976 for an estimated total contract value of $40,532,911 (excluding sales tax) with the amended term through Dec. 31, 2025. The motion passed 5–0.

Votes at a glance: each item was moved, seconded and approved; individual roll-call names were not recorded in the transcript beyond the tally noted by the president.

Ending: All three items were approved on the business/consent portion of the agenda and will proceed under the terms presented to the board.