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Board approves contracts, amendments and policy changes; trustees authorize travel and accept reports
Summary
The Washington Unified School District Board of Education approved a set of contracts and amendments, adopted an updated complaints policy, and approved district travel and advocacy participation. The board accepted presentations on enrollment projections and student SEL survey results but took no immediate policy action on either report.
At its regular meeting, the Washington Unified School District Board of Education approved several contract actions and policy updates and authorized delegate travel. Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes and motions included:
- Approval of contract with Universal Engineering Services (UES) for preliminary environmental assessment work related to the Elkhorn Village modernization project. Motion to approve was moved by Trustee Wong and seconded by Clerk Castro; the board approved the contract. The staff memo listed the amount requested for this UES scope as $63,380. The work is described as specialized hazardous-materials testing beneath areas previously used for agriculture; the assessment will be submitted to the Department of Toxic Substances Control for regulatory review.
- Approval of Amendment No. 3 (change order) to the Terracon Consulting, Inc. contract for materials testing services tied to SR3 (school modernization) projects. Staff explained the amendment ($66,150) covers additional inspections and reinspections needed at multiple campuses after field conditions and rework required further materials testing. Motion was moved by Trustee Hunt and seconded by Trustee Wong; the board approved the amendment.
- Approval of out-of-state conference attendance for classified/district office administrative staff (Administrative Professional Conference, September 2025, Seattle). Staff sought authorization for six classified employees using the Classified Professional Learning Fund; total estimated cost $16,500. Board approved the request (motion moved by Vice President Coffey, seconded by Trustee Wong).
- Approval to increase the number of trustees authorized to attend a federal advocacy trip (CSBA / ACSA coast-to-coast federal advocacy in Washington, D.C., April 28–30, 2025). The board amended a prior authorization to add two additional trustees (total requested authorization increased); staff estimated the cost for four trustees at about $9,106 (registration, airfare and lodging). Motion to amend was moved by Vice President Coffey and seconded by Clerk Castro; the amendment passed.
- Adoption (first reading/approval at this meeting) of revised Board Policy 1312.1 (Complaints Concerning District Employees) and its associated administrative regulation. The policy update clarifies the district will not investigate anonymous complaints in the ordinary course while preserving the district’s obligation to take action when safety or legal obligations require investigation. Motion to adopt the updated policy was moved by Vice President Coffey and seconded by Trustee Wong; the board voted to adopt the update.
- Consent agenda: the consent agenda was moved and approved (motion put forward by Vice President Coffey and seconded by Trustee Hunt earlier in the meeting).
Votes and outcomes: motions to approve the items listed above were stated on the record and carried by voice vote; the meeting transcript records “aye” or “I do vote aye” but does not list full individual roll-call vote records for each approved item in the minutes provided. No listed motion failed; no items were tabled.
Ending: Board members said staff should return with additional supporting details (for example, a list of developments for the SchoolWorks study and the detailed change-order line items for construction amendments). The district’s staff agreed to supply the requested documentation to trustees.
