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Votes at a glance: board approves contracts, conference travel and advocacy trip
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting the Washington Unified School District Board approved several contracts and travel items, including carpet replacement, additional architectural services, staff conference attendance and a CSBA/ACSA advocacy trip to Washington, D.C.; all items passed by voice vote.
The Washington Unified School District Board of Education recorded unanimous voice votes on multiple business items at its Feb. 13 meeting. Major outcomes:
Bridgeway Island carpet replacement contract - Motion: Approve contract with DFS Flooring for carpet replacement at Bridgeway Island, multiple classrooms, administration building, lab and library. - Contract amount: $140,464. - Moved by: Trustee Wong; seconded by: Trustee Hunt (recorded on the transcript as the motion and second). - Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Architectural services amendment (YOLO Educational Center) - Motion: Approve contract amendment No. 1 with Devri Castellanos Architects (DCA) to add YOLO Educational Center exterior painting and oversight services. - Amendment amount: $37,105; total contract after amendment: $137,075. - Rationale: District rescoped summer painting projects and substituted YOLO Educational Center for Riverbank in the 2025 summer work to match available time and resources. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote (moved by Vice President Coffey; seconded by Trustee Hunt).
AVID Summer Institute — Washington Middle College staff travel - Motion: Approve out-of-state AVID Summer Institute attendance for Washington Middle College High School staff (initial request for five staff; the board amended the item to add one additional WUSD staffer), with costs to be charged to WMC/WUSD LCAP funds as specified. - Outcome: Amended and approved by voice vote.
CSBA/ACSA 'Coast to Coast' federal advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. - Motion: Approve board participation in the CSBA/ACSA coast-to-coast federal advocacy trip. - Board amendment: increase authorized trustees attending from two to three (superintendent attendance optional); board delegates would coordinate with CSBA/ACSA scheduling and report back on meetings with federal staff and members of Congress. - Outcome: Amendment and authorization approved by voice vote.
Consent agenda and other motions - The board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda by voice vote earlier in the meeting.
Ending: All motions listed in this summary were recorded on the Feb. 13 transcript as passing by voice vote; the board asked staff to proceed with contracting and travel arrangements and to report back on implementation where applicable.
