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Board scraps proposed grants threshold change after public uproar; approves procurement rule changes
Summary
Following extensive public comment and internal debate, the board removed proposed amendments to policy 6114 (gifts/grants) and instead approved changes to procurement policy 6220; an amendment to exclude gifts/grants from the motion passed 4–3 and the procurement changes passed 5–2.
The Seattle School Board on March 11 declined at this meeting to adopt proposed changes raising the district's board-approval threshold for gifts and grants, after strong public testimony and sustained questioning by directors. Instead, the board approved a narrower set of procurement amendments.
Director Rankin moved to remove amendments to board policy 6114 (gifts, grants, donations and fundraising proceeds) from the package and to have the board address gift-and-grant policy in committee instead. Rankin argued that policy 6114 governs more than PTA…
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