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Votes at a glance: Sumner board approves construction contracts, personnel agreement and curriculum adoptions
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the Sumner School District board approved multiple resolutions and motions including job order contracting, two contract amendments for Bonnie Lake High School construction (total MACs cited $4.25M and $7.76M), acceptance of value‑engineering, a three‑year exempt employee agreement, a 5% LAP set‑aside for readiness to learn, and adoption of several secondary instructional materials.
The Sumner School District board on June 16 approved a series of motions and resolutions covering construction contracts, labor agreements, and curriculum adoptions.
Key actions approved by voice vote:
- Resolution 2625‑26: Job order contracting selection award to the vendor listed in the packet (motion approved by voice vote).
- Resolution 2725‑26: Acceptance of the negotiated support services (NSS) work package for Bonnie Lake High School and authorization for execution of Contract Amendment No. 1 with Corso Construction establishing a partial MAC not to exceed $4,250,467 plus Washington state sales tax.
- Resolution 2825‑26: Acceptance of mini‑package bid results for Bonnie Lake High School expansion and authorization for Contract Amendment No. 2 with Corso Construction establishing a partial MAC not to exceed $7,763,821 plus Washington state sales tax.
- Resolution 2925‑26: Acceptance of the independent value‑engineering report for the new Tahali middle school (required for state matching funds and OSPI D7 progression).
- Resolution 2525‑26: Certification to OSPI to construct or modernize the summer high school facility and authorization to remove/replace square footage from the district’s active instructional inventory via OSPI Form D3 upon completion.
- Approval of the 2026–2029 exempt employee collective bargaining agreement and salary schedule (three‑year SE agreement).
- Learning Assistance Program: Approval to set aside up to 5% for the Readiness to Learn (RTL) program to support students at risk of not succeeding academically.
- Instructional materials adoption: Board approved recommended secondary instructional materials for Spanish, French, psychology, English, ESL and IB business courses as presented by the director of secondary curriculum.
Most votes were taken by voice with motions made and seconded; the record shows one requested clerk notation that Bill Gaines abstained from a vote (trustee requested the abstention be entered into the minutes). No roll‑call tallies were read into the record during the meeting.
