Tonight’s the regular semimonthly meeting of the Seattle School Board (6 pm, district HQ in Sodo), with an agenda that has a few extra reasons for West Seattleites to keep watch: Contracts for several local renovation/repair projects are on the agenda – for Alki Elementary, a $596,000 contract with Western Ventures Construction to do the following work this summer:

Install new roofing membrane which will improve student indoor air quality by preventing water intrusion into interior spaces and reduce maintenance backlog.

• Replace worn flooring surfaces with new carpet and resilient composition tile which will provide for a healthier cleaner environment for the students and staff.

• Replace and/or refurbish aging HVAC equipment which will reduce the maintenance backlog, improve indoor air quality and reduce energy costs.

• Replace the large single glazed window at the lunchroom with a new double glazed window system which will improve energy savings and provide for a warmer, more comfortable environment for the students and staff.

The same construction company is also recommended for a $749,000 project this summer at Gatewood and Sanislo Elementary Schools:

Sanislo Elementary:

• New roofing system with added insulation.

• Install new roof flashing.

• Clean brick.

• Replace worn carpeting in the auditorium with new resilient floor tile.

• Install five (5) new roof top air handling units.

• Replace worn and cracked playground walkway with a new, more ADA compliant concrete walkway.

Gatewood Elementary:

• Replace worn and cracked linoleum flooring with new resilient floor tile at selected areas.

• Repair the wood flooring in the library.

• Replace stage curtain and wall covering at existing operable wall in lunchroom.

• Refurbish existing HVAC fluid cooler, replace heat pump at daycare and add exhaust/relief/supply fans to improve indoor air quality.

Also on the agenda:

–Standardized school start times, which we first mentioned here, will be considered as part of “transportation standards.” Read the document here; it mentions various provisions for exceptions, but in general, elementary schools would run 9:15 am-3:25 pm, middle schools and “designated elementary and K-8” 8 am-2:30 pm. (The always-excellent SPS Community Blog has an extensive breakdown.)

–The 2009-2010 calendar, which would start classes on Sept. 9 and end them on June 22 (unless there are snow days to make up); see the proposed calendar here.

If you can’t make it to the meeting, you should be able to watch it live on cable TV (channel 26).