White River School District
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday July 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
District Board/Conference Room
310 River Avenue North, Buckley, WA 98321
or via Zoom (to request access via Zoom, call 360 829-3814)
Directors Present
Cassie Pearson, Denise Vogel, James Johnson, Karen Bunker, Matt Scheer
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Maiden Greene, Scott Harrison
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Pledge of Allegiance
C.
Roll Call
Under Roll Call, all members were present
D.
Approve Agenda
II. Announcements and Recognition
A.
Next Regular Meeting- August 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm in the District Board Conference Room and via Zoom
B.
Board and Superintendent Highlights
Superintendent Harrison shared that this time of year is very busy for the maintenance department as they are working on various summer projects.
III. Highlight
A.
2026 Levy Information
Chief Financial Officer Donna Morey presented information on the 2026 Levy. She went over the EP & O ballot tax rate Vs. actual tax rate, assessed valuation history- EP&O, the capital levy project list and the proposed combined tax rate. The Board asked clarifying questions.
IV. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Actual Vouchers Issued June, 2025
B.
Approve Payroll Issued June, 30 2025
C.
Approve Personnel Report
D.
Approve Minutes of the June 11, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
E.
Approve Minutes of the June 25, 2025 Board Study Session Meeting
F.
Approve Eastern Washington University College in the High School 2025-2026 Memorandum of Understanding
G.
Approve Unrepresented Admin Salary Schedule
H.
Approve Unrepresented Salary Schedule
I.
Approve WRAA Salary Schedule
J.
Approve Interdistrict Agreement White River SD and Carbonado SD for Food Services
K.
Approve Revised White River High School 2025-2026 Revised 2025-2026 Fee Schedule for Activities
L.
Vote on Consent Agenda Items
V. Business Services
A.
Financial Report for Month of May, 2025
Under Business Services, Donna Morey provided the information for the monthly financial
report in the board members’ agenda packets. There were no questions.
Items of note in the report:
GENERAL FUND
Tax collections in May were just under $980,000. We have now collected approximately 99% of our budgeted amount for the fiscal year.
In May, there was a transfer to the Debt Service Fund for an interest payment on the 2022 LGO. The payment will take place in June.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Expenditures in May were for small projects. There was also a transfer to the Debt Service Fund for a principal payment on the 2022 LGO. The principal is paid for out of levy collections. Revenue received in May consisted of tax collections, investment earnings and impact fees.
DEBT SERVICE FUND
As noted above, funds were transferred in from the General Fund and Capital Projects Fund for the payment of principal and interest on the 2022 LGO.
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND
There was no significant activity in the Transportation Vehicle Fund in May.
VI. Action and Reports
A.
Approve Items for Surplus
B.
Second Reading and Approval of ELA Field Test-Tara West Guided Phonics Beyond
C.
Approve Resolution 25-14- Public Access to School District Records
D.
Approve Ratified 25-28 Ratified IUOE Transportation Collective Bargaining Agreement
E.
Approve Overnight Travel Request for White River High School SkillsUSA Ship Club to attend the The SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Camp planned for October 24 - 25, 2025, Black Diamond Camp, Auburn, WA.
F.
Approve Out of State Travel for Executive Director of Human Resources to attend the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) National Conference in Nashville, TN, October 7-10, 2025.
VII. Board Policy Considerations
A.
First Reading
Board Policy 6801 was presented for first reading. Donna Morey shared that the threshold for assets has changed from $5,000 to $10,000. If there are any questions, the board can reach out to her. The policy will go up for second reading and approval at the next regular board meeting.
B.
Second Reading and Approval
Board Policy 5400- Personnel Leaves was presented for second reading and approval. Â
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Board/Superintendent Comments
Director Vogel thanked Donna Morey for her work on the Levy presentation. It was very clear and she does it so well.
Director Johnson thanked Executive Director of Human Resources, Dr. Sunday Ferris for all her work with the bargaining agreement.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
It was moved by Director Johnson and seconded by Director Scheer to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 5:52 p.m. Motion carried.
The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted.