RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 407
CARNATION, WA 98014
Minutes of Board of Directors’ Meeting
October 11, 2011
District Office – Conference Room A/B
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Oviatt, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Ms. Oviatt, Mrs. Van Noy, Mr. Pflugrath, Mr. Edwards
Student Representatives: Mr. Koons, Ms. Leslie
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mr. Bawden
COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS AND HEARING OF PUBLIC
Ms. Oviatt announced Mr. Bawden was excused from this meeting as he was out of town. She
noted the Board held its first of five Roundtables at 5:00 PM tonight with the principals,
discussing different assessments and tools and how they are used to improve teaching and
learning. She mentioned next week’s Roundtable would be with our state representatives.
Ms. Oviatt noted the Global Washington Summit on Global Education on October 12th, and the
Jobs for Washington Graduates (JWG) Inaugural Launch Reception on October 20th, at the
Museum of Flight.
Mr. Pflugrath said he thoroughly enjoyed the Cedarcrest homecoming game, with the new
stadium cover and speakers, and the new parking lot. He recently attended the CTE Engineering
Advisory Committee in which all district committees met at Northshore School District. He
noted Riverview had the highest percentage of industry participation there.
Mr. Edwards attended the WSSDA Regional Meeting in Issaquah last night, with WSSDA, State
Board of Education and OSPI being represented. Discussions were on the state budget and
innovative schools. He will be attending the WSSDA Legislative Committee meeting on
Saturday in Olympia. He noted Senator Andy Hill will not be able to attend next week’s
Roundtable, but Representatives Springer and Goodman will. He suggested inviting King
County Council representative Kathy Lambert. The main topics to be discussed will be
innovative schools, budget cuts, how the representatives can advocate for us, and a tour of the
Riverview Learning Center.
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COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS AND HEARING OF PUBLIC, Cont.
Mrs. Van Noy said she will be attending the Lake Washington College Foundation benefit
breakfast on October 25th. She mentioned an new organization called Eastside Pathways in
Bellevue, whose goal is to build a community-wide commitment to enable every child to succeed
in public schools, acknowledging that it takes more to make this happen than just the school
system. She is also planning to meet with Representatives Ross Hunter and Marcie Maxwell for
a breakfast meeting.
Mr. Koons felt the homecoming dance was the best ever. He noted CHS football lost to Arch
Bishop, but Lakewood beat Archbishop and Kings beat Lakewood, and CHS beat Kings, so if
CHS beats Lakewood then they would be district co-champion with Arch Bishop.
Ms. Leslie said it was great having the extra parking lots open, making plenty of parking on
campus.
Mr. Robertson also felt Homecoming was great this year, with outstanding student performances
by the cheerleaders, drill team, marching band, and athletes, and noted Mr. Koons was one of the
candidates for homecoming king.
Agenda Adjustment
Motion 11-70: To amend October 11, 2011, Consent Agenda by revising Item C. Personnel
Actions to reflect current hiring. (Edwards and Van Noy) Unanimous.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion 11-71: To approve the October 11, 2011, Consent Agenda as amended. (Edwards and
Pflugrath) Unanimous.
Approval of Regular School Board Meeting Minutes for September 27, 2011, and Board Work
Study Minutes for September 27, 2011
Approval of Warrants
General Fund Warrant No. 182434 through 182437 in the amount of $21,821.00, No. 182513
through 182576 in the amount of $85,564.94, No. 182631 through 182632 in the amount of
$16,221.64, and direct deposits of $6,706.68; Capital Projects Fund Warrant No. 182577 through
182597 in the amount of $1,132,974.59; ASB Fund Warrant No. 182598 through 182625 in the
amount of $12,743.87, and direct deposits of $410.01; and Private Purpose Trust Fund Warrant
No. 182626 through 182628 in the amount of $1,325.00, and direct deposits of $8,477.49. Total
payroll for September 30, 2011, was $1,879,919.09, which includes General Fund Warrant No.
182438 through 182455 and No. 182629 in the amount of $19,401.43, and No. 182456 through
182512 in the amount of $623,291.06, and direct deposits of $925,991.70.
Approval of Personnel Actions, as amended
Approval of Service Contracts
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OLD BUSINESS
Construction Change Orders
Mr. Robertson answered questions on the various change orders.
Motion 11-72: To approve Riverview Learning Center Change Order No. 9 in the amount of
$36,487.00. (Pflugrath and Oviatt) Unanimous.
Motion 11-73: To approve Cedarcrest Baseball Field and Athletic Improvements Change Order
No. 13 in the amount of $32,835.00 and Change Order No. 14 in the amount of $45,512.00.
(Oviatt and Edwards) Unanimous.
Motion 11-74: To approve Carnation Elementary Change Order No. 16 in the amount of
$23,113.00. (Van Noy and Oviatt) Unanimous.
Motion 11-75: To approve Transportation Parking Lot Overlay Change Order No. 1 in the
amount of $29,476.33 and Tolt Middle School Parking Lot Change Order No. 1 in the amount of
42,750.00. (Edwards and Oviatt) Unanimous.
Second Reading, Revised Policies 5040 Auxiliary Personnel, 5045 Hiring of Retired School
Employees, and 5090 Substitute Employment
Motion 11-76: To approve Policies 5040, 5045, and 5090 for Second Reading. (Van Noy and
Pflugrath) Unanimous.
NEW BUSINESS
Board Agenda Topics
The Board reviewed upcoming Board agendas. They changed the Open House for Dan Pflugrath
to November 8th from 3:30-5:00 PM. They asked that PTSA Leadership and Riverview
Education Foundation both be added to the Roundtable list for future consideration.
First Reading, New Policy 2039 Service Animals in Schools, and Revised Policy 2030
Curriculum Development
A new policy on service animals was provided by WSSDA for districts to use, and a few minor
revisions were added to the Curriculum Development policy.
Motion 11-77: To approve Policy 2039 and 2030 for First Reading. (Oviatt and Pflugrath)
Unanimous.
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REPORTS
Enrollment Report
Mr. Robertson reported October is always the highest enrollment count of the year. This month
we are up 24.65 FTE from September. All grades, except kindergarten and first, are up from
budgeted numbers. He suggested the majority of the increase is due to the affordable housing by
D.R. Horton Developments in Duvall. He felt optimistic the enrollment would hold throughout
the year.
Superintendent Report
Mr. Robertson reported as follows:
1. The partial Tolt dam evacuation drill was held on Wednesday, September 28th, for
kindergarten and new students at TMS, Carnation Elementary, Riverview Learning Center,
and the Transition Program. The Carnation-Duvall Police Department and the City of
Carnation assisted along with the RSD Transportation and Maintenance departments. The
evacuation drill went well. A meeting will be held later this month with staff from the City
of Carnation and other participants to review the evacuation drill.
2. On Sunday, October 2nd, the Riverview Education Foundation held another successful golf
tournament with proceeds designated for the 2011-2012 school grants. The event was again
at the Golf Club of Echo Falls. CDK Construction and Erickson McGovern Architects were
Eagle sponsors, with Heery International a Birdie sponsor. These three companies have been
heavily involved in the construction and remodeling projects in the Riverview School District
over the past four years.
3. Since the last Board meeting, I attended the four weekly construction meetings and the
WASA Fall Conference on October 2-4, with much of the conference centering on closing
the achievement gap and the projected revenue loss facing the 2012 legislature. I also had
the honor of crowning the homecoming queen, while Mayor Will Ibershof crowned the
homecoming king.
4. Earlier this evening a School Board Roundtable was held with the district principals. The
next roundtable will be held on October 18th with our area legislators.
RECESS
Ms. Oviatt recessed the Board Meeting at 7:45 PM for a 10-minute break.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Ms. Oviatt began the Executive Session at 7:55 PM to review a quasi-judicial matter before the
Board for approximately 30 minutes.
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ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Oviatt called the meeting back to order at 8:23 PM. There being no further business, Ms.
Oviatt adjourned the October 11, 2011, Board Meeting at 8:23 PM.
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Board President
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Board Secretary
MINUTES PREPARED BY
Cheryl B. Layman, Recording Secretary to the Board of Directors.
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