Compensation

Each Board member may receive compensation of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day or portion thereof for attending Board meetings and for performing other services on behalf of the District, not to exceed four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800.00) per year. Such compensation shall come from locally collected excess levy funds available for that purpose, and shall not cause the state to incur any present or future funding obligation.

Any Board member may waive all or any portion of their compensation for any month or months during their term of office, by a written waiver filed with the District. The waiver may be filed any time after the Director’s election and before the date on which the compensation would otherwise be paid. The waiver shall specify the month or period of months for which it is made.

Expenses

The actual expenses of Board members while traveling to and from and attending Board meetings may be paid. The expenses of Board members who attend conferences or meetings as representatives of the District may be paid. Such expenses for conferences may be paid in advance. A Director may be reimbursed for gratuities not exceeding customary percentages for the cost of meals as well as reasonable amounts for such services as baggage handling when the costs are incurred while the individual is engaged in District business or other approved travel.

Superintendent Procedure:

Policy Cross References:

• 6212 – Procurement Cards
• 6213 – Reimbursement for Travel Expenses

Previous Policies:

• B51.00 – Per Diem Compensation of Directors

Legal References:

• RCW 28A.320.050 Reimbursement of expenses of directors, other school representatives, and the superintendent candidates—Advancing anticipated expenses.
• RCW 28A.343.400 Directors—Compensation—Waiver.
• RCW 42.24.120 Advancements for travel expenses—Municipal corporation or political subdivision officers and employees.

Management Resources:

• WSSDA Policy & Legal News, February 2013

Last Board Review:

Revisions:

• March 27, 2025 (Administrative Update per Policy No. 1310)
• August 13, 2013

Adopted by the Board:

• June 1, 2011