No Director shall be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by, through or under the supervision of such Director, in whole or in part, except to the extent allowed by state law.

A Director shall disclose and have noted in the official minutes any remote interest, as defined by state law, in a contract prior to Board approval of the contract.  The Director shall not vote on, participate in, or seek to influence approval of such contract.

“Remote interest” includes:

• That of a non-salaried officer of a nonprofit corporation;
• That of an employee or agent of a contracting party where the compensation of such employee or agent consists entirely of fixed wages or salary;
• That of a landlord or tenant of a contracting party;
• That of a holder of less than one percent of the shares of a corporation or cooperative which is a contracting party.

Superintendent Procedure:

Policy Cross References:

• 1112 – Board Member Orientation
• 1440 – Minutes
• 5250 – Reporting Improper Governmental Actions and Protecting Whistleblowers Against Retaliation
• 5250BP – Reporting Improper Governmental Actions and Protecting Whistleblowers Against Retaliation
• 5251 – Ethics
• 6220 – Procurement

Previous Policies:

• B49.00 – Code of Conduct and Ethics

Legal References:

• RCW 28A.405.250 Certificated employees, applicants for certificated position, not to be discriminated against.
• RCW 28A.635.050 Certain corrupt practices of school officials—Penalty.
• Chapter 42.23 RCW Code of Ethics for Municipal Officers—Contract Interests.
• RCW 42.23.030 Interest in contracts prohibited—Exceptions.
• RCW 42.23.040 Remote interests.

Management Resources:

• WSSDA Policy & Legal News, December 2011

Last Board Review:

Revisions:

• May 22, 2025 (Administrative Update per Policy No. 1310)
• August 26, 2013

Adopted by the Board:

• June 1, 2011