Policy: 6882
Section: 6000 - Management Support

Sale of Real Property

The board has exclusive control of the acquisition and disposal of all district property. This power will be exercised only when the board determines by resolution that such property is or is not necessary for school purposes.

Once the board has considered all the factors relating to a proposed sale of real property, it will comply with all requirements of the law, including:

1. A market value appraisal by a professionally designated real estate appraiser or by a general real estate appraiser certified under Chapter 18.140 RCW, selected by the board will be secured.
2. No sale of real property is to take place if the sale price would be less than 90 percent of the appraisal made by the appraiser unless the property has been on the market for one year, in which case it may be reappraised and sold for not less than 75 percent of the reappraisal value if the sale is approved by the unanimous consent of the board.
3. If the appraised value exceeds $70,000, notice that such a sale is being considered is to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district once a week for at least two consecutive weeks. The notice will describe the property and specify the date, time and place of a public hearing scheduled to consider the property specified for sale. Evidence concerning the proposed sale along with the advisability of selling the parcel is to be taken into account by the board at such a hearing.
4. A charter school located within the district boundaries has a right of first refusal to purchase or lease, at fair market value, a closed district facility or property or unused portions of a district facility or property by negotiated agreement with mutual consideration.  The consideration may include the provision of educational services by the charter school.  
5. Bids may be secured or a licensed real estate broker may be engaged. If the latter, the commission will not exceed 7 percent. Any appraiser selected by the board to appraise the market value of a parcel of property may not be a party to any contract with the district to sell the parcel for a period of three years after the appraisal. No bid award will be made within a forty-five day period following publication of notice of the intended sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

Receipts from the sale of real property will be placed into the debt service fund or in the capital projects fund. Proceeds from the sale of the property may be used to reimburse district funds for costs associated with the sale. The reimbursements may be deposited back into the fund from which the sale-related expenditure occurred. 

Adoption Date:  
Classification: Encouraged
Revised Dates: 08.98; 06.01; 02.05; 2.06; 06.07; 06.11; 07.16

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Policy: 6905
Section: 6000 - Management Support

Site Acquisition

The district will attempt to acquire building sites substantially in advance of the actual need to construct facilities in order to minimize delay in projects and to realize financial savings to the district. The board will periodically review its inventory of land in light of growth trends in the district and local land use restrictions, and make such transactions as it determines will best meet the future needs of the district.

Prior to any purchase of real estate, the district will obtain a market value appraisal by a professionally designated real estate appraiser or by a general real estate appraiser certified under Chapter 18.140 RCW. The board will select the appraiser. The appraisal should identify the relevant zoning and Growth Management Act specifications to determine whether the intended use of the property is legally permitted. The district may investigate whether real estate outside the Urban Growth Area can be utilized for the siting of schools and school facilities.

In acquiring a new site, the board should first attempt to reach settlement with the owner through negotiations. Eminent domain proceedings may be commenced at the outset of the decision to purchase a particular site to avoid delay in the event of a negotiations breakdown. The district may resort to condemnation when it believes that negotiations will not lead to an amicable settlement. The district will comply with applicable relocation assistance requirements relating to the acquisition of sites.  

The board must approve any purchase of real estate.  

Adoption Date:  
Classification: Discretionary
Revised Dates: 12.11; 07.17  

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Policy: 6970
Section: 6000 - Management Support

Naming Schools, Facilities, and Teams, and Use of School Mascots, Images, or Logos

New district buildings and facilities will be named after persons who have attained national or local prominence in the fields of education, arts and sciences, politics, military achievements and statesmanship, after past U.S. presidents or Washington national senators or representatives or after the geographic characteristics of the area in which the facility is located.

School and team mascots, logos or images will not be of Native American names, symbols, or images.

The following is optional alternative language available only for districts that include “Indian Country” pursuant to 18 USC § 1151, or are in a county or adjacent to a county that contains all or part of a reservation or tribal trust lands, if adjacent to a qualifying county, the tribe must be the nearest federally recognized tribe: School and team mascots, logos, or images will not be of Native American names, symbols or images unless the local tribe has approved the use by appropriate enactment or resolution.

Adoption Date:  
Classification: Discretionary
Revised Dates: 12/01/2011; 10.21

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