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Clover Park board approves consolidation of four small school codes
Summary
The Clover Park School District board unanimously approved a resolution to close and consolidate four small school entities into alternative education programs and an existing elementary school, citing alignment with board policy and state law.
The Clover Park School District board of directors voted unanimously July 7 to approve a resolution consolidating several small school entity codes into existing programs and schools.
The resolution, identified as agenda item 25‑163, authorizes closing Reentry High School (school 617) and Reentry [school code 629] and operating them as an interim alternative education service program; it also closes Oak Ridge (school 603) and Oak Grove (school 601) and consolidates their programs within Firwood School (school 602).
Assistant staff member Dr. Ruprecht told the board the action is “aligned to board policy 6883 and RCW 28A.335.020.” He said the proposal was presented for initial review on March 24, 2025, followed by a public hearing on April 14, 2025, and a workshop discussion on June 23, 2025. “Approval of this resolution authorizes these actions, and I recommend approval of this action item,” he said.
Board President called for questions; none were raised before the board voted. The motion was moved by Director Kim and seconded by Director Caldwell. The board approved the resolution by unanimous voice vote.
The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the meeting transcript. The district previously presented the consolidation for public comment at the April hearing and discussed it in workshops, as noted during the July 7 meeting.
Implementation details such as transition timelines for students, staffing impacts, and program-level operations were not specified in the meeting record.
