Fairfield Public School District No. 112 Board of Education met Jan. 27.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Fairfield Public School District No. 112, Wayne County, Illinois, held in the District Board Room, 200 West Center, Fairfield, Illinois, on Monday, January 27, 2020.
AGENDA #1 – Call to Order – The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by President Dan Coomer, who directed the Secretary to call the roll.
AGENDA #2 – Roll Call – The Secretary called the roll and the following members answered to their names as called and were found to be present:
Scott Foster, Angie Koontz, Jason McCulley, Amy Sager, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
There being a quorum present, the President declared the Board of Education to be in session for the transaction of business.
OTHERS PRESENT: E. Scott England, Superintendent; Kristina Gardner, North Side Principal; Tom Mathews, Jr., Wayne County Press
AGENDA #3 – Citizens – Non-Agenda Items. None.
AGENDA #4 – Approval of the Minutes – A motion was made by member Amy Sager that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular Meeting held on Monday, December 16, 2019 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Dan Coomer, Shane Neuman, Angie Koontz, Scott Foster, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report, dated December 31, 2019, was presented as follows:
Education Fund $3,623,229.88
Building Fund $633,575.42
Debt Services Fund $70,327.44
Transportation Fund $198,236.40
IMRF Fund $276,243.24
Working Cash Fund $271,636.34
Tort Fund $395,566.18
Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $246,854.11
Total $5,715,669.01
There being no additions or corrections, the President declared the Treasurer’s Report will stand approved as presented.
5.2 Salaries – Member Shane Neuman made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of January 2020, be approved and ordered paid. The motion was seconded by member Scott Foster, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Amy Sager, Angie Koontz, Dan Coomer, Scott Foster, Jason McCulley
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
5.3 Bills – Current bills, as listed, were presented for payment. After examination of the listed bills, Member Jason McCulley made a motion to approve the bills for payment. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Scott Foster, Dan Coomer, Shane Neuman, Angie Koontz
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #6 – Superintendent’s Report
6.1 Revenue Expenditure Report
Dr. England reviewed the Revenue to Expenditure Report as of December 31, 2019 with the Board.
6.2 Food Service Report
Dr. England reported on the December food service report to the Board.
6.3 Transportation Report
Dr. England reported on the December transportation report to the Board.
6.4 Bus Bid Proposals (Discussion Only)
Dr. England reviewed the bus lease and lease/purchase options to the Board as discussed from the Transportation Committee.
6.5 Statement of Economic Interest
Dr. England reported that it was time to fill out the Statement of Economic Interest by each Board member and administrator.
AGENDA #7 – Principals’ Reports
7.1 Center Street School
Many students pledged to protect themselves and others on the internet and social media after attending the Junior High Social Media Assembly. Fifth grade is currently in the lead of the “Hands Off, Brains On” character challenge for 3rd Quarter. Fourth grade engaged in a kindness challenge to raise money for a classmate’s family. They raised over $200.00. Chase Cline (1st), Alaiyna Doyle (2nd), and Ronald Olson (3rd) were the winners of the Geography Bee. Madeline Foster (1st) and Abby Hedden (2nd) were the winners of the spelling bee. One 7th/8th grade Team Quest/Enrichment team took home 2nd place out of 49 teams.
7.2 North Side School
The staff and students wore their purple last Friday to support Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day. Our math consultant, Cathy Shide, was here to continue work with teachers on math curriculum and implementation. Mary Sprague is working to prep teachers on the upcoming IAR test. PTO is working on a 5K on April 25; this will be a family and community event. The last group of pre-k students began last Monday. Screenings for next year are scheduled to be held on April 23-24. The 100th day of school is this coming Thursday. Zoodles Exotic Animals will also be at North Side on Thursday.
AGENDA #8 – Board Members Request/Report None.
AGENDA #9 – Action Items None
AGENDA #10 – Closed Session to Discuss Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Retirement, or Dismissal of an Employee, Labor Relations, Collective Negotiations, Litigation, and Student Discipline (5ILCS 120/2a)
10.1 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman that the Board enter Closed Session at the hour of 6:33 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Scott Foster, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Scott Foster, Jason McCulley, Angie Koontz, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
10.2 A motion was made by member Amy Sager that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 6:56 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Amy Sager, Dan Coomer, Jason McCulley, Scott Foster, Shane Neuman
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #11 – Action Items
11.1 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to accept the resignation of
Jeffrey Morris as Special Education Teacher at the end of the FY20 school year. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Angie Koontz, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Scott Foster
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
11.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to employ Melissa Powell as a Pre-k Teacher for the FY21 school year. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Amy Sager, Dan Coomer, Scott Foster, Shane Neuman, Jason McCulley
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to keep the closed session audio and written minutes confidential and to destroy all audio tapes from January 2018 through July 2018. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Scott Foster, Jason McCulley, Dan Coomer, Shane Neuman, Angie Koontz
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #12 – Information Items.
Dr. England informed the Board of a tentative graduation date but said no formal action would be taken until next month. He also informed the Board that the calendar would be presented next month for approval.
AGENDA #13 – Adjournment
A motion was made by member Shane Neuman that the meeting adjourn at 7:14 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Scott Foster, Dan Coomer, Shane Neuman, Jason McCulley, Amy Sager, Angie Koontz
Members Absent: Carrie Newman
The President declared the motion passed.
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