Fairfield Public School District No. 112 Board of Education met Oct. 18.
Here are 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.
AGENDA #1 – Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by President Amy Sager, 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:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
There being a quorum present, the President declared the Board of Education to be in session for the transaction of business.
OTHERS PRESENT: Kristina Gardner, North Side Principal; April Smith, Center Street Principal; Rhonda Clark, Center Street Assistant Principal/Tech Coordinator; Jeff Vaughan, WFIW Radio; Teachers: Melissa Bradham, Julie Musgrave & Kristie Toombs; Tom Matthews, Jr., Wayne County Press; Citizens: Angie Reynolds & spouse, Rachel Hooper Moore, Janet McCulley, & Matt Huber
AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items
3.1 Mr. Matt Huber and Angie Reynolds approached the board concerning mask mandates.
AGENDA #4 – Approval of Minutes
4.1 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, September 20, 2021 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report, dated September 30, 2021, was presented as follows:
Education Fund $3,361,595.33
Building Fund $589,761.98
Debt Services Fund $125,365.59
Transportation Fund $145,649.81
IMRF Fund $145,483.81
Capital Projects $539,017.72
Working Cash Fund $1,416,866.18
Tort Fund $297,997.26
Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $225,503.46
Total $6,847,241.14
There being no additions or corrections, the President declared the Treasurer’s Report will stand approved as presented.
5.2 Payroll – Member Jessica Oliver made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of October be approved and ordered paid. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
5.3 Monthly Bills – Current bills, as listed, were presented for payment. After examination of the listed bills, member Jessica Oliver 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:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #6 – Superintendent’s Report
6.1 Superintendent Search
6.2 Revenue Expenditure Report
6.3 Food Service Report
6.4 Transportation Report
6.5 Cafeteria Project Report
6.6 Second Reading of Press Policy 107
6.7 Insurance Bids
6.8 FY21 Audit
6.9 Truancy Program
6.10 Junior Achievement Donation
6.11 New Scoreboard for North Side
6.12 Working Cash Fund Abatement
AGENDA #7 – Action Items
7.1 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman that the Board approve the Construction Project change orders as presented. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.2 A motion was made by member Heather Trent that the Board approve the bid from Carter X for playground work at North Side School as presented. The motion was seconded by member Amy Sager and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.3 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to approve the changes to the Board Policy as presented. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.4 A motion was made by member Jessica Oliver to approve a $500 donation to the Junior Achievement program. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.5 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to approve the purchase of a new scoreboard for North Side School as presented. The motion was seconded by member Amy Sager, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.6 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to abate $200,000.00 from the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports
8.1 Center Street School
∙ Dental Safari saw between 40 – 50 students on their visit.
∙ We currently have 4 students in quarantine.
∙ Emeri Sager placed 11th and Adi Hickey placed 28th at the State Cross Country Meet.
∙ Beta Club held their induction ceremony on October 14.
∙ Ian Puckett, Tallen Hixenbaugh, and Logan Tullis were chosen to participate in the Southern Illinois Baseball Coaches Association All Star Game on October 19 at SIU.
∙ We are in the process of wrapping up crisis drills.
8.2 North Side School
∙ Today 21 preschool students joined our program. This brings our total preschool enrollment to 82 students.
∙ North Side will hold a fire drill with the Fire Chief tomorrow morning.
This is one of our required emergency drills each year.
∙ Dental Safari was held on October 2 with 59 students seen.
∙ PTO Silent Auction, Open House & Chili Supper will be held on November 9. Classrooms will be open 5:30 – 6:30.
∙ The cafeteria project is coming along and we hope to be using the cafeteria the first week in November.
∙ PASS Program – We have had 6 students in the program so far this year. 3 students are out and on the maintenance component of the program. We have 2 more students beginning this week that are transitioning to be back in their rooms. After a few more weeks if the transition is successful, they will move to maintenance as well. At this time, we are seeing success with the program.
AGENDA #9 – Board Members Request/Report
None
AGENDA #10 – Closed Session to Discuss Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Retirement or Dismissal of an Employee, Collective Bargaining, (5ILCS 120/2a) 10.1 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman that the Board enter Closed Session at the hour of 7:07 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
10.2 A motion was made by member Jessica Oliver that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 7:46 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
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 Charlene Barnard as paraprofessional for the FY22 school year. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.2 A motion was made by member Jessica Oliver to employ Lisa Friske as paraprofessional for the FY22 school year. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3 A motion was made by member Shane Neuman to employ Laura Zurliene and McKenzie Conrad as 5th/6th Girls’ Basketball Coaches for the FY22 school year as presented. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.4 A motion was made by Jessica Oliver to rehire Delilah White, Heather Jake, and Grace Borah as long-term substitutes for the month of November, 2021. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #12 – Informational Items
None
AGENDA #13 – Adjournment
A motion was made by member Jessica Oliver that the meeting adjourn at 7:49 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Shane Neuman, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Angie Koontz, Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
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