Fairfield Public School District No. 112 Board of Education met March 21.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
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
A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to name Shane Neuman as Acting Secretary due to the absence of Angie Koontz. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The Acting Secretary called the roll and the following members answered to their names as called and were found to be present:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
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; Jeff Vaughan, WFIW Radio; Shari Berger, Jasper Grade School Principal/Superintendent
AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items
None
AGENDA #4 – Approval of Minutes
4.1 A motion was made by member Jessica Oliver that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, February 28, 2022 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
4.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board of Education minutes for the Special Open and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, March 7, 2022 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
4.3 A motion was made by member Dan Coomer that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, March 8, 2022 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:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report, dated February 28, 2022, was presented as follows:
Education Fund$3,751,383.31
Building Fund $736,611.55
Debt Services Fund $175,992.22
Transportation Fund $272,516.37
IMRF Fund $337,472.14
Capital Projects $285,555.71
Working Cash Fund $1,247,246.86
Tort Fund $417,560.86
Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $215,166.57
Total$7,439,505.59
There being no additions or corrections, the President declared the Treasurer’s Report will stand approved as presented.
5.2 Payroll – Member Dan Coomer made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of March be approved and ordered paid. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
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 Jason McCulley made a motion to approve the bills for payment. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #6 – Superintendent’s Report
6.1 Revenue to Expense Report
6.2 Food Service Report
6.3 Transportation Report
6.4 Cafeteria Project Report
6.5 Gym Floor Project
6.6 North Side Teacher’s Parking Lot
6.7 Athletic Items
AGENDA #7 – Action Items
7.1 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board approve the bid from Meyers Flooring for the Gym Floor Project as presented. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
7.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board approve the North Side Teacher’s Parking Lot Project as presented and a public notice will be published for bids. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
7.3 A motion was made by Member Jason McCulley that the Board approve a donation of $2,000.00 each for upgrades to the batting cages at Southwest Park and Veteran’s Field as presented. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports
8.1 Center Street School
Athletics and Extracurricular Activities:
Boys and Girls basketball and peewee ball have finished their seasons.
Volleyball finished the season falling to a very good NCOE team.
Track practices are underway.
Scholastic Bowl meets are underway.
Virtual Band/Choir Solo Ensemble Competitions are scheduled
We are prepping for the Illinois Assessment of Readiness Testing. We plan to administer the week of April 4th.
Our current enrollment is 314.
Transitional After-School Program Report: Programs assisting students that fell behind due to distance learning, quarantines, and/or overall failing grades:
29 students are enrolled
LAB School enrollment/Report:
4 attending, 1 pending
Additional Activities and Recognitions:
Several students were recognized during Accelerated Reading parties.
More Character Rewards went out this month recognizing students of the month, bragging wall, positive postcards in the mail, lunch rewards
Virtual Book Fair kicked off this week
April 26th there will be a presentation on the dangers of vaping by the Wabash Health Department
Shout Out to Staff:
They work tirelessly to continually intervene and help students be successful. I am grateful to have such a competent group on the frontline with kids.
8.2 North Side School
The Kids Heart Challenge Fundraiser Grand Total was $5,937.05
We had approximately 60 attend our PTO Movie Night
Girl Scout Troop #8779 donated a box of Thin Mint cookies to all staff. The girls decided to give a box to all area educators thanking them for their commitment to education.
PTO held a Lucky Lollipop Fundraiser where students could buy other students a lollipop. There was a card to the student who was receiving the lollipop. We had several parents buy them for classrooms. We ended up with 1,056 sold.
Staff had their second training with the Renaissance program on our early dismissal day. During my walkthroughs the kids and teachers are sharing how much they are really enjoying the program. This is our pilot with the program so we are learning all the program has to offer.
LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) training has begun as well for the teachers who chose to participate in the two-year program.
AGENDA #9 – Board Members Request/Report
None
AGENDA #10 – Closed Session to Discuss Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Retirement or Dismissal of an Employee (5ILCS 120/2a)
10.1 A motion was made by member Dan Coomer that the Board enter Closed Session at the hour of 6:29 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
10.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 6:52 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #11 – Action Items
11.1 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to hire Kristina Gardner as Superintendent for the FY23 school year. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.2 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to rehire Grace Borah as a long-term substitute for the month of April, 2022. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3.1 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to re-employ non-tenured certified personnel for FY23 placing Heather Jake, Delilah White, Lori Stewart, Amanda Beal, Mikayla Wilkerson, Stacey Lane and Sarah Mayberry Estrada at second year probationary status. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3.2 A motion was made by Amy Sager to re-employ non-tenured certified personnel for FY23 placing Kristen Morris, Alissa McConnaughhay and Greg Downes at third year probationary status. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3.3 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to re-employ non-tenured certified personnel for FY23 placing Bryce Kovacich, Shelby Livesay and Robert Black at fourth year probationary status. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3.4 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to re-employ non-tenured certified personnel for FY23 placing Lauren Pettit, Katie Daniel, Danica Craddock and Amelia Lingafelter at tenured status. The motion was seconded by member Amy Sager and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.4 A motion was made by Dan Coomer to accept the resignation of Jade Huber as certified teacher. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.5 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to hire Crystal Houston as Paraprofessional for the FY22 school year. The motion was seconded by member Dan Coomer, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
11.6 A motion was made by Jason McCulley to hire Emily Blades as Speech Pathologist for the FY23 school year. The motion was seconded by member Jessica Oliver, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #12 – Informational Items
None
AGENDA #13 – Adjournment – A motion was made by member Dan Coomer that the meeting adjourn at 6:59 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Shane Neuman, Dan Coomer, Jessica Oliver, Heather Trent, Amy Sager, Jason McCulley
Members absent: Angie Koontz
The President declared the motion passed.
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