Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met July 17.
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, on Monday, July 17, 2023.
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:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jamie Jones, Jessica Oliver, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
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: April Smith, North Side Principal; Joshua Kissen, Center Street Principal; Tom Matthews, Wayne County Press
AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items - None
AGENDA #4 – Approval of Minutes
4.1 A motion was made by member Brandon Berghaus that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, June 19, 2023 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:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report, dated June 30, 2023 was presented as follows:
Education Fund $4,174,855.08
Building Fund $762,247.14
Debt Services Fund $141,610.06
Transportation Fund $258,234.82
IMRF Fund $346,125.12
Capital Projects $ 16,362.90
Working Cash Fund $1,285,132.37
Tort Fund $335,988.52
Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $233,754.88
Total $7,554,310.89
There being no additions or corrections, the President declared the Treasurer’s Report will stand approved as presented.
5.2 Payroll – Member Heather Trent made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of July be approved and ordered paid. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
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 Erica Burris made a motion to approve the bills for payment. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
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 Final Reading of PRESS Policy 112
6.5 FY24 Fuel Bids
6.6 School District Depositories
6.7 Establish Petty Cash for FY24
6.8 Alternative School Slot Fee
6.9 Designation of Individual(s) to develop the tentative budget for FY24
6.10 Threat Assessment Plan
6.11 Review Handbooks
AGENDA #7 – Action Items
7.1 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to approve PRESS Policy 112 as presented. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.2 A motion was made by member Heather Trent to accept the fuel bid from Wabash Valley FS for $2.69 Octane (firm) and $3.23 for Diesel (firm) for the FY24 school year. The motion was seconded by member Brandon Berghaus, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.3 A motion was made by member Brandon Berghaus to approve FNB and Peoples National Bank as the District Depositories for the FY24 school year. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.4 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to establish petty cash for the FY24 school year as follows: Administration, $25; Center Street School, $25; North Side School, $100. The motion was seconded by member Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.5 A motion was made by member Brandon Berghaus that the Board approve the Alternative School Slot Fee for the FY24 school year in the amount of $7,277.00. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.6 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to designate Kristina Gardner and Heather Phillips to develop the tentative budget for the 2023 – 2024 fiscal year. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.7 A motion was made by member Heather Trent to approve the Threat Assessment Plan as presented. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
7.8 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to approve the Employee, Coaches, and Transportation Handbooks as presented. The motion was seconded by member Brandon Berghaus, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
Members absent: Jessica Oliver
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports
8.1 Center Street
Custodians have all of the rooms waxed and cleaned. Rooms have also been painted, and items placed back into the classrooms.
Custodians are continuing to work on bathrooms. They have all tiles down on the floor, and finishing up one bathroom wall.
We currently have 210 out of 296 students registered, and secretaries are continuing to make calls to get students registered.
Playground equipment is expected to be delivered around July 26th, with a n installation date of Friday, August 4th at Center Street. The wrestling team and the Cross Country team are expected to have student athletes available to help with installation.
8.2 North Side
School Registration numbers
Kindergarten Size
Preliminary IAR Scores
IPA Leadership Conference focusing on the principal and assistant principal shortage crisis
North Side building maintenance almost finished with teachers returning to start working next Monday. We will turn our focus to the preschool playground.
Improvements
Library
Curriculum supports Really Great Reading
Transition modules in 2nd Grade
Streamline arrival and tightening supervision
Hoping to surprise staff with a few more minutes of prep time
Two Title teachers
Blended Inclusive EC PM session
By our next meeting we will have full enrollment numbers to report.
AGENDA #9 – Board Members Request/Report
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 Heather Trent that the Board enter Closed Session at the hour of 6:29 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
10.2 A motion was made by member Erica Burris that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 7:05 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #11 – Action Items
11.1 A motion was made by Heather Trent to hire Eric Stewart as Assistant Boys’ Baseball Coach pending background screening results. The motion was seconded by member Amy Sager, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.2 A motion was made by Erica Burris to increase the hourly wage for the part-time Technology Assistant to $18.50. The motion was seconded by member Brandon Berghaus and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.3 A motion was made by member Heather Trent to accept the resignation of Mikayla Wilkerson as Certified Teacher. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.4 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to accept the resignation of J’ne McGehee as Assistant Girls’ Basketball Coach. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.5 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to accept the resignation of Lori Kovacich as Paraprofessional. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
11.6 A motion was made by member Brandon Berghaus to hire Ashleigh Ozment as Certified Teacher. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
The President declared the motion passed.
AGENDA #12 – Informational Items – None
AGENDA #13 – Adjournment – A motion was made by member Erica Burris that the meeting adjourn at 7:10 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:
Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus
Members absent: Jason McCulley
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