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Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met Feb. 20.

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 Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

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, Jessica Oliver, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

There being a quorum present, the President declared the Board of Education to be in session for the transaction of business.

OTHERS PRESENT: Rhonda Clark, Center Street Assistant Principal/Tech Coordinator; April Smith, North Side Principal; Lori Ellis, Teacher

AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items - None

AGENDA #4 – Approval of Minutes

4.1 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Tuesday, January 16, 2024 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports

5.1 Treasurer’s Report – The Treasurer’s Report, dated January 31, 2024 was presented as follows:

Education Fund $4,553,374.44

Building Fund $890,787.79

Debt Services Fund $171,199.42

Transportation Fund $260,791.62

IMRF Fund $547,766.70

Capital Projects $16,387.31

Working Cash Fund $1,321,404.59

Tort Fund $459,012.78

Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $268,458.14

Total $8,489,182.79

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 February 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

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 Heather Trent, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

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 FY25 Calendar

6.5 Resolution of Funds

6.6 First Reading of FMLA Board Policy

6.7 Egyptian Trust Report

6.8 Building Report

AGENDA #7 – Action Items

7.1 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to approve the FY25 Calendar 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

7.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to approve the Resolution of Funds as presented. 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports

8.1 Center Street

•  TTT has reached out and they have the materials to be able to install on the windows. Once we get a week of 70+ temps, they will come and do the installation.

•  Center Street participated in the Book Blast Fundraiser, which ended last Friday. Students will start receiving books based on how much money they raised. Every student will receive a book, even if they did not participate.

•  ColtBackers Tournament was on February 2nd-3rd. We had a great turnout and another successful year. We raised over $6,000. ColtBackers is planning to use some of this money to provide teachers with AR parties, behavior incentives, etc…

•  Students enjoyed an inflatable obstacle course last week for the 3rd Good Behavior/Good Academic Standing award.

•  Winter Sports Awards are tomorrow at 5:30 pm

•  Scholastic Bowl begins with their first match tomorrow at Grayville. 

•  Frontier Community College reached out and they will be sending students over this Friday to give “High 5’s” to our students, something they have done with other schools in the community.

•  High School will be coming over on Monday, Feb. 26th to give our students a preview of the musical “Into the Woods”.

•  We will be taking two 8th grade students, Jensyn Robbins and Remi McCune, to the IPA Student Recognition Breakfast on Friday, March 8th.

•  We will be holding our 3rd Quarter Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 8th @ 2:10pm. Parents and families will be invited, and it will be Facebook Live.

8.2 North Side

•  Book Blast Report – North Side $10,200. Earned 831 books and prizes for students plus $800 in shopping sprees for teachers.

•  The American Heart Association Kids Challenge currently underway has raised $1,700.00 so far. Goal of $2,500.00

•  Upcoming PTO Binga Night on March 1st. PTO is feeding our teachers at North Side this Friday the 23rd. They are also buying all students a leap frog for Leap Year.

•  The first grade has an in-class culminating experience to wrap up Presidents' Day with the Roethe Twins/Historical Society.

•  Preschool Monitor Visit – Last week of January. Still waiting on the report. AGENDA #9 – Board Members Request/Report

AGENDA #10 – Closed Session to Discuss Information Regarding Appointment, Employment, Retirement or Dismissal of an Employee, Labor Relations, Collective Negotiations, Litigation, Public Office Vacancy and Student Discipline (5ILCS 120/2a)

10.1 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the Board enter Closed Session at the hour of 6:35 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

10.2 A motion was made by member Heather Trent that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 7:30 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, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #11 – Action Items

11.1 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to hire Grace Pollard, Sadie Powell, Julie Hutson, and Heather Laird as long-term substitutes for the month of March. 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

11.2 A motion was made by Erica Burris to accept the resignation of Wyatt Borah as Paraprofessional. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Heather Trent, Jessica Oliver, Jamie Jones, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

11.3 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to hire Noah West as Technology Coordinator for the FY25 school year 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

11.4 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to hire Rhonda Clark as Center Street Principal for the FY25 school year 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

11.5 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to approve the contract for the North Side Principal as presented. 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #12 – Informational Items – None

AGENDA #13 – Adjournment – A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the meeting adjourn at 7:36 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris

Members absent: Brandon Berghaus

The President declared the motion passed.

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