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Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met Nov. 18.

Here is the agenda 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, November 18, 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, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

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

OTHERS PRESENT: Rhonda Clark, Center Street Principal; April Smith, North Side Principal

AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items - None

AGENDA #4 – Approval of Minutes

4.1 A motion was made by member Jamie Jones that the Board of Education minutes for the Regular and Closed Session Meetings held Monday, October 21, 2024 be approved as prepared and made available to all Board of Education members. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The Vice-President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports

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

Education Fund $2,327,482.87

Building Fund $962,570.24

Debt Services Fund $ 34,845.24

Transportation Fund $211,606.94

IMRF Fund $555,691.78

Capital Projects $0.00

Working Cash Fund $1,345,503.27

Tort Fund $523,347.98

Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $279,982.71

Total $6,241,031.03

There being no additions or corrections, the Vice-President declared the Treasurer’s Report will stand approved as presented.

5.2 Payroll – Member Brandon Berghaus made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of November 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, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The Vice-President declared the motion passed.

5.3 Monthly Bills – Current bills, as listed, were presented for payment. After examination of the listed bills, member Jamie Jones made a motion to approve the bills for payment. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent:

The Vice-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 Tentative Tax Levy

6.5 Property Tax Relief Grant

6.6 Immunization Reports

6.7 Illinois Report Card

6.8 Insurance Renewal

6.9 First Reading of PRESS Policy 117

6.10 FNB Insured Cash Sweep (ICS)

AGENDA #7 – Action Items

7.1 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to approve the Tentative Tax Levy as presented. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

7.2 A motion was made by member Brandon Berghaus to approve the Insurance Renewal with Wright Specialty as presented. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

7.3 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to approve the FNB Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) as presented. The motion was seconded by member Jason McCulley, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports

8.1 Center Street

• Parent-teacher conferences were held with 245 individual conferences. 84% of the student body attended or held a phone conference with teachers.

• The parent-teacher conference survey completed by the parents resulted in over 90% being mostly satisfied to satisfied in all areas.

• Pep Club is going to honor a fan of the game to students at home games. They will be awarded a special seat and other awards.

• Pep Club is currently running a food drive. A Challenge is being held between the grade levels.

• Pep Club is sponsoring dress-up days before Christmas break and Reindeer Games for the student body.

• A count of student participation in Pep club was given.

• Mrs. Ukena did a pumpkin pop lab with her classes. It can be viewed on the school’s Facebook page.

• Beta Club held its annual induction ceremony on October 16. There were 17 new members inducted making 24 total members for the year.

• Beta Club sold boo-grams at the end of October. There were nearly 650 boo-grams sold. All the proceeds will be used to purchase gifts for children off the Angel Tree.

• Beta Club decided to send “Thank You” care packages to organizations in town. These baskets were full of goodies for some of our most deserving community members. Baskets have been sent to City Fire, Rural Fire, City Police, Sheriff’s Department, EMS, and Wayne White Linemen. This month they will be sending to the City Library, Humane Society and Aperion staff.

• Beta Club will be sponsoring 10 Angel Tree children as service projects this month. They will be shopping and wrapping gifts for their angels with money raised from the grams’ fundraiser. They will also give care bags to the residents at Aperion, along with Christmas Cards and a handmade Christmas craft.

• On November 8 the 8th grade students traveled to Jobspark hosted by Junior Achievement in Evansville, IN. Over 4,200 students from 47 schools participated in the 2 days. The students received Jobspark t-shirts along with drawstring bags to use on their trip. They were able to participate in over 100 hands-on activities spanning 9 different career clusters. Some of the favorites were the health and life sciences, where they were able to perform CPR, insert an IV, and see pig lungs in action. They also enjoyed many construction and engineering-related activities such as a welding simulator, bobcat simulator, and model bridge building. The students greatly enjoyed learning about the different career opportunities and highly recommend it for other students.

• Our teachers were very proud of our students for their excellent behavior throughout the day. The park where we stopped for lunch was left spotless without prompting. They interacted appropriately with presenters and were very polite with other students in waiting their turn at stations. They represented our school very well.

• Mrs. Hout is using Read Theory, an individualized student progress monitoring system, in her classroom. Areas of weakness can be identified and specific interventions can be implemented. A sample of student testing and results were shared.

8.2 North Side

• PTO Events – Open House and Book Fair ($2,483.40 in Scholastic Dollars earned), Halloween Carnival raised $1,920.00.

• Upcoming Events – Santa Shop (12/16, 12/17, 12/18), 12 Days of Christmas Dress Up.

• Invited to Christmas Programs – Kindergarten/Second Grade on 12/9; First/Third Grade on 12/10; Preschool on 12/12.

• Rotary Christmas for 32 North Side students plus their siblings on 12/12.

• PLC Curriculum Meetings – Each quarter to continue training and working on a new reading curriculum.

• Reviewed the parent/teacher conference attendance and survey results.

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 6:49 P.M. The motion was seconded by Jamie Jones and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea: Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Jason McCulley, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

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 7:08 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #11 – Action Items – None

AGENDA #12 – Informational Items – None

AGENDA #13 – Adjournment – A motion was made by member Jason McCulley that the meeting adjourn at 7:18 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Jessica Oliver, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Erica Burris

Members absent: None

The President declared the motion passed.

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