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Fairfield Public School District 112 Board of Education met Jan. 21.

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, January 21, 2025.

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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

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 Principal; April Smith, North Side Principal; Mayor Gary Moore

AGENDA #3 – Citizens Non-Agenda Items

3.1 Mayor Gary Moore spoke on the Hotel Project

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 Monday, December 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, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #5 – Financial Reports

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

Education Fund $2,349,082.19

Building Fund $981,425.87

Debt Services Fund $115,437.89

Transportation Fund $187,739.09

IMRF Fund $588,505.96

Capital Projects $0.00

Working Cash Fund $1,355,371.43

Tort Fund $477,400.09

Fire Prevention/Safety Fund $289,259.83

Total $6,344,222.35

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

5.2 Payroll – Member Jason McCulley made a motion that the salaries for the District for the month of January 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

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 Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #6 – Superintendent’s Report

6.1 FY24 Audit

6.2 Revenue to Expense Report

6.3 Food Service Report

6.4 Transportation Report

6.5 FY26 Calendar

6.6 FY25 Amended Calendar

6.7 8th Grade Graduation Date

6.8 Vision 2030

6.9 Interagency Agreement with Kiddie Kollege

6.10 Building Projects

AGENDA #7 – Action Items

7.1 A motion was made by member Amy Sager to approve the FY24 Audit 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

7.2 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to approve the FY25 Amended Calendar 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

7.3 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to May 15, 2025 as the 8th Grade Graduation date. The motion was seconded by member Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Jason McCulley, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

7.4 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to adopt the Resolution for Vision 2030 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

7.5 A motion was made by member Jason McCulley to approve the Interagency Agreement with Kiddie Kollege 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #8 – Principals’ Reports

8.1 Center Street

• Girls Basketball finished their season with a Round 1 loss at Regionals

• Boys Basketball plays on Thursday and next Tuesday (8th grade night). Their Regionals start on January 30

• Volleyball games will start on February 3

• Friday is “Dallas Day.” We will wear purple to show awareness of Moebius Syndrome

• The school Spelling Bee will be January 30

• FCHS will be here on January 31 to register 8th graders for High School

8.2 North Side

• Attending the IPA Board Meeting this Thursday, January 23rd – Vision 2030 and New Administration Executive Orders will be discussed.

• PTO – Donated a raffle basket worth $500.00 to the Pink Out Game fundraiser for our staff member. Next PTO meeting will be February 3rd at 5:15 PM at Fusion Coffee.

• Working on catching all staff up on LETRs training by the end of the school year.

• Planning a Citizenship assembly with our School Resource Officer, Daniel Hopper for February or March.

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 7:16 P.M. The motion was seconded by Erica Burris, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Erica Burris, Jason McCulley, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

10.2 A motion was made by member Jamie Jones that the Board end the Closed Session at the hour of 8:09 P.M. The motion was seconded by member Caleb Higginbotham, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

AGENDA #11 – Action Items

11.1 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to hire Kelsey Brendal as a long-term substitute for the months of February and March. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

11.2 A motion was made by member Erica Burris to hire Julie Hutson as a Certified Teacher. The motion was seconded by member Jamie Jones, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

11.3 A motion was made by member Jamie Jones to keep the written closed session minutes for the period of July 2022 thru June 2023 private, and to destroy the audio tapes of those same closed sessions for the period of July 2022 thru June 2023 as presented. The motion was seconded by member Amy Sager, and on a roll call vote the following members voted yea:

Amy Sager, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jason McCulley, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

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 8:14 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, Erica Burris, Brandon Berghaus, Jamie Jones, Caleb Higginbotham

Members absent: Jessica Oliver

The President declared the motion passed.

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