Fairfield Community Schools School Board Meeting Agenda December 14, :00 P.M. Central Office

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1 Fairfield Community Schools School Board Meeting Agenda December 14, :00 P.M. Central Office 1. Meeting called to order by Board President, Wayne Miller 2. Recognize Visitors a. It Starts With Me FJSHS Students b. Education Report: Graduation Pathways Update Steve Thalheimer 3. Committee Reports 4. Consent Items All consent items to be approved by the Board in one motion. a. Approve Minutes of November 9, 2017, Meeting b. Approve Claims c. Approve Professional Leaves (some late-in-arriving) d. Approve Resignations 1. Ben Kambs Coordinator (.5 FTE) FJSHS 2. Sheri Shoemaker ISTEP Remediation Tutor FJSHS 3. Adam Stetzel Network/Systems Administrator 4. Sawyer Barnes Classroom Paraprofessional FJSHS 5. Kris Taylor FACS & Business Teacher MEMS and Business Teacher FJSHS e. Approve Employments 1. Dawn Ernsberger Social Worker 2. Elizabeth Gidman IREAD 3 Prep Tutor NPES 3. Sam Godfrey ISTEP Boost Tutor NPES 4. Nancy Haines Pathways Advisor 5. Tim Haines ISTEP Boost Tutor NPES 6. Kaitlin Moya IREAD 3 Prep Tutor NPES 7. Wendi Sparks Coordinator (1.0 FTE from.5 FTE) FJSHS 5. Sign Minute Book 6. Old Business 7. Reports from Business Manager, Phil Menzie a. Fuel Bid Recommendation b. Permission to Balance Accounts c. Contract over $20, New Business, Superintendent Steve Thalheimer a. NEOLA Policy Updates Empowering a resilient, reflective, and responsible community to learn and lead boldly.

2 b. Performance Pay Awards for c. Counselor Professional Leaves d. Board Member for CCI Committee e. Overnight Field Trip f. Out-of-State Field Trips g. Donations h. FMLA Requests 9. Sign Previously Approved Contracts 10. Adjourn The next regularly school board meeting will be January 11, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. at Fairfield Community Schools Central Office. This meeting is a meeting of the School Board in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated by agenda item 2. The meeting site is fully-accessible. Any person requiring further accommodation should contact the Superintendent at the School Corporation's central office. Empowering a resilient, reflective, and responsible community to learn and lead boldly.

3 To: School Board of Trustees From: Steve Thalheimer, Superintendent RE: December 14, 2017, board meeting December 8, 2017 VISITORS: The group of students who began the It Starts With Me initiative to combat bullying and promote positive behavior approached me after the last meeting. Through Mrs. Bertram they made as request to share with the Board their efforts by being on the agenda. EDUCATION REPORT: I will share with you an update on the Graduation Pathways and the Federal Graduation Rate issue facing Indiana schools now that the State Board approved the new pathways model on the 6 th. REPORTS FROM PHIL MENZIE: I have reviewed Phil s items and concur with what he is bringing. NEW BUSINESS a. NEOLA Policy Updates: I recommend the board approve the NEOLA updates that have been provided for first read since the November meeting. b Performance Pay: I ask the board approve claims for the performance pay amounts distributed among teachers and administrators. $37,133 of the amount awarded is the balance of General Fund dollars set aside in the collective bargaining agreement; $64, are funds from the State Teacher Appreciation Grant. An additional $13, comes from General Fund. The performance pay stipends will be paid out on a special payroll on December 15. c. Counselor Professional Leaves: As outlined in the memo, the six district counselors require professional leaves for six days of Trish Hatch training funded by the CCI grant. Dates are January 25-26, February 8-9, and May 1-2. d. CCI Steering Committee: Our current CCI steering committee has been composed of myself and the district counselors. With the addition of the social worker and Pathways Advisor, I would also like to add a board member and would take a volunteer at the meeting. e. Overnight Field Trip: I forward for approval Scott Lehman s request for an overnight field trip for a MEMS and a BES student to attend the IMEA Convention in Fort Wayne from January 11 to January 14. f. Out-of-State Field Trips: I seek approval for the following out-of-state field trips: 1. MEMS 7 th graders to Camp Amigo on January FJSHS Senior Class to Chicago on May 2 g. Donations: I recommend the board approve the following donations: 1. $2, from Mark Yoder for a new scoreboard at MEMS 2. $100 from Mr. & Mrs. Dana Martin for BES robotics team 3. $100 from Elkhart County Beef Cattle Association to MEMS

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