Fairborn City School District board meeting, Sep 3, 2026

42 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Fairborn board approves July financial report and fiscal year '27 appropriations 38:39

  • District staff recognized students who earned perfect scores on Ohio State assessments during the '25-'26 school year. 7:06
  • Senior class representatives asked permission for a class trip to New York City from March 22nd to March 26th at a cost of $950 per student. 31:18
  • The food service supervisor reported the district served just over 10,000 meals in its summer program and will again offer free breakfast and lunch to all students pre-K through 12. 33:34
  • The board passed motions on budget and finance items and on administrative reports and superintendent recommendations. 39:14
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:08
    • The meeting was called to order and the roll was called. 0:14
    • The board took up an amended agenda and the minutes of the Thursday, August 6th, 2026 regular meeting. 0:35
    • The motions to approve the amended agenda and the minutes passed. 1:15
  2. Board member reports 1:27
    • Stephanie Webb and Tim Steininger described a great start to the school year, and Tim Steininger reported attending the first football game against Sidney. 1:47
    • John Howard said a girls volleyball game against Troy would be played on the football field, the first time the district had done anything like it. 3:12
    • Wendy Landon announced a mum sale at Fairborn Primary next Friday, saying between 800 and 1,000 mums are usually ordered. 4:19
  3. Public comment 5:48
    • No one signed up for public comment. ~5:50
  4. Recognition of perfect state test scores 5:55
    • The director of curriculum and instruction said the district was recognizing students who earned perfect scores on Ohio State assessments during the '25-'26 school year, several of them in multiple years. 7:06
    • Teachers and administrators introduced students with perfect scores in subjects including math, reading, science and American history. 9:43
  5. Senior class trip request 30:16
    • Representatives of the class of 2027 said seniors plan to travel by bus to New York City on Monday, March 22nd, and return on Friday, March 26th, at a cost of $950 per student. 30:35
    • The presenters said students would be divided into groups of 10 to 12 with at least 2 chaperones each, and asked permission to continue the trip tradition. 31:47
  6. Food service program update 33:34
    • The food service supervisor said the summer program served at 8 locations from June 8th through July 31st, providing just over 10,000 meals, an average of 274 a day. 33:34
    • The supervisor said the district will again offer free breakfast and lunch to all students pre-K through 12 and is in year 2 of a 5-year cycle for CEP, and that 72% of students were already being fed in August. 33:46
    • Asked why the district runs a summer site in Xenia, the supervisor said Xenia is not able to run a summer food service program and the community had requested it. 37:35
  7. Budget and finance 38:39
    • The board took up receipt of the monthly financial report for July and appropriations and budgeting information for fiscal year '27. 38:39
  8. Superintendent recommendations 39:14
    • The recommendations included a resolution of tribute for the district's senior payroll clerk, who is retiring after 30 years of service. 39:30
    • Stephanie Webb welcomed back a former teacher who will return to substitute at the middle school. 40:01
  9. Gifts and donations 40:42
    • Wendy Landon read a list of gifts and donations, including school supplies, backpacks, a clarinet for the music program and $575 for the cheerleading program. 40:48
  10. Work session 42:02
    • The board moved to a work session. 42:02

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