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Fairfield Area school board passes action items A through BB on roll call vote 18:57

  • The board heard staff reports on years of service recognitions, comprehensive planning sessions, audits, technology projects and school activities. 6:03
  • A technology update said the district is moving to a cloud-based phone system and will replace switches and access points with E-Rate Category 2 funding. 11:24
  • On a roll call vote, the motion on items A through BB passed. 18:57
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 4:44
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call. 4:52
    • A motion was sought to approve the regular board meeting minutes from August 10th and the study session minutes from September 14th. 5:38
  2. Years of service recognitions 5:59
    • A speaker said the district has 6 Year of Service recipients this year, recognized for 20, 25 and 30 years of service. 6:03
    • The speaker said 30-year recipients get a $200 gift card, 25-year recipients get $150 gift cards and 20-year recipients get a $100 gift card, along with a certificate. 6:21
    • The speaker said a teacher was named the Shippensburg University Outstanding Teacher and the teacher's name will be added to plaques after a luncheon in November. 8:09
  3. Comprehensive planning sessions 8:41
    • A speaker said the district is struggling to get community members to its comprehensive planning sessions. 8:41
    • The speaker said the next session, on the 26th of October, will cover parent and community engagement and feasibility study information, and November 16th will be a career pathways evening. 8:41
  4. Audit update 9:47
    • A staff member said the fiscal year '24 audit is finished and will be distributed this week, including to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. 9:47
    • The staff member said over 70% of the audit requests for fiscal year '25 have been uploaded for review. 9:47
  5. Technology infrastructure projects 11:24
    • A speaker said the current phone system is at end of life and the district is moving to a cloud-based system, with rollout expected around December. 11:24
    • The speaker said E-Rate Category 2 funding was approved within the past few weeks, allowing the district to buy switches and access points, likely after the first of the year. 11:24
  6. School building updates 13:29
    • A staff member described instructional rounds and data meetings at the elementary school and intervention periods at the middle school. 13:31
    • The staff member said the high school agriculture program audit, which comes about every 5 years, includes a visit in February, and described recent work on the courtyard. 13:31
    • Jack A. Liller asked whether the courtyard project started in 2024 or 2025, and a staff member said '24. 17:18
  7. Action items A through BB 17:39
    • A speaker asked whether the senior class trip is a day trip to New York. 17:56
    • A staff member said the district monitors world events for trips, as it did for last year's trip to France, Germany and Spain. 18:34
  8. Governance poster and board service certificates 19:37
    • A speaker asked board members to sign a new poster of the principles of governance and leadership established by PSBA. 19:43
    • Jack A. Liller presented PSBA Honor Roll School Board Service Certificates for 5 years to a board member and the board president. 20:40
  9. ACTI report 21:29
    • A speaker said current ACTI student enrollment is 254 students. 21:32
    • The speaker said ACTI received back a $20,000 down payment on a land deal that did not happen. 21:32
  10. Building fit study walkthrough 22:01
    • A speaker said a group walked the elementary, middle school and high school buildings and had digitized the drawings so building principals could mark up how each classroom is used. 22:26
  11. Announcements and adjournment 23:14
    • A speaker said the next board study is October 12th at 6 PM and the board met in executive session on September 17th for legal personnel matters. 23:16
    • The speaker said the district received a $5,000 anonymous donation for girls soccer and a $240 donation for backpacks and student aids. 23:16

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