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Fairfield Community School District public hearing, date not confirmed yet

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Fairfield school board approves bus loop bid and board policies 1:22:07

  • The board discussed chapters 3 and 4 of a book study on goal setting and professional learning, then reviewed a board self-assessment on decision-making, relationships and teamwork. 5:17
  • Board members approved a motion on bid issuance number 1 for a bus loop after a district staff member said the chosen bid met all requirements, was the lowest and was under budget. 1:22:07

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Item by item (10)
  1. Public hearing on bus project 2:26
    • The hearing covered the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and opinion of probable cost for the middle school expansion bid issuance number 1 bus project. 2:54
    • A staff member said no written comments were received, and the presiding speaker said no one was present to speak. 3:15
    • The hearing adjourned at 6:31 PM. 3:26
  2. Opening and agenda 3:26
    • The regular meeting was called to order with a roll call. 3:26
    • A staff member asked to add two staff resignations to the agenda. 4:48
    • The motion to approve the agenda as amended carried. 5:05
  3. Book study on goals and learning 5:17
    • One board member said setting tiered goals stood out and could allow for celebrating progress along the way. 6:28
    • One board member said the board should put as much effort into understanding why results are above goal as when they are below, rather than going into compliance mode. 14:29
    • Dave Eastburn asked whether policy 408 on licensed employee professional development gave adequate guidance, and a staff member said the board could revisit it. 29:31
  4. Committee updates 34:16
    • Mark Thornton said the policy committee met on July 10th and tabled policies 503.01, 503.11 and 704.03 to get more information for the August meeting. 34:40
    • Dave Eastburn said the finance committee met on July 14th with representatives of Vista Software LLC about school business software and estimated a payback period of less than 3 years. 38:13
    • A speaker said the operations committee did not meet this month. 39:20
  5. Board self-evaluation 39:23
    • The speaker leading the review said feedback on the self-assessment was very positive with a handful of recurring opportunities for improvement. 39:23
    • One board member said reporting to the board felt fragmented and said an annual report on the organization's priority areas would be satisfactory. 56:41
    • A staff member said the district has a living data document in-house and could create one for the board. 1:01:06
  6. Consent agenda 1:21:34
    • The board took up a motion to approve the consent agenda, and the presiding speaker said there was no public participation. 1:21:34
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 1:21:57
  7. Bus loop bid 1:22:07
    • A staff member said 3 bids came in, with amounts of $299,000, $287,000 and $389,500, and that the selected bid met all requirements and was under budget. 1:22:26
    • Dave Eastburn asked whether a low bidder might be underbidding and lead to change orders. 1:24:06
    • A staff member said this part of the work should be done by October, with some work left for spring break. 1:24:53
    • The motion to approve the bid issuance number 1 bus loop carried. 1:22:07
  8. Board policy readings 1:25:40
    • The board took up motions to approve board policies at the first reading and at the second reading. 1:25:40
    • Both motions carried. ~1:26:04
  9. Superintendent updates 1:26:23
    • The superintendent said about 80 students attended summer school with 84% average daily attendance. 1:26:23
    • The superintendent said enrollment was at 1,467 compared with a projection of 1,396 last July, and a staff member said the special education population went from 210 to 232. 1:26:30
    • A staff member said funding effects of the enrollment would not be known until October. 1:35:10
  10. Board highlights and adjournment 1:36:30
    • Dave Eastburn said attending district presentations to community groups was a highlight and complimented players who stood for the national anthem at a game. 1:36:42
    • One board member said the discussions at the meeting were enjoyable, and another board member noted the start of the middle school project. 1:38:47
    • The meeting adjourned at 8:09 PM. 1:41:56

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Effective professional learning is embedded in everyday life the school. And that includes honest feedback, not just like, you're not doing a good job, but this, this failed. How do we learn from it? And then how do we take that learning and apply it to the future?Dave Eastburn · Board member21:36
We met with representatives of Vista Software LLC and reviewed the school business software that they're looking at purchasing or using. Because of the reduction in, the possible reduction when using this in the frontline software applications and any gained efficiency plus the reduced cost, we came up with sort of a back-of-the-envelope payback period of less than 3 years.Dave Eastburn · Board member38:14
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Video: posted by the district as “July Monthly Board Meeting and Public Hearing”