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Fairfield Union Local School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

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Fairfield Union board approves Land Lab shelter house renaming and bus driver resignation 1:17:30

  • The superintendent said the district will need to undertake a repaving project on the main campus, with the work in June and July of 2027, and said an RFQ for design services had been posted on the district's website. 5:09
  • The superintendent also said the district hoped to be rated a 4.5-star district on the state report card, up from 4 stars last year. 14:35
  • Reports covered homecoming week at the high school, the start of the year at Rushville and academics at the 2 elementary buildings. 20:44

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda adjustment 2:34
    • The board reviewed the minutes of the August 17th meeting. 3:29
    • The minutes and the agenda adjustment were approved. 4:05
  2. Superintendent update 5:09
    • The superintendent said the district had posted a request for design services for a parking lot repaving project, stadium ticket booths and a potential weight room addition, and said the request does not commit the district to the projects. 5:16
    • The superintendent said the '25-'26 state report card was scheduled for release the next day and that a recap would be presented to the board on October 19th. 5:16
    • A staff member said no one had signed up for recognition of visitors. 20:31
  3. Administrator reports 20:32
    • A high school administrator said the homecoming parade would return the next night at 6 o'clock, starting at the high school and going to the stadium for a pep rally and bonfire. 20:44
    • A middle school administrator described a weekly newsletter for families and said the building had held its first parent advisory committee meeting. 27:00
    • An elementary staff member said all students had been assessed and that the district was waiting on more information from the state on math intervention requirements. 30:23
  4. Consent agenda and financial report 46:33
    • A staff member said a transfer of $85,000 from the general fund to the maintenance fund is required through the building projects and that 2028 will be the last year of the requirement. 48:05
    • The staff member said income tax revenue was up 3.3% and that the district was still waiting on its last property tax payment. 49:41
    • The consent agenda was approved. 55:36
  5. Substitute lists 1:06:17
    • A staff member said the district had been recruiting and was getting more college students applying for the non-bachelor license. 1:07:02
    • The substitute teacher list and the substitute classified list were approved. 1:06:55
  6. Student trips 1:08:17
    • The board considered a high school educational trip to Costa Rica between June 21st and July 2nd, 2028, and a staff member confirmed the approval would allow the trip to start being advertised. 1:08:17
    • The board also considered trips to the FFA national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, and to the State Forestry Competition at Hocking College on September 26th. 1:10:01
    • Kevin Kemmerer moved to approve taking the forestry team to the National FFA Convention, October 20th through 24th. 1:11:58
    • The Costa Rica trip, the FFA national convention trip, the state forestry competition trip and the forestry team convention trip were approved. 1:10:01
  7. Farm Science Review trip 1:12:19
    • The board considered a trip for FFA students to the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio, on September 24th, 2026. 1:12:19
  8. Student service agreements and contracts 1:13:05
    • The board considered a contract with ABC Advocacy Services to provide services to a student and an agreement with New Lexington Schools for student access to the New Lexington Workforce Center in the '26-'27 school year. 1:13:05
    • A staff member said two students would be doing pre-apprenticeships in Franklin County, starting the day at the high school and finishing it in the pre-apprenticeship. 1:14:07
    • The board also considered a purchase service contract and a business associate agreement with the Fairfield County Board of Development Disabilities. 1:16:00
    • The motions passed. ~1:16:00
  9. Land Lab shelter house renaming 1:17:30
    • The board considered Resolution 2026⁠-⁠005 renaming the shelter house at the Fairfield Union Land Lab in honor of a board member and family. 1:17:30
    • Kevin Kemmerer said the shelter house was built 10 years ago and that the first community day was held in a tent. 1:19:24
    • One board member thanked the board and said they had been caught off guard by the naming. 1:20:28
    • The resolution was approved. ~1:24:11
  10. Executive session 1:26:48
    • The board considered a motion to enter executive session under Section 121.22 of the revised code, and a staff member said no action would follow. 1:26:48

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