Fairfield Community School District

FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FAIRFIELD, IOWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Monday, October 19, 2015 A.C.T. Building Regular Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fairfield Community School District will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the third Monday of each month. The meeting is open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. A time is provided in the meeting for public input.

The mission of the Fairfield Community School Board of Directors is to support students, staff, administrative team and teachers of the Fairfield Community School District in preparing all students to be life-long learners through participation in a comprehensive educational program characterized by mutual respect, pursuit of excellence, personalized instruction, a challenging and diverse curriculum and a safe, healthy environment.

Agenda I. Call to Order A. Roll call B. Perfection and Approval of the Agenda (A) C. Approval of Consent Agenda (A) 1. Approval of Minutes a. September 21, 2015 Regular Meeting b. September 28, 2015 Closed Hearing &Special Board Meeting c. September 28, 2015 Board Work Session d. October 9, 2015 Special Board Meeting 2. Approval a. Secretary Bills b. Board Bills c. Donations 3. Open Enrollment a. In 1. D. Miller, 6th grade from Cardinal (following move from district) 2. L. Henaghan, 7th grade from Van Buren(following move from district) b. Out 1. N. Irvine, 3rd grade to Cardinal(following move to district) 4. Support Staff Information 5. Monthly Financial Report 6. November Calendar II. Public Participation A. Do any Board members or other persons not already on the agenda have anything to add at this time? On behalf of fellow Board members, at this time I would like to invite any member of the audience to step to the microphone with comments about items of interest or concern that do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be appreciated if you would limit your comments to 5 minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Iowa law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. If you have thoughts to share about items that are included as topics for tonight’s meeting, we would invite those comments at this time. B. Jessica Sirdoreus speak regarding October is Dyslexia Awareness Month III. Old Business A. Teacher Quality Committee meeting September 29, 2015 IV. Administrative Reports (I) A. Superintendent – Dr. Laurie Noll 1. State Representatives Curt Hansen and Dave Heaton 2. Highlight 3. At-Risk information 4. Enrollment summary 5. Building Visit 6. Administration learning 7. October Donation(s) 8. Looking ahead B. Business Manager – Kim Sheets (I) 1. Financials for the month 2. Other business C. Auxiliary Services Director – Fred McElwee (I) 1. FHS Pay application 2. Infrastructure projects 3. Department updates D. Curriculum Director – Marci Dunlap(I) 1. Science 2. Professional development 3. Assessment 4. TLC F. Technology – John Grunwald (I)

1. Canvas 2. Technology / network 3. Miscellaneous G. High School – Aaron Becker 1. Professional development 2. Special events 3. Teacher & Student recognition 4. FHS happenings H. Middle School Principal – Laura Atwood

1. Professional development 2. At Risk Plan 3. Principal awards 4. Student of the month A. Elementary Reports 1. Pence – Chuck Benge 2. Washington & Libertyville – Jeff Eeling VIII. New Business A. Personnel 1. Hire(s) a. Approve the hire of teachers as TLC Coaches for the 2015-16 school year (A) 2. Approve the list of volunteer coaches for the 2015-16 school year (A) 3. Approve the request for FMLA from Employee A (A) B. Approve the contract amendments for the attached list of teachers qualifying for salary advancement (A) C. Approve the quote from Doors Inc. of Des Moines to replace the 4 doors located next to the FHS commons on the Northside (A) D. Approve the quote from Johnson Controls to upgrade energy management software for the district (A) E. Approve the pay applications for the FHS renovation / remodel project (A) F. IX. Board Reports A. President (I) 1. Highlight from each member 2. October 26 work session – Board goals and policy X. Adjourn