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Votes at a glance: Fairfield Union board actions approved unanimously
Summary
A roundup of the board’s formal votes at the meeting, including retirements, personnel contracts, budget transfers, procurement and travel approvals; all recorded motions passed by unanimous roll call where noted.
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During the meeting the Fairfield Union Local Board recorded and approved a set of formal motions by roll call. The main actions, all recorded as approved by unanimous vote where specified, were:
- Approve minutes of the Feb. 24 regular board meeting (motion passed unanimously). - Approve consent agenda, including workshops/conferences, personnel items and purchases (motion passed unanimously). - Accept retirement of Frances Derbyshire, head cook (effective 03/31/2025) (approved unanimously). - Accept retirement/resignation of Becky Pugh (rescue aide) effective 06/30/2025 (approved unanimously). - Accept retirement of Matt McPhail, high school principal (effective 07/31/2025) (approved unanimously). - Approve resignation of Travis Schaefer as assistant principal (effective 07/31/2025) and subsequently approve his three‑year contract as high school principal beginning 08/01/2025 (approved unanimously). - Approve Schaefer’s resignation as head boys basketball coach effective immediately pending personnel action (approved unanimously). - Approve transfer of $200,000 from general fund to food services to support CEP implementation (approved unanimously). - Approve donor gift of $1,000 to the academic excellence scholarship (accepted unanimously). - Approve multiple staff and student travel and field trips including FFA state convention, DECA international travel and routine grade-level field trips (approved unanimously). - Approve two school buses (META bid) at $136,698 each and 80 staff laptops from Dell for $78,392 (approved unanimously). - Approve medical leave of absence for Holly Culver through 04/01/2025 (approved unanimously).
Roll calls were conducted by Board Treasurer Mrs. Roberts. Where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript, each motion recorded five yes votes and no nays. The board moved into executive session at the end of the meeting under Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22; no action was taken after executive session.
Below are the formal actions and their recorded outcomes as listed in the meeting transcript.

