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Board accepts donations, approves contracts and volunteers; district highlights holiday programs and expanded student supports
Summary
Trustees approved consent items including multiple community donations (including an anonymous $30,000 gift for a land‑lab welcome sign), a $3,000 workforce development purchase order, a one‑year transportation support contract and a personal service contract for piano accompaniment; administrators also reported holiday activities, peer tutoring expansion and driver’s‑ed progress.
The Fairfield Union Local School District board approved routine consent items and several financial and service agreements while administrators highlighted school programs and community support.
Financial and contract items approved included a $3,000 purchase order for the Fairfield 33 Development Alliance to fund a workforce development counselor who works with students, and multiple donations recorded in the financial report: an anonymous $30,000 gift earmarked for a new welcome sign at the district land lab, $1,400 from the Fairfield Union Music Boosters for accompanist Debbie Fox, and other smaller donations to scholarship funds and student programs. The superintendent said designs are ready and the district is awaiting a formal quote from a local vendor to build the land‑lab sign.
The board approved a one‑year personal service/transportation support arrangement to bring on Gavin Doyle as a mechanic/transportation aide and to pursue CDL training so he can assist with bus driving; administration noted the transportation department has been operating short‑staffed this year and that Doyle brings diesel‑mechanic experience. The board also approved a personal service contract for Debbie Fox to provide piano services.
Trustees approved the appointment of Jason Menard as a volunteer assistant high‑school wrestling coach and approved substitute teacher and classified substitute lists. Administrators described robust holiday activities across the district (shopping trips with high‑school volunteers, Night at the North Pole, door‑decorating contests), strong conference attendance, student service projects that collected more than 2,000 items for veterans and an active PBIS effort across buildings.
On student supports, administrators reported the district is expanding peer tutoring under the National Honor Society (67 student volunteers; 34 students scheduled to receive tutoring now) and is pursuing expanded College Credit Plus (CCP) offerings with the goal of roughly 20 CCP course options if approvals succeed. Driver's‑education updates showed 36 students completed the program with 33 in progress and 17 scholarships used to offset costs.
All motions on consent, donations and contracts were moved and approved as recorded. The board then adjourned the public meeting to executive session.
