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Fairfield Community Schools board unanimously approves claims, grants, purchases and student trips
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Summary
At its March 12 meeting, the Fairfield Community Schools board approved consent items including $1.52 million in claims and $1.17 million in payroll, accepted multiple resignations and substitute hires, and unanimously approved several field trips, grants and a technology purchase. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
President Marilee Keim called the Fairfield Community Schools board meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. on March 12, 2026. Board members Brian Wogoman, Tyler Rensberger, Aaron Rink and Patrick McCauley were present; Superintendent Dr. Carrie Cannon was noted as not present. The board recorded that there were no public comments.
The board approved the consent agenda in a motion by Tyler Rensberger, seconded by Brian Wogoman, that passed unanimously. The consent items included minutes from the Feb. 12 meeting; claims totaling $1,514,722.80 and payroll claims totaling $1,166,304.35; twenty professional leave requests; and personnel actions. The minutes list 16 resignations (including Christy Larson, Benton Elementary educational assistant), a transfer for Chelsea Goodyear from paid varsity assistant cheerleading coach to volunteer assistant coach, one substitute hire (Donald Strauss) and an FMLA request for Employee 1214 covering Feb. 18–Mar. 11, 2026.
Although Superintendent Dr. Carrie Cannon was not present for the meeting, she requested the board approve several student trips. The board unanimously approved: an overnight trip for the Fairfield Jr.-Sr. High School Varsity Guard to attend the Winter Guard International World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 8–9, 2026 (the stay may extend to April 10 if the group advances); an out-of-state trip for cosmetology students to the Chicago Hair Show on April 20, 2026; and an overnight trip for the Computer Tech Support class to attend the SkillsUSA Indiana State Leadership and Skills Conference in Indianapolis, April 10–11, 2026. The field trip motions were made by Aaron Rink and seconded by Patrick McCauley.
The board accepted several donations and approved grants and purchases. Donations included: $1,500 from Clinton Frame Church to the Fairfield Fellowship of Christian Athletes; $2,200 from Knights of Columbus Council #6323 and $1,600 from Fairfield Music Boosters to the Jr.-Sr. High School show choirs; $1,925 from the Fairfield Alumni Association-Blue/Gold to cover a charter bus for the girls’ basketball team to semi-state; and $400 from Goshen Alpha Eta Tri Kappa to be divided among the district’s four buildings. Assistant Superintendent Monica Kegerreis asked the board to approve the purchase of Extreme wireless access points from SHI International (the only vendor to quote the specified platform), the 2025–2027 Title IV grant, the 2025–2026 High Ability grant, and Transfinder navigation and student check-in software for buses; each motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Patrick McCauley clarified that the Varsity Guard trip could extend to April 10 if the group advances in competition. Board members noted upcoming Millersburg and Benton Elementary PTO events, and President Keim commented on a midday groundbreaking ceremony held earlier on the track. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Teacher contracts and several extracurricular contracts were signed as recorded in the minutes.
The board did not take any roll-call votes that failed; every recorded motion in these minutes passed unanimously during the roughly 15-minute meeting.