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Fairfield board approves field trip, donations, vendor contracts and wage increases
Summary
The Fairfield Community Schools board unanimously approved consent and action items including an out‑of‑state student rewards trip to Swiss Valley (Jan. 21, 2026 alternate Feb. 11), several donations, service contracts, the 2026 fuel bids, a 2.5% classified wage scale increase and year‑end stipends for classified employees and the CFO.
The Fairfield Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a package of consent and action items at its meeting, including a student field trip, donations, vendor contracts, fuel bids, and personnel compensation adjustments.
Board members approved a Tier‑3, out‑of‑state rewards trip for Fairfield Junior‑Senior High School students to Swiss Valley and a snowboard area in Jones, Michigan on Jan. 21, 2026, with an alternate date of Feb. 11, 2026. The board also accepted three donations read from the packet: an anonymous $700 gift to the high‑school basketball program; booster support for the show choir’s costume expenses; and $500 from Comprehensive Systems Support to underwrite a staff holiday event.
Chief Financial Officer Dr. Penrod presented the November financial report and noted the district anticipates its property‑tax settlement in December. The transcripted numerical amounts were partially garbled; the CFO stated full figures are included in the board packet.
The board approved routine service contracts with vendors AA Lifts and Eva Park (documents were in the board packet) and accepted the recommended 2026 fuel bids for gasoline and on‑road diesel (including a small winter‑blend surcharge). The board also approved the classified wage scale, which includes a 2.5% across‑the‑board increase on pay cells, and authorized a general, largely $600 year‑end stipend for classified employees (prorated as appropriate) to be paid on Dec. 26. The board approved an additional year‑end stipend for Chief Financial Officer Dr. Penrod.
The board approved removal of selected library titles identified by the district librarian (recorded in the packet) as largely unused or outdated, with options to offer titles to vendors first and then distribute to students or dispose per vendor arrangements.
All motions described in the meeting record passed unanimously; the transcript records the motions and voice votes but does not list individual roll‑call votes by name. Several board members offered holiday thanks to staff and recognized the recent passing of part‑time custodial employee Jerry Stzman.
The board did not take any additional personnel actions on the public misconduct allegation raised during public comment; that matter was not acted on by the board during the meeting and remains subject to any parallel administrative or investigative processes.
