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Board adopts several personnel policies, rescinds rules and advances substitute background-check policy
Summary
The board approved multiple policy revisions on second reading, rescinded administrative rules, advanced first readings (including a change to require background checks for substitutes), and approved personnel recommendations while tabling one exhibit for more information.
The Fairfield County Board of Trustees approved a group of personnel and administrative-policy actions during its July 21, 2026 meeting. Operations and student services staff asked the board to group several items for second reading and the board approved the superintendent's recommendations.
Dr. Campbell presented the policies for second and final reading and said the largest change in the set of first-reading policies is to require background checks on substitutes. "This is just putting in policy that we have to conduct those background checks on our substitute," Dr. Campbell said. The board approved the second/final readings and rescissions by members raising their hands after motions were made and seconded.
Human resources presented certified resignations and staffing recommendations listed in meeting exhibits; the board approved the certified resignations and the certified and classified recommendations as presented. During the HR section, a board member (recorded in the transcript as Dr. Presley) asked to table exhibit 4 until additional information could be provided; the board voted to table that exhibit.
Policy codes discussed include GBG (staff welfare protection), GBI (staff political activities), GA (personnel goals/priority objectives), GBB (staff involvement and decision making), GBA (equal employment opportunity/affirmative action), GBEBC (gifts and solicitations), GBJ (personnel records and files), GBEA (staff ethics/conflicts of interest), GCOA (evaluation of instructional staff), and GBLA (staff memorials). Staff said some administrative rules will be rescinded so that policy covers the stated topics.
Motions adopting policies were moved by Harrison Williams and seconded by Dr. Harris; votes were recorded by the chair asking those in favor to raise their right hands. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote or numeric tallies. The board adjourned after a brief round of board reports and a group photo.
