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Fairfax Board of School Directors
Monday, February 12, 2007
Regular Board Meeting at 6:30pm
Joint School Board/Selectboard Meeting at 7:00pm
Fairfax Community Library
Present: Chairperson Peg Stewart, Greg Beeman, Jeff Loller, Lauri Fisher, Rachelle Howard, Dustin Howard, Clara Pedley, Armando Vilaseca
Public: Chris Santee, Colleen Steen, Dale Bellows, Gary Gilbert
1. Call to Order - Peg Stewart called the meeting to order at 6:30PM.
2. Approval of Minutes
Action: Jeff Loller moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting ofFebruary 12, 2007. Greg Beeman seconded. Passed unanimously.
3. Correspondence – The school received a letter from the Recreation Department concerning bussing for recreation programs. Peg stated that Scott Lang would be speaking to Del Sweat regarding the issue.
4. Reports
a. Superintendent Report – Armando Vilaseca spoke about the FWSU’s success in finding a provider for a Wireless Area Network (WAN) for Georgia, Fairfax and Fletcher. It will increase the bandwidth in Fairfax and Georgia and give Fletcher a connection for about the same price that is now being paid. The district is also looking into having the schools using common network printers in place of the many ink jet printers that are now being used. This would provide a savings on printing costs. The district will soon be having a civil engineer come in to look at the White house to see what the school’s options are for use of the building and what needs would have to be addressed.
b. Board Reports – Clara Pedley reported on Winter Ball. There will be flower sales for Valentine’s Day in the lobby on Wednesday. Dustin Howard reported on the District Music Festival last week. Margaret Roddy received a scholarship from the festival. Senior fundraising is completed. Lauri Fisher reported on the library meeting. The library Program Planner position is once again available and they are searching for someone to fill it. In the Town Report there is the possibility of confusion when looking at the library budget. With the help of the business office and the town clerk, the committee will separate out the town portion of the library financing from the school portion. Greg Beeman also reported on the library meeting. The interior library door will be replaced to adhere to the new security system so the librarians will no longer need to monitor the door. Jeff Loller reported on the District Music Festival and reported that negotiation meetings are still ongoing. Peg Stewart reported the last Recreation Department meeting was cancelled but some issues have come up that need to be discussed.
5. New Business
a. Recommended New Hires
Action – Greg Beeman motioned to approve the hiring to fill the .67FTE second semester English position and the long-term substitute position in the elementary. Jeff Loller seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Joint Meeting with Fairfax Selectboard – The School Board met with the Fairfax Selectboard to list concerns related to both Boards. The areas of concern were noted and will be looked into and talked about at a later date. Items included: Traffic patterns, parking at the school, the SR2S (Safe Routes to Schools) program, winter maintenance of the sidewalks in the village, the leasing of the White House, enrollment and town growth, the school/town library and the recreation committee.
c. Budget Presentation Walk-Through – the Board reviewed the Power Point slides for the budget presentation and discussed the presentation.
6. Policies
a.Public Complaints About School Personnel Policy
Action: Lauri Fisher moved to adopt the Public Complaints About School Personnel Policy. Jeff Loller seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Educational Support System Policy
Action: Jeff Loller moved to adopt the Educational Support System Policy. Lauri Fisher seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
7. Executive Session – The Board entered executive session at 8:10pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Filiberti
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