- Fox C-6 School District
- Fox C-6 Board Briefs
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The Board Brief is a newsletter-style summary of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. Each Board Brief will be posted on the District website and emailed to all Fox C-6 families and staff members in the days following each Board of Education meeting. Board briefs are published beginning with the May 13, 2025 Board meeting.
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Fox C-6 Board Brief: June 17, 2025
The Board Brief is a newsletter-style summary of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. Each Board Brief will be posted on the District website and emailed to all Fox C-6 families and staff members in the days following each Board of Education meeting.
Board Meeting Resources:
Board Presentations
Superintendent Report
Fox C-6 Superintendent Dr. Paul Fregeau presented the Board of Education with an update regarding current events in the district, including:
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An update on state funding for education
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A reminder that families need to complete their annual online registration paperwork for the 2025-2026 school year.
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A reminder that summer school and district offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.
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Recognition of three Fox C-6 schools that were honored with Promising Practice Awards from Character Plus: Don Earl Early Childhood Center, Meramec Heights Elementary, and Simpson Elementary
Secondary Science and Math Curriculum Presentation
Robin Greene, the Director of Professional Development, shared an update on the curriculum writing process for secondary science and math courses.
Business Items
2025-2026 Professional Development Plan
Robin Greene, the Director of Professional Development, presented the 2025-2026 Professional Development Plan. This plan is developed based on the needs of staff members that are identified through an annual needs assessment. Following her presentation, the Board voted to approve the professional development plan for 2025-2026.
Curriculum Adoption
The Board of Education voted to approve and adopt the following curricula for implementation beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
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K-5 English Language Arts
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9-12 English Language Arts
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9-12 Speech
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K-12 Library
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9-12 Health
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6-8 Math
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Foundations of Algebra (Gr 9)
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6-8 Science
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Pre-AP Chemistry
Budget Adoption for 2025-2026
The Board of Education voted to approve the 2025-2026 district budget following a presentation by Fox’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Tracy Schmidt. It is important to note that the budget presentation should be viewed as the most accurate projections of data based on the information available.
Budget facts:
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Total revenue projections predict an increase of 2.2% (equivalent to CPI) for fiscal year 2026.
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Federal revenue projections show an overall 8% decrease, primarily due to a projected decrease in federal funding.
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Operating funds (Fund 1 and Fund 2) show a balanced budget with revenues equaling expenses.
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The Capital Projects fund (Fund 4) shows a deficit of $4.1 million. This is due to planning to spend down reserve funds built up from previous years.
Year-End Budget Adjustment
The Board voted to approve a year-end budget adjustment to satisfy statutory requirements and allow compliance with auditor expectations and state standards. The year-end budget adjustment will set budgets to actual revenues and expenditures if needed. This could include a transfer from Fund 1 to the self-insurance fund to maintain a positive balance in the self-insurance fund.
District Audit Services
The Board of Education voted to approve an agreement with Kerber, Eck and Braeckel for independent audit services. This audit will review financial statements, compliance with major federal award periods, and compliance with state laws and regulations. Each year, the district participates in a compliance audit.
Authorization of Credit Card Assignments
The District is in the process of switching banking services to First State Community Bank. Throughout this process, the District needs to issue new purchase cards to staff members. Per board policy DJF, all credit card assignments require Board approval.
Student Meal Prices
The Board voted to approve student meal prices for the 2025-2026 school year. Meal prices are developed based on a formula provided by the federal government for schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program (free/reduced-price meals). Based on this formula, student meal prices for 2025-2026 are as follows:
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Student breakfast: $1.95
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Elementary school lunch: $3.45
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Secondary student lunch: $3.55
Asphalt Replacement
The Board voted to approve a contract with Spenser Contracting for asphalt replacement at Ridgewood Middle, Lone Dell Elementary, and Antonia Elementary for the cost of $585,638.83. The bid for this work was previously approved. The Board had to approve the contract as well.
Tier One Tactical Solutions Agreement
The Board voted to approve an agreement with Tier One Tactical Solutions to provide 4E (safety) training for staff using the train-the-trainer model. Five staff members will be trained and then provide training to staff at all buildings on a rotating basis. This training for five people is $2,500.00 and will be paid from Title I Professional Development Funds.
Consent Agenda
The Board of Education voted to approve the consent agenda. The consent agenda consisted of the following items:
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Approval of the Board of Education meeting minutes from June 3, 2025, and June 5, 2025
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Memorandum of Understanding: The board approved agreements with two universities to allow student teacher placements in Fox C-6 school buildings:
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Quincy University
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Western Governors University
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The hiring of certified staff, classified staff, and substitute teachers, along with employment modifications, stipends, and staff separations.
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Fox C-6 Board Brief: June 3, 2025
The Board Brief is a newsletter-style summary of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. Each Board Brief will be posted on the District website and emailed to all Fox C-6 families and staff members in the days following each Board of Education meeting.
Board Meeting Resources:
Board Presentations
Superintendent Report
Fox C-6 Superintendent Dr. Paul Fregeau presented the Board of Education with an update regarding current events in the district, including:
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Acknowledgment of the retirement of service dogs TJ (Lone Dell Elementary) and Kane (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department/Seckman Campus) that served Fox C-6 students and staff members.
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An update on the progress of summer school
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A reminder that families need to complete their annual online registration paperwork for the 2025-2026 school year.
Business Items
Curriculum Approvals
The Board voted to approve curriculum documents for the following content areas:
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K-5 ELA
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6-12 ELA
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9-12 Speech
Prior to the approval, Tracy Haggerty, the Chief Teaching and Learning Officer, presented to the Board about the process curriculum teams follow when developing or revising a curriculum.
2025/2026 Plan Year Healthcare Premium Rates
The Board of Education voted to approve healthcare premium rates for staff members for the plan year beginning October 1, 2025.
Following a review of the district’s existing benefit structure by the district’s benefits consultant from Gallagher and the district’s insurance committee made up of three teachers, two business office staff members, and a retiree, the committee made the following recommendations to be implemented in the plan year beginning on October 1, 2025:
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Medical Plan design changes for Base and Base Plus Plans:
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Lower Deductible from $3000 (Indv)/$6000 (Family) to $2000/$4000;
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Lower Out of Pocket Maximums from $6000/$12000 to $5000/$10000;
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same changes for both HSA Plans, subject to IRS Limits.
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Lower Primary Doctor copay from $30 to $20 and Specialist copays from $50 to $40.
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Dental carrier to remain unchanged (Delta Dental), with no rate increase to employees.
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Vision carrier to remain unchanged (Delta Vison), with no rate increase to employees.
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Board paid contribution increases by $45/employee/month, as stipulated in the current collective bargaining agreements.
Chaifetz Arena for Graduation
The Board voted to approve an agreement with Chaifetz Arena to hold graduation ceremonies for the class of 2026 and beyond. For the class of 2026, graduation ceremonies will be held on May 26 (Fox High) and May 27 (Seckman High). This shift in graduation follows feedback from staff and families to move graduation away from Mother’s Day weekend.
Additionally, moving graduation to later in May will move the last day for seniors to May 19, giving seniors more time to meet graduation requirements.
Teacher Laptop Purchase
The Board of Education voted to approve the purchase of 120 Acer laptops. These devices are part of the district’s teacher laptop replacement cycle. The cost of the laptops is $825.00 per device, totaling $99,000.00.
Food Service Bids
The Board of Education voted to approve bids for food service items for the 2025-2026 school year for the following categories:
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Bread: Bimbo Bread Products - projected volume: $28,730.00/year
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Chemicals: Kohls - $17,858.95
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Dairy: Prairie Farms - projected volume: $437,266.50/year
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Disposable & Supplies (multiple vendors):
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Kohl Wholesale - projected volume: $36,220/year
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Goldstar Food: projected volume: $8,720.40/year
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Imperial Dade: projected volume: $58,122.60/year
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Daxwell, LLC: projected volume: $528.70/year
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Interboro Packaging Corp.: projected volume: $106,498/year
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Pizza: Pizza Hut- projected volume: $7,012.50/month
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Groceries (multiple vendors):
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Kohl Wholesale - projected volume: $750,302.13/year
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Goldstar- projected volume: $981,679.32/year
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Produce: Vaccaros - Projected volume - $30,232.75/month
Board Policy Updates
First Reading of Policies
The Board of Education accepted the following policies for a first reading. The policies listed below are updates based on MSBA recommendations.
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DFA: Revenues from Investments/Use of Surplus Funds
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DFA-1: Revenues from Investments/Use of Surplus Funds - No Investment Advisor Used (recommendation to rescind this policy)
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DJFA: Federal Programs and Projects
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GBCBB: Protected Staff Communications
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IGBCA: Programs for Homeless Students
These policies will be brought back for a second reading and adoption in July.
Consent Agenda
The Board of Education voted to approve the consent agenda. The consent agenda consisted of the following items:
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Approval of the Board of Education meeting minutes from May 13, 2025, and May 19, 2025
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Donations to the District
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New Hope United Methodist Church donated $335 towards lunch balances at Seckman High School.
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The Missouri Lions donated the following to the Seckman High School Bands:
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Fender Monitor, value $200.00
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Samson Power Amp, value $200.00
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Peavy Digital Mixer, value $200.00
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Program of Academic Exchange donated $150.00 to the Fox Alumni Association.
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Kid Account Agreement: renewal of an existing agreement with Kid Account to support a quick and secure parent pick-up process.
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Approval of surplus materials:
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Wit & Wisdom/Amplify 2.0 pilot materials
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Textbooks from Bridges
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George Guffey Elementary inflatable
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Seckman High School child development resources
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The hiring of certified staff, classified staff, and substitute teachers, along with employment modifications, stipends, and staff separations.
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Fox C-6 Board Brief: May 19, 2025
The Board Brief is a newsletter-style summary of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. Each Board Brief will be posted on the District website and emailed to all Fox C-6 families and staff members in the days following each Board of Education meeting.
Board Meeting Resources:
Business Items
Collective Bargaining Agreement with FoxEA Teachers
The Board of Education voted to approve the collective bargaining agreement with FoxEA teachers for the 2025-2026 school year and the 2026-2027 school year. The bargaining agreement was ratified by teachers with 97% “yes” vote and 3% “no” vote. This agreement follows a collaborative negotiation process between the district and FoxEA negotiations team.
Collective Bargaining Agreement with FoxEA Nurses
The Board of Education voted to approve the collective bargaining agreement with FoxEA nurses for the 2025-2026 school year and the 2026-2027 school year. The bargaining agreement was ratified by the nurses with 18 “yes” votes and 0 “no” votes. This agreement follows a collaborative negotiation process between the district and FoxEA negotiations team.
2025-2026 Employment Contracts
The Board of Education voted to approve employment contracts for the following employee groups:
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probationary teachers
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professionals paid on the teacher or nurse salary schedules
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professionals and administrators paid on the exempt employee salary grid
Stipend for Additional Work Day
The Board of Education voted to approve the creation of an “additional work day“ stipend for teachers and other staff members paid on the teacher salary schedule. This stipend is for an additional day of work prior to the start prior to the start of the school year. Currently, teachers are contracted for 179 days (new teachers for 183 days). This is a per diem stipend for an additional day outside of contracted days and is optional for teachers to attend. The stipend amount is $364. For the 25-26 and 26-27 school years, we will offer one additional day of work prior to the start of the school year. Eligible staff members will receive additional communication about this stipend program before the end of the school year.
Revised Y26 and Y27 Calendars
The Board of Education voted to approve two revisions to the previously approved 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school calendars.
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As part of our CBA with teachers, we have added one contract day for new teachers -- we previously had three days of new teacher orientation, but beginning next year we will have four days of new teacher orientation. This has been updated on the attached calendar.
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With the approval of the Additional Work Day stipend, we have updated the calendars to indicate which days are available for teachers to choose to work. To be clear, teachers will only be able to choose to work one of the available additional days, but they have several options to choose from.
Review the full approval.
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Fox C-6 Board Brief: May 13, 2025
The Board Brief is a newsletter-style summary of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. Each Board Brief will be posted on the District website and emailed to all Fox C-6 families and staff members in the days following each Board of Education meeting.
Board Meeting Resources:
Board Presentations
Superintendent Report
Fox C-6 Superintendent Dr. Paul Fregeau presented the Board of Education with an update regarding current events in the district, including:
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Recognition for district archery teams for their recent success at the recent NASP National Archery Championships
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Reminder of important upcoming district events
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Recognition of National Speech Language Pathologist Day
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Recognition of the Fox and Seckman graduating classes of 2025
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Announcement of tentative agreements with teacher and nurse collective bargaining units
Student Ambassador Reports
Student ambassadors to the Board of Education for Seckman High School and Fox High School gave updates on events from their respective schools.
Business Items
Asphalt Replacement
The Board of Education voted to approve a bid from Spencer Contracting for asphalt replacement at Antonia Elementary, Lone Dell Elementary, and Ridgewood Middle. This bid was the lowest in cost and in the best interest of the district, with a total cost of $585,638.83. This bid was approved following the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, which saw four companies submit sealed bids for the asphalt replacement project. This project will be funded from existing capital project funds in the maintenance budget. Work is scheduled to be done this summer and will be completed before the first day of school in August.
Consent Agenda
The Board of Education voted to approve the consent agenda. The consent agenda consisted of the following items:
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Approval of the Board of Education meeting minutes from April 29, 2025
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Donations to the District
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$412.25 from New Hope United Methodist Church to the Feed it Forward program for school meal balances at Fox High School
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$250 from Fox FEA to the Fox C-6 Care Closet
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$1,000 from the Desert Rose Foundation to Meramec Heights Elementary
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For Food Service Appreciation Celebration: Wesley Rogers- 200 chicken wings, Nothing Bundt Cakes- 8 dozen bundtinis ($250) Trattoria Giuseppe- 1 tray of pasta ($60), Applebees- Salads and Mozzarella Sticks
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Grant Acceptance
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The Fox C-6 Parents as Teachers Program received a grant from the Jefferson Foundation for $13,179.99 for vision screener equipment.
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MSBA Maintenance Service Agreement - An extension of the District’s ongoing agreement with the Missouri School Board Association for A for maintaining and updating district policies and procedures, as well as for hosting the district's policies and procedures online. The cost of the annual contract is $5,065.00.
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Permission for Destruction of Records - Permission was given to shred files that are past the retention date required by the Missouri Secretary of State Records Retention Schedule. Files are maintained by the district per the Public School Retention Schedule and General Records Retention Schedule.
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The hiring of certified staff, classified staff, and substitute teachers, along with employment modifications, stipends, and staff separations.
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