Category: Central Elementary

A special Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education meeting was held on Thursday, July 30th to finalize and work through the guidelines and protocols we will follow as we return to school this fall.  The administration has been consumed by the task of finding information, resources and best practices throughout the summer. They have been in constant contact with NDE personnel, DHHS personnel and area school districts. The plan they have crafted represents months of planning and discussions, trying to tailor it to our community. Thank you to: our administrative team, BOE members, secretary staff, custodial staff, food service, Superintendent Advisory Committee, technology team and FEA leadership. As you review the plan, please understand this forms our foundation. It does not answer every question or represent “what to do” in every situation. It will be ever changing and malleable to fit the circumstances as we experience them. With that in mind, please know we are in constant contact with resources to help us navigate what comes at us. We feel ready and this plan will help us along the way.  Please read the following documents for more detailed information.

Parent Return to School Plan

FPS – Return to School Plan

Fairbury E-Learning Form

Please listen to this Important Back to School information! School is almost here, and Fairbury Public Schools has been working hard to be ready to welcome students to the 2020-21 school year.

Hard to believe the end of the year has arrived!  We have a number of staff who have reached milestones with the district!
This year our CHANCE program and Trina Pettit designed and made our images for a special Milestone gift!!  Thank You!!
We also have 3 retirements:  Kristi Peterson, Brenda Beachler & Donna Shultz we wish them the very best for their future endeavors!
Please take a couple of moments and view this slideshow that Jill Davis put together!  Enjoy your summer!!

The Jeffs’ Best Award was created by the Fairbury Public Schools Board of Education to highlight and celebrate the great work of our staff.

On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to congratulate Dr. Emily Winter, Jr.High science teacher, as the May recipient of the Jeffs’ Best Award!

 Some of the comments made were: “Emily is such a creative teacher and does an outstanding job of connecting with the kids. She sends them notes in the mail (everyone likes to get that kind of mail), and does so many fun activities in the classroom with them.”

“Emily has helped other teachers and myself with our distance learning. She takes time out of her day to help some of us older, not as technology oriented teachers. I have appreciated her guidance and I know others have as well. She does not just send a link for an idea, but she follows up with step by step instructions and questions. She is a true educator who goes the extra distance to see that others succeed. She finds pleasure in helping others be their best!”

“When we were in school, Emily took her job of ASI supervision seriously. She would sit with kids and encourage/guide them to do their assignments. I could always count on getting assignments from students who were assigned ASI due to Emily’s presence in there.”

“I have often thought that it would be fun to just spend a day in her classroom and watch her interact with, teach, and love the students. I encourage any board member to do that once we are back in school. You will be amazed!”

“Emily is our spark at FHS! She is constantly thinking of ways to help students. I appreciate all of her efforts for the Holiday Shop – that was her idea. It was fun to see the  students be able to get gifts for their families – they loved it. Emily recently received her doctorate degree – this shows her drive for education. She is looking for creative ways to deliver instruction to her classes and will often share websites/ideas with other teachers if she thinks it might help their instruction. I appreciate her positivity, energy and creativity!”