Board Meeting
November 12, 2018
Veterans were honored through highlighted school programs, musicians created a backdrop of song, and regular business was conducted in this month's meeting.
ZCS Students Participate in Programs to Honor Veterans
Students in every Zionsville Community School honored service men and women in Veterans Day ceremonies during the last few days. Board and community members watched a compilation of images from the patriotic events during the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night.
“Veterans Day is a time for our school family to come together and show respect for those who have served or are serving in the military. It is our school community’s responsibility to weave respect and honor for our veterans into the core mission of our schools, student growth. These programs are a foundational lesson of Civics 101,” said ZCS Superintendent Dr. Scott Robison.
Thank you to Play On Zionsville
Thank you to Play On Zionsville
Those who attended the Board meeting also enjoyed beautiful music performed by ZCHS orchestra students who were showcasing the acoustic pickup systems which had been purchased by Play on Zionsville whose mission is “Growing and administering the Zionsville Band and Orchestra Musical Instrument Endowment."
Through generous community donations this year, Play on Zionsville has provided more than $10,300 in instruments to Zionsville Community High School. Instruments included: two baritones for the band, ten orchestra “pick ups” to create a full electric orchestra and various orchestral percussion instruments.
“We are thankful for an incredibly giving community,” said Dr. Robison. “Thank you to Play on Zionsville for helping to enhance the musical opportunities for our students by providing additional instruments.”
Board member Joe Stein read an impressive list of additional contributors who are making donations that directly impact student experiences in Zionsville Community Schools. The board thanked all of the donors for investing in our schools.
Zionsville Community High School Assistant Principal Greg McDaniel introduced three new proposed academic courses for the coming school year. The approved course offerings for 2019-2020 will include Indiana Studies, Music Theory and Composition: Songwriting, and Applied Music: Modern Band.
Chief Academic Officer Kris Devereaux provided a brief overview of the Strong in Every Way (SIEW) Cultural Understandings domain. Ms. Devereaux highlighted initiatives in three focus areas including: Global Awareness, Equity and Racism.
In the area of global awareness, students will be given opportunities to delve deeper into national and world events, increased opportunities for foreign travel and expanded world language opportunities. As part of the equity initiative, youth will be empowered to make decisions that improve the quality of their own lives as well as the lives of others. And, in regards to racism, Ms. Devereaux said, “We want students to know that we are open and transparent that racism does exist in our culture, and we want students to know that we are going to be intentional about reducing and hopefully eliminating any problem that might surface in Zionsville Community Schools due to racism.”
Mr. Monty Korte was appointed by the School Board to the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library Board. This is his fourth four-year term on the library board. Board members thanked him for serving in this capacity on their behalf.
Chief Technology Officer Daniel Layton was granted approval to request bids to enhance the wireless infrastructure at all of the elementary schools. He also gained approval to do technology updates in the auditorium at ZMS. Mr. Layton shared that the initial quotes were nearly $30,000, but that by doing much of the installation work in-house, he was able to reduce the cost to nearly half of the initial price quotes.
Chief Operations Officer Rebecca Coffman received approval for use of budgeted funds to purchase a lift for maintenance needs in high places and to purchase a new Ford F250 truck for the maintenance fleet now at an average age of 12+ years per vehicle—with an average of more than 89,000 miles on each.
Chief Financial Officer Mike Shafer asked that a resolution be approved to transfer the adjacent 700 Mulberry Street property to the Building Corporation. The matter passed.
The next meeting of the Board of School Trustees will be on December 10, 2018 at 6p.m. in the Educational Services Center.
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