The Zionsville Community Schools Board of Trustees has set its superintendent succession plan in motion and authorized public notice of a superintendent contract being developed with current Associate Superintendent Rebecca Coffman. ZCS Superintendent Dr. Scott Robison has served the district since 2006 and plans to retire in 2023. 

ZCS Board of Trustees President Debbie Ungar prefaced the board’s action to begin the statutory process of establishing a superintendent contract with Mrs. Coffman. 

The board voted 5-0 in directing counsel to advertise the details of the tentative contract that would name Mrs. Coffman as successor superintendent at the beginning of the next contract year on July 1 and as ZCS superintendent upon Dr. Robison’s retirement on February 1, 2023. The next step in the process is a legally required public hearing on the contract on June 2. 

Dr. Robison expressed appreciation for the Board’s succession planning approach.

During the meeting Mrs. Coffman expressed gratitude to the Board of Trustees for their confidence in her for the role and spoke of her excitement as the smooth transition of leadership begins for ZCS. 

“Dr. Robison, I know we will have opportunities later in the year to celebrate you and your 16+ years of leadership of the district, but I do want to thank you for giving us the time to make a good choice for the district and to ensure a smooth transition,” concluded Ungar. 

Staff Recognition

Director of Community Relations Lynn Kissel Brown led the evening's recognition program for the ZCS Teacher of the Year recipients and naming of the district's top teacher to participate in the state's annual award program.

Human Resources Director Robyn Nelson recognized the milestone years of service recipients, and principals joined Dr. Robison in recognizing the 2022 retirees.

ZCS staff members were recognized for outstanding service to Zionsville Community Schools, families, and the wider community.

Recognitions for the 2022 Teachers of the Year included:

And the district teacher of the year is Union Elementary School Teacher Kelly Hine.

We also celebrated milestone years of service - 30 years:

And celebrating an outstanding 45 years of service:

Rounding out the celebrations was a time to honor the 2022 ZCS retirees:

To conclude the evening's staff celebration, the board offered a special thank you to Executive Administrative Assistant to the Board and Superintendent Jane Johnson -- the person who keeps so many important things in motion while lending a kind voice and warm smile to everything she does and everyone she encounters each day.

Robotics Shout-Out!

ZCS Superintendent Scott Robison gave a special shout-out to the district's 12 robotics teams (elementary, middle and high school) who are in Dallas, Texas right now for the VEX Robotics World Championships. So far, the teams are doing well, and we are eagerly awaiting updates. We are proud of all of ZCS students, staff and families representing ZCS well.

Thank you again to the Zionsville Education Foundation (ZEF) and all of those who made this trip possible.

Sportsmanship matters

In a night with much to celebrate, the board also recognized ZCHS Athletic Director Greg Schellhase and Assistant Athletic Director Jared Williams for earning the Hoosier Crossroads Conference Sportsmanship Award for all ZCS teams.

In old business, the consideration of changes to student handbooks was tabled until the next board meeting. In new business, the board adopted new K-12 Math and World Language instructional materials, four new propane-powered buses were approved for purchase, Policy Analytics was hired to study/report on Tax Increment Financing in ZCS, a new ZMS main power switch was authorized, asphalt repair and roof repair bidding received the board's nod, high school furniture was approved, and the board authorized counsel to advertise public notice and schedule a hearing for the contract of the successor superintendent, Mrs. Becky Coffman.

The meeting was adjourned. The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees is June 13, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Educational Services Center.