The Zachary Community School Board Work Shop/Committee Meeting was held on June 3,
2014 at 6:00 p.m. at 3755 Church Street, Zachary, Louisiana.
The Invocation was led by Mrs. Samuel.
ROLL CALL: Mr. Dayton, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Avants
3 Absent (Mr. Swilley, Mr. Owen, and Mr.Mackie)
OTHERS ATTENDING: Mr. Devillier, Mr. Robertson, Mrs. Duggan, Mr. McDavid and Mr.
Jenkins.
SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE
Mr. Devillier gave the Superintendent Update. He told the board that the series of informational town hall meetings will be on June 9, 19, & 24, 2014. The meetings will start at
6:30 p.m. at the Zachary High School Performing Arts Center. The public can email questions to us now, and we will address them at the meetings. Mr. Devillier went over the Estimated
Assessment Index on Grades 3-8. All grades went up. In every grade we are # 1.
PERSONNEL UPDATE
Mr. Devillier went over the Personnel Update. (See Attached)
CONTRACTS
Mr. Jenkins went over the upcoming contracts:
Fennwood Hills Country Club
Mr. Jenkins told the board that there is no change on the Fennwood Hills Country Club contract.
The contract for one year is still $8000.00. (See Attached)
Joint Agreement with the City of Zachary SRO And Crossing Guards
Mr. Jenkins told the board that the Zachary Police Department will supply three Student
Resource Officers a year and six Crossing Guards a year. The agreement will be for one year, at which time the parties will revisit this agreement. (See Attached)
Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of Zachary and ZCSB (ZYP Multipurpose
Recreational Facility)
Mr. Jenkins told the board that the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of
Zachary and the Zachary Community School System is hereby extended by mutual agreement of the parties. (See Attached)
First Student

Mr. Jenkins went over the First Student Contract. This contract will be for five years commencing July 1, 2014 and continuing through June 30, 2019.
The proposed fleet replacement plan will provide air conditioning on all units, starting with the 2014-2015 school year. The buses will also have digital cameras and the new Z-Pass system. This new program will allow for tracking students as they board the bus, and as they exit the bus. Also, starting with the 2014-2015 school year, and annually thereafter, we will provide for two $1000.00 scholarships. The student selection and criteria will be the choice of
Zachary Community Schools. (See Attached)
MIS Technology Group
The technology contract between MIS Technology Group and Zachary Community Schools is scheduled for renewal on June 30, 2014. The contract agreement we are operating under covers all services to the Zachary Community Schools as defined in the chart below at an annual contract cost of $260,000.00. (See Attached)
ANNOUNCE DATE OF 2014 PROPERTY TAX ADOPTION
Mr. Gordon Robertson announced: The Zachary Community School Board will adopt the property tax millage for the 2014 property taxes at the regular scheduled meeting July 15, 2014 starting at 07:00 P.M. Meeting to be held at the Zachary Community School Board Central
Office located at 3755 Church Street, Zachary, Louisiana 70791.
BUDGETS
Mr. Robertson went over the Budgets.
2013-2014 Budget- Collection of Property taxes is under the budgeted amount due to small increase in property assessments. Sales tax collections are still over the budgeted amount.
MFP revenue is at the budgeted amount. Some miscellaneous revenues are over the budgeted amount. Approximately $750,000.00 budgeted out of the fund balance for computer equipment will not be spent this fiscal year and will have to be in the 2014-15 budget and will be out of the fund balance.
2014-15 Budget - Prior to action by the Louisiana Legislature the 2014-15 General Fund Budget was in balance. Included in the 2014-15 MFP is $334,000 mandated for teacher pay raises. This amount is included as a revenue item in the proposed budget but was budgeted as unrestricted revenue. Additionally, the current proposed budget does not include the yearly step increase.
The total cost of including these items would be approximately $700,000.00. This may required the school board to budget additional fund balance for 2014-15.
ADJOURN
Mr. Dayton moved to adjourn. Mrs. Young seconded the motion.
There was no public comment.
VOTE: 6 YEAS 0 NAYS 3 ABSENT
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David Dayton, President Scott Devillier, Superintendent